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Clayton county Invention & Patent Directory
1862-1999

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~US Patent and Trademark Office data extracted by Roseanna Zehner
~updated with additional names in May 2004 by S. Ferrall

~Davenport Public Library database, from US Patent and Trademark Office records, Clayton county data 1931-1999 transcribed by S. Ferrall, May 2022


Data is arranged by town or village with surnames in alphbetical order. Dates are not chronological.

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CLAYTON

NAME INVENTION PATENT # DATE
Beckman, Christ windmill 237467 02-08-1881
Beckman, Claumer H. windmill 237467 02-08-1881
Beckman, Herman windmill 237467 02-08-1881
Colyar, Edney stump extractor 137420 04-01-1873
Jones, Willis W. cane 712804 11-04-1902
Koss, William mechanical movement 205964 07-16-1878
Kuempel, John C. wind engine 212236 02-11-1879
Van Nest, John M. feed rack 47472 04-25-1865
Wiley, Jonas T. grain register 49817 09-05-1865

EAST ELKPORT

NAME INVENTION PATENT # DATE
Herchert, Edwin J. chain 924551 06-08-1909
Lewis, Lyman S. well drill 566989 09-01-1896

EDGEWOOD

NAME INVENTION PATENT # DATE
Derr, James H. animal feed trough 1159190 11-02-1915
Gates, George E. coin holder for mail boxes 1712662 05-14-1929
Gilchrist, Andrew W. coupling for whiffletrees 804392 11-14-1905
Ingersoll, John H. draft equalizer 332805 12-22-1885
Megaffin, Morton H. folding landing gear for aeroplanes 1333329 03-09-1920
Platt, Arthur power apparatus 2135110 1938
Thompson, John M. glare shield 1613364 01-04-1927
Ward, Frank spring yieldable adjustable support 2851126 1958

ELKADER

NAME INVENTION PATENT # DATE
Baars, Fred C. gambrel 1265722 05-14-1918
Becker, Earl merchandise display stock fixture or similar article 118361 1940
Cook, Fayette A. attachment to corn planters 939983 11-16-1909
Davis, Louis V. grain separator 190746 05-15-1877
Fassbinder, Werner apparatus for weighing livestock 2873106 1959
Guy, C.B. rein guard for vehicles 51041 11-21-1865
Johnson, Frank G. valve gear 813433 02-27-1906
Kelleher, Joseph J. wireless check row mechanism for planters 1175637 03-14-1916
Kellogg, Milton M. fastening device for wagon end gates 1280491 10-01-1918
Lewis, John S. seed planter 95241 09-28-1869
Lewis, John S. harrow 96244 10-26-1869
Moyna, John unloading gate for a dump truck body 5456521 1995
Peterson, Herbert O. tool 1652681 12-13-1927
Snedigar, Fielding snow plow 280528 07-03-1883
Winkler, Joseph clutch lever control 1538774 05-19-1925
Witt, Mary combined music box and holder therefor 342754 1993

ELKPORT

NAME INVENTION PATENT # DATE
Landis, Abraham Sr. wagon rack 269685 12-26-1882
Lewis, John S. broad cast seeder 97530 12-07-1869
Lewis, John S. churn 103898 06-07-1870
Lewis, John S. heating drum 170482 11-30-1875
Lewis, Lyman S. plow 1018120 02-20-1912
Ruegnitz, Roy egg washing apparatus 2966159 1960

FARMERSBURG

NAME INVENTION PATENT # DATE
Burrack, Gary stack feeding device 3881449 1975
Burrack, Theodore stack feeding device 3881449 1975
Henkes, David A. means for indicating the line of fire of rifles 793131 06-27-1905

GARNAVILLO

NAME INVENTION PATENT # DATE
Borcherding, Norbert farrowing crate 4177762 1979
Brandt, Harold hillside attachment for combines 4177628 1979
Herchert, Edwin J. rotary engine 609543 08-23-1898
Herchert, Edwin J. rotary engine 645360 03-13-1900
Kennedy, George W. milk house 264460 09-19-1882
Kennedy, George W. burglar proof safe 294631 03-04-1884
Peterson, Hensel portable piglet scale 281676 1985
Peterson, Hensel portable animal scale 4569408 1986
Shippey, Albert base former 2598194 1952
Thompson, Christopher sel-propelled bouncing ball 5297981 1994
Wirkler, Walter single side band transmitter 2173145 1939
Wirkler, Walter vertical speed computer & altitude control 2934267 1960

