Manufacturers Index - Porter-Cable Machine Co.
Porter-Cable Machine Co.
Syracuse, NY and Jackson, TN, U.S.A.
Company Website: http://www.porter-cable.com/
Manufacturer Class:
Wood Working Machinery & Metal Working Machinery
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874,989
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Dec. 31, 1907
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Steering-gear
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George G. Porter |
Syracuse, NY |
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1,012,430
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Dec. 19, 1911
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High-speed attachment for milling-machines
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Frank E. Cable |
Syracuse, NY |
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High-speed attachment for milling-machines
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George G. Porter |
Syracuse, NY |
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1,196,024
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Aug. 29, 1916
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Lathe
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George G. Porter |
Syracuse, NY |
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Lathe
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Frank E. Cable |
Syracuse, NY |
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1,277,377
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Sep. 03, 1918
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Sanding-machine
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Ray L. Carter |
Syracuse, NY |
The invention is an oscillating spindle sander that was sold as the Syracuse S-1 and, once Porter-Cable bought them out in 1922, the Porter-Cable S-1. Essentially the same mechanism was used in the benchtop versions, O-2, O-3, and O-4.
This patent is of additional interest because inventor Ray Carter developed the first successful general-purpose router; see patent 1,433,497. |
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1,360,016
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Nov. 23, 1920
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Boring and cutting tool
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George G. Porter |
Syracuse, NY |
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1,385,491
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Jul. 26, 1921
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Back-facing attachment for lathes
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George G. Porter |
Syracuse, NY |
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1,695,090
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Dec. 11, 1928
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Abrading machine
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Arthur N. Emmons |
Nedrow, NY |
This patent date was seen on a Porter-Cable type B-4 "Take-About" sander. |
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1,821,624
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Sep. 01, 1931
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Sandpapering machine
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Arthur N. Emmons |
Nedrow, NY |
A Skilsaw Model A handheld belt sander was seen, marked as "Licensed under U.S. Pat. 1,821,624—others pend." |
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1,836,367
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Dec. 15, 1931
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Abrading roller construction
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Arthur N. Emmons |
Nedrow, NY |
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1,848,330
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Mar. 08, 1932
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Adjustable portable power handsaw
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Arthur N. Emmons |
Syracuse, NY |
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1,880,939
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Oct. 04, 1932
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Lathe
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Arthur N. Emmons |
Syracuse, NY |
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1,900,233
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Mar. 07, 1933
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Tailstock for lathes and the like
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Arthur N. Emmons |
Syracuse, NY |
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D90,239
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Jul. 04, 1933
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Design for an abrading machine
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Arthur N. Emmons |
Syracuse, NY |
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1,921,513
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Aug. 08, 1933
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Floor finishing machine
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Arthur N. Emmons |
Nedrow, NY |
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1,939,111
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Dec. 12, 1933
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Abrading machine
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Arthur N. Emmons |
Syracuse, NY |
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1,945,425
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Jan. 30, 1934
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Portable hand abrading machine
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Arthur N. Emmons |
Syracuse, NY |
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1,974,136
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Sep. 18, 1934
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Abrading or surface finishing machine
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Arthur N. Emmons |
Syracuse, NY |
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1,983,277
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Dec. 04, 1934
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Disk sander
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Arthur N. Emmons |
Syracuse, NY |
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1,998,417
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Apr. 16, 1935
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Abrading machine
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Arthur N. Emmons |
Syracuse, NY |
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2,014,229
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Sep. 10, 1935
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Portable slab cutting machine
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Arthur N. Emmons |
Syracuse, NY |
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2,069,700
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Feb. 02, 1937
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Abrading machine
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Arthur N. Emmons |
Nedrow, NY |
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2,069,701
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Feb. 02, 1937
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Auxiliary power operated device for machine tools
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Arthur N. Emmons |
Nedrow, NY |
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2,148,061
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Feb. 21, 1939
