HISTORY: Mills County Iowa, Inventions and Patents This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Roseanna Zehner March 2004 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ______________________________________________________ NOTE: For more information on Mills County, Iowa Please visit the Mills County, IAGenWeb page at http://iagenweb.org/mills/ ______________________________________________________ INVENTIONS AND PATENTS 1867-1930 LAST NAME FIRST NAME MIDDLE GLENWOOD Choate Wayne snow excavator for railways 249586 11-15-1881 Culver George A. rotary engine 642086 01-30-1900 Darting Harmen A. machine for scalding tomatoes 1015379 01-23-1912 Deu Pree William E. gate 219231 09-02-1879 Dick Charles O. automobile lock 1218932 03-13-1917 Dick Charles O. nail driving attachment for pneumatic 1618367 02-22-1927 hammer Doughty James H. fire pot for stoves 247623 09-27-1881 Dresser Philo F. hand plane 640546 01-02-1900 Eshliman Christian stovepipe punching machine 529025 11-13-1894 Eshliman Irwin J. toe clip 661026 10-30-1900 Fickle Gerald mixing device 1636127 07-19-1927 Fish R. M. platform dumping 101451 04-05-1870 Freeman John calf weaner 1372806 03-29-1921 Garrett George A. mowig machine 1287666 12-17-1918 Glassburn William H. pitman connection 840455 01-01-1907 Gorton Frank H. mail catcher and receiver 779722 01-10-1905 Hurst Carl automobile seating arrangement 1502250 07-22-1924 Hurst Daniel T. lawn mower 1742813 01-07-1930 Ivory Theodore W. mail bag lock 398157 02-19-1889 Jones Benjamin F. machine for holding and handling fruit 312642 02-24-1885 jars Kinley Oren W. toe clip 661026 10-30-1900 Lenz William grain binders 155528 09-29-1874 Long William T. mail catcher and receiver 779722 01-10-1905 Lufkin Edwin G. stovepipe retaining device 532384 01-08-1895 McClintick L. D. cultivator 85233 12-22-1868 Miller Michael trestle 288651 11-20-1883 Miller Michael trestle 659979 10-16-1900 Mintle Charles B. bridle ring 253879 02-21-1882 Nicholls Moses miter box 536936 04-02-1895 Nicholls Moses miter box 615097 11-29-1898 Nicholls Moses square 672455 04-23-1901 Phipps William N. grain tally 206480 07-30-1878 Phipps William N. cutter for stirring plows and listers 343196 06-08-1886 Pierce Benjamin F. veterinary operating table 1651290 11-29-1927 Reasoner William B. mortising machine 715864 12-16-1902 Richmond Henry T. neck yoke center 597657 01-18-1898 Rockwell R. N. wagon seat 70619 11-05-1867 Rockwell Robert N. windmills 153379 07-21-1874 Rockwell Robert N. windmill 165873 07-20-1875 Sawyers John S. clod crushing and soil pulverizing 1651043 11-29-1927 attachment for agricultural machines Smith George H. spring balance in combination with a 21520 09-14-1858 knife Solomon Daniel H. river channel plow 449184 03-31-1891 Sprague Ira A. truss bridge 287974 11-06-1883 Toedt Frederick W. sheet metal punch 278633 05-29-1883 White Thomas W. foot trip for door latches 1583818 05-11-1926 Wickham Jasper E. appliance for preserving public records 612078 10-11-1898 Williams Hamline B. car coupling 295706 03-25-1884 Wiltfong James D. bedstead brace and mattress support 563633 07-07-1896 Wittke Robert grain binders 155528 09-29-1874 HASTINGS Adkins Cyrus W. stock waterer 708361 09-02-1902 Cummins Charles E. fence wire winder 598138 02-01-1898 Holt Jesse A. wire stretcher 824120 06-26-1906 Kelley John W. stock waterer 708361 09-02-1902 McMullin Frank E. metallic box or attachment 444844 01-20-1891 Smith Elsworth J. animal oiling device 1057588 04-01-1913 Smith Elsworth J. automatic stock feeder 1136843 04-20-1915 HENDERSON Boggess James H. tank valve 905787 12-01-1908 Kilgore Thad S. clamp 601569 03-29-1898 Kilgore Thad S. coupling pin 620934 03-14-1899 Kilgore Thad S. binder attachment 1357711 