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Some local interesting patents
Laptop braille slate - Fay; Susan K. (Macomb, IL), Fay; Frank J. (Macomb, IL), Weston; C. Don (Macomb, IL) 1995
Mouse trap - WC Hooker, Abingdon, IL - 1994
Clockspring using resettable fuse for heated steering wheel - Bolen; Patrick A. (Carthage, IL), Kaufman; Dennis D. (Carthage, IL), Henderson; Brent E. (Ursa, IL), Reid; Bruce E. (Macomb, IL), 2001
Key with bottle opener in the head - Bainter; Carla (Macomb, IL) 2010
Chair or the like - CR Wright - Macomb, IL, 1928
Regal pelargonium plant named `Camelot` - Craig; Richard (State College, PA), Loehrlein; Marietta (Macomb, IL, WIU), 2001,
Portable outdoor fireplace - Whalen; Bernard F. (Macomb, IL), Doubet; Paul (Farmington, IL) - Yetter Manufacturing Co. (Colchester, IL, 1995
Holographic optical devices for transmission of optical signals - Davies; Brian M. (Austin, TX, now at WIU) et al, 2001)
Manually propelled lawn and garden cart - Helms; Harold R. (Bushnell, IL), 1982
Storage and dispensing bin for animal feed - Schuld; Ernest R. (Macomb, IL) - Bushnell Illinois Tanks Co. (Bushnell, IL), 2010
Power transmission [automobile] - Branstrator, CG (Bushnell, IL) - Bayne Mfg, (Bushnell, IL) 1922
Plow - Deere, J (Moline, IL) 1865
Corn harvester [horse drawn] - Conner, CL (Adair, IL), 1914
Adjustable volume [coffee] brewer - Bunn; Arthur (Springfield, IL) - Bunn-O-Matic (Springfield, IL), 2011
Window ventilator - Walker, J (Macomb, IL) 1929
Hooded brooder stove [for chickens] - Landgraf, JT (Macomb, IL) - American Steel Products (Macomb, IL) 1929
Horseshoe - Allison, SK (Macomb, IL), 1924
Prebiotic oligosaccharides via alternansucrase acceptor reactions - Cote; Gregory L. (Edwards, IL), Holt; Scott M. (Macomb, IL) - (Board of Trustees of Western Illinois Univ)., 2007
Metallic fence - James, PC (Macomb, IL) 1920
Vehicle wheel - Fuhr, AB (Macomb, IL), 1922
Barbeque grill having a football helmet design - Griffard; John D. (Quincy, IL), 2009
Drywall electrical box cut out template - Mason; Richard W. (Avon, IL), 2015
Rake - Eifiert, RW (Bushnell, IL), 1933
Some local interesting patents
External Combustion Engine - 2001 - Dan Meyer, Rushville, IL
Flying car - Long; Larry D. (Avon, IL), Sturgeon; Terry L. (Bartonville, IL) - 2003
Pipe scraping tool - Henry Richardson, Macomb, IL - 1988
User- and eco-friendly hypervalent iodine reagent and method of synthesis - Vinod; Thottumkara K. (Macomb, IL), Thottumkara; Arun P. (Macomb, IL) WIU, 2005
Crop debris clearing device - Whalen; Patrick (Colchester, IL), Cerven; Stephen E. (Colchester, IL), Litchfield; Derek A. (Macomb, IL), Yetter Manufacturing Co. (Colchester, IL), 2007
Manner of buoying vessels - Abe Lincoln, Springfield, IL, 1849
Ice fishing device for protecting a fishing line - Harris; Gary G. (Macomb, IL), 2006
Acoustic lens device - Theobald; Nicole (Macomb, IL), 1998
Toggle wrench - Finn; Kenneth F. (Macomb, IL), 1981
Toasting process using a toast guard - Ogle; David W. (Bushnell, IL), 1985
Tire and wheel carrier for automobiles - Bayne, GG (Bushnell, IL) 1924
Combination hand tool bar (pry bar) - Chambers; Daniel (Bushnell, IL) - Vaughan & Bushnell Manufacturing Company (Hebron, IL), 2011
Wheel cultivator - Norcross, CS (Bushnell, IL), 1921
Apparatus for selectively positioning movable work element with preselected maximum velocity control [adaptive implement hitch] - Hardy; Gerald D. (East Peoria, IL), Hoffman; John P. (Peoria, IL), Kendrick; Larry E. (Peoria, IL) - Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria
Dual-axis method and machine for producing pre-preg - Pratt, William F. (Pleasant Grove, UT - now at WIU), 2004)
Vending machine - Purdum, SE (Macomb, IL) 1925
Tape cutter - Patrick, John (Macomb, IL), 1973
Vacuum cleaning machine - Schuld; Ernest R. (Macomb, IL), Schuld; Mary A. (Macomb, IL), 1988
Poultry foutain and heater therefor - Schell, T (Macomb, IL) - American Steel Products (Macomb, IL), 1920
Simpified supercharged internal combustion engine with emissions control - Hammond; Gary L. (Macomb, IL), 1972
Capped head hammer - Cox; Michael L. (Lewistown, IL) - Vaughan & Bushnell Manufacturing Company (Hebron, IL), 2002
Ice maker assembly for a refrigerator - Senner; Kurt C. (Galesburg, IL), 2004
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