Worth County IAGenWeb Patents of Invention by Worth County Residents 1892-2014 Worth County's oldest patent was granted to Arne Tragethon in 1892 - see the IMAGE & TEXT To view these patents, search them by Patent NUMBER at the United States Patent Office [Your patent number has to include 7 digits; if it doesn't, add zeros at the beginning to make 7 digits] (source - Davenport Iowa Public Library - Iowa Patent & Inventors Search) NAME TITLE OF INVENTION PATENT # RESIDENCE YEAR ISSUED Anderson, Clarence flag holder 2646240 Northwood 1953 Anderson, Clarence power operated fence post driver 2456852 Northwood 1948 Bakketun, Torger game board 69342 Northwood 1926 Bakketun, Torger game 1560496 Northwood 1925 Bang, Herman cuspidor 1210397 Joice 1917 Bartz, William windlass winding attachment 654429 Grafton 1900 Bergquist, Otto fan attachment for baby carriages 636898 Northwood 1899 Bergsather, Rasmus warehouse truck 990187 Northwood 1911 Bergsather, Rasmus warehouse truck 882735 Northwood 1908 Bilyeu, Archie device for propagation of scent for attracting wild game 3119650 Joice 1964 Bilyeu, Archie scent for attracting wild game and method for its use 3046192 Joice 1962 Brager, Carl gate latch 1519073 Hanlontown 1924 Brager, Oliver gate latch 1519073 Hanlontown 1924 Bratrud, Ole corn planter 1845394 Kensett 1932 Brattrud, Henry honey box assembling device 1876395 Hanlontown 1932 Braun, Armond post pulling mechanism for tractors 2553077 Grafton 1951 Braun, Armond adjustable wheel structure 2454130 Grafton 1948 Braun, Armond timing device 2342327 Grafton 1944 Braun, Keith moisture monitor system and method for combine harvester 5106339 Northwood 1992 Braun, Keith grain dryer control system and method using moisture sensor 5144755 Northwood 1992 Braun, Keith grain dryer control system and method using moisture sensor 4916830 Northwood 1990 Braun, Keith grain cleaning apparatus 4312750 Northwood 1982 Bray, Elmer gate latch 1519073 Hanlontown 1924 Butler, Bert hand cart 713745 Kensett 1902 Butler, Bert hand cart 704612 Kensett 1902 Butler, Bert hand cart 666733 Kensett 1901 Butler, Bert push cart 675541 Kensett 1901 Colby, Eli peat digging apparatus 2415728 Hanlontown 1947 Dammen, Charley fan attachment for baby carriages 636898 Northwood 1899 Djuren, Gordon cup handling apparatus 3759303 Kensett 1973 Doebel, Henry noncorrosive battery terminal post 1848245 Hanlontown 1932 Eckert, Winford spring wheel 929572 Northwood 1909 Egge, Nils draft equalizer 808828 Joice 1906 Egge, Nils draft equalizer 775748 Joice 1904 Ehresmann, Ewald adjustable magnetic water treatment system 4485012 Manly 1984 Ehresmann, Ewald fuel preheater for internal combustion engines 4326490 Manly 1982 Ehresmann, Ewald fuel system for internal combustion engines 4249501 Manly 1981 Elliott, Charles wire splicing, stretching, and twisting tool 1925312 Northwood 1933 Evans, Eliot Socket extension 8887599 Joice 2014 Evans, Eliot Socket extension D688544 Joice 2013 Evans, Eliot Thread tap adapter 7736100 Joice 2010 Ferguson, Edward tire heater 617152 Kensett 1899 Ferguson, Edward tender for traction engines 601225 Kensett 1898 Field, Nels grain measuring device 566155 Lark 1896 Fjeld, Nels fence post 772795 Joice 1904 Fox, Ralph extensible suspending frame 1232911 Northwood 1917 George, Gary method of making a cushion covering means 3443294 Northwood 1969 George, Gary foldable bed 3357030 Northwood 1967 Grosland, Ole clothes line clamp 732293 Kensett 1903 Grundmeier, Grant adjustable feeding troughs for fowl 3050030 Northwood 1962 Gunderson, Ole fluid weighing machine 895748 Bristol Twp. 1908 Gunderson, Ole milk weighing machine 880073 Bristol Twp. 1908 Hanson, Theodore support for cream separator strainers 1275678 Northwood 1918 Harrison, Jesse safety appliance step 1474257 Manly 1923 Haugen, Theophilus gas engine silencer 1070600 Northwood 1913 Heimdal, Lowell shovel 267772 Joice 1983 Holmen, John tire heater 617152 Kensett 1899 Holmen, John tender for traction engines 