11-02-1920 Wilson George W. binder attachment 1357711 11-02-1920 Wilson George W. axle and wheel structure 1571748 02-02-1926 MALVERN Biggerstaff Wilson E. seed planter 1063907 06-03-1913 Byers Bernardo L. end-gate for wagons 304168 08-26-1884 Cadwell Phineas M. road grading apparatus 1355938 10-19-1920 Davis Stephen D. wagon end gate 190290 05-01-1877 Davis Stephen D. end gate for wagons 251530 12-27-1881 Eacrett Charles E. river disk plow 982709 01-24-1911 Foster Augustus W. breeding crate 1512753 10-21-1924 Jones James cultivator 304733 09-09-1884 Kerns William E. lens 1583886 05-11-1926 McHugh Dennis harrow 410004 08-27-1889 Richmond Henry T. anti-friction pad tree 315444 04-07-1885 Richmond Henry T. harness 336494 02-16-1886 Richmond Henry T. bridle bit 365151 06-21-1887 Richmond Henry T. neck yoke attachment 527372 10-09-1894 Richmond Henry T. neck yoke center 527373 10-09-1894 Richmond Henry T. currycomb 541883 07-02-1895 Richmond Henry T. combined hook and buckle 541884 07-02-1895 Richmond Henry T. neck yoke loop 547090 10-01-1895 Richmond Henry T. buckle 548274 10-22-1895 Richmond Henry T. vehicle spring 559085 04-28-1896 Richmond Florence M. skirt supporting belt 783704 02-28-1905 Richmond Rexford B. shoulder brace and suspenders 786153 03-28-1905 Richmond Henry T. net making machine 870644 11-12-1907 Riffle Ira draft attachment for vehicles or 687336 11-26-1901 machines Shepard Abel G. tire tightener 197058 11-13-1877 Summers Harvey H. disk sharpener 1316520 09-16-1919 Whitfield Daniel E. spool attachment 556523 03-17-1896 Whitfield Daniel E. loading device 908054 12-29-1908 Williams Cora B. corset 1215601 02-13-1917 MINEOLA Deitchler Frederick F. listed corn cultivator 420043 01-28-1890 Deitchler Henry listed corn cultivator 420043 01-28-1890 PACIFIC JUNCTION Homan Bion E. railway tie receiver 644600 03-06-1900 Maus James W. ventilator 709230 09-16-1902 Sherman Abram fastening for shingles 443058 12-16-1890 Walker Alvin G. tire 1042178 10-22-1912 SILVER CITY Kilgore Thad S. gearing device and support therefor 1164682 12-21-1915 Kilgore Thad S. grain binder attachment 1200902 10-10-1916 Mease Charles F. electric clock synchronizer 702666 06-17-1902 Miller Fred J. self soaping wash board 1247561 11-20-1917 Miller Fred J. fruit picker 1387064 08-09-1921 Miller Arthur H. fountain paintbrush 1389772 09-06-1921 Miller Fredrick J. fountain paintbrush 1389772 09-06-1921 Zanders Louis H. gate latch 797485 08-15-1905 TABOR Harless Charles R. spring trip for cultivators 634558 10-10-1899 Hunter John W. portable weighing scale 570553 11-03-1896 Hunter John W. hair dressing device 909902 01-19-1909 Laird Roy C. phonograph attachment for clocks 1059474 04-22-1913 Lowrey Robert O. windmill 61077 01-08-1867 Lowrey Robert O. tile and brick 61746 02-05-1867 McDaniel Lewis explosive 717441 12-30-1902 McLeran Alvord M. apparatus for unloading and elevating 195298 09-18-1877 grain, bricks, & c. from wagons Miller Charles E. phonograph attachment for clocks 1059474 04-22-1913 Mott Gilbert gate 122973 01-23-1872 Pearse Marcus C. corn husking implement 208843 10-08-1878 Reed Lincoln operating mechanism for churns 608222 08-02-1898 Rhode John grasshopper catcher 192553 06-26-1877 Russell Josephine fly brush 444963 01-20-1891 Russell Josephine tag holder for umbrellas 490365 01-24-1893 Spees Francis well auger 123847 02-20-1872 Spees Frederic B. end gate hinge 342144 05-18-1886 Spragg Garret S. gate 122973 01-23-1872 Treat Sidney C. liquid meter 102883 05-10-1870 Welpton John B. tug clip 125237 04-02-1872 Welpton John B. buckle attachment to harness saddles 137519 04-01-1873 Wyant Willie H. radiator 809486 01-09-1906 Source: United States Patent and Trademark Office Transcribed by Roseanna Zehner