Lawrence Yosco (born Rocco Lorenzo Iosco in 1869) began making fretted stringed instruments around 1900 in New York.  In 1919 Yose was granted a patent on his "double rim" resonator banjo design. Yosco made bowl backed mandolins, guitars and 4 string banjos.

Source: Vintage Banjo Maker - Yosco (22 December 2021)