BLACK INVENTORS AND INVENTIONS

William B Abrams

#450,550, 4/14/1891, Hame Attachments Part for a draft horses' collar.

Elijah Abron

#7,037,564, 5/2/2006, Substrate sheets with removable strip

Christopher P. Adams

#5,641,658, 6/24/1997, Method for performing amplification of nucleic acid with two primers bound to a single solid support

James S Adams

#1,356,329, 10/19/1920, Propelling means for airplanes.

George Edward Alcorn

#4,172,004, 10/23/1979, Method for forming dense dry etched multi-level metallurgy with non-overlapped vias
#4,201,800, 5/6/1980, Hardened photoresist master image mask process
#4,289,834, 9/15/1981, Dense dry etched multi-level metallurgy with non-overlapped vias
#4,472,728, 9/18/1984, Imaging X-ray spectrometer
#4,543,442, 9/24/1985, Barrier photo-responsive device and method of fabrication

#4,618,380, 10/21/1986, Method of fabricating an imaging X-ray spectrometer

Nathaniel Alexander

#997,108, 7/4/1911, Folding Chair

Ralph W Alexander

#256,610, 4/18/1882, Corn planter check rower

Winser Edward Alexander

#3,541,333, 11/17/1970, System for enhancing fine detail in thermal photographs

Charles William Allen

#613,436, 11/1/1898, Self-Leveling Table

Floyd Allen

#3,919,642, 11/11/1975, Low cost telemeter for monitoring a battery and DC voltage converter power supply

James B. Allen

#551,105, 12/10/1895, Clothes Line Support

James Metthew Allen

#2,085,624, 6/29/1937, Remote control apparatus

John H Allen

#4,303,938, 12/1/1981, Pattern generator for simulating image generation

John S Allen

#1,093,096, 4/14/1914, Package-tie

Robert T Allen

#3,071,243, 1/1/1963, Vertical coin counting tube

Tanya R Allen

#5,325,543, 7/5/1994, Undergarment with a pocket for releasably securing an absorbent pad

Virgie M. Ammons

#3,908,633, 9/30/1975, Fireplace Damper Actuating Tool

Alexander P Ashbourne

#163,962, 6/1/1875, Process for Preparing Coconut
#170,460, 11/30/1875, Biscuit Cutter
#194,287, 8/21/1877, Process of Treating Coconut
#230,518, 7/27/1880, Refining Coconut Oil

Moses T. Asom

#5,386,126, 1/31/1995, Semiconductor devices based on optical transitions between quasibound energy levels

Marc Auguste

#7,083,512, 8/1/2006, Coin and token organizing, holding and dispensing apparatus

Leonard C Bailey

#285,545, 9/25/1883, Combined Truss and Bandage
#629,286, 7/18/1899, Folding Bed

Charles Orren Bailiff

#612,008, 10/11/1898, Shampoo Headrest

William M Bailis

#218,154, 11/5/1879, Ladder Scaffold Support

Marcelleaus P Baines

#7,034,654, 4/25/2006, Motor vehicle engine immobilizer security system and method , Co-inventors Thomas M Forest, David T Proefke, Axel Nix

Bertram F Baker

#1,582,659, 4/27/1926, Automatic Cashier

David Baker

#1,054,267, 2/25/1913, Railway Signal Apparatus
#1,154,162, 9/21/1915, Signal Apparatus High Water Indicator for Bridges
#1,620,054, 3/8/1924, Interliners to Prevent Tire Punctures

William J Ballow

#601,422, 3/29/1898, Combined Hatrack and Table

Charles A Bankhead

#3,097,594, 5/13/1963, Assembled Composition Printing Process

Benjamin Banneker

#NA 1791 Farmers' Almanac

Charles M Banks

#1,758,640, 5/13/1930, Hydraulic Jack
#1,774,693, 9/2/1930, Jack
#1,893,757, 1/10/1933, Release Valve

George A E Barnes

#D29,193, 8/19/1898, Design for Sign

Ned E Barnes

#792,109, 6/13/1905, Sand Band for a Wagon
#815,059, 3/13/1906, Rail and Tie Brace
#899,939, 9/29/1908, Hot box cooler and oiler
#969,592, 9/6/1910, Indicator or Bulletin
#1,124,879, 1/12/1915, Automatic film mover - co-invented with Berger Edmond
#1,180,467, 4/25/1916, Tie Plate for Railroad
#1,446,957, 2/17/1923, Improvement on #815,059
#1,655,305, 1/3/1928, Tie Plate and Joint Brace
#1,673,729, 6/12/1928, Pole, Post and Tree Protector

Sharon J Barnes

#4,988,211, 1/29/1991, Process and apparatus for contactless measurement of sample temperature

William Barry

#584,842, 6/22/1897, Stacking device
#585,017, 6/22/1897, Stacking device
#585,074, 6/22/1897, Mail-canceling machine

#585,075, 6/22/1897, Postmarking and canceling machine

#585,076, 6/22/1897, Postal machine

Janet Bashen

#6,985,922, 1/10/2006, "Method, Apparatus and System for Processing Compliance Actions over a Wide Area Network."

Patricia Bath

#4,744,360, 5/17/1988, Apparatus for ablating and removing cataract lenses
#5,843,071, 12/1/1998, Method and apparatus for ablating and removing cataract lenses
#5,919,186, 7/6/1999, Laser apparatus for surgery of cataractous lenses

James Battle

#3,691,503, 9/12/1972, Variable Resistance Resistor Assembly

James A Bauer

#3,490,571, 1/20/1970, Coin Changer Mechanism

Robert Gordon Bayless

#3,565,818, 2/23/1971, Encapsulation process and its product (Co-inventor Donald Day Emrick)
#3,574,133, 4/6/1971, Encapsulation process and its product (Co-inventor Donald Day Emrick)
#3,576,660, 4/27/1971, Pressure-Sensitive Record Sheet & Coating Composition
#3,629,140, 12/21/1971, Water Solubilization of Vanadyl-hardened Poly (vinyl alcohol) Films Useful as Capsule Wall Material
#3,922,373, 11/25/1975, Solid Microglobules Containing Dispersed Materials
#4,073,946, 2/14/1978, Process of Feeding Larval Marine Animals
#4,107,071, 8/15/1978, Method of Producing Microcapsules & Resulting Product

Andrew Beard

#478,271, 7/5/1892, Rotary Engine
#594,059, 11/23/1897, Car-coupler

George E Becket

#483,525, 10/4/1892, Letter Box

Charles Randolph Beckley

#3,856,345, 12/24/1974, Folding Chair

Billie J Becoat

#4,895,385, 1/23/1990, Kit for converting a bicycle to a dual wheel driven cycle
#5,004,258, 5/26/1992, Kit for converting a bicycle to a dual wheel driven cycle
#5,116,070, 4/2/1991, Dual wheel driven bicycle
#5,184,838, 2/9/1993, Dual wheel driven bicycle

Paul Eugene Belcher and Daniel Hobel

#4,328,482, 5/4/1982, Remote AC power control with control pulses at the zero crossing of the AC wave

Earl S Bell

#6,802,567, 10/12/2004, Chair with slide skin

Landrow Bell

#115,153, 5/23/1871, Locomotive Smoke Stack
#133,823, 12/10/1872, Dough Kneader

Alfred Benjamin

#3,039,125, 6/19/1962, Stainless Steel Scouring Pads

Lyde W Benjamin

#497,747, 5/16/1893, Broom Moisteners and Bridles

Miriam E Benjamin

#386,289, 7/17/1888, Gong and Signal Chairs for Hotels

James W Benton

#658,939, 10/2/1900, Lever-derrick (Inventor Walked from Kentucky to USPTO for patent)

Edmond Berger

#NA, 2/2/1839, Spark plug

Bertha Berman

#2,907,055, 10/6/1959, Fitted Bed Sheets

M William Binga

#217,843, 7/22/1879, Street sprinkling Apparatus

Alfred A Bishop

#4,077,835, 3/7/1978, Nuclear Reactor with Self-Orificing Radial Blanket

Albert B Blackburn

#376,362, 1/10/1888, Railway Signal
#380,420, 4/3/1888, Spring Seat for Chairs
#391,577, 10/23/1888, Cash Carrier

Charles M Blackburn

#3,618,819, 11/9/1971, Electronic counting apparatus

Henry Blair

8447X, 1834, Corn seed planting machine

#NA, 1836, Corn harvesting machine

John W Blanton

#3,101,650, 8/27/1963, Hydromechanical Rate Damped Servo System

Bessie Blount

#2,550,554, 1951, Device to help the disabled eat

Lockrum Blue

#298,937, 5/20/1884, Hand Corn Shelling Device

Guion S Bluford

#2,541,025, 2/13/1951, Artillery Ammunition Training Round

David M Bondu

#3,907,289 9/23/1975 Golf tee

L F Booker

#D30,404 3/28/1899 Rubber scraping knife

Peachy Booker

#3,003,717 10/10/1961 Flying Landing Platform

Sarah Boone

#473,653, 4/26/1892, Ironing Board

Henry A Bowman

#469,395 2/23/1892 Device for Making Flags

Robert N Boyd

#3,503,128 3/31/1970 Dental filling composition of a coefficient of thermal expansion approximating that of natural tooth enamel

Otis F Boykin

#2,891,227, 6/16/1959, Wire type precision resistor
#2,972,726, 2/21/1961, Electrical Resistor
#3,191,108, 6/22/1965, Electrical capacitor and method of making same
#3,271,193, 9/6/1966, Electrical resistance element and method of making the same
#3,304,199, 2/14/1967, Electrical resistance element
#3,329,526, 7/4/1967, Electrical resistance element and method of making the same
#3,348,971, 10/24/1967, Method of making a thin film capacitor
#3,394,290, 7/23/1968, Thin film capacitor
#4,267,074, 5/12/1981, Self supporting electrical resistor composed of glass, refractory materials and noble metal oxide
#4,418,009, 11/29/1983, Electrical resistor and method of making the same
#4,561,996, 12/31/1985, Electrical resistor and method of making the same

Henrietta Bradberry

#2,320,027, 5/25/1943, Bed Rack
#2,390,688, 12/11/1945, Torpedo Discharge Means (Underwater Cannon)

Tom Bray

#5,865,370, 6/6/1997, Rail fastening system for fastening a rail to a rail support and assembly including such rail fastening system coupled to the rail support.
#6,364,214, 6/30/2000, Block boot for railway track systems

James R Briscoe

#3,376,682, 4/9/1968, Building blocks with sides converging upwardly

Thomas H Brittain

#940,671, 11/23/1909, Level

Charles B Brooks

#507,672, 10/31/1893, Punch
#560,154, 5/12/1896, Dust-proof bag for street-sweepers
#556,711, 3/17/1896, Street-Sweepers
#558,719, 4/21/1896, Street-Sweepers

Gaetano Brooks

#6,533,222, 3/18/2003, Railway vehicle safety shunt system

James M Brooks

#1,092,688, 4/7/1914, Envelope moistener

John S Brooks

#4,481,925, 11/13/1984, Internal combustion engine spark timing control including peak combustion sensor

Phil Brooks

#3,802,434, 4/9/1974, Disposable ]Syringe

Robert Roosevelt Brooks

#3,334,178, 8/1/1967, Line blanking apparatus for color bar generating equipment
#3,518,371, 6/30/1970, Preset sensitivity and amplication control system
#3,546,372, 12/8/1970, Vertical and horizontal aperture equalization

Anthony Brown

#5,978,738, 11/2/1999, Severe weather detector and alarm
#6,076,044, 6/13/2000, Weather detector
#6,597,990, 7/22/2003, Severe weather detector and alarm

Firmin Charles Brown

#1,719,258, 7/2/1929, Self-feeding attachment for furnaces

Henry Brown

#352,036, 11/2/1886, Receptacle for Storing and Preserving Papers

Henry T Brown

#3,000,995, Sept. 19, 1961, Combined isomerization & crack
#3,407,135, Oct. 22, 1968, Reactivating hydroforming catalysts