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Abrading machine
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Arthur N. Emmons |
Nedrow, NY |
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2,161,994
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Jun. 13, 1939
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Disk cutter
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Arthur N. Emmons |
Nedrow, NY |
"This invention relates to a device for cutting disks from sheet material. The device is particularly adaptable for cutting disks from abrasive sheets, which disks are for use with what is known as disk grinders, or sanding machines." |
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Disk cutter
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John S. Burns |
Detroit, MI |
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2,179,995
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Nov. 14, 1939
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Abrading machine
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Arthur N. Emmons |
Nedrow, NY |
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2,218,703
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Oct. 22, 1940
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Floor sanding machine
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Arthur N. Emmons |
Nedrow, NY |
Improvements to patent 2,148,061. |
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2,251,442
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Aug. 05, 1941
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Portable disk abrading machine
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Arthur N. Emmons |
Nedrow, NY |
An improvement to patent 1,988,277. |
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2,268,863
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Jan. 06, 1942
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Disk abrading machine
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Arthur N. Emmons |
Nedrow, NY |
Improvements to patent 1,983,277. |
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2,367,461
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Jan. 16, 1945
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Woodworking machine
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Arthur N. Emmons |
Nedrow, NY |
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2,504,923
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Apr. 18, 1950
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Detachable covering for abrading drums
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Arthur N. Emmons |
Nedrow, NY |
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Detachable covering for abrading drums
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Gustaf N. Enlund |
Syracuse, NY |
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2,507,372
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May. 09, 1950
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Belt grinding and polishing device
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Arthur N. Emmons |
Nedrow, NY |
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2,519,620
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Aug. 22, 1950
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Gripping and tensioning device for rubbing pad abrading sheets
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Bohumil J. Zitek |
Chicago, IL |
This patent number was seen on a Porter-Cable Model 145 pad sander. |
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Gripping and tensioning device for rubbing pad abrading sheets
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Pater Zasadny |
Chicago, IL |
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2,527,003
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Oct. 24, 1950
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Grinding machine
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Arthur N. Emmons |
Nedrow, NY |
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2,550,319
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Apr. 24, 1951
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Air filter head for portable abrading machines
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James A. Wright |
Chicago, IL |
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2,556,137
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Jun. 05, 1951
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Radial arm type sawing device
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Arthur N. Emmons |
Nedrow, NY |
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D164,904
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Oct. 23, 1951
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Portable power-operated sanding machine
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Arthur N. Emmons |
Nedrow, NY |
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D165,062
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Nov. 06, 1951
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Portable Electric Hand Saw
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Peter Muller-Munk |
Pittsburgh, PA |
Bodell & Thompson - patent attorneys |
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Portable Electric Hand Saw
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Arthur N. Emmons |
Nedrow, NY |
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D166,148
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Mar. 11, 1952
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Portable power operated sanding machine
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Peter Muller-Munk |
Pittsburgh, PA |
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Portable power operated sanding machine
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Arthur N. Emmons |
Nedrow, NY |
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2,596,081
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May. 06, 1952
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Hand manipulated power band saw
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Elmer P. Sacrey |
Syracuse, NY |
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2,635,396
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Apr. 21, 1953
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Portable rubbing machine
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Harold R. Johnson |
Rockford, IL |
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2,651,847
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Sep. 15, 1953
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Template for lock plate mortises
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Elmer P. Sacrey |
Syracuse, NY |
See also patent 1,954,368. |
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2,714,408
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Aug. 02, 1955
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Scroll cutting tool
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Dane Harald Pedersen |
Camillus, NY |
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D175,825
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Oct. 18, 1955
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Power operated chain saw
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David T. Doman |
Fayetteville, NY |
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D176,001
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Nov. 08, 1955
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Portable power operated sanding machine
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John G. Bentley |
