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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 Locomotive Lubricator by Elijah McCoy, U.S. Patent 1,136,689, granted 1915-04-20.

Elijah McCoy

Locomotive Lubricator

1914-04-24

Distinct invention claim — no explicit improvement wording

Patent drawing for Road by Robert P. Scott, U.S. Patent 1,138,983, granted 1915-05-11.

Robert P. Scott

Road

1913-04-19

Distinct invention claim — no explicit improvement wording

Patent drawing for Signal Apparatus by David Baker, U.S. Patent 1,154,162, granted 1915-09-21.

David Baker

Signal Apparatus

1914-07-16

Distinct invention claim — no explicit improvement wording

Patent drawing for Window Scaffold by Wade Washington, U.S. Patent 1,169,370, granted 1916-01-25.

Wade Washington

Window Scaffold

1915-10-07

Distinct invention claim — no explicit improvement wording

Patent drawing for Cotton Chopper by Ben Askew, U.S. Patent 1,174,538, granted 1916-03-07.

Ben Askew

Cotton Chopper

1915-05-07

Distinct invention claim — no explicit improvement wording

Patent drawing for Roadway by Robert P. Scott, U.S. Patent 1,178,756, granted 1916-04-11.

Robert P. Scott

Roadway

1915-01-06

Distinct invention claim — no explicit improvement wording

Patent drawing for Fruit-Press by Madeline M. Turner, U.S. Patent 1,180,959, granted 1916-04-25.

Madeline M. Turner

Fruit-Press

1915-07-26

Distinct invention claim — no explicit improvement wording

Patent drawing for Dining or Lunch Room Serving Table by Essex Deloatch, U.S. Patent 1,186,085, granted 1916-06-06.

Essex Deloatch

Dining or Lunch Room Serving Table

1915-08-28

Distinct invention claim — no explicit improvement wording

Patent drawing for Mechanism for Automatically Applying Bags to Filling Machines by Albert R. Hinton, U.S. Patent 1,190,898, granted 1916-07-11.

Albert R. Hinton

Mechanism for Automatically Applying Bags to Filling Machines

1915-05-19

Distinct invention claim — no explicit improvement wording

Patent drawing for Detachable Calk Frame by Oscar E. Brown, U.S. Patent 1,193,864, granted 1916-08-08.

Oscar E. Brown

Detachable Calk Frame

Not stated in digitized patent metadata

Distinct invention claim — no explicit improvement wording

Patent drawing for Window Ventilator by Willis H. West, U.S. Patent 1,209,366, granted 1916-12-19.

Willis H. West

Window Ventilator

1915-12-20

Distinct invention claim — no explicit improvement wording

Patent drawing for Blackboard Eraser by Frank B. Bayless; William E. Bayless, U.S. Patent 1,214,411, granted 1917-01-30.

Frank B. Bayless; William E. Bayless

Blackboard Eraser

1915-04-28

Distinct invention claim — no explicit improvement wording

Patent drawing for Life Preserver by Samuel J. Hines, U.S. Patent 1,137,971, granted 1915-05-04.

Samuel J. Hines

Life Preserver

1914-05-05

Distinct invention claim — no explicit improvement wording

Patent drawing for Closet Hopper by Henry P. Gonsouland, U.S. Patent 1,139,178, granted 1915-05-11.

Henry P. Gonsouland

Closet Hopper

1914-12-30

Distinct invention claim — no explicit improvement wording

Patent drawing for Non Slipping Attachment for Horseshoes by Oscar E. Brown, U.S. Patent 1,160,834, granted 1915-11-16.

Oscar E. Brown

Non Slipping Attachment for Horseshoes

1915-02-26

Distinct invention claim — no explicit improvement wording

Patent drawing for Window by Aiken C. Taylor, U.S. Patent 1,171,367, granted 1916-02-08.

Aiken C. Taylor

Window

1914-12-21

Distinct invention claim — no explicit improvement wording

Patent drawing for Water Heating Apparatus by Henry P. Gonsouland, U.S. Patent 1,178,445, granted 1916-04-04.

Henry P. Gonsouland

Water Heating Apparatus

1914-11-02

Distinct invention claim — no explicit improvement wording

Patent drawing for Tie Plate for Railway by Ned E. Barnes, U.S. Patent 1,180,467, granted 1916-04-25.

Ned E. Barnes

Tie Plate for Railway

1915-09-27

Distinct invention claim — no explicit improvement wording

Patent drawing for Can Opener by Albert Mendenhall, U.S. Patent 1,182,781, granted 1916-05-09.

Albert Mendenhall

Can Opener

1915-09-10

Distinct invention claim — no explicit improvement wording

Patent drawing for Railway and Rail Brace by Ned E. Barnes, U.S. Patent 1,190,083, granted 1916-07-04.

Ned E. Barnes

Railway and Rail Brace

1915-04-09

Distinct invention claim — no explicit improvement wording

Patent drawing for Bread Wrapping, Labeling, and Sealing Machine by James P. Norwood, U.S. Patent 1,191,029, granted 1916-07-11.

James P. Norwood

Bread Wrapping, Labeling, and Sealing Machine

1913-07-01

Distinct invention claim — no explicit improvement wording

Patent drawing for Water Heating Apparatus by Henry P. Gonsouland, U.S. Patent 1,198,344, granted 1916-09-12.

Henry P. Gonsouland

Water Heating Apparatus

1915-12-31

Distinct invention claim — no explicit improvement wording

Patent drawing for Design for a Clock Case by James N. Simms, U.S. Patent D 50,152, granted 1917-01-09.

James N. Simms

Design for a Clock Case

1915-01-03

Distinct invention claim — no explicit improvement wording

Patent drawing for Spring Motor for Fans by George W. Turner, U.S. Patent 1,214,848, granted 1917-02-06.

George W. Turner

Spring Motor for Fans

1916-05-20

Distinct invention claim — no explicit improvement wording

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