HISTORIC PATENT LINKS
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The compiler maintains a limited web site on behalf of the Missouri Valley Wrench Club (link opens in new window). Researching old tool patents led to a wider interest in patent history, and motivated the lists posted on this site.
- The few WRENCH PATENTS on this site are a small sample of those the compiler is adding to the DATAMP (Directory of American Tool & Machinery Patents) database.
- NEBRASKA PATENTS is self-explanatory.
- "PATENT PEEPLE" presents a sampling of patents where a human figure is shown in the patent drawing.
The compiler (mvwcnews at neb.rr.com) welcomes "heads-up" notes about additional patents fitting within the scope of these three lists. Contact information is also posted on the Missouri Valley Wrench Club page noted above. The compiler's "day job" is here.
Launched Jan. 12, 2005; last modified Nov. 11, 2009