GUTTENBERG

NAME INVENTION PATENT # DATE
Appleton, Andy multi-compartmentalized dumping body with movable
floor and bulkhead latch
5769501 1998
Appleton, Andy carry can discharge floor 5919026 1999
Arneman, Alfred sleigh cutter 50672 10-31-1865
Arnemann, Alfred safety attachment for pocket of apparel 81862 09-08-1868
Busching, Diedrich gravity motor 538881 05-07-1895
Collins, Virgil multi-compartmentalized dumping body with movable
floor and bulkhead latch
5599071 1997
Collins, Virgil multi-compartmentalized dumping body with movable
floor and bulkhead latch
5769501
& 5716103
1998
Couser, Chester folding tool beam and lift assembly 4402367 1983
Couser, Chester folding tool beam and lift assembly 4402545 1985
Fassbinder, Werner B. automobile headlight 1293065 02-04-1919
Friedlein, Fred J. silo 1275147 08-06-1918
Fuerste, Charles working body churn 420049 01-28-1890
Herchert, Edwin J. boring machine 1612018 12-28-1926
Herchert, Edwin J. corss member for nonskid chains 1678063 07-24-1928
Hunstad, Clarence J. leak proof oil washer 1339762 05-11-1920
Kann, Dirk multi-compartmentalized dumping body with movable
floor and bulkhead latch
5599071 1997
Kann, Dirk wave suppression system 582011 1998
Kann, Dirk multi-compartmentalized dumping body with movable
floor and bulkhead latch
5769501
& 5716103
1998
Kluth, George F. hinged receptacle 1355150 10-12-1920
Lewis, Lyman S. car coupling 571673 11-17-1896
Lewis, Lyman S. railway switch 571674 11-17-1896
Mielke, William J. gear or wheel removing device 1446918 02-27-1923
Mueller, Clarence F. combination folding brush and comb 1524523 01-27-1925
Noack, Peter A. threshing machine 1269109 06-11-1918
Nugent, Rick frame for decorative objects 5079860 1992
Pink, Andrew gravity motor 538881 05-07-1895
Scherling, Conrad bridle bit 290803 12-25-1883

HARDIN

NAME INVENTION PATENT # DATE
Bates, Cyrus grain separator 40670 11-24-1863
Kathan, Charles grain separator 36653 10-14-1862
Kathan, Charles washing machines   02-02-1877
Lull, George grain separator 32071 04-16-1861

LITTLEPORT

NAME INVENTION PATENT # DATE
Enderes, Ernst wrench 796305 08-01-1905
Enderes, Ernst pipe wrench 983271 02-07-1911
Enderes, Ernest vehicle brake 448913 03-24-1891

LUANA

NAME INVENTION PATENT # DATE
Eno, John L. combination tool 1117558 11-17-1914
Gisleson, Henry baled hay & straw distributor 2729345 1956

McGREGOR

NAME INVENTION PATENT # DATE
Alsip, Frank brick machine 118504 08-22-1871
Alsip, Frank shovel handle 120607 11-07-1871
Alsip, Frank construction of arch 120608 11-07-1871
Bartholomew, Frank K. dustless carrier 1477930 12-18-1923
Bell, Henry centrifugal churn 221717 11-18-1879
Bernhard, John H. submergible water heater 1048795 12-31-1912
Bernhard, John H. tank heater 1113297 10-25-1898
Bickel, Willis F. coasting sled 613110 10-25-1898
Bidwell, Porter cow stable 425649 04-15-1890
Boyce, Walter D. pie cutter 1371195 03-08-1921
Drake, Philander N. splint plane 107765 09-27-1870
Drummond, David screw driver 98933 01-18-1870
Drummond, David splint plane 107765 09-27-1870
Erickson, Peter A. cutter bar 463227 11-17-1891
Glass, Albert J. harvester rake 72016 12-10-1867
Glass, James H. harvester rake 72016 12-10-1867
Glass, James H. gang plow 117404 07-25-1871
Hawley, Frank A. spring seat support 158707 01-12-1875
Helberg, William F. can 1037620 09-03-1912
Hellwig, John bolt & rivet cutter 188133 03-06-1877
Jones, Harvey E. tanning process 57795 09-04-1866
Keen, George steam boiler 118246 08-22-1871
Keen, Charles C. rub iron for vehicles 278149 05-22-1883
Keen, Frank G. rub iron for vehicles 278149 05-22-1883
Kellogg, Timothy windmill 166011 07-27-1875
Kenyon, A.O. wagon lock 74831 02-25-1868
Kenyon, Oscar A. wagon brake 217385 07-08-1879
Kenyon, Oscar A. brake for wagons 8817 07-22-1879
Knight, Louis A. wheelbarrow attachment 1618443 02-22-1927
Koss, William trace fastening 35454 06-03-1862
Lindemann, Lawrence fish lure 2788603 1957
Marty, Matt M. wire stretcher 940884 11-23-1909
McLelland, S.D. grinding edge tools 43518 07-12-1864
Miller, Walter Electrical connector 138532 1944
Morris, Thomas fence 65415 06-04-1867
Pearsall, Amos spring seat support 158707 01-12-1875
Perrin, Daniel lumber tonguing & grooving cutter 137861 04-15-1873
Petterson, Nils B. dough board 120394 10-31-1871
Ramage, Joseph A. dustless carrier 1477930 12-18-1923
Schweitert, Gustav drying apparatus 2512903 1950
Schweitert, Gustav oil burner nozzle 2613737 1952
Steller, C.E. feed manger 45190 11-22-1864
Sturtevant, J.N. tanning process 57795 09-04-1866
Washburn, George P. boiler 571713 11-17-1896
Webb, John E. hypodermic needle 1503399 07-29-1924
Webb, John E. fishhook 1503400 07-29-1924

