Patents Filed by Columbus County Residents
Columbus County, NC

Name
Date
Patent Number
Patent
Vernon Allen
Nov 28, 2000 6513217 Small Motor Starter Cord Replacement Apparatus
Burdis Anderson of Boardman
Aug 29, 1900 679101 Cloth Measuring and Winding Machine
Charles Foster Ashley of Bolton
April 5, 1913 1072805 Sawmill-Carriage Feed
James B Bardin of Chadbourn
May 23, 1914 1155541 Adjustable Operator's Seat for Dental Chairs
Alexander G Best of Vineland
Sep 14, 1920 1397157 Radius-Rod Connection
Furney F Bracy of Hallsboro
Aug 11, 1920 1408858 Vehicle Spring
John E Campbell and Hanes L Campbell of Whiteville
May 24, 1910 968831 Cotton Chopper
John M Council
Mar 13, 1932
1951084 Device for Removing Bark from Logs
John M Council
Mar 23, 1935
2014311 Tool for Transplanting
John M Council of Wananish
Sept 17, 1935
D97592 Design for Planting Bar
John M Council
July 7, 1937
2119454
Turpentine Worker's Tool
John M Council of Wananish Apr 26, 1939 D115309 Design for a Hoe
John M Council of Wananish
Mar 14, 1952
D168534 Combined Wedge and Spur for Logging Operations or the like
John Picket Council Jr of Wananish Aug 25, 1900
671014 Vehicle-Axle
John Picket Council Jr of Wananish
July 2, 1901
686590 Turpentine Hack and Shave
George C Cox of Guide
Sep 26, 1905 827506 Saddle
Burdette B Crawford Sep 13, 1967 3425575 Hand Truck
Burdette B Crawford
Dec 27, 1971 3746360 Hand Truck with Adjustable Toe Pivot Means
Burdette B Crawford Dec 27, 1971 3711111 Hand Truck with Means for Shifting Center of Gravity and Having Auxiliary Roller Support
Burdette B Crawford May 18, 1973 3844431 Unloader Mechanism for a Handtruck
John L Creveling
Dec 19, 1903
835487 System of Electrical Regulation
Billie R Daniels
Jun 7, 1993 D354649 Pillow
Henry Demascus Elliott of Tabor
Dec 22, 1921 1452110 Transplanting Device
Clark Dorman
Feb 14, 1997 5899139 Mobile Pinestraw Baler
Edgar Alan Duncan of Tabor City, NC and Reed Roberts May of Apex, NC
Aug 9, 2001 6621417 Passive RFID Transponder/Reader System and Method for Hidden Obstacle Detection and Avoidance
Edgar Alan Duncan of Tabor City, NC and Reed Roberts May of Apex, NC Jul 10, 2003 7002461 Passive RFID Transponder/Machine-Mounted Antenna and Reader System and Method for Hidden Obstacle Detection and Avoidance
Alva G Floyd of Fair Bluff
Apr 21, 1903 738425 Tobacco-Flue Screen
Danny Wayne Fowler
Feb 11, 2002 6652187 Portable Cofferdam and Method for Stabilizing the Structural Integrity of Box Culvert Bridges
Floyd E Francis
Aug 3, 1992 D353238 Combined Sponge and Scrubber for Cleaning Windshields
Eugene W Fuhr of Vineland
Jun 6, 1904 779036 Holdfast Device for Logging Cars
Eugene W Fuhr of Vineland
Feb 14, 1908 909577 Extension Car-Step
Cazella A George-Morgan
Mar 12, 1998 6112050 Scanning and Scoring Grading Machine
Beatrice Addison Gerald and Billy Clarence Gerald of Whiteville, NC
Oct 29, 2001 D463303 Combined Fuel Level Gauge and Thermostat
Normal G Gore of Vineland
Dec 8, 1913 1133277 Nail-Holding Attachment for Hammers
Williams B Gore
Dec 14, 2005 7678028 Martial Arts Training Bag
David F Gregg Jr Aug 1, 1962 3136461 Automobile Service Bar
David F Gregg Jr
Sep 3, 1965 3331494
