WOMEN INVENTORS INDEX - 1790-1895

Here is a list of patents from California. Click on the patent number to see a representative patent drawing.

State Patent NumberInventorsAssigneesTITLEDatePlace
CA 100,293 Howard, Catherine E. Improvement in the manufacture of artificial flowers Mar. 1, 1870 San Gabriel, CA
CA 100,497 Burns, Elizabeth A. Improvement in desulphurizing ores Mar. 8, 1870 Meadow Lake, CA
CA 101,457 Hall, Annie J. Improvement in pencil holders Apr. 5, 1870 San Francisco, CA
CA 112,016 Carpenter, Mary P. Improvement in sewing machine feeding mechanisms Feb. 21, 1871 San Francisco, CA
CA 114,428 Ewing, Selena C. Improvement in division plates for cooking stoves May 2, 1871 Hill's Ferry, CA
CA 115,656 Suplee, Hannah G.; Mooney, John H. Improvement in sewing machines June 6, 1871 San Francisco, CA
CA 116,786 Young, Julie Desmarques Improvement in toilet pastes July 4, 1871 San Francisco, CA
CA 123,434 Woodruff, Catharine Improvement in dish washing machines Feb. 6, 1872 Antioch, CA
CA 132,080 Hooper, Elizabeth Compound for destroying bedbugs Oct. 8, 1872 Diamond Springs, CA
CA 136,466 Stewart, Lydia Medicated towel Mar. 4, 1873 San Francisco, CA
CA 136,663 Moore, Eliza L. Accouchement couch Mar. 11, 1873 San Francisco, CA
CA 137,396 Ware, Catharine F. Process for removing paper from walls Apr. 1, 1873 San Francisco, CA
CA 142,602 Whitman, Emma J. Improvement in kettle and pan scrapers Sept. 9, 1873 Oakland, CA
CA 144,197 Ferris, Letitia Improvement in glove fasteners Nov. 4, 1873 San Francisco, CA
CA 146,534 Hungerford, Eveline Improvement in medical compounds or liniments Jan. 20, 1874 San Francisco, CA
CA 149,034 Gaillard, Ella N. Improvement in needles Mar. 31, 1874 San Francisco, CA
CA 154,781 Barnes, Mary Improvement in artificial flowers Sept. 8, 1874 Truckee, CA
CA 155,196 McNair, Linda H. Improvement in compound implements Sept. 22, 1874 Oakland, CA
CA 157,981 Andrews, Lucy Emma Improvement in safety pins Dec. 22, 1874 San Francisco, CA
CA 164,674 Cooper, Jennett Improvement in medical compounds June 22, 1875 San Francisco, CA
CA 173,799 Lawton, Sarah Improvement in fish scalers Feb. 22, 1876 San Francisco, CA
CA 174,355 Cross, Margaret N. Improvement in cleansing compounds Mar. 7, 1876 San Francisco, CA
CA 185,181 Keeney, Elizabeth W. P. Improvement in traveling satchels Dec. 12, 1876 San Francisco, CA
CA 187,358 Curtis, Coelia C. Improvement in under garments Feb. 13, 1877 San Francisco, CA
CA 187,594 Brusie, Rebecca Sarah Improvement in churns Feb. 20, 1877 Sonora, CA
CA 188,100 Burton, Susannah P. Improvement in awnings for bird cages Mar. 6, 1877 San Francisco, CA
CA 189,740 Israel, Hannah E. Improvement in washing list indicators Apr. 17, 1877 Stockton, CA
CA 194,927 Petrie, Margaret Improvement in mosquito bars Sept. 4, 1877 Vallejo, CA
CA 198,505 Bradley, Clara Lynne Improvement in undersuits Dec. 25, 1877 San Francisco, CAReissued as R8,069 Feb. 5, 1878
CA 199,780 Bradley, Clara L. Improvement in underwear Jan. 29, 1878 San Francisco, CA
CA 200,506 Carter, Emma Improvement in bee feeding devices Feb. 19, 1878 Folsom City, CA
CA 205,519 Ayers, Mary P. Improvement in file guards Jul. 2, 1878 San Francisco, CA