Lincoln F Brown

#484,994, 10/25/1892, Bridle Bit

Marie Van Brittan Brown

#3,482,037, 12/2/1969, Home security system utilizing televison surveillance

Oscar E Brown

#481,271, 8/23/1892, Horse Shoe

Paul L Brown

#3,523,386, 8/11/1970, Spinable stringless top

Brown & Latimer

#147,363, 2/10/1874, Water Closets for Railway Cars

Hugh M Browne

#426,429, 4/29/1890, Sewer or other trap
#886,183, 4/28/1908, Damper regulator

Curtis L Bryant

#1,999,171, 4/30/1935, Protective device for automobiles

Robert G Bryant

#7197798, April 3, 2007, Method of fabricating a composite apparatus
#7086593, August 8, 2006, Magnetic field response measurement acquisition system
#7038358, May 2, 2006, Electro-active transducer using radial electric field to produce/sense out-of-plane transducer
#7019621, March 28, 2006, Methods and apparatus to increase sound quality of piezoelectric devices
#6919669, July 19, 2005, Electro-active device using radial electric field piezo-diaphragm for sonic applications
#6856073, February 15, 2005, Electro-active device using radial electric field piezo-diaphragm for control of fluid movement
#6686437, February 3, 2004, Medical implants made of wear-resistant, high-performance polyimides, process of making same
#6734603, May 11, 2004, Thin layer composite unimorph ferroelectric driver and sensor
#6629341, October 7, 2003, Method of fabricating a piezoelectric composite apparatus
#6190589, February 20, 2001, Fabrication of molded magnetic article
#6060811, May 9, 2000, Advanced layered composite polylaminate electroactive actuator and sensor
#6054210, April 25, 2000, Molded magnetic article
#6048959, April 11, 2000, Tough soluble aromatic thermoplastic copolyimides
#5741883, April 21, 1998, Tough, soluble, aromatic, thermoplastic copolyimides
#5639850, June 17, 1997, Process for preparing a tough, soluble, aromatic, thermoplastic copolyimide
#5632841, May 27, 1997, Thin layer composite unimorph ferroelectric driver and sensor
#5599993, February 4, 1997, Phenylethynyl amine
#5545711, August 13, 1996, Polyazomethines containing trifluoromethylbenzene units
#5446204, August 29, 1995, Phenylethynyl reactive diluents
#5426234, June 20, 1995, Phenylethynyl terminated reactive oligomer
#5412066, May 2, 1995, Phenylethynyl terminated imide oligomers
#5378795, January 3, 1995, Polyazomethines containing trifluoromethylbenzene units
#5312994, May 17, 1994, Phenylethynyl endcapping reagents and reactive diluents
#5268444, December 7, 1993, Phenylethynyl-terminated poly(arylene ethers)

Norman K Bucknor

#7,150,695, 12/19/2006, Planetary transmissions having input clutches and three interconnected gear sets, Co-inventors Patrick B Usoro, Madhusudan Raghavan
#7,150,696, 12/26/2006, Planetary transmissions having a stationary gear member and clutched input members, Co-inventors Patrick B Usoro, Madhusudan Raghavan
#7,153,231, 12/26/2006, Planetary transmissions having two interconnecting members and clutched input members, Co-inventors Patrick B Usoro, Madhusudan Raghavan
#7,153,232, 12/26/2006, Planetary transmissions having a stationary member and an input member, Co-inventors Patrick B Usoro, Madhusudan Raghavan

Full Norman K Bucknor - Full List of Patents

Robert F Bundy

#2,922,924, 1/26/1960, Signal generator

Paul D Burgin

#1,788,507, 1/13/1931, Head lamp rim remover

Eugene Burkins

#649,433, 5/15/1900, Breech-loading cannon

Gerald Owens Burnham

#3,938,130, 2/10/1976, Direction coded digital stroke generator providing a plurality of symbols

John Albert Burr

#624,749, 5/9/1899, Lawn Mower

William F Burr

#636,197, 10/31/1899, Switching Device for Railways

Lee S Burridge (co-inventor Newman R. Marshman)

#NA 4/7/1885, Type-writing machine

Gus Burton

#2,351,002, 6/13/1944, Emergency landing runway

Wilson Burwell

#638,143, 11/28/1899, Boot or shoe

Francis Edward Butler

#2,803,807, 8/20/1957, Audible underwater signal
#2,912,929, 11/17/1959, Drill mine
#2,991,441, 8/4/1961, Watertight electrical connector

Richard A. Butler

#584,540, 6/15/1897, Train Alarm

John W Butts

#634,611, 10/10/1899, Luggage Carrier

Turner Byrd Jr

#123,328, 2/6/1872, Improvement in Holders for Reins for Horses
#124,790, 4/30/1872, Apparatus for Detaching Horses from Carriages
#126,181, 12/1/1874, Improvement in Neck Yokes for Wagons
#157,370, 3/19/1872, Improvement in car couplings

Gardy Cadet

#5,392,635, 2/28/1995, Acoustic analysis of gas mixtures
#5,427,659, 6/27/1995, Process for the manufacture of devices
#5,474,659, 12/12/1995, Process and apparatus for generating precursor gases used in the manufacture of semiconductor devices
#5,501,098, 3/26/1996, Acoustic analysis of gas mixtures
#5,510,007, 4/23/1996, Electrochemical generation of silane
#5,625,140, 4/29/1997, Acoustic analysis of gas mixtures
#5,877,407, 3/2/1999, Plasma etch end point detection process
#5,948,967, 9/7/1999, Acoustic analysis of gas mixtures

Ambrose Caliver

#1,568,498, 1/5/1926, Work cabinet

Peter R. Campbell

#213,871, 4/1/1879, Improvement in screw presses

Robert Leon Campbell

#728,364, 5/19/1903, Valve Gear for Steam Engines

William S. Campbell

#246,369, 8/30/1881, Self Setting Animal Trap

Benjamin F. Cargill

#629,658, 7/25/1899, Invalid Cot

Thomas A. Carrington

#180,323, 8/25/1876, Ranges

George R. Carruthers

#3,478,216, 11/11/1969, Far-ultraviolet Camera and Spectrograph

Phillip A. Carswell

#5,365,591, 11/15/1994, Secure cryptographic logic arrangement

John. L. Carter

Co-inventors Maurice Weiner & Robert J. Youmans

#4,612,455, 9/16/1986, Distributed pulse forming network for magnetic modulator

William C. Carter

#323,397, 8/4/1885, Umbrella Stand

George Washington Carver

#1,522,176, 1/6/1925, Cosmetics & Plant Products
#1,541,478, 6/9/1925, Paints & Stains
#1,632,365, 6/14/1927, Paints & Stains

Oscar Robert Cassell

#990,107, 4/18/1911, Bedstead Extensions
#1,105,487, 7/28/1914, Bedstead Extensions
#1,024,766, 4/30/1912, Flying Machines
#1,406,344, 2/14/1922, Flying Machines
#1,038,291, 9/10/1912, Angle Indicator

Jerry M. Certain

#639,708, 12/26/1899, Parcel Carrier for Bicycles

Coit Timothy Chapman

#423,311, 3/11/1890, Cotton planter and fertilizer distributer

Gilbert B. Chapman

#5,421,633, 6/6/1995, Integrated utility/camper shell for a pick-up truck

Emmett W. Chappelle

#3,520,660, 8/14/1970, Light Detection Instrument
#3,971,703, 8/27/1976, Method of Detecting & Counting Bacteria
#4,385,113, 5/24/1983, Rapid, Quantitative Determination of Bacteria in Water

Margaret Cheetham

#1,998,270, 4/16/1935, Toy

Matthew A. Cherry

#382,351, 5/8/1888, Velocipede
#531,908, 1/1/1895, Street Car Fender

Henry T. Chriss

#5,346,934, 9/13/1994, Footwear additive made from recycled materials

Henry T. Chriss

#5,346,934, 9/13/1994, Footwear additive made from recycled materials

John B. Christian

#3,518,189, 6/30/1970, Lubricant for High Temperatures & High Speeds
#3,536,624, 10/27/1970, Lubricants of Fluorocarbon Polyethers & Polyfluorophenylene Polymers
#4,267,348, 5/12/1981, Fluorine-Containing Benzimidazoles
#4,454,349, 6/12/1984, Perfluoroalkylether Substituted Phenyl Phosphines

Charles T. Christmas

#226,492, 4/13/1880, Hand-power attachment for sewing machines

#228,036, 5/25/1880, Baling press

#231,273, 8/17/1880, Bale band tightener

Titus S. Church

#302,237, 8/22/1884, Carpet beating machine

Obadian B. Clare

#390,753, 10/9/1888, Trestle

Erastus J. Clark

#308,876, 12/9/1884, Nut lock

Samuel A. Clark

#3,971,024, 8/20/1976, Protective metal shield for plastic fuze radomes

Robert Coates

#473,295, 4/19/1892, Overboot for horses

James W. Cobb

#3,670,675, 6/20/1972, Method and system for attaching a pocket to a portion of a garment

William N. Cobbs

#1,780,865, 11/4/1930, Locomotive headlight

James J. Coles

#1,577,632, 3/23/1926, Cap and collar case

Leander M. Coles

#3,799,534, 3/26/1974, Mortician-s table

Cap B. Collins

#2,105,719, 1/18/1938, Portable electric light

Phillip A. Collins

#4,775,348, 10/4/1988, Bubble machine

George Cook

#625,829, 5/30/1899, Automatic fishing device

John Sidney Coolidge

#392,908, 11/13/1888, Harness attachment

Albert R. Cooper

#631,519, 8/22/99, Shoemaker-s jack

James Cooper

#536,605, 4/2/1895, Elevator safety device
#590,257, 9/21/1897, Elevator safety device

John Richard Cooper

#3,206,437, 9/14/1965, Process of reacting isocyanate and hydroxy compound in presence of tertiary amine and hydrogen peroxide
#3,234,253, 2/8/1966, Two-stage phosgenation process for preparing aromatic isocyanates
#3,536,683, 10/27/1970, Process for isolating a fluorine-containing polymer
#3,694,323, 9/26/1972, Separation of distillable isocyanates from their phosgenation masses

Jonas Cooper

#276,563, 5/1/1883, Shutter and fastening

Phillip W. Cornwell

#390,284, 10/2/1888, Draft regulator
#491,082, 2/7/1893, Draft regulator

Thomas L. Cosby

#3,456,594, 7/22/1969, Rotary machine
#3,826,092, 7/30/1974, Closed cycle energy conversion system

William Francis Cosgrove

#313,993, 3/17/1885, Automatic stop plug for gas and oil pipes

Donald J. Cotton

#4,040,932, 8/9/1977, Vertical liquid electrode employed in electrolytic cells
#4,327,443, 4/27/1982, Capillary liquid fuel nuclear reactor

Beatrice L. Cowans

#4,016,314, 4/5/1977, Embroidered fruit bowl wall hanging and kit

Elbert L. Cox

#3,334,245, 8/1/1967, Presettable bistable circuits

Alfred L. Cralle

#576,395, 2/2/1897, Ice-cream mold and disher

Samuel T. Crawford

#1,381,804, 6/14/1921, Comb

Henry Creamer

#313,854, 3/17/1885, Steam feed-water trap
#358,964, 3/8/1887, Steam feed-water trap
#376,586, 1/17/1888, Steam trap
#394,463, 12/11/1888, Steam trap and feeder

Benjamin A. Crenshaw

#1,836,705, 12/15/1931, Signaling device

Francis D. Crichton

#1,855,824, 4/26/1932, Flag staff

Frank Alphonso Crossley

#2,798,807, 7/9/1957, Titanium base alloy
#3,117,001, 1/7/1964, Grain refinement of beryllium with tungsten carbide and titanium diboride
#4,420,460, 12/13/1983, Grain refinement of titanium alloys