Liverpool, NY |
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2,729,458
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Jan. 03, 1956
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Coupling structure
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Elmer P. Sacrey |
Syracuse, NY |
"This invention relates to coupling structure, and more particularly to a coupling structure for joining two machine elements which rotate at high speed and which have to run true with great accuracy. An example of such an arrangement is the coupling of material cutting bits to the power shaft of routers of the type disclosed in patent 2,613,704..." The proposed "coupling structure", i.e., collet, replaces the usual screw threads with "male and female members having complemental cam surfaces which are particularly economical to machine or form, and which function, when the members are joined, to provide a coupling of great precision, whereby the parts joined by the coupling structure"—the router shaft and the cutting bit—"run true with great accuracy." |
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D177,025
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Mar. 06, 1956
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Portable power operated wood plane
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Arthur N. Emmons |
Nedrow, NY |
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2,737,984
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Mar. 13, 1956
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Hand manipulated power operated saber saw
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John P. Bruck |
Nedrow, NY |
This patent number was seen on a Model 152 "Electric Hand Saw" jigsaw from Porter-Cable. |
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2,742,741
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Apr. 24, 1956
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Tracking mechanism for belt sander
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Lars Frostad |
Syracuse, NY |
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2,747,447
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May. 29, 1956
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Reversible rotary impact tool
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Arthur C. Burleigh |
Wellesley, MA |
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2,751,942
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Jun. 26, 1956
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Cutter arbor shaft for portable power operated tools
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Arthur N. Emmons |
Nedrow, NY |
"It is advantageous to form the cutter arbor shafts in these portable power saws with a short or stub projection for supporting saw blades of normal thickness. However, upon occasion it is desirable to use cutters on these machines of substantial width—for example, dado cutters use for grooving.
"This invention has an object a cutter arbor shaft structure embodying an arrangement by which the shaft proper is adapted to support saw blades of normal thickness, and which may be extended to support cutters of different and substantial thickness." |
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Cutter arbor shaft for portable power operated tools
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Walter A. Papworth |
Syracuse, NY |
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2,764,191
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Sep. 25, 1956
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Dove-tail template
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Eric Hartmann |
Syracuse, NY |
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2,764,852
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Oct. 02, 1956
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Portable power operating sanding machine
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Arthur N. Emmons |
Nedrow, NY |
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2,765,824
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Oct. 09, 1956
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Portable power operated saw
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Eric Hartmann |
Syracuse, NY |
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Portable power operated saw
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Walter A. Papworth |
Syracuse, NY |
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2,774,198
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Dec. 18, 1956
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Portable belt sanding machine
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Arthur N. Emmons |
Nedrow, NY |
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2,774,199
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Dec. 18, 1956
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Abrading machine
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Arthur N. Emmons |
Nedrow, NY |
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2,774,292
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Dec. 18, 1956
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Earth conditioning device
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Eric Hartmann |
Syracuse, NY |
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2,774,399
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Dec. 18, 1956
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Power operated wood plane with chip and shaving discharge means
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Arthur N. Emmons |
Nedrow, NY |
Attachment for a Porter-Cable (or Rockwell) router to turn it into a power hand plane, similar to the full-time Porta-Plane. |
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2,784,482
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Mar. 12, 1957
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Abrading element
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Arthur N. Emmons |
Nedrow, NY |
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2,793,485
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May. 28, 1957
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Grass trimmer
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Arthur N. Emmons |
Nedrow, NY |
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Grass trimmer
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John G. Bentley |
Liverpool, NY |
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D180,437
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Jun. 11, 1957
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Portable rotary surface finishing machine
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Arthur C. Burleigh |
Wellesley, MA |
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2,796,768
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Jun. 25, 1957
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Power operated elliptical motion tool
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Russell E. Stoll |
North Syracuse, NY |
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2,800,759
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Jul. 30, 1957
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Grass cutter blade mounting
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Arthur N. Emmons |
Nedrow, NY |
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D180,708
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Jul. 30, 1957
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Portable power operated saber saw
