Oliver Machinery Co. - Assigned Patents

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Oliver Machinery Co.
Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.
Company Website: http://straitoplane.com/
Manufacturer Class: Wood Working Machinery & Metal Working Machinery

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Patent Number	Date	Title	Name	City	Description
449,696	Apr. 07, 1891	Miter-cutting machine	Willis J. Perkins	Grand Rapids, MI	(Information hereâ€”and for other universal trimmersâ€”is courtesy of Jeffrey S. McVey.) This universal trimmer was purportedly designed by Joseph A. Oliver, who had briefly worked for Fox Machine Co. Perkins and Oliver formed Grand Rapids Machinery Co. to make this trimmer, but Fox filed suit and Perkins sold his share to Oliver (in 1890). In 1892 Oliver started American Machinery Co., but continued Grand Rapids Machinery Co. until 1903, when he combined the two companies and name the result Oliver Machinery Co. We have a report of a trimmer labeled "W.J.PERKINS PAT.APR.7.91.U.S.A.ENG&GER Manufactured by Perkins & Co Grand Rapids Michigan USA".
476,677	Jun. 07, 1892	Dado-head	Joseph W. Oliver	Grand Rapids, MI	From the founder of Oliver Machinery Co., an adjustable-width dado cutter. Witness Cilley was an attorney.
519,199	May. 01, 1894	Trimming-machine	Joseph W. Oliver	Grand Rapids, MI	According to Jeffrey S. McVey, this design was used by Oliver in his No. 2, 3, 5, and 7 trimmers.
526,634	Sep. 25, 1894	Miter-cutting machine	Joseph W. Oliver	Grand Rapids, MI	This design was used for the first American Machinery Co. miter trimmer, which was not assigned a model number.
577,777	Feb. 23, 1897	Miter-cutting machine	Joseph W. Oliver	Grand Rapids, MI	The improvements in this patent are found on American Machinery's No. 1 and No. 4 trimmers.
582,544	May. 11, 1897	Oilstone-box	Joseph W. Oliver	Detroit, MI	Inventor was founder of American Machinery Co. of Grand Rapids, which later became Oliver Machinery Co. Example seen on ebay. The lid is labeled, "DETROIT EMERY WHEEL CO. / DETROIT, MICH. / OILSTONE BOX. USE KEROSENE ONLY. / OLIVER'S PAT. MAY 11,1897". We have also seen an example labeled, "TWO-FACED TURKISH EMERY OIL STONE, Oliver's Oil Stone Box. Pat. May 11 1897 Style E 8 x 2 x 1 manufactured by "Oliver" Machinery Co., Grand Rapids Mich. U.S.A."
652,136	Jun. 19, 1900	Miter-cutting machine	Joseph W. Oliver	Grand Rapids, MI	This design was sold as the American or Oliver No. 0 and No. 6.
744,190	Nov. 17, 1903	Saw-table	Edwin T. Gorham	Grand Rapids, MI	This patent date was seen on an Oliver #60 tablesaw.
838,547	Dec. 18, 1906	Electric motor and method of controlling the same	Austin Kimble	Chicago, IL	This patent date was seen on an early variable-speed reversible motor from Kimble Electric Co.
853,321	May. 14, 1907	Pattern-maker's tool	George D. Richmond	Norwalk, CT	This patent date was seen on a cutter in a 1970 catalog from Oliver Machinery Co.; the catalog was for their No. 102 pattern milling machine. The bits illustrated are very similar to that shown in the patent drawings.
877,407	Jan. 21, 1908	Cutter-head for planing-machines	Ernst Carstens	, Germany	Circular cutter-head for jointers and planers. Appears to have been exclusively licensed to Oliver Machinery Co., who put it on their own machines, supplied it as an OEM part to other makers, and sold it as an after-market upgrade. This cutter-head was a big safety advance, but now considered dangerous because the head can fly apart if the bolts fail.
939,284	Nov. 09, 1909	Quick-Acting Woodworking-Vise	Walter Y. Mentzer	Grand Rapids, MI
942,264	Dec. 07, 1909	Brush-holder	Austin Kimble	Chicago, IL	This is a patent for the "Kimble drive" used on some early 20th century lathes, especially from Oliver.
