Hormel-Wagner Co.; T. P. Walls Tool & Supply Co. - Assigned Patents

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Hormel-Wagner Co.; T. P. Walls Tool & Supply Co.
New York, NY, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Metal Working Machinery

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Patent Number	Date	Title	Name	City	Description
444,245	Jan. 06, 1891	Electric annunciator	August Hormel	New York, NY	The invention is a device for "hotels and dwelling-houses; and the invention consists of an annunciator having a pivoted elbow-lever, which when the same is released from an armature by an electric current, drops and shows the number-plate..."
482,855	Sep. 20, 1892	Machine for decorating wood	Abram Tilton	Brooklyn, NY	Co-inventor August Hormel would go on to patent the first small belt sander and manufacture it as Hormel-Wagner Co., which was founded in 1896 and introduced the sander in 1914.
		Machine for decorating wood	August Hormel	New York, NY
511,049	Dec. 19, 1893	Electric-arc lamp	August Hormel	New York, NY	Co-inventor August Hormel would go on to patent the first small belt sander and manufacture it as Hormel-Wagner Co., which was founded in 1896 and introduced the sander in 1914.
		Electric-arc lamp	George S. Junginger	New York, NY
948,052	Feb. 01, 1910	Closure for mail-bags and similar articles	August Hormel	New York, NY
972,766	Oct. 11, 1910	Antiskidding device for automobiles	August Hormel	New York, NY	"This invention relates to improved means for preventing the skidding or swerving of the rear wheels of automobiles and similar vehicles. For this purpose, a trailer is suitably connected to the vehicle near the rear end thereof, the construction being such that a lateral movement of the rear wheels will cause the trailer to be automatically forced against the ground, so as to effectively check said lateral movement." This invention was presumably more relevant when roads were muddy and rutted. The need for an anti-skid attachment went away as roads were improved. The patentee was a professional inventor who must have perceived exceptional value in this invention as it was also patented in Canada, France and Great Britain; he set up a new company (the Hormel Auto Appliance Co.) to manufacture it; and he obtained a follow-on improvement patent, 991,445. None of his numerous other inventions received so much attention from him. We remember August Hormel as the inventor of the small belt sander, patent 1,108,176. The 1910-12-29 issue of The Motor World carried an announcement that the Hormel Auto-Appliance Co. had been incorporated in Cumberland County, Maine, with $1,000,000 capital by C. E. Eaton and T. L. Croteau of Portland, Me.; although the business was incorporated in Maine, it operated out of New York City. Other than various mentions of the incorporation, the only mentions of the Hormel Auto-Appliance Co. are tax records and patent assignments. We have found no signs of a commercial product even approximately matching this invention; rather, all mentions of "anti-skid" that we found during this era were for tire chains.
191,020,632	Jan. 19, 1911	Improvements in anti-skidding devices for automobiles	August Hormel	New York, NY	This is the British equivalent of US patent 972,766. The inventor would soon develop the first benchtop belt sanding machine.
984,672	Feb. 21, 1911	Pneumatic tire	August Hormel	New York, NY	Pneumatic tire with bolted-on tread.
991,445	May. 02, 1911	Antiskidding device for automobiles	August Hormel	New York, NY	See patent 972,766 for more information on this device. This patent adds improved shock absorption to his earlier design.
1,108,176	Aug. 25, 1914	Grinding-machine	August Hormel	New York, NY	This patent covers the first successful benchtop belt sander, with a simple design that solved all the major issues of belt tensioning and tracking. "This invention relates to a grinding machine of novel construction, which is more particularly designed to impart a straight surface grain to metal or other articles. It consists of a frame, a first drum journaled therein, a second drum, an endless grinding apron engaging said drums, spring-controlled means for forcing the second drum away from the first drum, thereby tightening the apron, and means for tilting the second drum relatively to the first drum." An example is seen labeled with the patent date, "HORMEL-WAGNER", and "SIMPLEX M."
1,120,770	Dec. 15, 1914	Lithographic press	Charles Wagner	Grantwood, NJ
		Lithographic press	August Hormel	New York, NY
1,120,771	Dec. 15, 1914	Lithographic press	Charles Wagner	Grantwood, NJ
		Lithographic press	August Hormel	New York, NY
1,129,435	Feb. 23, 1915	Transfer-roller for lithographic presses	Charles Wagner	Grantwood, NJ
		Transfer-roller for lithographic presses	August Hormel	New York, NY
1,167,730	Jan. 11, 1916	Paper-curing machine	Charles Wagner	Grantwood, NJ
		Paper-curing machine	August Hormel	New York, NY
1,197,874	Sep. 12, 1916	Registering device for lithographic presses	Charles Wagner	Grantwood, NJ
		Registering device for lithographic presses	August Hormel	New York, NY
1,197,875	Sep. 12, 1916	Lithographic press	Charles Wagner	Grantwood, NJ
		Lithographic press	August Hormel	New York, NY
1,291,295	Jan. 14, 1919	Mower	Charles Wagner	Grantwood, NJ
		Mower	August Hormel	New York, NY
1,293,261	Feb. 04, 1919	Drying apparatus for sheet-metal-plates	Charles Wagner	Grantwood, NJ	This apparatus is intended for use in printing on cans, bottle caps and other items made from sheet metal.
		Drying apparatus for sheet-metal-plates	August Hormel	New York, NY
1,308,268	Jul. 01, 1919	Container	Charles Wagner	Grantwood, NJ
		Container	August Hormel	New York, NY
		Container	Cassimir J. Vieau	Brooklyn, NY
1,443,104	Jan. 23, 1923	Drying apparatus for plates of metal and other material	Charles Wagner	Grantwood, NJ	This apparatus is intended for use in printing on cans, bottle caps and other items made from sheet metal.
