Fellow Lintonian Inventors of Yesteryear

I've become infatuated with Google Patents http://www.google.com/patents lately. So, I decided to look up some inventors of local interest. Doing a search for ‘Linton, Indiana’ yielded some local patent holders of yesteryear, as shown below. Who knew!

Inventor: Marion N. Thayer
Subject: Improvements to Umbrella
Patent number: 912206
Issue date: Feb 1909
Google URL: http://www.google.com/patents?id=kllNAAAAEBAJ&printsec=description&zoom=4

Inventor: George F. Chapman
Subject: Screw-Threading Implement
Patent number: 938973
Issue date: Nov 1909
Google URL: http://www.google.com/patents?id=PrZXAAAAEBAJ&printsec=abstract&zoom=4

Inventor: Earl T. Aikin
Subject: Burial Casket Plate
Patent number: 1602185
Issue date: Oct 5, 1926
Google URL: http://www.google.com/patents?id=ZbNSAAAAEBAJ&printsec=abstract&zoom=4

Inventor: William H. Stewart, et al.
Subject: Improvements to Surface Mining
Patent number: 1872016
Issue date: Aug 1932
Google URL: http://www.google.com/patents?id=fkhkAAAAEBAJ&printsec=abstract&zoom=4

Sullivan Gentlemen Add to Mining in 1915

A little earlier in the patent history for mining tools, specifically in 1915, two local Sullivan County gentlemen received a patent on certain improvements to acetylene lamps too. Here’s the patent: http://www.google.com/patents?id=X5BkAAAAEBAJ&printsec=abstract&zoom=4&source=gbs_overview_r&cad=0

Jasonville Inventor - circa 1924

For all of you local coal mining historians & enthusiasts out there, on March 11th, 1924, Samuel G. Thomasson of Jasonville, Indiana received a patent on improvements to the acetylene lamp. Here is the patent from Google Patent Search: http://www.google.com/patents?id=R0FHAAAAEBAJ&printsec=abstract&zoom=4&source=gbs_overview_r&cad=0

Jefferson's Code Finally Cracked

Interesting article in the WSJ Online about breaking a 200 year old code used by Thomas Jefferson: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124648494429082661.html

Alanar Saga Continues with Charges Filed

The saga of the Sullivan, Indiana-based Alanar, Inc. continues with charges filed against the family involved with the massive church bond fraud yesterday, June 30th, in Sullivan County. Here’s the Sullivan County press release: http://www.sullivancountyprosecutor.com/alanar/press_release.pdf

Here are the links to the probable cause affidavits for the Reeves family members:
http://www.sullivancountyprosecutor.com/alanar/Vaughn_Sr_Affidavit.pdf
http://www.sullivancountyprosecutor.com/alanar/Chip_Affidavit.pdf
http://www.sullivancountyprosecutor.com/alanar/Chris_Affidavit.pdf
http://www.sullivancountyprosecutor.com/alanar/Josh_Affidavit.pdf

Here are the links to the felony charges filed against each of the Reeves family members:
http://www.sullivancountyprosecutor.com/alanar/Vaughn_Sr_Counts.pdf
http://www.sullivancountyprosecutor.com/alanar/Chip_Counts.pdf
http://www.sullivancountyprosecutor.com/alanar/Chris_Counts.pdf
http://www.sullivancountyprosecutor.com/alanar/Chris_Counts.pdf

I knew of some elderly ladies duped in this massive fraud, and it’s just really disgusting.