MORE MANOR PEOPLE AND PATENTS

U. S. Patent Office, Washington, D.C. - 1880

On April 6, 1909, patent number 917,080 was issued to Gustav Krueger. It reads, in part;

“Be it known that I, Gustav A. Krueger, a citizen of the United States, residing at Manor, in the county of Travis and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined Cotton Chopper and Cultivator…my object is to provide chopping devices which will be operated by coming in contact with the soil and operate in unison with each other…and provide means for raising the choppers and cultivators.” 

On February 29, 1916, patent number 1,173,482 was issued to Carl Carlson. It reads, in part;

“Be it known that I, Carl O. Carlson, a citizen of the United States of America, and resident of Manor, in the county of Travis and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Life-Preservers, …has particular reference to means for inflating a life belt and the provision of a life belt which can be worn deflated and which will be automatically inflated without removing the belt from the wearer.” 

On September 7, 1920, patent number 1,352,233 was issued to William White. It reads, in part;

“Be it known that I, William Eugin White, a citizen of the United States, residing at Manor in the county of Travis and State of Texas, have invented certain useful Improvements in Gates, …an operating mechanism therefore adapted to be manually controlled in approaching and leaving the gate to open and close the same.” 

On March 27, 1923, patent number 1,449,494 was issued to Edwin Carlson. It reads, in part;

“Be it known that I, Edwin M. Carlson, citizen of the United States, residing at Manor, in the county of Travis and State of Texas, have invented a certain new and useful Improvements in Stalk-Cutter Attachments… The object of the invention is to provide a stalk cutter which may be attached to the beam in front of a plow to cut the stalks at the same time the plowing is carried out. This enables the stalks to be turned under at the same time the soil is plowed if desired. By attaching the stalk cutter to the plow an extra operation is saved.”

On April 12, 1927, patent number 1,624,313 was issued to Peet Carlson. It reads, in part;

“This invention relates to machines for harvesting cotton and while it can be used advantageously at any time after the ripening of the cotton, it is particularly useful late in the season and in those regions where the season is short. It is an object of the invention to provide a machine which is simple in construction but which, when drawn along one or more rows of plants, will comb through the plants and tear the bolls therefrom, means being employed whereby the bolls thus gathered will be conveyed, with any trash commingled therewith, to a point of discharge where the material can be directed into a basket, wagon body or other suitable container.” 

On April 26, 1927, patent number 1,626,195 was issued to William Hiller. It reads, in part;

“This invention relates broadly to couplings and more particularly to new and useful improvements in flexible shaft couplings primarily designed for detachably connecting the driving end of one shaft to the driven end of another shaft.” 

On August 7, 1928, patent number 1,679,769 was issued to Walter S. Gustafson and Edward D. Smith of Manor, Texas. It reads, in part:

“This invention relates to improvements in egg candlers, and it is the principal object of the invention to provide a machine of this type allowing the testing of a plurality of eggs at one time, and the marking of the same to denote inferior quality.”