David Nelson Crosthwait Jr

#1,353,457, 9/21/1920, Apparatus for returning water to boilers

#1,661,323, 3/6/1928, Method and apparatus for setting thermostats

#1,755,430, 4/22/1930, Differential vacuum pump

#1,797,258, 3/24/1931, Steam trap

#1,871,044, 8/9/1932, Automatic discharge valve

#1,874,911, 8/30/1932, Freezing temperature indicator

#1,874,912, 8/30/1932, Refrigerating method and apparatus

#1,893,883, 1/10/1933, Exhausting mechanism

#1,930,224, 10/10/1933, Bucket trap

#1,946,524, 9/4/1934, Refrigerating method and apparatus

#1,963,735, 6/19/1934, Method of steam heating from central station mains

#1,972,704, 9/4/1934, Refrigerating apparatus and process

#1,972,705, 2/13/1934, Vacuum pump

#1,977,303, 10/16/1934, Steam heating system

#1,977,304, 10/16/1934, Steam heating apparatus

#1,986,391, 1/1/1935, Vacuum heating system

#2,007,240, 8/9/1935, Remote control proportional movement motor

#2,064,197, 12/15/1936, Method of heating

#2,086,258, 7/6/1937, Effective temperature thermostat

#2,094,738, 10/5/1937, Effective temperature control

apparatus

#2,096,226, 10/19/1937, Exhausting method and apparatus

#2,102,197, 12/14/1937, One pipe heating system regulating plate

#2,114,139, 4/12/1938, Regulating radiator valve

James H. Crumble

#2,384,536, 9/11/1945, Float operated mechanism

William Childs Curtis

#4,034,373, 7/5/1977, Airborne moving-target indicating radar system

Joseph Carl Dacons

#3,125,606, 3/17/1964, Process for the manufacturing of nitroform and its salts
#3,450,778, 6/17/1969, Dodecanitroquaterphenyl
#4,260,847, 4/7/1981, Recrystallization of hexanitrostilbene from nitric acid and water

William H. Dammond

#823,513, 6/19/1906, Safety system for operating railroads

John Thomas Darkins

#534,322, 2/19/1894, Ventilator

Shelby J. Davidson

#884,721, 4/14/1908, Paper-rewind mechanism for adding machines

Israel D. Davis

#351,829, 11/2/1886, Tonic

Stephen H. Davis

#2,324,769, 7/20/1943, Load weighing and totaling device for cranes, hoists and the like

Stephen S. Davis

#2,933,922, 4/26/1960, Flexible walled wind tunnel nozzle

William D. Davis

#568,939, 10/6/1896, Riding saddle

William R. Davis Jr

#208,378, 9/24/1878, Library table
#362,611, 5/10/1887, Game table

Mark E. Dean

#4,528,626, 8/9/1985, Improvements in computer architecture

Robert Dedmon

#1,716,230, 6/4/1929, Combined sleigh and boat

William A. Deitz

#64,205 4/30/1867, Shoe

Essex Delaotch

#1,466,890, 9/4/1923, Motor control system for self-serving tables

Ronald S. Demon

#5,813,142, 9/29/1998, Shoe sole with an adjustable support pattern

Anthony L. Dent

#4,346,071, 8/24/1982, Rehydrated silica gel dentifrice abrasive
#4,349,533, 9/14/1982, Toothpaste containing pH-adjusted zeolite

Benjamin A. Dent

#3,548,384, 12/15/1976, Procedure entry for a data processor employing a stack

Robert C. Dickenson

#1,314,130, 8/26/1970, Trolley guard

Joseph Hunter Dickinson

#624,192, 5/2/1899, Reed Organ
#915,942, 3/23/1909, Volume-controlling means for mechanical musical instruments
#926,178, 6/29/1909, Volume-controlling means for mechanical musical instruments
#1,028,996, 6/11/1912, Player-piano
#1,252,411, 1/8/1918, Phonograph

Lincoln Isaiah Diuguid

#4,539,015, 9/3/1985, Burning efficiency enhancement method

James Dixon

#471,843, 3/29/1892, Car-coupling

Samuel Dixon Jr.

(Co-inventor Roger J. Malik)

#4,563,773, 1/7/1986, Monolithic planar doped barrier subharmonic mixer

Lewis B. Dorcas

#868,417, 10/15/1907, Stove

Linneaus Cuthbert Dorman

#3,468,926, 9/23/1969, 3,5-Dihalo-4-cyanoalkoxy phenols
#4,517,111, 5/14/1985, Absorbents for airborne formaldehyde
#4,842,604, 6/17/1989, Composites of unsintered calcium phosphates and synthetic biodegradable polymers useful as hard tissue prosthetics

Osbourn Dorsey

#210,764 12/10/1878, Door-holding device

Clatonia Joaquin Dorticus

#535,820, 3/19/1895, Device for applying coloring liquids to sides of soles or heels of shoes
#537,442, 4/16/1895, Machine for embossing photographs
#537,968, 4/23/1895, Photographic print washer
#629,315, 7/18/1899, Hose leak stop

William Douglass

#789,010, 5/2/1905, Self-binding harvester
#789,120, 5/2/1905, Band-twister
#789,122, 5/2/1905, Carrier chain

Gertrude E. Downing & William P. Desjardin

#3,715,772, 2/13/1973, Reciprocating corner and baseboard cleaning auxiliary attachment for rotary floor treatment machines

Philip B. Downing

#430,118, 6/17/1890, Street railway switch
#462,092, 10/27/1891, Letter Box
#462,093, 10/27/1891, Letter Box

James Doyle

#659,057, 10/2/1900, Serving apparatus for dining rooms
#1,019,137, 3/5/1912, Automatic serving system
#1,098,788, 6/1/1914, Server for automatic serving systems

Dr. Charles Richard Drew

Blood bank

Cortland Otis Dugger

#3,595,803, 7/27/1971, Method for growing single oxide crystals "Duggerite"
#3,624,547, 11/30/1971, Solid-state laser produced by a chemical reaction between a germinate and an oxide dopant
#3,933,573, 1/20/1976, Aluminum nitride single crystal growth from a molten mixture with calcium nitride

James Henry Dunnington

#578,979, 3/16/1897, Horse detacher

Charles A. Dyer

#3,732,632, 5/15/1973, Teaching aid

Benedict F. Edelin

#1,441,975, 3/16/1897, Pneumatic toy pistol

Thomas Henry Edmonds

#586,724, 7/20/1897, Separating screen

Clarence L. Elder

#3,165,188, 1/12/1965, Timing device
#3,367,525, 2/6/1968, Non-capsizable container
#3,556,531, 1/19/1971, Sweepstake programmer
#3,594,003, 7/20/1971, Programmed association game
#3,770,269, 11/6/1973, Random unit generator amusement device
#4,000,400, 12/28/1976, Bidirectional monitoring and control system

Thomas Elkins

#100,020, 2/22/1870, Combined dining, ironing table, and quilting frame
#122,518, 1/9/1872, Chamber commode
#221,222, 11/4/1879, Refrigerating apparatus

Philip Emeagwali

#NA multi Hyperball computer networks

Philip E. Emile

#2,982,868, 5/2/1961, Transistorized gating circuit
#3,005,963, 10/24/1961, Transistorized multivibrator circuit adapted to oscillate for only a predetermined time

Robert L. Engram

#3,806,938, 4/23/1974, Shock falsing inhibitor circuit for a plural tone receiver

James C. Evans

#1,749,858, 3/11/1930, Airplane appliance

John H. Evans

#591,095, 10/5/1897, Convertible settee and bed

Henry Falkner

#426,495, 4/29/1890, Ventilated shoe

Frank J. Ferrell

#420,993, 2/11/1890, Steam trap
#428,670, 5/27/1890, Apparatus for melting snow
#428,671, 5/27/1890, Valve
#450,451, 4/14/1891, Valve
#462,762, 11/10/1891, Valve
#467,796, 1/26/1892, Valve

David A. Fisher

#162,281, 4/20/1875, Joiners- clamp
#174,794, 3/13/1876, Furniture casters

Robert F. Flemmings Jr.

#338,727, 3/30/1886, Guitar

Sylvester J. Fletcher

#D310,744, 9/18/1990, Refuse container

Carl Eric Fonville

#6,591,801, 7/15/2003, Engine Cover Balanced Isolated Support and Seal
#6,827,353, 12/7/2004, Externally Supported Wide Tolerance Seal, Co-inventor Michael A Karram
#7,040,268, 5/9/2006, Engine Cover Brace Assembly, Co-inventor Michael A Karram
#7,070,377, 7/4/2006, Grommet Bridge Assembly
#7,103,957, 9/12/2006, Expendable Torque Converter Ring and Assembly Method
#7,150,638, 12/19/2006, Cover device and method for electrical connector, Co-inventor Roland C Hawkins
#7287523, 10/30/2007, Thermally Responsive Regulator Valve Assembly
#7,287,523, 10/30/2007, Thermally responsive regulator valve assembly
#7,320,301, 1/22/2008, Clock and anchor pipe fitting and method

Dennis A. Forbes

#D91,996, 4/17/1934, Design for a card for a chemistry card game

Dawn E. Francis

#4,957,534, 9/18/1990, Novel organic fertilizer and production thereof

Louis W. Freeman

#1,805,577, 5/19/1931, Cuff for trousers

Clara C. Frye

#847,758, 3/19/1907, Surgical appliance

Irvin S. Frye

#3,468,123, 9/23/1969, Adjustable shackle

Virgil Arnett Gant

#2,643,375, 6/23/1953, Method for treating hair
#2,750,947, 6/19/1956, Hair treating composition & method of use for setting
#2,787,274, 4/2/1957, Ammonium polysiloxanolate hair treating composition and method

Albert Y Garner

#3,127,357, 3/31/1964, Novel phosphonyl polymers
#3,989,702, 11/2/1976, Flame retardant

Ralph Garner

#7,311,253 B2, 12/25/2007, Anti-theft/anti-fraud system utilizing specialized merchandise tag/label and unique identification coding

Frances C Gaskin

#4,806,344, 2/21/1989, Sun protectant composition and method

Eddie Charles Gay

#3,907,589, 9/23/1975, Cathode for a secondary electrochemical cell
#3,933,520, 1/20/1976, Method of preparing electrodes with porous current collector structures and solid reactants for secondary electrochemical cells
#4,029,860, 6/14/1977, Compartmented electrode structure

Vincent A Gill

#2,948,553, 8/9/1960, Quick disconnect valved coupling

Joseph W Gilliard

#2,771,200, 11/20/1956, Car park

Clay S Gloster

#5,043,988, 8/27/1991, Method and apparatus for high precision weighted random pattern generation

Ronald E Goldsberry

#3,965,096, 6/22/1976, Ultraviolet and thermally stable polymer compositions

Sarah E Goode

#322,177, 7/14/1885, Cabinet bed

Meredith C Gourdine

#3,449,667, 6/10/1969, Electrogasdynamic coating system
#3,573,845, 4/6/1971, Improved acoustic image reproduction system using a piezoelectric printer and electrogasdynamics
#3,581,468, 6/1/1971, Electrogasdynamic systems and methods
#3,582,694, 6/1/1971, Turbulence inducing electrogasdynamic precipitator
#3,585,420, 6/15/1971, Alternating current systems employing multiple electrogasdynamic devices
#3,592,541, 7/13/1971, Copying system using electrogasdynamics
#3,612,923, 10/12/1971, Electrogasdynamic converter with resistive channel
#3,613,993, 10/19/1971, Electrostatic painting method and apparatus
#3,650,092, 3/21/1972, Electrogasdynamic precipitator utilizing retarding fields
#3,673,463, 6/27/1972, Method and apparatus for electrogasdynamic coating
#3,704,572, 12/5/1972, Electrostatic precipitator system
#3,718,029, 2/27/1973, Electrostatic mass per unit volume dust monitor
#3,757,491, 9/11/1973, Apparatus for suppressing airborne particles
#4,433,003, 2/21/1984, Electrogasdynamic coating system
#4,498,631, 2/12/1985, Electrogasdynamic coating system
#4,555,909, 12/3/1985, Method and apparatus for improved cooling of hot materials
#4,574,092, 3/4/1986, Electrogasdynamic method and apparatus for detecting the properties of particulate matter entrained in gases
#4,850,537, 7/25/1989, Method and apparatus for producing multivortex fluid flow
#4,671,805, 6/6/1987, Method for airport fog precipitation
#4,916,033, 4/10/1990, Method and apparatus for converting chemical and thermal energy into electricity
#5,297,005, 3/22/1994, Apparatus and method for cooling heat generating electronic components in a cabinet
#5,422,787, 6/6/1995, Apparatus and method for cooling heat generating electronic components in a cabinet
#5,456,596, 10/10/1995, Method and apparatus for producing multivortex fluid flow
#5,487,957, 1/30/1996, Method and apparatus for converting chemical and thermal energy into electricity
#5,548,907, 8/27/1996, Method and apparatus for transferring heat, mass, and momentum between a fluid and a surface

William S Grant

#565,075, 8/4/1896, Curtain rod support

Robert H Gray

#525,203, 8/28/1894, Baling press
#537,151, 4/9/1895, Cistern cleaner

Harry James Green Jr.

