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IMM Artists and Inventors Database

An interactive catalogue of African American inventions, 1865–1939, from which IMM artists select an invention to research and reinterpret.

An interactive catalogue of African American inventions, 1865–1939, from which IMM artists select an invention to research and reinterpret.

IMM Artists and Inventors Database

Patent drawing for Combined Excavator and Elevator by Isaiah D. Hughes, U.S. Patent 687,312, granted 1901-11-26.

Isaiah D. Hughes

Combined Excavator and Elevator

1901-03-29

Distinct invention claim — no explicit improvement wording

Patent drawing for Steam Boiler by Benjamin F. Jackson, U.S. Patent 690,730, granted 1902-01-07.

Benjamin F. Jackson

Steam Boiler

1901-04-02

Distinct invention claim — no explicit improvement wording

Patent drawing for Method of Controlling Electric Motors or other Electrical Translating Devices by Granville T. Woods, U.S. Patent 690,808, granted 1902-01-07.

Granville T. Woods

Method of Controlling Electric Motors or other Electrical Translating Devices

1895-03-20

Distinct invention claim — no explicit improvement wording

Patent drawing for Apparatus for Controlling Electric Motors or other Electrical Translating Devices by Granville T. Woods, U.S. Patent 690,810, granted 1902-01-07.

Granville T. Woods

Apparatus for Controlling Electric Motors or other Electrical Translating Devices

1901-03-28

Distinct invention claim — no explicit improvement wording

Patent drawing for Machine for Mixing and Kneading Dough or Analogous Materials by Joseph Lee, U.S. Patent 696,575, granted 1902-04-01.

Joseph Lee

Machine for Mixing and Kneading Dough or Analogous Materials

1901-09-04

Distinct invention claim — no explicit improvement wording

Patent drawing for Motor Controlling Apparatus by Granville T. Woods; Lyates Woods, U.S. Patent 697,928, granted 1902-04-15.

Granville T. Woods; Lyates Woods

Motor Controlling Apparatus

1901-09-03

Distinct invention claim — no explicit improvement wording

Patent drawing for Automatic Air Brakes by Granville T. Woods, U.S. Patent 701,981, granted 1902-06-10.

Granville T. Woods

Automatic Air Brakes

1901-02-05

Distinct invention claim — no explicit improvement wording

Patent drawing for Air Pressure Regulator by Joseph H. Dickinson, U.S. Patent 704,782, granted 1902-07-15.

Joseph H. Dickinson

Air Pressure Regulator

1901-06-25

Distinct invention claim — no explicit improvement wording

Patent drawing for Thill Coupling by Albert Mendenhall, U.S. Patent 710,365, granted 1902-09-30.

Albert Mendenhall

Thill Coupling

1902-02-07

Distinct invention claim — no explicit improvement wording

Patent drawing for Combined Cotton Scraper, Chopper, and Cultivator by Lilburn D. Moore, U.S. Patent 720,272, granted 1903-02-10.

Lilburn D. Moore

Combined Cotton Scraper, Chopper, and Cultivator

1902-07-15

Distinct invention claim — no explicit improvement wording

Patent drawing for Conveyer by Robert H. Gray, U.S. Patent 727,127, granted 1903-05-05.

Robert H. Gray

Conveyer

1902-03-08

Distinct invention claim — no explicit improvement wording

Patent drawing for Shoe Horn by Andrew D. Washington, U.S. Patent 728,788, granted 1903-05-19.

Andrew D. Washington

Shoe Horn

1902-08-06

Distinct invention claim — no explicit improvement wording

Patent drawing for Machine for Stemming and Cleaning Peanuts or Green Peas by Benjamin Hicks, U.S. Patent 688,519, granted 1901-12-10.

Benjamin Hicks

Machine for Stemming and Cleaning Peanuts or Green Peas

1900-11-01

Distinct invention claim — no explicit improvement wording

Patent drawing for Method of Controlling Electric Motors or Translating Devices by Granville T. Woods, U.S. Patent 690,807, granted 1902-01-07.

Granville T. Woods

Method of Controlling Electric Motors or Translating Devices

1892-08-27

Distinct invention claim — no explicit improvement wording

Patent drawing for Apparatus for Controlling Electric Motor or Other Electrical Translating Devices by Granville T. Woods, U.S. Patent 690,809, granted 1902-01-07.

Granville T. Woods

Apparatus for Controlling Electric Motor or Other Electrical Translating Devices

1901-03-28

Distinct invention claim — no explicit improvement wording

Patent drawing for Electric Railway by Granville T. Woods, U.S. Patent 695,988, granted 1902-03-25.

Granville T. Woods

Electric Railway

1900-08-24

Distinct invention claim — no explicit improvement wording

Patent drawing for System of Electrical Control by Granville T. Woods; Lyates Woods, U.S. Patent 697,767, granted 1902-04-15.

Granville T. Woods; Lyates Woods

System of Electrical Control

1901-05-18

Distinct invention claim — no explicit improvement wording

Patent drawing for Press by James P. Williams, U.S. Patent 699,732, granted 1902-05-13.

James P. Williams

Press

1901-12-02

Distinct invention claim — no explicit improvement wording

Patent drawing for Bicycle by Thomas H. Edmonds, U.S. Patent 702,292, granted 1902-06-10.

Thomas H. Edmonds

Bicycle

1902-03-27

Distinct invention claim — no explicit improvement wording

Patent drawing for Photograph Burnisher by Clatonia J. Dorticus, U.S. Patent 709,757, granted 1902-09-23.

Clatonia J. Dorticus

Photograph Burnisher

1900-08-16

Distinct invention claim — no explicit improvement wording

Patent drawing for Electric Railway System by Granville T. Woods, U.S. Patent 718,183, granted 1903-01-13.

Granville T. Woods

Electric Railway System

1896-10-30

Distinct invention claim — no explicit improvement wording

Patent drawing for Water Boiler, Skimmer and Oil Separator by Willie H. Johnson, U.S. Patent 726,167, granted 1903-04-21.

Willie H. Johnson

Water Boiler, Skimmer and Oil Separator

1902-06-27

Distinct invention claim — no explicit improvement wording

Patent drawing for Valve Gear for Steam Engines by Booker T. Washington; Robert L. Campbell, U.S. Patent 728,364, granted 1903-05-19.

Booker T. Washington; Robert L. Campbell

Valve Gear for Steam Engines

1902-12-08

Distinct invention claim — no explicit improvement wording

Patent drawing for Electric Railway by Granville T. Woods; Lyates Woods, U.S. Patent 729,481, granted 1903-05-26.

Granville T. Woods; Lyates Woods

Electric Railway

1900-11-24

Distinct invention claim — no explicit improvement wording

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