Inventor Community Patent # Filing Date Issue Date Invention Mahan, J. W. Lexington 18,345 06 Oct 1857 Joiner's Bench Mann, David Bloomington 142,150 14 Jun 1873 26 Aug 1873 Improvement in Railroad Water Cranes Marker, George E. Heyworth 105,967 22 Jul 1870 02 Aug 1870 Improvement in Hay Rake Martens, Christian C. Bloomington 177,254 10 Feb 1876 09 May 1876 Improvement in Plows Martens, Christian C. Bloomington 495,444 09 Apr 1892 11 Apr 1893 Axle Gage Mast, William G. Normal 198,874 20 Aug 1877 01 Jan 1878 Improvement in Corn Planters Matern, William J. Bloomington 328,699 04 Aug 1885 20 Oct 1885 Hub Boxing Gage Mathewson, Nathan Bloomington 88,653 06 Apr 1869 Improvement in Seats for Harvesters Mathewson, Nathan Bloomington Reissue # 5,094 08 Oct 1872 Improvement in Seats for Harvesters (Patent # 88,653) Mathewson, Nathan F. Bloomington 131,696 03 Aug 1872 24 Sep 1872 Improvement in Clothes Driers Mathewson, Nathan F. Bloomington Reissue # 5,093 08 Oct 1872 Improvement in Harvesters (Patent # 88,653) Mauger, Philip J. Danvers 467,771 29 Oct 1891 26 Jan 1892 Gate Maxton, John Saybrook 111,857 14 Feb 1871 Improvement in Combined Cultivators and Harrows Mayer, John L. McLean County 274,626 19 Oct 1882 27 Mar 1883 Automatic Grain Measure Mayfield, W. D. Bloomington 18,426 13 Oct 1857 Mode of Detaching Horses from Vehicles McClain, Edwin C. Bloomington 166,881 26 Jun 1875 17 Aug 1875 Improvement in Ironing Tables McCormick, Andrew Bloomington 620,168 22 Aug 1898 28 Feb 1899 Steam Boiler McCormick, Robert B. Bloomington 125,601 09 Apr 1872 Improvement in Churns McFarland, James C. Heyworth 147,057 04 Aug 1873 03 Feb 1874 Improvement in Saw Sharpening Machines McGregor, Rob Roy Bloomington 514,376 30 Jun 1893 06 Feb 1894 Steam and Hot Water Boiler McGrew, Charles Bloomington 62,051 05 Jul 1866 12 Feb 1867 Improvement in Bee Hives McGrew, Charles Bloomington 213,341 11 Dec 1878 18 Mar 1879 Improvement in Cultivators McKee, Alfred Bloomington 481,028 01 Apr 1892 16 Aug 1892 Whiffletree McLaughlin, Patrick Bloomington 502,851 07 Nov 1891 08 Aug 1893 Washing Machine McNulta, Herbert Bloomington 516,217 01 May 1893 13 Mar 1894 Rheostat McVay, Charles E. Bloomington 499,982 02 Feb 1893 20 Jun 1893 Trace Holder Means, John R. Saybrook 470,067 29 Oct 1891 01 Mar 1892 Farm Gate Melcher, Josiah F. Bloomington 48,424 27 Jun 1865 Improved Washing Machine Melcher, Josiah F. Bloomington 68,769 10 Sep 1867 Improved Washing Machine Melcher, Josiah F. Bloomington 82,237 15 Sep 1868 Improvement in Machines for Bending Wood Melville, Frank H. Bloomington 193,888 07 Jul 1877 07 Aug 1877 Improvement in Devices for Securing and Carrying Paper Bags Merchant, Ira Bloomington 199,562 17 Dec 1877 22 Jan 1878 Improvement in Street Pavements Merriman, Henry Bloomington 91,251 15 Jun 1869 Improvement in Mechanical Movement Merwin, Asher Padua 40,492 03 Nov 1863 Improvement in Corn Planters Messick, Frank Bloomington 603,960 02 Apr 1897 10 May 1898 Gasolene Purifier Mikel, Jane Gillum 337,185 11 Jun 185 02 Mar 1886 Combined Squeezer and Strainer Miller, Edward D. Bloomington 202,183 13 Mar 1878 09 Apr 1878 Improvement in Pencil Sharpeners Miller, Henry V. Bloomington 562,639 01 May 1896 23 Jun 1896 Automatic Railway Signal Miller, Martha J. Bloomington 119,873 10 Oct 1871 Improvement in Combined Table, Bureau, Cupboard and Sink Minter, Edwin F. Bloomington 598,801 08 Jun 1897 08 Feb 1898 Lunch Box Misner, William H. Heyworth 105,967 22 Jul 1870 02 Aug 1870 Improvement in Hay Rake Montross, C. A. Normal 66,334 02 Jul 1867 Improved Sorghum Evaporator Moore, Josiah H. Bloomington 447,472 02 Dec 1890 03 Mar 1891 Harrow Moore, Thomas Bloomington 48,580 04 Jul 1865 Improved Process of Making Sugar Moore, Thomas Bloomington 88,976 13 Apr 1869 Improvement in Inking Apparatus for Color Printing Moore, Thomas Bloomington 105,589 19 Jul 1870 Improvements in Vapor Burners Moore, Thomas Bloomington 111,666 07 Feb 1871 Improvement in Vapor Burners Moore, Thomas J. Bloomington 131,790 01 Oct 1872 Improvement in Thrashing Machines Morgan, Alonzo R. New York City, New York 125,292 02 Apr 1872 Improvement in Brick Kilns Morgan, Richard P. Jr. Bloomington 223,375 08 Sep 1879 06 Jan 1880 Ventilating Cars Morris, James P. Bloomington 67,064 23 Jul 1867 Improved Car Coupling Morris, John H. Normal 123,281 30 Jan 1872 Improvement in Harness Buckles Morrow, William C. Chenoa 622,681 20 Apr 1898 11 Apr 1899 Boiler Tube Cutter & Expander Mortimer, John D. Bloomington 155,101 13 Jun 1874 15 Sep 1874 Improvement in Desks Motter, George Bloomington 136,381 04 Mar 1873 Improvement in Dining Tables Mozingo, Lewis W. Bloomington 492,501 24 May 1892 28 Feb 1893 Pressure Water Filter Mundel, Jacob C. Arrowsmith 202,571 13 Aug 1877 16 Apr 1878 Improvement in Seeding Machines Murphy, Edwin M. Lexington 16,066 11 Nov 1856 Medical Respirator Myers, Charles Henry LeRoy 557,859 06 Nov 1895 07 Apr 1896 Land Marker for Planters Myers, Henry Jr. McLean 115,977 13 Jun 1871 Improvement in Cut Offs for Water Conductors