#3,548,045, 12/15/1970, Method of making a striated support for filaments
#3,584,130, 6/8/1971, Substrate for mounting filaments in close-spaced parallel array
#3,648,357, 3/14/1972, Method for sealing microelectronic device packages

Ervin G Greene

#1,930,354, 10/10/1933, Guard for downspouts

Frank S. Greene Jr.

#3,654,610, 4/4/1972, Use of faulty storage circuits by position coding

Clarence Gregg

#1,277,307, 8/27/1918, Machine gun

James Gregory

#361,937, 4/26/1887, Motor

Henry Grenon

#554,867, 2/18/1896, Razor stropping device

Bessie Virginia Griffin

#2,550,554, 4/24/1951, Portable receptacle support

Michael D Griffin

#4,476,068, 10/9/1984, Progressive throttle positioning system
#4,576,762, 3/18/1986, Throttle return spring assembly

Thomas Walter Griffin

#626,902, 6/13/1899, Pool table attachment

Carroll L Griffth & Lloyd A Hall

#1,995,119, 3/19/1935, Solid seasoning composition containing capsicum and chloride
#1,995,120, 3/19/1935, Nonbleaching solid seasoning composition
#1,995,121, 3/19/1935, Stabilized solid seasoning composition
#2,032,612, 3/3/1936, Solid seasoning composition containing lecithin

Hermon L Grimes

#2,137,486, 11/22/1938, Airplane

Selim W Gunn

#641,642, 1/16/1900, Shoe

Clyde Edward Gurley

#3,505,476, 4/7/1970, Automatic telephone alarm apparatus
#3,505,483, 4/7/1970, Programmable external dial operating device

James Henry Haines

#590,833, 9/28/1897, Portable shampooing basin

William Hale

#1,563,278, 11/24/1925, Aeroplane
#1,672,212, 6/5/1928, Motor vehicle

Lloyd Augustus Hall

#1,882,834, 10/18/1932, Asphalt emulsion and manufacture thereof
#1,914,351, 6/13/1933, Protective coating, Enoch L.Griffith (co-inventor)
#2,022,464, 11/26/1935, Vitamin concentrate,
#2,097,405, 10/26/1937, Manufacture of bleached pepper products
#2,107,697, 2/8/1938, Sterilizing foodstuffs, Carroll L. Griffith (co-inventor)
#2,155,045, 4/18/1939, Inhibited detergent composition
#2,189,949, 2/13/1940, Sterilizing colloid materials
#2,251,334, 8/5/1941, Protein composition of matter
#2,321,673, 6/15/1943, Yeast food
#2,357,650, 9/5/1944, Puncture sealing composition and manufacture thereof
#2,363,730, 11/28/1944, Manufacture of nitrogen-fortified whey concentrate
#2,385,412, 9/25/1945, Capsicum-containing seasoning composition
#2,414,299, 1/14/1947, Production of protein hydrolysate flavoring material
#2,464,200, 3/15/1949, Manufacture of stable dry papain composition
#2,464,927, 3/22/1949, Antioxidant
#2,477,742, 8/2/1949, Gelatin-base coating for food and the like
#2,493,288, 1/3/1950, Synergistic antioxidants and the methods of preparing the same
#2,500,543, 3/14/1950, Antioxidant
#2,511,802, 6/13/1950, Synergistic antioxidant
#2,511,803, 7/13/1950, Antioxidant flakes
#2,511,804, 7/13/1950, Antioxidant salt
#2,518,233, 8/8/1950, Synergistic antioxidant containing amino acids
#2,536,171, 1/2/1951, Production of protein hydrolysate
#2,758,931, 8/14/1956, Antioxidant composition
#2,770,551, 11/27/1956, Meat-curing salt composition
#2,772,169, 11/13/1956, Antioxidant material and use of said material in treating meat
#2,845,358, 7/29/1958, Method of preserving fresh frozen pork trimmings

Virginia E Hall

#4,016,314, 4/5/1977, Embroided fruit bowl wall hanging

Julia Terry Hammonds

#572,985, 12/15/1896, Apparatus for holding yarn skeins

Felix Harding

#614,468, 11/22/1898, Extension banquet table

Michael C Harney

#303,844, 8/19/1884, Lantern or lamp

David Harper

#D 187,654, 4/12/1960, Mobile utility rack
#D 190,500, 6/6/1961, Bookcase

Solomon Harper

#1,772,002, 8/5/1930, Electrical hair treating implement
#2,648,757, 8/11/1953, Thermostatic controlled hair curlers, combs, & irons
#2,711,095, 6/21/1955, Thermostatic controlled fur and material dressing equipment

Betty W Harris

#4,618,452, 10/21/1986, Spot test for 1,3,5-triamino-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene, TATB

Edward L Harris

#2,756,129, 7/24/1956, Apparatus for handling corrosive acid substances

Emmett Scott Harrison

#3,606,971, 9/21/1971, Gas turbine air compressor and control therefor
#4,242,865, 1/6/1981, Turbojet afterburner engine with two-position exhaust nozzle

Jesse Harrison

#1,844,036, 2/9/1932, Combination tooth brush and paste holder

Joycelyn Harrison

#7402264, July 22, 2008, Sensing/actuating materials made from carbon nanotube polymer composites and methods for making
#7015624, March 21, 2006, Non-uniform thickness electroactive device
#6867533, March 15, 2005, Membrane tension control
#6724130, April 20, 2004, Membrane position control
#6689288, February 10, 2004, Polymeric blends for sensor and actuation dual functionality
#6545391, April 8, 2003, Polymer-polymer bilayer actuator
#6515077, February 4, 2003, Electrostrictive graft elastomers
#6734603, May 11, 2004. Thin layer composite unimorph ferroelectric driver and sensor
#6379809, April 30, 2002, Thermally stable, piezoelectric and pyroelectric polymeric substrates and method relating theret
#5909905, June 8, 1999, Method of making thermally stable, piezoelectric and proelectric polymeric substrates
#5891581, April 6, 1999, Thermally stable, piezoelectric and pyroelectric polymeric substrates

William D Harwell

#4,664,344, 5/12/1987, Apparatus and method of capturing an orbiting spacecraft

Joseph Hawkins

#3,973, 3/26/1845, Gridiron

Randall Hawkins

#370,943, 10/4/1887, Harness attachment

Roland C Hawkins

US 7,150,638, 12/19/2006, Cover device and method for electrical connector, Co-inventor Carl Eric Fonville

Walter Lincoln Hawkins

#2,587,043, 3/26/1952, Preparation of 1,2 , Di-Primary amines
#2,889,306, 6/2/1959, Stabilized straight-chain hydrocarbons
#3,304,283, 2/14/1967, Stabilized alpha-mono-olefinic polymers

Robert Hearns

#598,929, 2/15/1898, Sealing attachment for bottles
#628,003, 7/4/1899, Detachable car fender

William Hearns

#1,040,538, 10/08/1912, Device for removing and inserting taps and plugs in water mains

Tony W Helm

#2,760,358, 8/28/1956, Universal joint

Henry Fairfax Henderson Jr

#4,111,336, 9/5/1978, Weight loss control system

Andre D. Henderson

#5,603,078, 2/11/1997, Remote control device with credit card reading and transmission capabilities having multiple IR LEDs, (Co-inventors William H. Fuller, James M. Rotenberry)

Henry Aaron Hill

#2,988,545, 6/13/1961, Curing furfuryl-alcohol-modified urea formaldehyde condensates
#3,141,002, 7/14/1964, Foamable composition comprising a thermoplastic polymer and barium azocarbonate and method of foaming
#3,297,611, 1/10/1967, Manufacture of azodicarbonamide

Andrew F Hilyer

#435,095, 18/26/1890, Evaporator for hot air registers
#438,159, 0/14/1890, Water evaporator attachment for hot air registers

Samuel J Hines

#1,137,971, 5/4/1915, Life preserver
#1,911,278, 5/30/1933, Lawn mower

John E Hodge

#2,936,308, 5/10/1960, Novel reductones and methods of making them
#2,996,449, 8/15/1961, Glucose-amine sequestrants
#4,146,650, 3/27/1979, Substituted benzodioxan sweetening compound

Elijah H Holmes

#549,513 12/12/1895 Gage

Lydia M Holmes

#2,529,692 12/14/1950 Knockdown wheeled toy

Harry C Hopkins

#4,704,570 11/3/1987 Power controller

June B Horne

#4,498,557, 2/12/1985 Emergency escape apparatus and method of using same

Darnley E Howard

#2,145,116, 1/24/1939, Optical apparatus for indicating the position of a tool

Darnley Moseley Howard

#3,451,127, 6/24/1969, Method of making radome with an integral antenna

Isaiah D Hughes

#687,312, 11/26/1901, Combined excavator and elevator

Wilson E Hull

#3,286,064, 11/15/1966, Mass release mechanism for satellites
#3,424,403, 1/28/1969, Sublimination timing switch

John W Hunter

#570,553, 11/03/1896, Portable weighing scale

James E Huntley

#3,880,255, 4/29/1975, Emergency fire escape mechanism

Robert N Hyde

#392,205, 11/6/1888, Composition for cleaning and preserving carpets

Clifton M Ingram

#1,526,215, 2/10/1925, Railroad crossing flag signal
#1,542,776, 6/16/1925, Well drilling tool

Benjamin F Jackson

#599,985, 3/1/1898, Heating apparatus
#603,879, 5/101898, Matrix drying apparatus
#622,482, 4/4/1899, Gas burner
#690,730, 1/7/1902, Steam boiler

Brian G Jackson

#5,775,834, 7/7/1998, Portable highway warning device with frangible retainer ring

Harry Jackson

#1,865,374, 6/28/1932, Advertising apparatus

Harry & Mary E Jackson

#2,038,491, 4/21/1936, Protective appliance
#2,053,035, 9/1/1936, Protective appliance
#2,071,343, 2/23/1937, Burglar alarm switch

Henry Jackson

#3,436,233, 4/1/1969, Method and composition for autocatalytically depositing copper

Henry A Jackson

#569,135, 10/6/1896, Kitchen table

Norman Jackson

#1,384,134, 7/12/1921, Pneumatic tire

William H Jackson

#578,641, 3//9/1897, Railway switch
#593,665, 11/16/1897, Railway switch
#609,436, 8/23/1898, Automatic locking switch

Donald E Jefferson

#3,288,068, 11/29/1966, Triggered exploding wire device

Thomas L. Jennings - The First African American Patent Holder

#3306X, 3/3/1821, Dry scouring

Andrew R Johnson

#3,376,436 4/2/1968 Precision digital delay circuit

Anthony M Johnson

#4,555,622, 11/26/1985, Photodetector having semi-insulating material and a contoured, substantially periodic surface
#4,703,996, 11/3/1987, Integrated optical device having integral photodetector
#4,721,910. Jan. 26, 1988, High speed circuit measurements using photoemission sampling

Daniel Johnson

#429,629, 6/10/1890, Grass receiver for lawn mowers
#396,089, 1/15/1889, Rotary dining table
#410,836, 9/10/1889, Lawn mower attachment

George M Johnson

#1,249,106, 12/4/1917, Automatic stopping and releasing device for mine cars

Isaac R Johnson

#634,823, 10/10/1899, Bicycle frame

Jack Johnson The World's first African-American Heavyweight Champion

#1,413,121, 4/18/1922, Wrench
#1,438,709, 12/12/1922, Theft-preventing device for vehicles

