Wiley & Russell Manufacturing Co. - Assigned Patents

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Wiley & Russell Manufacturing Co.
Greenfield, MA, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Wood Working Machinery

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Patent Number	Date	Title	Name	City	Description
87,531	Mar. 02, 1869	Improvement in Wrench for Bit-Brace	Darius Wilcox	Ansonia, CT	A socket wrench connected by gears to a shank designed to be driven by a bit-brace. The intended use is to tighten the nuts on small bolts holding iron tires on buggy, carriage and wagon wheels. The exposed gear version shown in the patent is known; most extant examples are a later version with the gears enclosed. See also L. C. Wiley's Feb. 8, 1898 patent (no. 598,831).
120,266	Oct. 24, 1871	Improvement in Dies for Cutting Screw Threads	John J. Grant	Greenfield, Franklin County, MA	Brown, Coombs & Co. - patent attorneys This invention consists in the arrangement within the die-stock or holder, and between the dies, of taper or taper-headed adjusting-screws for setting out the dies, such screws operating, in combination with external set-screws, to obtain a perfect and secure adjustment of the dies. This patent was the basis for the adjustable dies produced by Wiley & Russell. Patent nos. 303,060 and 306,723 are subsequent improvements. Corresponding Canadian patent no. 1,765 was issued November 12, 1872 to J.J. Grant, Solon L. Wiley and Charles P. Russell of Greenfield, Mass.
1,765	Nov. 12, 1872	Die for cutting screw threads	John James Grant	Greenfield, MA	This is the Canadian equivalent of the important US patent 120,266, covering Wiley & Russell's "Lightning" die which was the first screw-cutting die that could be fine-tuned for size and that was more effective than the old jamb plates that were used for screw cutting before this. The idea was good enough to spur the creation of Wiley & Russell Mfg. Co. to make it.
136,153	Feb. 25, 1873	Improvement in die-stocks for cutting screws	John J. Grant	Greenfield, MA
161,311	Mar. 23, 1875	Screw-Threading Die	Frederic E. Wells	Greenfield, Franklin County, MA
184,669	Nov. 21, 1876	Improvement in machines for upsetting tires	Nelson Sawyer	Greenfield, MA
186,890	Jan. 30, 1877	Improvement in screw-cutting dies	Albert J. Smart	Greenfield, MA
206,979	Aug. 13, 1878	Improvement in machines for drilling	Albert J. Smart	Greenfield, MA
288,188	Nov. 06, 1883	Screw-cutting machines	Albert J. Smart	Greenfield, MA
298,248	May. 06, 1884	Combined Drill and Countersink	Albert J. Smart	Greenfield, MA	The patent includes the holder for a drill, with a slot for the tapered cutter which cuts the countersink and also clamps the drill bit in place. The principle appears in the LIGHTNING COMBINED DRILL AND COUNTERSINK produced by Wiley and Russell.
299,429	May. 27, 1884	Combined Drill and Countersink	Albert J. Smart	Greenfield, MA	The key features are the hollow cylinder, and the countersink cutter on the tapered end. Wiley and Russell's "LIGHTNING" drill holder shares some of these characteristics. The hollow center and set screw appear in Charles P. Russell's August 5, 1884 patent (no. 303,053).
303,060	Aug. 05, 1884	Screw Cutting Die	Albert J. Smart	Greenfield, MA	The taper-headed screws adjust the size; the four side screws hold the cutters firmly in the holder. Marketed as the Wiley & Russell LIGHTNING SCREW PLATE. The taper-headed screws are carried over from the J.J. Grant October 21, 1871 patent (no. 120,266). This patent was improved by Smart's Oct. 21, 1884 patent (no. 306,783).
303,053	Aug. 05, 1884	Combined Drill and Countersink	Charles P. Russell	Greenfield, MA	The lips at the tip of the tapered cutters for the countersink fit within the flutes of the drill, thereby supporting the tapered cutters. The center is hollow, similar to the countersink drill combinations patented by A. J. Smart, and assigned to Wiley and Russell (pat. Nos. 298,248 and 299,429).
306,783	Oct. 21, 1884	Screw Cutting Die	Albert J. Smart	Greenfield, MA	The perimeter groove is to insure alignment of the die within the stock. The remainder of the patent substantially repeats Smart's Aug. 5, 1884 patent (no. 303,060).
314,390	Mar. 24, 1885	Anvil	Dennis E. MacCarthy	Maplewood, MA	A grooved cone anvil or cone mandrel for forming and sizing hub bands and other circular objects. The groove is to accommodate the tips of blacksmith's tongs jaws. This cone mandrel appears in a contemporary Wiley & Russell catalog along with swage blocks and other blacksmith tools.
442,827	Dec. 16, 1890	Screw-cutting die	Charles P. Russell	Greenfield, MA
442,828	Dec. 16, 1890	Screw-cutting die	Charles P. Russell	Greenfield, MA
455,859	Jul. 14, 1891	Tap Wrench	Albert J. Smart	Greenfield, MA	Solid frame, with jaw pieces held in place by splines that fit in semi-circular grooves in the frame and jaw sides. The clamping screw also sets inside the solid frame. Wiley & Russell catalog shows 5 sizes of Green River Tap and Reamer Wrenches based on this design.
519,249	May. 01, 1894	Tire Marker	Oscar F. Farwell	Woodstock, VT	"My invention relates to improvements in tire markers. In putting tires on wheels, especially new tires on old wheels, it becomes important to mark the tire at exactly the proper points for drilling the hole in the same for the bolt securing the tire to the fellies, and it was for the purpose of so marking the tire that the hereinafter described device was designed." Produced & marketed as the GREEN RIVER TIRE MARKER.
534,180	Feb. 12, 1895	Drilling-machine	Albert J. Smart	Greenfield, MA	This patent date was seen on a Wiley & Russell "Green River" No. A1 post drill.
		Drilling-machine	Clifford E. Martin	Greenfield, MA
537,719	Apr. 16, 1895	Drilling Machine	Charles P. Russell	Greenfield, MA
623,435	Apr. 18, 1899	Tap Wrench	Albert J. Smart	Greenfield, MA	"Turn handle to adjust" tap or reamer wrench. The WILEY & RUSSELL "LIGHTNING" tap and reamer wrenches are similar to this patent, except the sliding jaws are flat in cross section rather than cylindrical. Willinson & Fisher - patent attorneys
802,894	Oct. 24, 1905	Tap Wrench	Albert J. Smart	Greenfield, MA	Wilkinson & Fisher - patent attorneys