601225 Kensett 1898 Holstad, Arleigh basketball practice device 3085800 Northwood 1963 Johnson, Albert adjustable show case 1345367 Northwood 1920 Johnson, Lillie stocking protector 1147404 Northwood 1915 Johnson, Thomas protective cover for boat hoist bumpers 4653420 Northwood 1987 Johnson, Tom device for automatically stopping gasolene engines 1074327 Northwood 1913 Kittleson, Karl potentiometer contact wiper 4679024 Northwood 1987 Knutson, Oliver support for cream separator strainers 1275678 Northwood 1918 Kuhlmann, Harvey antenna mount 2845243 Northwood 1958 Locke, Clarence calculating machine 779088 Kensett 1905 Locke, Clarence hand stamp 686815 Kensett 1901 Locke, Clarence calculating machine 689680 Kensett 1901 Logemann, John tractor top 1556529 Meltonville 1925 Losee, John vehicle seat 1115322 Northwood 1914 Lyford, John end gate rod 723890 Manly 1903 McAllister, Angel child proof pill container 5782359 Manly 1998 McAllister, Steven child proof pill container 5782359 Manly 1998 Moore, Ralph festooning machine 2494667 Manly 1950 Mowers, Lloyd antenna mount 2845243 Northwood 1958 Nelson, Henry device for recovering pump cylinders 1353177 Northwood 1920 Nelson, John fish holding device 1962570 Manly 1934 Nelson, John attachment for machines for making clay shingles 1931617 Manly 1933 Nubson, Ole man lift 845253 Kensett 1907 Olsen, George vehicle coupling 860763 Kensett 1907 Olson, Donna collapsible portable radial clothes hanger 5405065 Joice 1995 Olson, Ole revolving toothed disk harrow 1405860 Northwood 1922 Ouverson, Henry pump stand or head 1435417 Hanlontown 1922 Pedersen, George mower drive 2679761 Kensett 1954 Quandahl, Hans ribbon and cloth measuring device 953800 Northwood 1910 Riley, George diffusing appliance 1552082 Manly 1925 Riley, George diffusing appliance 1504382 Manly 1924 Roberts, Henry spout for flour sifters 701936 Northwood 1902 Rue, Albert tile portector 906562 Northwood 1908 Rue, Albert stack compressor 872686 Northwood 1907 Rue, Albert carrier transferring device 802409 Northwood 1905 Rue, Albert lamp holder 778274 Northwood 1904 Rue, Albert lantern holder for vehicles 734432 Northwood 1903 Rue, Albert hoisting bucket 739561 Northwood 1903 Rue, Carl tile protector 906562 Northwood 1908 Rue, Ole stack compressor 872686 Northwood 1907 Sabin, David glove or mitten with colored mesh backing 3787897 Manly 1974 Sabin, Mark glove or mitten with colored mesh backing 3787897 Manly 1974 Schneider, Louis corn gleaner 2636771 Kensett 1953 Sutton, William whiffletree hook 737793 Manly 1903 Tenold, John drain tile and sewer outlet protector 928481 Northwood 1909 Tenold, John sewer and drain tile outlet protector 929514 Northwood 1909 Tenold, John drain tile and sewer outlet protector 830112 Northwood 1906 Tenold, Ole drain tile and sewer outlet protector 928481 Northwood 1909 Tenold, Ole sewer and drain tile outlet protector 929514 Northwood 1909 Thomas, DeWitt butter packer 508191 Kensett 1893 Thornbrugh, Alvin lubricating device 1621644 Manly 1927 Thornbrugh, Alvin lubricating device 1578106 Manly 1926 Thovson, Thomas gate latch 1519073 Hanlontown 1924 Tragethon, Arne combined shade roller and curtain bracket 1278260 Kensett 1918 Tragethon, Arne shade roller 640604 Kensett 1900 Tragethon, Arne brace and guide for windmill pump rods 519514 Kensett 1894 Tragethon, Arne power transmitter 484066 Kensett 1892 Tragethon, Arne grinding mill 486003 Kensett 1892 Walker, Charles potato loader 795321 Northwood 1905 Walker, Mathew safety appliance step 1474257 Manly 1923 Watney, Severin cover retainer 1602955 Northwood 1926 White, Elmer roof framing chart 793486 Fertile 1905 Witt, Henry wireless corn planter 692402 Grafton 1902 Wogstad, Andrew corn harvester 1715216 Deer Creek Twp. 1929 Wogstad, Carl support for four row cornplanter 2821893 Northwood 1958 Wogstad, Carl corn harvester 1715216 Deer Creek Twp. 1929 Wright, Roland transmission gearing 1048257 Meltonville 1912 Wyborny, Bradick tire tightener 555994 Manly 1896