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Patent Number Date Title Name City Description
2,220,370 Nov. 05, 1940 Drum for smoothing surfaces Joseph E. Swalinkavich Jr. St. Cloud, MN
    Drum for smoothing surfaces Ray E. McFadden St. Cloud, MN  
    Drum for smoothing surfaces William P. Hilger St. Cloud, MN  
402,418 Jan. 20, 1942 Drum for smoothing surfaces Joseph E. Swalinkavich Jr. St. Cloud, MN
    Drum for smoothing surfaces Ray E. McFadden St. Cloud, MN  
D154,851 Aug. 16, 1949 Design for a floor sander William P. Hilger St. Cloud, MN
2,483,904 Oct. 04, 1949 Floor sanding edger William P. Hilger St. Cloud, MN Improvements to the mechanism of the sander in patent 2,565,658, to address the tendency of the bolt holding the sandpaper to tighten in use, making it difficult to remove and sometimes tearing the sandpaper.
2,486,947 Nov. 01, 1949 Surface finishing device William P. Hilger St. Cloud, MN Improvements to patent 2,483,904 to improve heat dissipation, by providing a felt pad between the rubber pad and the sandpaper. The felt permits some air circulation which helps reduce the temperature of the paper and also avoids the heat from friction between rubber and paper.
2,565,658 Aug. 28, 1951 Floor sanding edger William P. Hilger St. Cloud, MN The Hilger Company went bankrupt at about the time this patent was issued and its product assets were acquired by the Clarke Sanding Machine Co.