Manufacturers Index - Wells Mfg. Corp; W. F. Wells, Inc.
Wells Mfg. Corp; W. F. Wells, Inc.
Three Rivers, MI, U.S.A.
Company Website: http://www.wfwells.com/
Manufacturer Class:
Metal Working Machinery
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281,788
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Jul. 17, 1928
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Bone saw
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William Franklin Wells |
Three Rivers, MI |
This is the Canada equivalent of US patent 1,721,722. |
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1,721,722
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Jul. 23, 1929
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Bone-sawing machine
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William Franklin Wells |
Three Rivers, MI |
The invention is a meat-cutting bandsaw. This saw was the genesis of the Wells Manufacturing Corp., which would later become the first maker of horizontal metal-cutting bandsaws. William F. Wells would sell that business and in 1948 establish a new business, W. F. Wells & Son, to also make metal cutting bandsaws. In 1991 the owners of the Wells Manufacturing Corp. acquired W. F. Wells & Son and merged the two businesses under the name of W. F. Wells, Inc. |
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2,243,303
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May. 27, 1941
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Sawing machine
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William Franklin Wells |
Three Rivers, MI |
This is a mechanically operated metal-cutting bandsaw. The patent describes the mechanisms for driving the saw, for guiding and tensioning the blade, and for the holding the workpiece. |
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2,601,576
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Jun. 24, 1952
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Power saw control
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William Franklin Wells |
Three Rivers, MI |
Means for automatically controlling blade cutting pressure, for controlling the advance of the cut to avoid blade deflection and excessive heating, to control angle from vertical of the blade in the direction of the cut, and to control the movable jaw of the vise.
This patent number was seen on a Model A-7 horizontal bandsaw from W. F. Wells & Sons, Inc. |
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Power saw control
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Dana H. Wells |
Three Rivers, MI |
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2,602,987
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Jul. 15, 1952
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Band saw
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William Franklin Wells |
Three Rivers, MI |
This is a hydraulically operated metal-cutting bandsaw. The patent primarily focuses on the hydraulics and the mechanisms for automatically adjusting speed and cutting pressure, and for automatically stopping the saw when the cut is completed. |
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