WOMEN INVENTORS INDEX - 1790-1895

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


State Patent NumberInventorsAssigneesTITLEDatePlace
RI 122,152 Bulkley, Mellissa E. Improvement in supporting busks for corset fastenings Dec. 26, 1871 Providence, RI
RI 141,217 Ghirardini, Maria L. Improvement in rails for street railways July 29, 1873 Providence, RI
RI 144,373 Walker, Izannah F. Improvement in the manufacture of dolls Nov. 4, 1873 Central Falls, RI
RI 185,741 Ghirardini, Maria L. Improvement in chimneys Dec. 26, 1876 Pawtucket, RI
RI 216,001 Warren, Lucinda Improvement in dish washers May 27, 1879 Providence, RI
RI 222,628 Holmes, Mary A. C. Improvement in machines for channeling and pricking soles Dec. 16, 1879 Newport, RI
RI 227,167 Holmes, Mary A. C. Mechanism for channeling and pricking the soles of boots and shoes May 4, 1880 Newport, RI
RI 235,487 Arnold, Ann Eliza Fumigating compound Dec. 14, 1880 Providence, RI
RI 242,324 Holmes, Mary A. C. Channeling boot and shoe soles May 31, 1881 Newport, RI
RI 288,458 Law, Lizzie H. Safety pocket Nov. 13, 1883 Providence, RI
RI 352,022 Williams, Katie A. Hair curling device Nov. 2, 1886 Providence, RI
RI 405,614 Stearns, Elvira Garment measuring device and cutting guide June 18, 1889 Providence, RI
RI 410,999 Young, Annie M. Glove Sept. 10, 1889 Providence, RI
RI 423,572 Preston, Ellen M. Napkin belt Mar. 18, 1890 Providence, RI
RI 456,467 Borton, Christina P. Manufacture of sewed garments July 21, 1891 Providence, RI
RI 466,276 LeGarde, Ellen Dumb bell Dec. 29, 1891 Providence, RI
RI 472,613 Bliss, Mary M. Corset Apr. 12, 1892 Pawtucket, RI
RI 474,074 Young, Annie M. Dress facing and protector May 3, 1892 Providence, RI
RI 484,926 Whipple, Alice A. Apparatus for sanding railway tracks Oct. 25, 1892 Providence, RI
RI 487,411 Wild, Annie L. Lacing string Dec. 6, 1892 Providence, RI
RI 490,091 Whipple, Alice A. Portable foot warmer Jan. 17, 1893 Providence, RI
RI 5,867 Nichols, Caroline C. Making artificial flowers Oct. 17, 1848 Providence, RI
RI 56,773 Mercier, Ariadna B. Improved clothes washer July 31, 1866 Providence, RIReissued as R4,227 Jan. 3, 1871
RI 65,163 Bulkley, Mellissa E. Improvement in corset clasps May 28, 1867 Providence, RI
RI 82,188 White, Margeannah Improved shoe lacing Sept. 15, 1868 Providence, RI
RI D20,050 Belcher, Etta Bubble blower July 22, 1890 Providence, RI
RI D21,240 Bunker, Caroline Spoon Dec. 15, 1891 Providence, RI
RI R4,227 Mercier, Ariadna B. Improvement in clothes washers Jan. 3, 1871 Providence, RIOriginal 56,773 Jul. 31, 1866

Susan E. Hocker, Miami University Libraries.12/12/03
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