CA 208,807 Gillard, Charlotte Improvement in childrens table trays Oct. 8, 1878 San Francisco, CA
CA 213,659 Israel, Hannah E. Improvement in parasols Mar. 25, 1879 Bantas, CA
CA 220,630 McFarlane, Annie Improvement in dumping wagons Oct. 14, 1879 San Bernardina, CA
CA 221,346 ODonnell, Rosa Improvement in attachments fo invalid beds Nov. 4, 1879 San Francisco, CA
CA 234,808 Reaves, Mary A. Compound for catarrh Nov. 23, 1880 Snelling, CA
CA 236,896 Knapp, Minna Music chart Jan. 25, 1881 San Francisco, CA
CA 241,990 Jolly, Ida E. ; Jolly, George W. Animal trap May 24, 1881 Paraiso Springs, CA
CA 244,115 Dietz, Emma L. ; Dietz, Mary A. Dust pan Jul. 12, 1881 Oakland, CA
CA 247,387 McMaster, Mary A. Fruit drier attachment for stoves Sep. 20, 1881 Antioch, CA
CA 247,720 Weisser, Caroline Hair tonic Sep. 27, 1881 Los Angeles, CA
CA 269,610 Wilson, Maria A. Combined sewing implement Dec. 26, 1882 Grayson, CA
CA 273,901 Sherman, Anna Steam cooker Mar. 13, 1883 Alameda, CA
CA 274,629 Merrill, Mary A. Sketchers easel Mar. 27, 1883 San Francisco, CA
CA 277,143 Lewis, Emma Jane Carpet fastener May 8, 1883 San Francisco, CA
CA 279,643 Gilberts, Catharina Mincing knife Jun. 19, 1883 San Francisco, CA
CA 290,481 Sahlein, Belle Miriam Box cover attachment Dec. 18, 1883 San Francisco, CA
CA 293,443 Fortier, Anna M. ; Fortier, Shadrach M. A. Stamp canceler Feb. 12, 1884 San Francisco, CA
CA 298,746 Guirey, Mary E. Figure, map and chart for educational purposes May 20, 1884 San Francisco, CA
CA 302,515 Molini, Felice Pea shelling machine July 22, 1884 San Francisco, CA
CA 306,188 Strong, Harriet W. Device for raising and lowering windows Oct. 7, 1884 Oakland, CA
CA 307,687 Strong, Harriet W. R. Hook and eye Nov. 4, 1884 Oakland, CA
CA 317,998 Holt, Mary Jane Meat and provision safe May 19, 1885 San Francisco, CA
CA 318,538 Boyd, Maggie Combined storm shield and overdress May 26, 1885 Riverside, CA
CA 326,455 Reid, Ida C. Ironing table Sept. 15, 1885 Oakland City, CA
CA 326,565 Jacobus, Rebecca Jane Absorbent cowl for the chimneys of hydrocarbon burners Sept. 22, 1885 Oakland, CA
CA 333,007 Greer, Eliza M. Folding and adjustable window bracket shelf Dec. 22, 1885 Stockton, CA
CA 334,486 Strong, Lena; Smith, Alphonso Budd Fruit packer Jan. 19, 1886 San Francisco, CA
CA 334,634 Berry, Mary Hannah.; Butler, Frank H. Ointment Jan. 19, 1886 San Francisco, CA
CA 336,077 Baker, Mattie J. Ironing table Feb. 16, 1886 San Jose, CA
CA 345,396 Rumetsch, Katy Key hole guard July 13, 1886 San Francisco, CA
CA 35,683 Howard, Isabella J.H. Abdominal supporter June 24, 1862 San Francisco, CA
CA 352,719 Strong, Harriet W. R. Window sash holder Nov. 16, 1886 Oakland, CA
CA 352,891 Reynolds, Florence M. Adjustable skirt holder and rack Nov. 16, 1886 Los Angeles, CA
CA 357,373 Cushing, Ellen Programme alarm clock Feb. 8, 1887 San Francisco, CA
CA 360,197 Birnbaum, Mary E. Stove Mar. 29, 1887 Santa Barbara, CA
CA 364,323 Waterhouse, Amelia A. Reversible broiler or toaster June 7, 1887 San Francisco, CA
CA 368,980 Snow, Mary Sophia Umbrella or parasol Aug. 30, 1887 Sacramento, CA
CA 369,000 Eubank, Katie W. Combined trunk and bureau Aug. 30, 1887 Rutherford, CA
CA 369,455 Leaman, May Bustle Sept. 6, 1887 San Jose, CA