		Drying apparatus for plates of metal and other material	August Hormel	New York, NY
1,452,943	Apr. 24, 1923	Conveyer chain for drying apparatus and the like	Charles Wagner	Grantwood, NJ	This apparatus is intended for use in printing on cans, bottle caps and other items made from sheet metal.
		Conveyer chain for drying apparatus and the like	August Hormel	New York, NY
1,467,211	Sep. 04, 1923	Drying apparatus for plates of metal and other material	Charles Wagner	Grantwood, NJ	This apparatus is intended for use in printing on cans, bottle caps and other items made from sheet metal.
		Drying apparatus for plates of metal and other material	August Hormel	New York, NY
1,527,648	Feb. 24, 1925	Washing machine	August Hormel	New York, NY
1,562,560	Nov. 24, 1925	Sheet-conveying apparatus	August Hormel	New York, NY	This apparatus is intended for use in manufacturing cans, bottle caps, tinware, and other items made from sheet metal.
1,668,645	May. 08, 1928	Window-cleaning device	August Hormel	New York, NY
1,672,842	Jun. 05, 1928	Coating machine	Charles Wagner	Grantwood, NJ	This apparatus is intended for use in manufacturing cans, bottle caps, tinware, and other items made from sheet metal.
		Coating machine	August Hormel	New York, NY
1,698,747	Jan. 15, 1929	Transfer element and apparatus for varnishing, painting, or printing	Charles Wagner	Grantwood, NJ	This apparatus is intended for use in manufacturing cans, bottle caps, tinware, and other items made from sheet metal.
		Transfer element and apparatus for varnishing, painting, or printing	August Hormel	New York, NY
1,736,866	Nov. 26, 1929	Drying apparatus for plates of metal and other material	Charles Wagner	Grantwood, NJ	This apparatus is intended for use in manufacturing cans, bottle caps, tinware, and other items made from sheet metal.
		Drying apparatus for plates of metal and other material	August Hormel	New York, NY
1,759,353	May. 20, 1930	Clothes-washing device	August Hormel	New York, NY
1,814,806	Jul. 14, 1931	Imprint-transfer mechanism	August Hormel	New York, NY	This apparatus is intended for use in manufacturing cans, bottle caps, tinware, and other items made from sheet metal.
1,828,516	Oct. 20, 1931	Drying apparatus for plates of metal and other material	Charles Wagner	Grantwood, NJ	This apparatus is intended for use in manufacturing cans, bottle caps, tinware, and other items made from sheet metal.
		Drying apparatus for plates of metal and other material	August Hormel	New York, NY
1,914,806	Jun. 20, 1933	Apparatus for feeding metal plates	August Hormel	New York, NY	This apparatus is intended for use in manufacturing cans, bottle caps, tinware, and other items made from sheet metal.
1,945,274	Jan. 30, 1934	Metal plate cleaning machine	August Hormel	New York, NY	This apparatus is intended for use in manufacturing cans, bottle caps, tinware, and other items made from sheet metal.
1,973,316	Sep. 11, 1934	Micrometer adjustment for coating machine rollers and the like	August Hormel	New York, NY
1,981,915	Nov. 27, 1934	Manufacture of metal ware	August Hormel	New York, NY	This apparatus is intended for use in manufacturing cans, bottle caps, tinware, and other items made from sheet metal.
		Manufacture of metal ware	Walter Russell	Ridgewood, NJ
1,994,220	Mar. 12, 1935	Metal sheet drying oven	August Hormel	New York, NY	This apparatus is intended for use in manufacturing cans, bottle caps, tinware, and other items made from sheet metal.
2,019,972	Nov. 05, 1935	Drier for metal plates	August Hormel	New York, NY	This apparatus is intended for use in manufacturing cans, bottle caps, tinware, and other items made from sheet metal.
2,019,973	Nov. 05, 1935	Apparatus for feeding metal plates	August Hormel	New York, NY	This apparatus is intended for use in manufacturing cans, bottle caps, tinware, and other items made from sheet metal.
2,055,351	Sep. 22, 1936	Grinding machine	August Hormel	New York, NY	Improvements to the simple but important belt-sander patent 1,108,176, which was the first small and simple belt sander. The improvements in this later patent relate to an integrated direct-drive motor along with an improved fence. The assignee company had recently acquired the Walls Sales Corp., successor to the Hormel-Wagner Co. The August 1937 Modern Machine Shop, page 189, has an ad from Walls Sales Corp. for the "Hormel-M Grinder" and the illustration closely matches the patent drawing.
2,114,108	Apr. 12, 1938	Sheet feeding machine	August Hormel	New York, NY	This apparatus is intended for use in manufacturing cans, bottle caps, tinware, and other items made from sheet metal.
2,149,964	Mar. 07, 1939	Oil wiping machine	August Hormel	New York, NY	This apparatus is intended for use in manufacturing cans, bottle caps, tinware, and other items made from sheet metal.
2,162,889	Jun. 20, 1939	Sheet feeding machine	August Hormel	New York, NY	This apparatus is intended for use in manufacturing cans, bottle caps, tinware, and other items made from sheet metal.
2,229,973	Jan. 28, 1941	Conveyer for drying ovens	August Hormel	New York, NY	This apparatus is intended for use in manufacturing cans, bottle caps, tinware, and other items made from sheet metal.
2,230,800	Feb. 04, 1941	Metal sheet drying oven	August Hormel	New York, NY	This apparatus is intended for use in manufacturing cans, bottle caps, tinware, and other items made from sheet metal.
2,245,341	Jun. 10, 1941	Buffing machine	August Hormel	New York, NY	This apparatus is intended for use in manufacturing cans, bottle caps, tinware, and other items made from sheet metal.