942,382	Dec. 07, 1909	Motor-controller	Austin Kimble	Chicago, IL	This is a patent for the "Kimble drive" used on some early 20th century lathes, especially from Oliver.
987,065	Mar. 14, 1911	Chain mortising machine	William Blackett Haigh	, England
995,082	Jun. 13, 1911	Attachment for circular-saw machines	Joseph W. Oliver	Grand Rapids, MI	The tablesaw illustrated with the guard is an Oliver 90.
1,004,437	Sep. 26, 1911	Alternating-current motor	Austin Kimble	Chicago, IL	This motor design was found on some Oliver lathes.
1,043,942	Nov. 12, 1912	No-voltage release mechanism	Austin Kimble	Chicago, IL	This patent date was seen on Oliver lathe with Kimble drive. The actual design was not used on the lathe in question.
1,092,849	Apr. 14, 1914	Rotor construction for induction-motors	John D. Nies	St. Charles, IL
1,115,835	Nov. 03, 1914	Electric controller	Austin Kimble	Oak Park, IL
		Electric controller	John D. Nies	St. Charles, IL
1,128,005	Feb. 09, 1915	Adjustable speed control for electric motors	Austin Kimble	Oak Park, IL
		Adjustable speed control for electric motors	John D. Nies	St. Charles, IL
191,423,184	Aug. 26, 1915	Improvements in grinding or polishing machines	Blackett William Haigh	, England	Belt sander that does away with the need for a third sanding-belt pulley to tension the belt. This was hardly a new idea.
1,230,779	Jun. 19, 1917	Filing-machine	Wilber D. Rearwin	Grand Rapids, MI	This die filer was seen in an undated catalog from Oliver Machinery Co.: "'Oliver' (Rearwin Pat.) Die Filer", in two sizes.
1,399,969	Dec. 13, 1921	Combination handwheel and faceplate for lathes	Armen S. Kurkjian	Grand Rapids, MI
1,428,342	Sep. 05, 1922	Brush mounting	John D. Nies	St. Charles, IL
1,443,789	Jan. 30, 1923	Table mount for metal and wood working machines	Hugh Humphreys	Grand Rapids, MI	This patent covers a sliding table mechanism that was used on various Oliver tablesaws, such as the models 260-D and 90.
1,476,412	Dec. 04, 1923	Motor construction	John D. Nies	St. Charles, IL
1,493,779	May. 13, 1924	Pneumatic sanding pad	Hugh Humphreys	Grand Rapids, MI
1,587,566	Jun. 08, 1926	Electric-motor unit	Howard B. Tuthill	Grand Rapids, MI	This patent number was seen on an Oliver model 51-B lathe that exactly matches the patent drawing. "This invention relates to a combined electric motor and controls therefor built as a unit so that all of the controls and safety devices used in connection with the motor are not only located in close proximity therewith, but are housed with the motor so that all together make a single unit which may be readily applied to various types of machinery which the motor is to drive and in which all of the wires connecting the different elements of the construction are housed and out of the way, there being no danger of injury to the insulation with a consequent short circuit or other undesirable happening. The only wires which are exposed are the feed and ground wires which supply current to the motor and carry the same away."
1,670,540	May. 22, 1928	Tool rest	Hugh Humphreys	Grand Rapids, MI
1,742,217	Jan. 07, 1930	Woodworking shaper	Thomas R. Renwick	Grand Rapids, MI
1,746,697	Feb. 11, 1930	Conveyer	Robert D. Eaglesfield	Brazil, IN	Inventor Eaglesfield had earlier made machines under his own name, including an early tilting-arbor tablesaw.
1,748,325	Feb. 25, 1930	Mortising machine	Melvin D. Baldwin	Grand Rapids, MI	"The embodiment of this invention which we have made is illustrated as cutting mortises in curved bars such as are used in the manufacture of automobile bodies..."
		Mortising machine	Armen S. Kurkjian	Grand Rapids, MI
		Mortising machine	Thomas R. Renwick	Grand Rapids, MI
1,795,313	Mar. 10, 1931	Electric-motor support	John D. Nies	St. Charles, IL	"My invention relates to improved sound dampening support for machines..."