Article Holding and Serving Tray with Detachable Anchoring Means
David F Gregg Jr Oct 26, 1972 3804233 Miscellaneous Article Holding and Storing Tray with Detachable Hold-Down Anchoring Means
Lynn G Heatherly
Sep 13, 1941
2323133 Telegraphic Transmitter
Waitus L Hedgepeth
Nov 17, 1995 5692779 Trailer with Easy Change Axles
Samuel W Johnston of Chadbourn
Aug 29, 1916 1232927 Shade-Raiser
Michael S Jones
Nov 18, 2008 20100123306 Method and Devices for Connecting Jacketed Pipeline
David Lee
Jul 26, 1996 D394239 Fishing Anchor
Coy M Long Jr
Oct 27, 2003 D501285 Mobile Tool Cart
David Dillon Long of Mollie, NC assignor of one-fourth to Jesse James Todd of Clarendon, NC and one-fourth to M L Hardie & Co and one-fourth to Samuel Chester Long, both of Mollie, NC
Oct 3, 1914 1185811 Stove
Noah D Long Jun 17, 1996 5762455 Tension Strap Device
Noah D Long
Jun 20, 2007 7472873 Unsupported Span and Method of Use
William R Love of Armour
Oct 28, 1919 1503691 Dispensing Apparatus
Lena McDonald of Chadbourn
Jan 26, 1914 1116604 Waste Receptacle
Lena McDonald of Chadbourn
July 19, 1915
1197840 Water-cooler
Johnie P McNair
Jun 30, 1998 D430561 Disposable Telephone Cover
Jimmy Merritt Sep 29, 2006 20080028666 Wormhook
Jimmy Merritt
Oct 2, 2006 D553220 Fishhook
William S Ogden of Whiteville, NC and Bruce F Meadows of Hanahan, SC
Feb 10, 1992 5156616 Apparatus and Method for Suture Attachment
William S Ogden
Jul 23, 1999 6299645 Dove Tail Total Knee Replacement Unicompartmental
Larry W Oglesby
Sep 1, 1994 5542156 Trouser Leg Retaining Device
Daniel R Page of Boardman, NC assignor to William J Whitley, of Boardman, NC
Jan 19, 1903 723543 Railway-Rail Joint
Arvin W Prince July 1, 1976 4332128 Pull Type Automatic Tobacco Harvester
Arvin W Prince
July 20, 1981 4378669 Pull Type Automatic Tobacco Harvester and Method of Harvesting Tobacco
Norman Spencer Register
Apr 29, 2009 7799980 Ocarina
Gilbert Mcoy Rushing of Hallsboro
Jun 20, 1911 1012712 Rake
Alexander Scott of Cronly
May 22, 1889 425006 Fiber-Rubbing Machine
William L Scott
Oct 25, 1960 3103216 Arm Sling
Billy W Smith
Apr 11, 1995 5509156 Foot Blanket
Rodney Gene Stamper of Whiteville, NC and David Patrick Stewart of Clayton, NC
Apr 20, 2009 7879391 Apparatus and Process for Making Tape Useful as a Tire Cap Ply
Belton S Thompson
Oct 2, 1952
2713424 Furniture Display Rack
Belton S Thompson Jun 19, 1956 2828735 Traction Device
John S Thurman
Nov 5, 1984 4594574 Vehicle Motion Signalling System
Charles R Ward of Whiteville
Aug 2, 1909 946746 Seed Planter
Judson H White
Jan 21, 1949
2569084 Tobacco Curing Stove with Air-Heating Hood
William S Wilkins Jr of Tabor City, NC and Robert S Neuhaus of San Antonio, Texas
Jul 11, 1994 5476609 Acidic Cleaning Composition for Removing Burnt Starch from Cold Metal Press Heads
Jacob D W Williams of Tabor
Apr 13, 1928 1756803 Berry-Picker's Vehicle
Thomas P Williams of Vineland
Dec 23, 1913 1114211 Fertilizer-Distributer
John W Wilson of Hallsboro
Oct 19, 1925
1589033 Plow and Tractor Attachment
John Eugene Lee Winecoff of Whiteville
Jan 14, 1907 936505 Violin
James Samuel Wright of Boardman
Jan 9, 1901 676293 Combined Hat Mark and Guard
Henry Wyche of Hallsboro
Jan 4, 1898 596688 Fence