Charlie Bunnell's article on Earl Bonnell's golf tee patent inspired me to look for other Bonnell-Bunnell patent holders. Fortunately Google Patent Search makes this easy.
"Bonnell" brought up more than 6,000 results.
I learned many interesting things.
In the mattress world there's a thing called the Bonnell Spring. The end turns on a mattress spring may be knotted or unknotted. Coil springs having knotted end turns are known as Bonnell Springs in the industry. The diameter of the end turns may be identical to the diameter of the central convolutions of the coil spring. I wonder what Bonnell invented them?
A Clayton C. Bonnell is associated with many patents for devices that improve the U.S. Post Office's mail processing systems. These include methods and systems for creating and using a location identification grid and intelligent bar code systems.
"Bunnell" brought up almost 6,000 results.
If you think you had an inventive Bonnell or Bunnell (or any other surname) in your family, check out the patents. The Google site lets you download pdf versions of most applications.
And let us know if you identify the inventor of the Bonnell Spring.
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