1,976,048	Oct. 09, 1934	Motor driven lathe head	Harry F. Caldwell	Grand Rapids, MI
		Motor driven lathe head	Howard B. Tuthill	Grand Rapids, MI
2,095,620	Oct. 12, 1937	Bread slicing machine	Harry F. Caldwell	Grand Rapids, MI
		Bread slicing machine	Howard B. Tuthill	Grand Rapids, MI
2,110,113	Mar. 01, 1938	Wrapping machinery	Oscar Sandberg	Battle Creek, MI	Machine for wrapping loaves of bread.
2,143,460	Jan. 10, 1939	Knife adjustment in bread slicing machines	Harry F. Caldwell	Grand Rapids, MI
		Knife adjustment in bread slicing machines	Howard B. Tuthill	Grand Rapids, MI
2,147,322	Feb. 14, 1939	Safety control for bread slicing machines	Harry F. Caldwell	Grand Rapids, MI
		Safety control for bread slicing machines	Howard B. Tuthill	Grand Rapids, MI
2,162,138	Jun. 13, 1939	Automatic bread slicing machine	Harry F. Caldwell	Grand Rapids, MI
		Automatic bread slicing machine	Howard B. Tuthill	Grand Rapids, MI
2,170,312	Aug. 22, 1939	Combination bread slicing and wrapping machine	Harry F. Caldwell	Grand Rapids, MI
		Combination bread slicing and wrapping machine	Howard B. Tuthill	Grand Rapids, MI
2,239,945	Apr. 29, 1941	Feeding and folding mechanism for wrapping machines	Harry F. Caldwell	Grand Rapids, MI
		Feeding and folding mechanism for wrapping machines	Howard B. Tuthill	Grand Rapids, MI
2,244,140	Jun. 03, 1941	Label attaching machine	Harry F. Caldwell	Grand Rapids, MI	Accessory to a bread-wrapping machine.
2,310,719	Feb. 09, 1943	Wrapping machine	Harry F. Caldwell	Grand Rapids, MI	Machine for wrapping irregularly-sized loaves of bread.
		Wrapping machine	Howard B. Tuthill	Grand Rapids, MI
2,326,436	Aug. 10, 1943	Label attaching machine	Harry F. Caldwell	Grand Rapids, MI	Accessory to machine in patent 2,244,140.
2,329,669	Sep. 14, 1943	Label attaching machine	Howard B. Tuthill	Grand Rapids, MI
2,341,492	Feb. 08, 1944	Wrapper	Howard B. Tuthill	Grand Rapids, MI
2,341,493	Feb. 08, 1944	Machine for applying labels to moving webs	Harry F. Caldwell	Grand Rapids, MI
		Machine for applying labels to moving webs	Howard B. Tuthill	Grand Rapids, MI
2,344,185	Mar. 14, 1944	Labeling machine	Howard B. Tuthill	Grand Rapids, MI
2,351,306	Jun. 13, 1944	Package	Howard B. Tuthill	Grand Rapids, MI
2,371,858	Mar. 20, 1945	Package wrapping	Harry F. Caldwell	Grand Rapids, MI
		Package wrapping	Howard B. Tuthill	Grand Rapids, MI
2,378,112	Jun. 12, 1945	Adjustable labeling device	Harry F. Caldwell	Grand Rapids, MI
		Adjustable labeling device	Howard B. Tuthill	Grand Rapids, MI
2,528,856	Nov. 07, 1950	Labeling machine	Harry F. Caldwell	Grand Rapids, MI
2,747,757	May. 29, 1956	Labeling machine	Joseph L. Golubski	Grand Rapids, MI
2,776,038	Jan. 01, 1957	Label machine feeding and timing mechanism	Harry F. Caldwell	Grand Rapids, MI
2,789,606	Apr. 23, 1957	Bread slicing machine	William H. Solomon	Grand Rapids, MI
2,858,954	Nov. 04, 1958	Label securing attachment	Howard B. Tuthill	Grand Rapids, MI
2,864,522	Dec. 16, 1958	Labeling machine	Howard B. Tuthill	Grand Rapids, MI
3,027,271	Mar. 27, 1962	Pressure sensitive adhesive sheet material having a protective coating of heat removable material	Paul A. Plasse	Lexington, MA