Lonnie G Johnson

#4,143,267, 3/6/1979, Digital distance measuring instrument
#4,181,843, 1/1/1980, Variable resistance type sensor controlled switch
#4,211,362, 8/8/1980, Smoke detecting timer controlled thermostat
#4,253,606, 3/3/1981, Automatic sprinkler control
#4,476,693, 10/16/1984, Thermal energy accumulation
#4,509,361, 4/9/1985, Soil moisture potential determination by weight measurement
#4,591,071, 5/27/1986, Squirt gun
#4,724,683, 2/16/1988, Johnson tube, a thermodynamic heat pump
#4,757,946, 7/19/1988, Flow actuated pulsator
#5,074,437, 12/14/1991, Super Soaker ®
#5,150,819, 9/29/1992, Double tank pinch trigger pump water gun
#5,197,452, 3/30/1993, Liquid jet propelled transporter and launcher toy
#5,238,149, 8/24/1993, Pinch trigger hand pump water gun with multiple tanks
#5,266,928, 11/30/1993, Wet diaper detector
#D 342,551, 12/21/1993, Combined aerodynamic glider and launcher
#5,292,032, 3/8/1994, Pinch trigger water gun with rearwardly mounted hand pump
#5,299,367, 4/5/1994, Hair drying curler apparatus
#5,305,919, 4/26/1994, Pinch trigger hand pump water gun with non-detachable tank
#5,322,191, 6/21/1994, Water arrow projecting bowLow pressure, high volume pressurized water gun
#5,332,120, 7/26/1994, Water arrow projecting bow
#5,381,778, 1/17/1995, Pressurized toy rocket with rapid action release mechanism
#5,395,275, 3/7/1995, Toy airplane and launcher
#5,398,873, 3/21/1995, Fluid pulsator with accumulator for frequency control
#5,407,375, 4/18/1995, Toy rocket with velocity dependent chute release
#5,415,153, 5/16/1995, Pressurized air/water rocket and launcher
#5,499,940, 3/19/1996, Fluid powering and launching system for a toy vehicle
#5,538,453, 7/23/1996, Air pressure toy rocket launcher
#5,541,464, 7/30/1996 Thermionic generator
#5,469,145, 11/21/1995, Wet diaper detector
#5,549,497, 8/27/1996, Toy rocket with velocity dependent chute release
#5,553,598, 9/10/1996, Pneumatic launcher for a toy projectile and the like
#5,586,688, 12/24/1996, Electric pump toy water gun
#5,592,931, 1/14/1997, Compressed air gun with magazine indexer
#5,596,978, 1/28/1997, Rapid fire compressed air gun
#5,626,123, 5/6/1997, Compressed air gun
#5,653,216, 8/5/1997, Toy rocket launcher
#5,699,781, 12/23/1997, Rapid fire compressed air gun
#5,701,879, 12/30/1997, Compressed air gun with single action pump
#5,707,270, 1/13/1998, System for detonating a percussion cap in a toy projectile
#5,709,199, 1/20/1998, Rapid fire compressed air gun
#5,711,324, 1/27/1998, Hair drying curler apparatus
#5,724,955, 3/10/1998, Voice activated compressed air toy gun

Paul E Johnson

#1,842,100, 1/19/1932, Therapeutic lamps

Payton Johnson

#249,530, 11/15/1881, Swinging chair

Powell Johnson

#234,039, 11/2/1880, Eye Protector

Wesley Johnson

#627,335, 6/20/1899, Velocipede

William A Johnson

#393,763, 12/4/1888, Paint vehicle

Willie Harry Johnson

#554,223, 2/4/1896, Mechanism for overcoming dead centers
#612,345, 10/11/1898, Mechanism for overcoming dead centers

Willis Johnson

#292,821, 2/5/1884, Egg Beater

Albert A Jones & Amos E Long

#610,715, 9/13/1898, Caps for bottles, jars, etc.

Clinton Jones

#2,474,054, 6/21/1949, Electric release for toy guns

Donald K. Jones

#6,063,100, Embolic coil deployment system with improved embolic coil
#6,063,111, Stent aneurysm treatment system and method
#6,179,857, Stretch resistant embolic coil with variable stiffness
#6,277,125, Embolic coil deployment system with retaining jaws
#6,277,126, Heated vascular occlusion coil development system
#6,361,558, Stent aneurysm treatment system and method
#6,379,329, Detachable balloon embolization device and method
#6,428,558, Aneurysm embolization device
#6,554,849, Intravascular embolization device
#6,673,106, Intravascular stent device
#6,723,108, Foam matrix embolization device
#6,743,236, Heated vascular occlusion coil deployment system
#6,802,851, Stent aneurysm embolization method using collapsible member and embolic coils
#6,811,560, Stent aneurysm embolization method and device
#6,818,013, Intravascular stent device
#6,833,003, Expandable stent and delivery system
#6,953,468, Occluding vasculature of a patient using embolic coil with improved platelet adhesion
#6,955,685, Expandable stent with radiopaque markers and stent delivery system
#6,960,227, Expandable stent and delivery system
#6,960,228, Intravascular stent device

#6,979,344, Foam matrix embolization device

#6,989,020, Embolic coil retrieval system
#7,001,422, Expandable stent and delivery system

Felix B Jones

#1,685,673, 9/25/1928, Firearm

Frederick McKinley Jones

#2,163,754, 6/27/1939, Ticket dispensing machine
#D 132,182, 4/28/1942, Design for air conditioning unit
#2,336,735, 12/14/1943, Removable cooling units for compartments
#2,337,164, 12/21/1943, Means for automatically stopping and starting gas engines
#2,376,968, 5/29/1945, Two-cycle gas engine
#2,417,253, 3/11/1947, Two-cycle gas engine
#2,475,841, 7/12/1949, Automatic refrigeration system for long-haul trucks
#2,475,842, 7/12/1949, Starter generator
#2,475,843, 7/12/1949, Means operated by a starter generator for cooling a gas engine
#2,477,377, 7/26/1949, Means for thermostatically operating gas engines
#2,504,841, 4/18/1950, Rotary compressor
#2,509,099, 5/23/1950, System for controlling operation of refrigeration units
#D 159,209, 7/4/1950, Design for air conditioning unit
#2,523,273, 9/26/1950, Engine actuated ventilating system
#2,526,874, 10/24/1950, Apparatus for heating or cooling atmosphere within an enclosure
#2,535,682, 12/26/1950, Prefabricated refrigerator construction
#2,581,956, 1/8/1952, Refrigeration control device
#2,666,298, 1/19/1954, Methods and means of defrosting a cold diffuser
#2,696,086, 12/7/1954, Method and means for air conditioning
#2,780,923, 2/12/1957, Method and means for preserving perishable foodstuffs in transit
#2,850,001, 9/2/1958, Control device for internal combustion engine
#2,926,005, 2/23/1960, Thermostat and temperature control system

Howard St Claire Jones Jr

#3,029,430, 4/10/1962, Antenna testing shield
#3,046,507, 7/24/1962, Waveguide components
#3,268,837, 8/23/1966, Reciprocal ferrite waveguide phase shifter having means to rotate the magnetic field about an axis transverse to the longitudinal axis of the ferrite rod
#3,268,901, 8/23/1966, Electronically scanned microwave antennas
#3,518,683, 6/30/1970, Dielectric-loaded antenna with matching window
#4,051,480, 9/27/1977, Conformal edge-slot radiators
#4,305,078, 12/8/1981, Multifrequency series-fed edge slot antenna

James C Jones

#532,881 1/22/1895 Portable drill-frame

John Leslie Jones

#2,497,503, 2/14/1950, Preparation of substituted phenols
#3,690,695, 9/12/1972, Personnel restraint system for vehicular occupants
#4,112,849, 9/12/1978, Smokeless slow burning cast propellant

Sylvester S Jones

#1,742,862, 1/7/1930, Manicuring device

Wilbert Jones

#D443,132 S, 6/5/2001, Set of crutch handle covers

Wilbert L Jones

#3,258,247, 6/28/1966, Duplex capstan

William B Jones

#2,096,375, 10/19/1937, Dentist apparatus

John H Jordan

#D 219,927, 2/16/1971, Dresser
#D 220,768, 5/18/1971, Cocktail Table
#D 220,965, 6/22/1971, Combined clock and wall plaque

Patrick Pierre Jordan - Co-inventor Eric A Mims

#5883577, 3/16/1999, Multi station smoke detectors

David L Joseph

#6,754,603, 6/22/2004, Virtual vehicle transmission test cell, Co-inventors Marlin R Turbett, Robert M Senseney, Steven D Nash, Michael R Rosati, David T Stark, Alfonso G Hysko, Robert W Tator, Paul A Piorkowski, Gary L Stecklein, Matthew S Castiglione, Joe Steiber, Benjamin A Treichel, Bapiraju Surampudi

James A Joyce

#603,143, 4/26/1898, Coal or ore bucket

Marjorie Stewart Joyner - First African American Woman Patent Holder

#1,693,515, 11/27/1928, Permanent waving machine

Hubert Julian

#1,379,264, 5/24/1921, Airplane safety appliance

Percy Lavon Julian

#2,218,971, 10/22/1940, Recovery of sterols
#2,752,339, 6/26/1956, Preparation of cortisone
#3,149,132, 9/15/1964, 16-Aminomenthyl-17-alkyltestosterone derivatives
#3,274,178, 9/20/1966, Method for preparing 16(alpha)-hydroxypregnenes and intermediates obtained therein

Leonard J Julien

#3,286,858, 11/22/1966, Cane planter

Ernest Just

# NA, parthenogenesis

Harry Sanderlin Keelan

#1,783,334, 12/2/1930, Colloidal silver iodide compound and method of preparing same

George W Kelley

#592,591, 10/26/1897, Steam table

Kenneth C Kelly

#3,063,049, 11/6/1962, Linearly polarized monopulse lobing antenna having cancellation of cross-polarization components in the principal lobe

Lawrence Randolph Kelly

#3,505,483, 4/7/1970, Programmable external dial operating device

Beatrice Kenner

#2,745,406, 5/15/1956, Sanitary belt

Mary Beatrice Kenner

#3,957,071, 5/18/1976, Carrier attachment for invalid walkers
#4,354,643, 10/19/1982, Bathroom tissue holder
#4,696,068, 9/29/1987, Shower wall and bathtub mounted back washer

James King

#1,661,122, 2/28/1928, Combination cotton thinning and cultivating machine

John G King

#3,289,194, 11/29/1966, Power line sensing appliance theft alarm

Lawrence Howland Knox

#2,506,458, 5/2/1950, Production of arecoline
#2,647,081, 7/28/1953, Photochemical preparation of tropilidenes

William J Knox Jr.