MILLVILLE

NAME INVENTION PATENT # DATE
Merrill, Jonathan C. farm gates 158109 12-22-1874
Ward, P.S. beehive 36740 10-21-1862
Ward, P.S. washing machine 40521 11-03-1863
Welch, Samuel B. hay fork 502155 07-25-1893
Welch, Stephen hay fork 502155 07-25-1893

MONONA

NAME INVENTION PATENT # DATE
Campbell, James R. steel railway tie & lock 1033381 07-23-1912
Hupfer, Charles F. end gate 696340 03-25-1902
Ihde, Christian planter attachment 2224051 1940
Kaiser, Alvin L. tank heater 1322024 11-18-1919
Lenth, August W. clothes pounder 1264821 04-30-1918
Meyer, Clarence hog farrowing stall 2993471 1961
Meyer, Clarence livestock enclosure 3919976 1975
Meyer, Daniel livestock enclosure 3919976 1975
Norton, Arthur C. clamp for grinding watch crystals    
Ryan, Edmund agricultural maching for transporting, drying & mixing
granular material
3000107 1961

NORTH McGREGOR / MARQUETTE

NAME INVENTION PATENT # DATE
Keen, Lewis tire gage for locomotives 366401 07-12-1875
Kleinow, George A. pump drive gearing 1115837 11-03-1914
Motheral, John grubber & stump extractor 197790 12-04-1877
Motheral, William B. vessel 620163 02-28-1899
Motheral, William B. paddle wheel 633529 09-19-1899
Motheral, William B. vessel 646859 04-03-1900
Motheral, William B. vessel hull 32547 04-17-1900
Motheral, William B. boat 690029 12-31-1901
Motheral, William B. boat 900680 10-06-1908
Motheral, John derrick for hoisting, grubbing, &c. 227442 05-11-1880
Motheral, John hoisting device 497592 05-16-1893
Ries, Robert power or manually operable gate 3839826 1974

OSTERDOCK

NAME INVENTION PATENT # DATE
Merrill, Luther parquetry for floors 352556 11-16-1886
Stewart, Roscoe B. can opener 579048 03-16-1897

SAINT OLAF

NAME INVENTION PATENT # DATE
Bomberger, Charles C. butter composition test 1748668 02-25-1930
Larsen, John A. bag holder 1598533 08-31-1926
Larson, Nels ornamental corner & cornice brick 10738 07-02-1878
Meyer, Clarence strainer assembly 2677465 1954
Smith, Willis J. combined rail brace & tie 1212827 01/16/1917

STRAWBERRY POINT

NAME INVENTION PATENT # DATE
Chapman, Genry A. pipe cutter and wrench 232937 10-05-1880
Chapman, Genry A. boiler cleaner 273026 02-27-1883
Chapman, Genry A. compressor for compressing bran and other substances 291683 01-08-1884
Chapman, Genry A. egg carrier 292986 02-05-1884
Chapman, Genry A. horse power 387491 08-07-1888
Deyo, Samuel D. seeding machine 44406 09-27-1864
Fenton, Wilbur electric device to bring earth worms to the surface
of the ground
2607164 1952
Goodman, Roy L. cultivator fender 1256473 02-12-1918
Grundmeyer, Conrad portable tool attachment 3538794 1970
Hines, Jefferson F. beater for threshing machines 947157 01-18-1910
Nichols, Elmer H. package envelop 1205250 11-21-1916
Nichols, Lester R. package envelop 1205250 11-21-1916
Richmond, Wilbur F. bob sled 290112 12-11-1883
Scriven, Oliver G. milking stool 403781 05-21-1889

Turkey River

NAME INVENTION PATENT # DATE
Adams, Matthias J. wheel 916402 03-30-1909
Adams, Peter P. wheel 916402 03-30-1909
Adams, Matthias J. wheel 982455 01-24-1911
Adams, Peter P. wheel 982455 01-24-1911
Adams, Matthias J. wheel hub 1003577 09-19-1911
Adams, Peter P. wheel hub 1003577 09-19-1911
Adams, Mathias J. spoke 1785171 12-16-1930
Adams, Peter P. spoke 1785171 12-16-1930
Adams, Peter P. front wheel guide and brake 1785172 12-16-1930
Adams, Mathias J. wagon 1785717 12-16-1930
Christ, Frank gate 1173929 02-29-1916
Merrill, John C. wire fence 164576 06-15-1875
Merrill, Luther wire fence 164576 06-15-1875
Merrill, John C. wire fence barb 185688 12-26-1876
Merrill, John C. wire fences 155538 09-29-1874
Merrill, Luther wire fences 15538 09-29-1874

Volga

NAME INVENTION PATENT # DATE
Clark, George W. stanchion 451026 04-28-1891
Kunzmann, Arthur R. spoke setter 929957 08-03-1909
Martin, Carlton F. fly protector 908295 12-29-1908

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