		Pressure sensitive adhesive sheet material having a protective coating of heat removable material	Robert E. Politi	Winchester, MA
3,084,491	Apr. 09, 1963	Means for transporting flexible sheets	William H. Solomon	Grand Rapids, MI
3,112,238	Nov. 26, 1963	Labeling machine	John R. Davies	Grand Rapids, MI
		Labeling machine	Harry F. Caldwell	Cedar Springs, MI
3,169,435	Feb. 16, 1965	Saw for ferrous materials	John G. Hartger	Grand Rapids, MI
3,451,874	Jun. 24, 1969	Labeling machine	Carrel M. Forward	Grand Rapids, MI
		Labeling machine	Donald J. Van Weelde	Coopersville, MI
		Labeling machine	William H. Solomon	Grand Rapids, MI
3,518,808	Jul. 07, 1970	Packaging machine article release apparatus	William H. Solomon	Grand Rapids, MI
3,519,835	Jul. 07, 1970	Radiation sensitive apparatus for verifying label position	John R. Davies	Grand Rapids, MI
3,586,570	Jun. 22, 1971	Labeling machine	Carrel M. Forward	Grand Rapids, MI
		Labeling machine	John R. Davies	Grand Rapids, MI
		Labeling machine	William H. Solomon	Grand Rapids, MI
3,707,423	Dec. 26, 1972	Label machine indexing	Kornelis Platteschorre	Grandville, MI
		Label machine indexing	John R. Davies	Grand Rapids, MI
3,742,565	Jul. 03, 1973	Rotary cutter	Charles E. Boboltz	Belmont, MI
		Rotary cutter	Frederick K. Zwald	East Grand Rapids, MI
		Rotary cutter	Ralph B. Baldwin	East Grand Rapids, MI
3,776,289	Dec. 04, 1973	Cutting tool holder	Charles E. Boboltz	Belmont, MI
		Cutting tool holder	Frederick K. Zwald	East Grand Rapids, MI
		Cutting tool holder	Ralph B. Baldwin	East Grand Rapids, MI
3,780,777	Dec. 25, 1973	Defecting saw	John R. Davies	Grand Rapids, MI
3,783,058	Jan. 01, 1974	Method of applying labels and checking the same	Carrel M. Forward	Grand Rapids, MI
		Method of applying labels and checking the same	John R. Davies	Grand Rapids, MI
		Method of applying labels and checking the same	William H. Solomon	Grand Rapids, MI
3,796,081	Mar. 12, 1974	Roll-forming machines	Alan Stanley Boardman	, England
3,800,500	Apr. 02, 1974	Packaging apparatus	William H. Solomon	Grand Rapids, MI
3,843,440	Oct. 22, 1974	Labeling machine	John R. Davies	Grand Rapids, MI
3,891,324	Jun. 24, 1975	Method and apparatus for inspecting position of labels on product surfaces	John R. Davies	Grand Rapids, MI
3,941,019	Mar. 02, 1976	Method and apparatus for cutting lumber and the like	James T. Visser	Grand Rapids, MI
		Method and apparatus for cutting lumber and the like	Ralph B. Baldwin	East Grand Rapids, MI
3,954,542	May. 04, 1976	Labeling machine	Carrel M. Forward	Grand Rapids, MI
		Labeling machine	John R. Davies	Grand Rapids, MI
		Labeling machine	William H. Solomon	Grand Rapids, MI
3,989,575	Nov. 02, 1976	Split labeling apparatus	John R. Davies	Grand Rapids, MI
		Split labeling apparatus	Kornelis Platteschorre	Grandville, MI
3,994,678	Nov. 30, 1976	Heater for billets	John W. Nelson	Wyoming, MI
4,065,249	Dec. 27, 1977	Heater for billets	John W. Nelson	Wyoming, MI
4,125,365	Nov. 14, 1978	Roll through billet heater	John W. Nelson	Wyoming, MI
4,141,196	Feb. 27, 1979	Seal wrapping machine	Kenneth R. Blanding	Cedar Springs, MI
4,596,172	Jun. 24, 1986	Lumber cutting saw	James T. Visser	Ada, MI