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.”

PEOPLE AND PATENTS

U. S. Patent Office as it looked in the very early days of the City of Manor

It appears that from it's earliest days, the people of Manor were very inventive folks. Records of the U. S. Patent Office contain evidence of this beginning about the time that James Manor first gave land to the Houston and Texas Central Railway, which led to the founding of Manor in it's present location. Listed here are the basics of some of the products invented by Manor's citizenry. More details can be found by conducting a patent search.

On August 20, 1872, patent number 130,764 was issued to Bengt Johan Svenson. It reads, in part; 

“Be it known that I, B. J. Svenson, of Manor Station, in the county of Travis and in the State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Corn and Cotton Planters;…my invention consists in the construction and arrangement of a “corn and cotton planter,”.”

On the same date, patent  number 130,765 was also issued to him. It reads, in part; 

“Be it known that I, B. J. Svenson, of Manor Station, in the county of Travis, and in the State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Double Sweep Plows;…This invention is used, in the cultivation of corn and cotton, to clean out the middles and to chop out or remove the grass and weeds.”

On September 14, 1897, patent number 590,193 was issued to Robert H. Posey. It reads, in part; 

“Be it known that I, Robert H. Posey, of Manor, county of Travis, and State of Texas, have invented a new and useful Needle;…..a needle provided with an incision or slot located near the point of the needle extending out to the exterior of the needle and having a cutting edge formed within the sides of said incision.”

On January 8, 1901, patent number 665,733 was issued to George J. Eppright. It reads, in part;
"Be it known that I, George Jacob Eppright, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Manor, in the county of Travis and State of Texas, have invented a new and Improved Shutter Attachment…to provide means for holding the slats of window shutters open.”

On January 2, 1906, patent number 808,634 was issued to Peet Carlson. It reads, in part;

“Be it known that I, Peet Carlson, a citizen of the United States, residing at Manor, in the county of Travis and State of Texas, have invented a new and useful Vessel-Propelling Device…has for its principal object to provide a novel form of propeller in which a current of air or other fluid is forced under pressure through a port in the stern of the vessel, the stern being so shaped that the volume of propelling fluid is more or less confined and its force utilized to the best advantage in the propulsion of the vessel.”

On September 1, 1908, patent number 897,428 was issued to Frank Swenson. It reads, in part;

“Be it known that I, Frank Oscar Swenson, a citizen of the United States, residing at Manor, in the county of Travis and State of Texas, have invented a new and useful Match-Safe…has for its object to provide a match safe by means of which a number of matches contained therein will be fed to the bottom of the safe one at a time, and there so located that but one match at a time can be withdrawn from the safe...and when withdrawn will be ignited by the act of withdrawing the same from the safe.”

On January 12, 1909, patent number 909,346 was issued to Arthur Swenson. It reads, in part;

“Be it known that I, Arthur Swenson, 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 Rail-Joints…and it’s object is to provide the meeting ends of two rails with a simple and practical scarf or interlocking connection which will effectually hold them in perfect alignment, and at the same time permit them to be readily disconnected.” 

To be continued...