#3,038,804, 6/12/1962, Coating aids for gelatin compositions
#3,306,749, 2/18/1967, Gelatin coating compositions
#3,539,352, 11/10/1970, Coating aids for hydrophilic colloid layers of photographic elements

Lewis Howard Latimer

#147,363, 2/10/1874, Water closets for railway cars (co-inventor Charles W.Brown)
#247,097, 9/13/1881, Electric lamp, (co-inventor Joseph V. Nichols)
#252,386, 1/17/1882, Process of manufacturing carbons
#255,212, 3/21/1882, Globe supporter for electric lamps (co-inventor John Tregoning)
#334,078, 1/12/1886, Apparatus for cooling and disinfecting
#557,076, 3/24/1896, Locking rack for hats, coats, and umbrellas
#781,890, 2/7/1905, Book supporter
#968,787, 8/30/1910, Lamp fixture

William A Lavalette

#208,184, 9/17/1878, Improvement in printing presses
#208,208, 9/17/1878, Variation of printing press

Arthur Lee

#2,065,337, 12/22/1936, Self propelled toy fish

Henry Lee

#61,941, 2/12/1867, Improvements in animal traps

Joseph Lee

#524,042, 8/7/1894, Kneading machine
#540,553, 6/4/1895, Bread crumbing machine

Lester A Lee

#4,011,116, 3/8/1977, Carbon dioxide laser fuels

Maurice William Lee

#2,906,191, 9/29/1959, Aromatic pressure cooker and smoker

Robert Lee

#2,132,304, 10/4/1938, Safety attachment for automotive vehicles

Herbert Leonard

#3,119,657, 1/28/1964, Production of hydroxylamine hydrochloride
#3,586,740, 6/22/1971, High impact polystyrene

Frank W Leslie

#590,325 9/21/1897 Envelope seal

Francis Edward LeVert

#4,091,288, 5/23/1978, Threshold self-powered gamma detector for use as a monitor of power in a nuclear reactor
#4,722,610, 2/2/1988, Monitor for deposition on heat transfer surfaces
#4,805,454, 2/21/1989, Continuous fluid level detector
#4,765,943, Thermal neutron detectors and system using the same
#4,316,180, Directional detector of changes in a local electrostatic field
#4,280,684, Manual automobile pusher
#4,277,727, Digital room light controller
#4,259,575, Directional gamma detector
#4,218,043, Manual automobile pusher
#4,136,282, Directional detector of gamma rays
#5,711,324, Hair drying curler apparatus
#5,541,464, Thermionic generator
#5,443,108, Upwardly deployed privacy blind
#5,299,367, Hair drying curler apparatus
#5,256,878, Self powered detector based monitor for radiographic cameras
#6,886,274, Spring cushioned shoe
#6,865,824, Fluid flow system for spring-cushioned shoe
#6,665,957, Fluid flow system for spring-cushioned shoe
#6,583,617, Barkhausen noise measurement probe with magnetoresistive sensor and cylindrical magnetic shield
#6,442,779, Portable feet elevator
#6,353,656, Radioisotope based x-ray residual stress analysis apparatus
#6,282,814, Spring cushioned shoe
#6,240,967, Sleeve assembly for protecting conducting wires against damage by cutting implements
#7,159,338, Fluid flow system for spring-cushioned shoe

Anthony L Lewis

#483,359, 9/27/1892, Window cleaner

Edward R Lewis

#362,096, 5/3/1887, Spring gun

James Earl Lewis

#3,388,399, 6/11/1968, Antenna feed for two coordinate tracking radars

Henry Linden

#459,365, 9/8/1891, Piano truck

Ellis Little

#254,666, 3/7/1882, Bridle-bit

Emanuel L Logan Jr

#3,592,497, 7/13/1971, Door bar latch

Amos E Long

#610,715, 9/13/1898, Cap for bottle and jars (co-inventor Albert A Jones)

Frederick J Loudin

#510,432, 12/12/1893, Fastener for the meeting rails of sashes
#512,308, 1/9/1894, Key fastener

John Lee Love

#542,419, 7/9/1895, Plasterers hawk
#594,114, 11/23/1897, Pencil sharpener

Henry R Lovell

#D 87,753, 9/13/1932, Design for a doorcheck

William E Lovett

#3,054,666, 9/18/1962, Motor fuel composition

James E Lu Valle

#3,219,445, 11/23/1965, Photographic processes
#3,219,448, 11/23/1965, Photographic medium and methods of preparing same
#3,219,451, 11/23/1965, Sensitizing photographic media

James J. Mabary

#530699, 12/11/1894, cutter for trimming soles of boots or shoes
#532171, 1/6/1895, cutter for trimming soles of boots or shoes

Arthur L MacBeth

#1,419,281, 6/13/1922, Picture projection theater Hugh D MacDonald Jr.
#3,447,767, 6/3/1969, Rocket catapult

John L Mack

#4,596,041, 6/17/1986, Participant-identification recording and playback system

Shannon L Madison

#3,208,232, 9/28/1965, Refrigerating apparatus
#4,793,820, 12/27/1988, Electrical wiring harness termination system

Walter G Madison

#1,047,098, 12/10/1912, Flying machine

Kenneth Morgan Maloney

#3,868,266, 2/25/1975, Alumina coatings for an electric lamp
#4,079,288, 3/13/1978, Alumina coatings for mercury vapor lamps

Calvin R Mapp

#4,033,347, 7/5/1977, Disposable syringe

Patrick Marshall

#5,947,121, 9/7/1999, Tracheotomy tube water blocking system

Willis Marshall

#341,589, 5/11/1886, Grain binder

Thomas J Martin

#125,063, 3/26/1872, Improvement in fire extinguishers

Washington A Martin

#407,738, 7/23/1889, Lock
#443,945, 12/30/1890, Lock

Onassis Matthews

#6,704,638, 3/9/2004, Torque estimator for engine RPM and torque control, Co-inventors Michael Livshiz, Joseph Robert Dulzo, Donovan L Dibble, Alfred E Spitza, Jr, Scott Joseph Chynoweth
#6,761,146, 7/13/2004, Model following torque control, Co-inventors Michael Livshiz, Joseph Robert Dulzo, Donovan L Dibble, Scott Joseph Chynoweth
#7,069,136, 6/27/2006, Acceleration based cruise control system, Co-inventors Tameem K Assaf, Joseph R Dulzo
#7,159,623, 1/9/2007, Apparatus and methods for estimating vehicle fuel composition, Co-inventors Mark D Carr, Joseph R Dulzo, Christopher R Graham, Richard B Jess, Ian J MacEwen, Jeffrey A Sell, Michael J Svestka, Julian R Verdejo

Jan Ernst Matzeliger

#274,207, 3/20/1883, Automatic method for lasting shoes
#421,954, 2/25/1890, Nailing machine
#423,937, 3/25/1890, Tack separating and distributing mechanism
#459,899, 9/22/1891, Lasting machine
#415,726, 11/26/1899, Mechanism for distributing tacks, nails, etc.

Andre McCarter

#6,049,910, 4/18/2000, 6,049,910, Athletic training glove

Walter N McClennan

#1,333,430, 3/9/1920, Automatic railway car door
#RE 15,338, 4/18/1922, Car door actuating mechanism
#1,518,208, 12/9/1924, Coin mechanism

Elijah McCoy

#129,843, 7/23/1872, automatic oil cup
#130,305, 8/6/1872, Improvement in lubricators for steam engines
#139,407, 5/27/1873, Improvement in lubricator
#146,697, 1/20/1874, Improvement in steam lubricators
#150,876, 5/12/1874, Improvement in ironing tables
#173,032, 2/1/1876, Improvement in steam cylinder lubricator
#179,585, 7/4/1876, Improvement in steam cylinder lubricators
#255,443, 3/28/1882, Lubricator
#261,166, 7/18/1882, Lubricator
#320,354, 6/16/1885, Lubricator
#320,379, 6/16/1885, Steam dome for locomotives
#357,491, 2/8/1887, Lubricator
#361,435, 4/19/1887, Lubricator attachment
#363,529, 5/24/1887, Lubricator for slide valves
#383,745, 5/29/1888, Lubricator
#383,746, 5/29/1888, Lubricator
#418,139, 12/24/1889, Lubricator (co-inventor Clarence B Hodges)
#460,215, 9/29/1891, Dope cup
#465,875, 12/29/1891, Lubricator
#472,066, 4/5/1892, Lubricator
#610,634, 9/13/1898, Lubricator
#611,759, 10/4/1898, Lubricator
#614,307, 11/15/1898, Oil cup
#627,623, 6/27/1899, Lubricator

Melvin McCoy

#4,664,395, 5/12/1987, Multi-purpose uniaxial litter enginery or M.U.L.E.

Daniel McCree

#440,322, 11/11/1890, Portable fire escape

DeWayne McCulley

#5,202,726, 4/13/1993, Facilitation of the diagnosis of malfunctions and set-up of a reproduction machine.

Hansel L McGee

#3,214,282, 10/26/1965, Method of preparation of carbon transfer inks

Lawrence McNair

D546453, 7/10/2007, Ray Cassette Holder (for the medical field of Radiology)

Luther McNair

#1,034,636, 8/6/1912, Sanitary attachment for drinking glasses

Albert Mendenhall

#637,811, 11/28/1899, Holder for driving reins

Alexander Miles

#371,207, 10/11/1887, Elevator

James E Millington

#3,316,178, 4/25/1967, Thermostable dielectric material
#4,286,069, 8/25/1981, Method of making expandable styrene-type beads
#4,730,027, 3/8/1988, Method of making styrene-type polymer comprising suspension polymerization conducted in aqueous medium containing combination of polyvinyl alcohol and sulfonated polystyrene or sulfonated styrene-maleic anhydride copolymer.

Ruth J Miro

#6,113,298, 9/5/2000, Paper ring
#6,764,100, 7/20/2004, Stationery organizer

Charles Lewis Mitchell

#291,071 1/1/1884 Device for aid in vocal culture

James M Mitchell

#641,462 1/16/1900 Check row corn planter

James W Mitchell

#5,441,013 8/15/1995 Method for growing continuous diamond films

Jay H Montgomery

#1,910,626, 5/23/1933, Aeroplane aerofoil wing

Jay Montgomery

#1,694,680, 12/11/1928, Food product and process of producing the same

William U Moody

#D 27,046, 5/11/1897, Design for a game board

Jerome Moore

#5252787, 10/12/1993, Combine Stethoscope & Watch, Co-inventors Gwendolyn Moore and Sidney L Harley
#D346973, 5/17/1994, Combine Stethoscope & Watch, Co-inventor Gwendolyn Moore
#D284790, 7/22/1986, Stethoscope with flexible Sound Tubing
#D298054, 10/11/1988, Trauma Cassette Holder for lateral X-Rays
#D370497, 6/4/1996, Combine Light & Writing Pen on Rope, Co-inventor Gwendolyn Moore
#D387160, 12/2/1997, Recording Stethoscope, Co-inventor Gwendolyn Moore
#D394314, 5/12/1998, CardioCare Stethoscope, Co-inventors Gwendolyn Moore and Shiu Wen Kao

Samuel Moore

#1,608,903, 11/30/1926, Self-directing headlight
#1,658,534, 2/7/1928, Vehicle-headlight mechanism
#1,659,328, 2/14/1928, Locomotive headlight
#1,705,991, 3/19/1929, Hobby horse
#2,006,027, 6/25/1935, Fuel-valve lock for motor vehicles

SherLann D Moore

#6,101,643, 8/15/2000, Portable Hot Sink System

King Morehead

#568,916, 10/6/1896, Reel carrier

Garrett A Morgan

#1,113,675, 10/13/1914, gas mask
#1,475,024, 11/20/1923, automatic traffic signal

Joel Morton Morris

#3,688,047 8/29/1972 Switching system charging arrangement

William L Muckelroy

#3,691,497, 9/21/1972, Leadless microminiature inductance element with closed magnetic circuit
#3,812,442, 5/21/1974, Ceramic inductor

Nathaniel John Mullen

#3,880,542, 4/29/1975, Asphalt paving vehicles

Wilbert Murdock

#4,608,998, 9/2/1986, Knee alignment monitoring apparatus

George W Murray

#517,960, 4/10/1894, Combined furrow opener and stalk-knocker
#517,961, 4/10/1894, Cultivator and marker
#520,887, 6/5/1894, Planter
#520,888, 6/5/1894, Cotton chopper
#520,889, 6/5/1894, Fertilizer distributor
#520,890, 6/5/1894, Planter
#520,891, 6/5/1894, Combined cotton seed planter and fertilizer distributor
#520,892, 6/5/1894, Reaper

William Murray

#99,463, 2/1/1870, Corn harvester
#445,452, 1/27/1891, Attachment for bicycles

Lee Nance

#464,035, 12/1/1891, Game apparatus

Henry H. Nash

#168,519, 10/5/1875, Improvement in life-preserving stools

George W. Nauflett

#3,652,686, 3/28/1972, Process for the synthesis of 2-flouro-2, 2-dinitroethanol

Lonnie G. Neal

#3,475,975, 11/4/1969, Electromagnetic gyroscope float assembly

Theophilus Ealey Neal

#1,885,466, 11/1/1932, Automatic blow-off
#1,893,435, 1/3/1933, Shower bath spray

Richard Flemon Neblett

#2,955,928, 10/11/1960, Gasoline composition
#3,054,666, 9/18/1962, Motor fuel composition
#3,511,780, 5/12/1970, Oil-soluble ashless dispersant-detergent-inhibitors

Lyda D Newman

#614,335, 11/15/1898, Brush

Simeon Newson

#520,188 5/22/1894 Oil heater or cooker

William J. Nickerson

#627,739 6/27/1899 Piano attachment

Clarence Nokes

#2,836,882, 6/3/1958, Venetian blind restringer
#3,077,066, 2/12/1963, Lawn mower

John O'Connor

#566,612, 8/25/1896, Alarm for boilers (co-inventor Collatinus A. Turner)
#566,613, 8/25/1896, Steam gage (co-inventor Collatinus A. Turner)
#598,572, 2/8/1898, Alarm for water containing vessels (co-inventor Collatinus A. Turner)

John W Outlaw

#614,273, 11/15/1898, Horseshoe

Harold Pace

#5712899, 1/27/1998, Mobile location reporting apparatus and methods

Lionel F Page

#2,170,032, 8/22/1939, Auxiliary circulating device for automobile heaters

Alice H Parker

#1,325,905, 12/23/1919, Heating furnace

John Percial Parker

#304,552, 9/2/1884, Follower-screw for tobacco presses
#318,285, 5/19/1885, Portable screw-press

James A Parsons Jr.

