Cary Stith Cox

Cary Stith Cox (September 27, 1857January 22, Jan 1934) was an American mechanic and inventor best known for creating a new type of raisin seeder, a cotton gin, and a pressure fruit grinder.
Cox was born in Marietta, Georgia, on September 27, 1857, the youngest child of Dr. Carey Cox Sr., a doctor, who promoted a "water cure", which developed into a spa that attracted patients to the area, and his wife Frances Stith Haynes, also of Georgia. Cox started out as a farmer in Selma, Alabama. Cox married Jessie Maria Helm on October 5, 1887 in Fresno, California. Jessie was the daughter of William Helm, a notable sheep farmer. They had three children.
Cox is known for three patents, which were used in Fresno, California, in the United States in the mid-20th century: a patent for a raisin seeder (1898), a patent for a cotton gin (1927), and a pressure fruit grinder (1928). For example, the raisin seeder application was filed on October 2, 1897. The Patent No. US608108A application was granted on July 7, 1898.
Cox died on January 22, 1934, in Fresno, California. He is buried at the Belmont Memorial Park, Fresno, California.