CA 371,338 Matson, Fannie L. Frame for reading and number cards Oct. 11, 1887 San Jose, CA
CA 371,468 McMaster, Mary Amelia Carpet weaver Oct. 11, 1887 Antioch, CA
CA 371,981 Senter, Lucinda Nash Washing machine Oct. 25, 1887 Red Bluff, CA
CA 374,378 Strong, Harriet W. R. Dam and reservoir construction Dec. 6, 1887 Los Angeles, CA
CA 375,972 Wilson, Josephine Sarah Dress chart Jan. 3, 1888 San Jose, CA
CA 378,455 Morse, Carrie Adjustable crib bedstead Feb. 28, 1888 San Francisco, CA
CA 381,323 Boone, Annie L. Gaslight shield and reflector Apr. 17, 1888 San Francisco, CA
CA 382,065 Watson, Mary J. Street and station indicator May 1, 1888 Sacramento, CA
CA 390,162 Glass, Elizabeth Corset Sept. 25, 1888 San Francisco, CA
CA 395,411 Wiley, Emma Aubrey Catamenial sack Jan. 1, 1889 Los Angeles, CA
CA 400,967 Sutherland, Caroline V. Ointment Apr. 9, 1889 Lathrop, CA
CA 400,992 Achard, Julia A. Liniment Apr. 9, 1889 Lodi, CA
CA 405,037 James, Lucy J. Corset June 11, 1889 Pomona, CA
CA 405,715 Moore, Viola Music stand and portfolio June 25, 1889 San Francisco, CA
CA 41,989 Hall, Eliza Jane Improved furnace for smelting ores Mar. 22, 1864 San Francisco, CA
CA 411,988 Harrington, May Evans Mustache guard Oct. 1, 1889 Oakland, CA
CA 413,823 Evans, Adeline T. Flour sieve and scales Oct. 29, 1889 St. John, CA
CA 414,987 McDonald, Laura S. Easel Nov. 12, 1889 St. Helena, CA
CA 420,559 Lincoln, Elizabeth J. Portable ash basket Feb. 4, 1890 San Francisco, CA
CA 420,560 Matson, Fannie L. Chart reading and number stand Feb. 4, 1890 San Jose, CA
CA 420,841 Van Pelt, Ada Henry Permutation lock Feb. 4, 1890 Oakland, CA
CA 422,750 Eells, Emma P. Polishing powder Mar. 4, 1890 San Francisco, CA
CA 425,110 Smith, Eliza K. Marker, cutter, and polisher for plastic stonework Apr. 8, 1890 San Francisco, CA
CA 425,972 Baraco, Rosalie V. Closet attachment Apr. 22, 1890 Fresno, CA
CA 429,152 Pierson, Lucinda M. Remedy for diphtheria June 3, 1890 Goleta, CA
CA 429,550 Thrall, Mary Ellen Clothes pin June 3, 1890 Riverside, CA
CA 43,866 Ragsdale, Mary Ann Improved medicine for cure of scarlatina, sore throat, &c Aug. 16,1864 Grass Valley, CA
CA 430,294 Mackenzie, Lydia A. Crib June 17, 1890 San Francisco, CA
CA 430,536 McGregory, Delia Making butter June 17, 1890 Los Angeles, CA
CA 432,863 Christin,Olive C. Steam food cooker July 22, 1890 Bodie, CA
CA 433,555 Turney, Clara Horse controlling device Aug. 5, 1890 Sausalito, CA
CA 433,617 Cluff, Gertie De Force Garment supporter Aug. 5, 1890 Lodi, CA
CA 446,249 Craig, Julia W. Chair Feb. 10, 1891 San Francisco, CA
CA 45,308 Bartelett, Clara A. Improvement in side saddles Dec. 6, 1864 Ferndale, CA
CA 450,092 Wyman, Maud Slate attachment Apr. 7, 1891 Oakland, CA
CA 452,521 Hartmann, Mary S. C. Steamer May 19, 1891 Redding, CA
CA 454,889 Stout, Flora B. ; Stout, Albert A. Valve for sinks or water closets June 30, 1891 Fowler, CA
CA 455,907 Cone, Virginia M. Noiseless chamber attachment July 14, 1891 Alameda, CA
CA 460,748 Hartmann, Mary S. C. Pastry shelf Oct. 6, 1891 Redding, CA
CA 462,569 Martel, Emma Curtain pole supporter Nov. 3, 1891 San Francisco, CA
CA 470,546 Cone, Virginia M. Heat regulator for cooking stoves Mar. 8, 1892 Alameda, CA