#1,728,360, 9/17/1929, Iron alloy
#1,819,479, 8/13/1931, Method of making silicon iron compounds
#1,972,103, 9/4/1934, Process for treating silicon alloy castings
#2,200,208, 5/7/1940, Corrosion-resisting ferrous alloy

Moses Payne

#394,388, 12/11/1888, Horseshoe

Robert A Pelham

#807,685, 12/19/1905, Pasting device
#NA, 1913, Tallying machine

John Perry Jr.

#3,284,239, 11/8/1966, Biochemical fuel cell (co-inventor Herbert F Hunger)

Frank R Perryman

#468,038, 2/2/1892, Caterers tray table

Charles A Peterson

#3,391,903, 7/9/1968, Power generating apparatus

Henry Peterson

#402,189, 2/30/1889, Attachment for lawn mowers

William Henry Phelps

#579,242, 3/23/1897, Apparatus for washing vehicles

Anthony Phills

#5,136,787, 10/3/1991, Ruler template for computer keyboard

John F Pickering

#643,975, 2/20/1900, Air ship

Henry Pickett

#152,511, 7/30/1874, Improvement in scaffolds

Traverse B Pinn

#231,355, 8/17/1880, File holder

William D Polite

#1,218,458, 3/6/1917, Gun

Austin J Polk

#558,103, 4/14/1896, Bicycle support

Jessie T Pope

#2,409,791, 10/22/1946, Croquignole iron

James Hall Porter

#3,534,528, 10/20/1970, Gas well sulfur removal by diffusion through polymeric membranes

Alfred G B Prather

#3,715,011, 2/6/1973, Gravity escape means

Frank Rodger Prince

#3,637,743, 1/25/1972, Production of 2-pyrrolidones

Abraham Pugsley

#433,306, 7/29/1890, Blind stop
#433,819, 8/5/1890, Shutter worker

Samuel Pugsley

#357,787, 2/15/1887, Gate latch

John E Purdy

#405,117, 6/11/1889, Folding chair, (co-inventor Daniel A. Sadgwar)

Walter Purdy

#570,337, 10/27/1896, Device for sharpening edged tools
#609,367, 8/16/1898, Device for sharpening edged tools
#630,106, 8/1/1899, Device for sharpening edged tools

William H Purdy

#D 24,228, 4/23/1895, Spoon design (co-inventor Leonard C. Peters)

Willam B Purvis

#256,856, 4/25/1882, Fastener for bag
#273,149, 2/27/1883, Hand stamp
#293,353, 2/12/1884, Paper bag machine
#419,065, 1/7/1890, Fountain pen
#420,099, 1/28/1890, Paper bag machine
#519,291, 5/1/1894, Electric railway
#539,542, 5/21/1895, Magnetic car balancing device
#588,176, 8/17/1897, Electrical railway system

William Queen

#458,131, 8/18/1891, Guard for companion ways or hatches

Victor Llewellyn Ransom

#3,231,866, 1/25/1966, Traffic data processing system
#3,866,185, 2/11/1975, Method and apparatus for gathering peak load traffic data

Debrilla M Ratchford

#4,094,391, 6/13/1978, Suitcase with wheels and transporting hook

Ernest P Ray

#620,078, 2/21/1899, Chair supporting device

Lloyd P Ray

#587,607, 8/3/1897, Dust pan

Andre Reboucas

NA 1895 approx Torpedo

Craig C Redmond, Sr.

#6,085,356, 7/11/2000, Waist Band Expander

Judy W Reed

#305,474, 9/23/1884, Dough kneader and roller

Humphrey H Reynolds

#275,271, 10/7/1890, Window ventilator for railroad cars
#437,937, 4/3/1883, Safety gate for bridges

Mary Jane Reynolds

#1,337,667, 4/20/1920, Hoisting and loading mechanism

Robert Randolph Reynolds

#624,092, 5/2/1899, Nonrefillable bottle

Jerome Bonaparte Rhodes

#639,290, 12/19/1899 Water closet

Albert C Richardson

#255,022, 3/14/1882, Hame fastener
#446,470, 2/17/1891, Churn
#529,311, 11/13/1894, Casket-lowering device
#620,362, 2/28/1899, Insect destroyer
#638,811, 12/12/1899, Bottle

William H Richardson

#343,140, 6/18/1889, Cotton chopper
#405,599, 6/18/1889, Child's carriage
#405,600, 6/1/1886, Child's carriage

Charles V Richey

#584,650, 8/3/1897, Car coupling
#587,657, 10/26/1897, Railroad switch
#592,448, 12/28/1897, Railroad switch
#596,427, 12/13/1898, Fire escape bracket
#615,907, 6/3/1913, Combined cot, hammock, and stretcher
#1,063,599, 7/7/1931, Telephone register and lock-out device
#1,812,984, 2/14/1933, Lockout for outgoing calls for telephone systems
#1,897,533 6/15/1897, Time control system for telephones

Alvin Longo Rickman

#598,816, 2/8/1898, Overshoe

James Ricks

#338,781, 3/30/1886, Horseshoe
#626,245, 6/6/1899, Overshoe for horses

Norbert Rillieux

#3,237, 8/26/1843, Improvement in sugar works
#4,879, 12/10/1846, Sugar processing evaporator

Cecil Rivers

6,731,483, 2/14/2003, Circuit breaker with single test button mechanism

Louis W Roberts

#3,072,865, 1/8/1963, Gaseous discharge device
#3,257,620, 6/21/1966, Device for gas amplication by stimulated emission and radiation GASAR
#3,377,576, 4/9/1968, Gallium-wetted movable electrode switch

Elbert R Robinson

#505,370, 9/19/1893, Electric railway trolley
#594,286, 11/23/1897, Casting composite or other car wheels

Hassel D Robinson

#D 66,703, 2/24/1925, Design for a traffic signal casing
#1,580,218, 4/13/1926, Traffic signal for automobiles

Ira C Robinson

#3,577,514, 5/4/1971, Sustained release pharmaceutical tablets

James H Robinson

#621,143, 3/14/1899, Lifesaving guard for locomotives
#623,929, 4/25/1899, Lifesaving guard for street cars

John Robinson

#356,852, 2/1/1887, Dinner pail

Neal Moore Robinson

#1,422,479 7/11/1922 Vehicle wheel

Arnold Romain

#402,035 4/23/1889 Passenger register

Raymond E Rose

#3,618,388 11/9/1971 Control apparatus

Archia L Ross

#565,301, 8/4/1896, Runner for stoops
#605,343, 6/7/1898, Bag closure
#638,068, 11/28/1899, Trousers support or stretcher

Joseph Ross

#632,539, 9/5/1899, Hay press

David N Roston

#556,166, 3/10/1896, Feather curler

Edwin R Russell

#2,855,269, 10/7/1958, The separation of plutonium from uranium and fission products
#2,992,249, 7/11/1961, Ion exchange absorption process for plutonium separation
#3,296,123, 1/3/1967, Removal of cesium from aqueous solution by ion exchange
#3,309,323, 3/14/1967, Thorium oxide or thorium-uranium oxide with magnesium oxide

Jesse Eugene Russell

#5,930,247, 7/27/1999, Broadband data reception system for Worldnet access
#6,044,403, 3/28/2000, Network server platform for Internet, Java server and video application server

John Russell

#6,968,993, 11/17/2003, Mailbox assembly

Joseph L Russell

#3,995,011, 11/30/1976, Preparation of tungsten hexafluoride from halogen and hydrogen fluoride

Lewis A Russell

#544,381, 8/13/1895, Guard attachment for beds

Earl Ryder

#3,129,095, 4/14/1964, High silicon cast iron

Walter H Sammons

#1,362,823, 12/21/1920, Comb

Adolphus Samms

#3,000,179, 9/19/1961, Rocket engine pump feed system
#3,199,455, 8/10/1965, Multiple stage rocket
#3,257,089, 6/21/1966, Emergency release for extraction chute
#3,310,938, 3/28/1967, Rocket motor fuel feed

George T Sampson

#312,388, 2/17/1885, Sled propeller
#476,416, 6/7/1892, Clothes drier

Henry Thomas Sampson

#3,140,210, 7/7/1964, Binder system for propellants and explosives
#3,212,256, 10/19/1965, Case bonding system for cast composite propellants
#3,591,860, 7/6/1971, Gamma-Electrical Cell, (co-inventor George H Miley, this patent is not for cell phone tecnology)

Dewey S C Sanderson

#3,522,011, 7/28/1970, Urinalysis machine

Ralph W Sanderson

#3,362,742, 1/9/1968, Hydraulic shock absorber

Richard L Saxton

#4,392,028, 7/5/1983, Pay telephone with sanitized tissue dispenser

Virginia Scharschmidt

#1,708,594, 4/9/1929, Safety window cleaning device

Henry Scott

#4,881,528, 11/21/1989, Spinal traction and support unit used while seated

Howard L Scott

#3,568,685, 3/9/1971, Treating human, animal and synthetic hair with a waterproofing composition

J C Scott

#D 212,334, 10/1/1968, Shadow box

Linzy Scott

#4,275,716, 6/30/1981, Knee brace

Robert P Scott

#524,223, 8/7/1894, Corn silker

Samuel R Scottron

#224,732, 2/17/1880, Adjustable window cornice
#270,851, 1/16/1883, Cornice
#349,525, 9/21/1886, Pole tip
#481,720, 8/30/1892, Curtain rod
#505,008, 9/12/1893, Supporting bracket

Earl D Shaw

#4,529,942, 7/16/1985, Free-electron amplifier device with electromagnetic radiation delay element

Glenn Shaw

#5,046,776, 9/10/1991, Fascia protector for fuel tank filler

Jerry Shelby

#5,328,132, 7/12/1994, Engine protection system for recoverable rocket booster

Dennis W Shorter

#363,089, 5/17/1887, Feed rack

Wanda A Sigur

#5,084,219, 1/28/1992, Method of fabricating composite structures

Esteban Silvera

#3,718,157, 5/27/1973, Ram-valve level indicator

Joycelyn Simpson look under Joycelyn Harrison

Stephen Chambers Skanks

#587,165, 7/27/1897, Sleeping car berth register

Isadore Small

#3,814,948, 6/4/1974, Universal on-delay timer

Brinay Smartt

#799,498, 9/12/1905, Reversing-valve
#935,169, 9/28/1909, Valve gear
#1,052,290, 2/4/1913, Wheel

Bernard Smith

#4,544,535, 10/1/1985, Method or preparing nonlaminating anisotropic boron nitride

John Winsor Smith

#647,887, 4/17/1900, Game

Jonathan S Smith

#3,432,314, 3/11/1969, Transparent zirconia composition and process for making same

Joseph H Smith

#581,785, 5/4/1897, Lawn sprinkler
#601,065, 3/22/1898, Lawn sprinkler

Mildred E Smith

#4,230,321, 10/28/1980, Family relationships card game

Morris L Smith

#3,389,108, 6/18/1968, Printing fluid comprising an aqueous solution of a water-soluble dye and a thermosetting vinylsulfonium polymer
#4,882,221, 11/21/1989, Chemically treated paper products - towel and tissue
#4,883,475, 11/28/1989, Chemically treated paper products - towel and tissue

Peter D Smith

#445,206, 1/27/1891, Potato digger
#469,279, 2/23/1892, Grain binder

Robert T Smith

#1,970,984, 8/21/1934, Spraying machine

Samuel C Smith

#3,956,925, 5/18/1976, Hardness tester

Lanny S Smoot

#4,565,974, 1/21/1986, Optical receiver circuit with active equalizer
#4,890,314, 12/26/1989, Teleconferencing facility with high resolution video display
#4,928,301, 5/22/1990, Teleconferencing terminal with camera behind display screen

William Snow

#437,728, 10/7/1890, Liniment

Harde Spears

#110,599, 12/27/1870, Improvement in portable shields for infantry and artillery

Richard Bowie Spikes

#972,277, 10/11/1910, Self-locking rack for billiard cues
#1,590,557, 6/29/1926, Combination milk bottle opener and cover
#1,828,753, 10/27/1932, Method and apparatus for obtaining average samples and temperature of tank liquids
#1,889,814, 12/6/1932, Automatic gear shift
#1,936,996, 11/28/1933, Transmission and shifting means therefor
#3,015,522, 1/2/1962, Automatic safety brake system

Osbourne C Stafford

#3,522,558, 8/4/1970, Microwave phase shift device

Elbert Stallworth

#1,687,521, 10/16/1928, Electric heater
#1,727,842, 9/10/1929, Electric chamber
#1,972,634, 9/4/1934, Alarm clock electric switch

Arnold F Stancell

#3,657,113, 4/18/1972, Separating fluids with selective membranes

George B. D. Stephens

#2,762,377, 9/11/1956, Cigarette holder and ash tray

John Standard

#413,689, 10/29/1889, Oil stove
#455,891, 7/14/1891, Refrigerator

Albert Clifton Stewart

#3,255,044, 6/7/1966, Redox couple radiation cell
#3,255,045, 6/7/1966, Electric cell

Earl M Stewart

#2,031,510, 2/18/1936, Arch and heel support (co-inventor Seymour Shagrin)

Enos W Stewart

#362,190, 11/27/1887, Punching machine
#373,698, 5/3/1887, Machine for forming vehicle seat bars

Marvin Charles Stewart

#3,395,271, 7/30/1968, Arithmetic unit for digital computers
#3,605,063, 9/14/1971, System for interconnecting electrical components

Thomas Stewart

#375,512, 12/27/1887, Metal bending machine

#499,402, 6/13/1893, Mop

#499,895, 6/20/1893, Station indicator

Henry F Stilwell

#1,911,248, 5/30/1933, Means for receiving mail and other matter on aeroplanes while in motion

Rufus Stokes

#3,378,241, 4/16/1968, Exhaust purifier
#3,520,113, 7/14/1970, Air pollution control device

Edward H Sutton

#149,543, 4/7/1874, Improvement in cotton cultivators

James A Sweeting

#594,501, 11/30/1897, Device for rolling cigarettes
#605,209, 6/7/1898, Combined knife and scoop

Sacramenta G Tankins

#1,339,632, 5/11/1920, Comb
#1,845,208, 2/16/1932, Method and means for treating human hair

Charles W Tate

#3,423,959, 1/28/1969, Flexible and transparent lubricant housing for universal joint

Asa J Taylor

#2,286,695, 6/16/1942, Machine for assembling and/or disassembling the parts of spring tensioned devices
#2,434,629, 1/13/1948, Fluid joint

Benjamin H Taylor

#202,888, 4/23/1878, Improvement in rotary engines
#585,798, 7/6/1897, Slide valve

Christopher L Taylor

#2,807,818, 10/1/1957, Combination toothbrush and dentifrice dispenser

Moddie Daniel Taylor

#2,801,899, 8/6/1957, Preparation of anhydrous alkaline earth halides
#2,992,249, 7/11/1961, Ion exchange adsorption process for plutonium separation
#3,049,406, 8/14/1962, Preparation of anhydrous lithium salts

Richard Taylor

#D 105,037, 6/22/1937, Leaf holder

Lewis Temple

#NA, 1848, Improved harpoon

Edward H C Thomas

#1,693,006, 11/27/1928, Automobile key and license holder

Samuel E Thomas

#286,746, 10/16/1883, Waste trap
#371,107, 10/4/1887, Waste trap for basins and water closets
#386,941, 7/31/1888, Process of casting
#390,821, 10/9/1888, Pipe connection

Gerald L Thomas

#6,597,281, 7/22/2003, Pager Belt Buckle Device

Valerie L Thomas

#4,229,761, 10/21/1980, Illusion transmitter

John P Thompson

#2,086,142, 7/6/1937, Motor vehicle elevating and parking device

Joseph Ausbon Thompson

#2,442,026, 5/25/1948, Foot warmer
#3,921,802, 11/25/1978, Moist/dry lavatory and toilet tissue

Oliver L Thompson

#1,541,670, 6/9/1925, Vehicle parking attachment

Benjamin Thornton

#1,831,331, 11/10/1931, Apparatus for automatically recording telephonic messages
#1,843,849, 2/2/1932, Apparatus for automatically transmitting messages over a telephone line

Mary Toland

#1,339,239, 5/4/1920, Float-operated circuit-closer

George Toliver

#451,086, 4/28/1891, Propeller for vessels

Richard E S Toomey

#1,749,858, 3/11/1930, Airplane appliance to prevent ice formation (co-inventor James C Evans)

Allen H Turner

#3,017,115, 1/16/1962, Electrostatic paint system
#3,054,697, 9/18/1962, Electrostatic painting

Madeline M Turner

#1,180,959, 4/25/1916, Fruit press

Dr Patrick B Usoro

#7,150,695, 12/19/2006, Planetary transmissions having input clutches and three interconnected gear sets, Co-inventors Norman K Bucknor, Madhusudan Raghavan
#7,150,696, 12/26/2006, Planetary transmissions having a stationary gear member and clutched input members, Co-inventors Norman K Bucknor, Madhusudan Raghavan
#7,153,231, 12/26/2006, Planetary transmissions having two interconnecting members and clutched input members, Co-inventors Norman K Bucknor, Madhusudan Raghavan
#7,153,232, 12/26/2006, Planetary transmissions having a stationary member and an input member, Co-inventors Norman K Bucknor, Madhusudan Raghavan

Full List of Patents

Simon Vincent

#1,361,295, 12/7/1920, Woodworking machine

William L Wade

#4,514,478, 4/30/1985, Method of making a porous carbon cathode, a porous carborn cathode so made, and electrochemical cell including the porous carbon cathode

Madame C J Walker

#NA, 1905, Method of softening hair

Lucius M Walker Jr

#3,478,764, 11/18/1969, Laminar fluid NOR element

Peter Walker

#577,153, 2/16/1897, Machine for cleaning seed cotton
#600,241, 3/8/1898, Bait holder

Joseph W Waller

#224,253, 2/3/1880, Shoemaker-s cabinet or bench

Ulysses S Walton

#2,314,674, 3/23/1943, Denture

Richard Warren

#1,619,900, 3/8/1927, Display rack

Wade Washington

#283,173, 8/4/1883, Corn husking machine

Isaac Watkins

#437,849, 10/7/1890, Scrubbing frame

Julius R Watts

#493,137, 3/7/1893, Bracket for miners lamps

Dennis W Weatherby

#4,714,562, 12/22/1987, Automatic dishwasher detergent composition

Rufus J Weaver

#3,411,598, 11/19/1968, Stairclimbing wheelchair

Henry C Webb

#483,971, 10/4/1892, Saw Attachment

John W Webster

#5,142,619, 8/25/1992, Method and apparatus for visually comparing files in a data processing system

Charles E Weir

#3,079,505, 2/26/1963, High-pressure optical cell

Edward H West

#632,385, 9/5/1899, Weather shield

James Edward West

#3,945,112, 3/26/1976, Technique for fabrication of foil electret
#4,248,808, 2/3/1981, Technique for removing surface and volume charges from thin high polymer films
#4,802,227, 1/31/1989, Noise reduction processing arrangement for microphone arrays

John W West

#108,419, 10/18/1870, Improvement in wagons

Ferdinand D Wharton

#3,655,869, 4/11/1972, Treatment of diarrhea employing certain basic polyelectrolyte polymers

Charles Fred White

#1,018,799, 2/27/1912, Timing device

Daniel L White

#574,969, 1/12/1897, Extension step for cars

John Thomas White

#572,849, 12/8/1896, Lemon squeezer

Jerome L Wicks

#4,325,203, 4/20/1982, Patio door and window guard system invention

Joseph S Wiles

Anthony B Will

#6,540,043, 4/1,2003, Vehicle steering system with electronic power regulation unit for limiting the steering angle of rear wheels at high speeds
#3,538,916, 11/10/1970, Injection pistol

Carter Williams

#468,280, 2/2/1892, Canopy frame

Daniel Hale Williams

#NA, 7/9/1893, Internal surgery

James P Williams

#634,784, 10/10/1899, Pillow sham holder

Paul E Williams

#3,065,933, 11/27/1962, Helicopter design

Robert M Williams

#5,171,523, 12/15/1992, Method and apparatus for disinfecting objects

Frank Winn

#394,047, 12/4/1888, Direct acting steam engine

Joseph R Winters

#203,517, 5/7/1878, Fire escape ladder
#214,224, 4/8/1879, Improvement in fire escape ladders

Francis J Wood

#537,953, 4/23/1895, Potato digger

Dudley G Woodard

#3,574,175, 4/6/1971, Preparation of water soluble acrylic copolymers for use in water treatment

Stanley E. Woodard

#7255004, August 14, 2007, Wireless fluid level measuring system
#7231832, June 19, 2007, System and method for detecting cracks and their location
#7159774, January 9, 2007, Magnetic field response measurement acquisition system
#7086593, August 8, 2006, Magnetic field response measurement acquisition system
#7075295, July 11, 2006, Magnetic field response sensor for conductive media
#7047807, May 23, 2006, Flexible framework for capacitive sensing
#7019621, March 28, 2006, Methods and apparatus to increase sound quality of piezoelectric devices
#6879893, April 12, 2005, Tributary analysis monitoring system
#6259188, July 10, 2001, Piezoelectric vibrational and acoustic alert for a personal communication device

Granville T Woods

#299,894, 6/3/1884, Steam boiler furnace
#308,817, 12/2/1884, Telephone transmitter
#315,368, 4/7/1885, Apparatus for transmissions of messages by electricity
#364,619, 6/7/1887, Relay instrument
#366,192, 7/5/1887, Polarized relay
#368,265, 8/16/1887, Electromechanical brake
#371,241, 10/11/1887, Telephone system and apparatus
#371,655, 10/18/1887, Electromagnetic brake apparatus
#373,383, 11/5/1887, Railway telegraphy
#373,915, 11/29/1887, Induction telegraph system
#383,844, 5/29/1888, Overhead conducting system for electric railways
#385,034, 6/26/1888, Electromotive railway
#386,282, 7/17/1888, Tunnel construction for electric railways
#387,839, 8/14/1888, Galvanic battery
#388,803, 8/28/1888, Railway telegraphy
#395,533, 1/1/1889, Automatic safety cut-out for electric circuits
#463,020, 11/10/1891, Electric railway system
#507,606, 10/31/1893, Electric railwaysupply system
#639,692, 12/19/1899, Amusement apparatus
#656,760, 8/28/1900, Incubator
#662,049, 11/20/1900, Automatic circuit-breaking apparatus
#681,768, 9/3/1901, Regulating and controlling electrical translating devices
#690,809, 1/7/1902, Apparatus for controlling electric motors or other electrical translating devices
#695,988, 3/25/1902, Electric railway
#701,981, 6/10/1902, Automatic air brake
#718,183, 1/13/1903, Electric railway system
#762,792, 6/14/1904, Electric-railway apparatus

Kevin Woolfolk

#5,649,503, 7/22/1997, Squirrel cage having a cyclometer and method for monitoring the activity of an animal

James Wormley

#242,091, 5/24/1881, Lifesaving apparatus

James E Young

#4,564,798, 1/14/1986, Battery performance control