CA 471,131 Miles, Rebecca E. Churn Mar. 22, 1892 Porterville, CA
CA 471,918 Van Pelt, Ada H. House door letter box Mar. 29, 1892 Oakland, CA
CA 480,703 Baer, Hermine Dress form Aug. 16, 1892 San Francisco, CA
CA 486,076 Black, Ellen Agnes Hose supporter Nov. 15, 1892 Beckwith, CA
CA 488,411 Wyman, Maud Slate attachment Dec. 20, 1892 San Francisco, CA
CA 493,340 Prescott, Mary E. Mop wringer Mar. 14, 1893 San Francisco, CA
CA 493,503 Hooper, Rebecca E. Guide shield for typewriting machines Mar. 14, 1893 San Francisco, CA
CA 495,301 Campbell, Eveline L. Child's carriage Apr. 11, 1893 San Francisco, CA
CA 495,427 Murphy, Mary A. Body and bed warmer Apr. 11, 1893 San Francisco, CA
CA 496,301 Farrington, Mattie Z. Tap and faucet Apr. 25, 1893 San Francisco, CA
CA 498,245 De Laney, Charlotte A. Hammock May 30, 1893 Santa Barbara, CA
CA 499,835 Jerome, Frances S. Trunk June 20, 1893 San Francisco, CA
CA 500,497 Hathaway, Cornelia F. Shoe lace fastener June 27, 1893 San Francisco, CA
CA 501,819 Broun, Matilda C. S. Detachable umbrella cover July 18, 1893 Berkeley, CA
CA 503,307 Blamyer, Frances Milward Meat broiler Aug. 15, 1893 Olema, CA
CA 504,515 Boden, Annie ; Peers, Joseph ; Saxon, Samuel Invalid bed Sept. 5, 1893 San Francisco, CA
CA 505,133 Schell, Natalie Bust form Sept. 19, 1893 San Francisco, CA
CA 512,949 Deste, Elise Apparatus for dyeing Jan. 16, 1894 San Fernando, CA
CA 514,189 Harvey, Leopoldina ; Amos, Jacob Shoulder and back bracing chair Feb. 6, 1894 Los Angeles, CA
CA 514,592 Gage, Bessie F. Coffee making apparatus Feb. 13, 1894 Oakland, CA
CA 516,384 Welspiel, Leonie Type writing machine Mar. 13, 1894 San Francisco, CA
CA 518,253 Kimball, Grace M. Sash fastener Apr. 17, 1894 Oakland, CA
CA 519,477 McNeil, Catharine Necktie fastener May 8, 1894 San Francisco, CA
CA 520,558 Brockway, Adna F. Watchmaker's calipers May 29, 1894 Pasadena, CA
CA 521,628 Wilkins, Bertha S. Housekeeping cabinet June 19, 1894 Los Angeles, CA
CA 525,154 Mushette, Ida E. Combined shoe and glove buttoner Aug. 28, 1894 Oakland, CA
CA 527,872 Muller, Carrie E. Bedclothes holder Oct. 23, 1894 San Francisco, CA
CA 528,823 Strong, Harriet W. R. Method of and means for impounding debris and storing water Nov. 6, 1894 Los Angeles, CA
CA 530,449 Orr, Ora Combined child's carriage and cradle Dec. 4, 1894 Westport, CA
CA 531,696 Pechin, Celina R. Blackboard eraser Jan. 1, 1895 San Francisco, CA
CA 533,102 Thomson, Mary Game apparatus Jan. 29, 1895 Los Angeles, CA
CA 56,875 Bartlett, Clara A. Improvement in side saddles Aug. 7, 1866 Oakland, CA
CA 64,265 Waldron, Adelia Improved washing machine Apr. 30, 1867 San Jose, CA
CA 82,122 Jones, Mrs. R. L. Improved composition for making designs upon fabric Sept. 15, 1868 Sacramento, CA
CA 94,924 Suplee, Hannah G. Sewing machine needle Sept. 14, 1869 San Francisco, CA
CA D21,401 Warner, Augusta M. Game board Mar. 15, 1892 San Francisco, CA
CA D22,646 Freeman, Sarah S. Dressmaker's ruler July 25, 1893 Los Angeles, CA
CA R8,069 Bradley, Clara Lynne Improvement in combination Feb. 5, 1878 San Francisco, CAOriginally 198,505 Dec. 25, 1877
Susan E. Hocker, Miami University Libraries.12/12/03
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