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John P. Bruck |
Toledo, OH |
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D180,815
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Aug. 20, 1957
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Portable power operated saw
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John G. Bentley |
Liverpool, NY |
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2,810,239
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Oct. 22, 1957
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Holder for abrasive disk
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Arthur C. Burleigh |
Wellesley, MA |
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2,813,558
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Nov. 19, 1957
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Rotatable cutting tool with detachable blade
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Dane H. Pedersen |
Camillus, NY |
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2,828,787
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Apr. 01, 1958
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Rotary cutter with detachable blade
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William H. Boggs |
Syracuse, NY |
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2,830,411
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Apr. 15, 1958
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Reciprocating sanding machine
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Eric Hartmann |
Syracuse, NY |
Inventor Hartmann was deceased at time the patent was granted. |
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2,839,107
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Jun. 17, 1958
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Combination straight and bevel cutter
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Arthur N. Emmons |
Nedrow, NY |
Cutter |
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2,842,170
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Jul. 08, 1958
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Saber saw structure
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Frank W. Mittins |
Memphis, NY |
According to a history in Porter-Cable Mach. Co. v. Black & Decker Mfg. Co., 274 F. Supp. 905 (1967), Porter-Cable decide to design a saber saw that would be competitive with the dominant product at the time, the Swiss-made Scintilla. They ended up with two different designs: one was from a team led by Walter Papworth, as seen in this patent. The other design, due to John P. Bruck and Frank W. Mittins, used an orbital action. That orbital action led to excess chipping of the upper surface of the cut material, and was rejected by Porter-Cable's sales department. |
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Saber saw structure
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John P. Bruck |
Toledo, OH |
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2,861,607
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Nov. 25, 1958
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Jack shaft and guard unit for wood working saws
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Arthur N. Emmons |
Nedrow, NY |
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2,884,789
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May. 05, 1959
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Power operated elliptical motion tool
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Lars Frostad |
Camillus, NY |
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2,897,902
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Aug. 04, 1959
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Power operated orbital motion tool
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Arthur N. Emmons |
Nedrow, NY |
"The tool is used for conditioning soil." |
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2,933,112
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Apr. 19, 1960
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Chain saw with tensioning means
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John G. Bentley |
Liverpool, NY |
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2,937,058
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May. 17, 1960
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Bearing mount
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William H. Boggs |
Syracuse, NY |
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2,943,654
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Jul. 05, 1960
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Portable power operated router
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Arthur N. Emmons |
Nedrow, NY |
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2,943,655
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Jul. 05, 1960
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Reversible router guide for straight and circular work
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Dane H. Pedersen |
Syracuse, NY |
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Reversible router guide for straight and circular work
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Joseph Paul Nicotra |
Syracuse, NY |
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2,945,338
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Jul. 19, 1960
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Rotary cutter type lawn mower
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Milford D. Burrows |
Fayetteville, NY |
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Rotary cutter type lawn mower
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John W. Graham |
Syracuse, NY |
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Rotary cutter type lawn mower
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William P. Barbour |
Pulaski, NY |
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2,960,126
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Nov. 15, 1960
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Power operated cutting tool
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Heiko Tjark de Man |
Liverpool, NY |
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3,022,509
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Feb. 27, 1962
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Nailer
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Heiko Tjark de Man |
Liverpool, NY |
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3,042,924
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Jul. 10, 1962
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Power nailing machine
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Lars Frostad |
Camillus, NY |
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3,042,925
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Jul. 10, 1962
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hand nailer
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Heiko Tjark de Man |
Liverpool, NY |
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hand nailer
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Lars Frostad |
Camillus, NY |
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3,056,437
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Oct. 02, 1962
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Saber saw
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Frank W. Mittins |
Memphis, NY |
Improvements to patent 2,737,984. |
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3,095,748
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Jul. 02, 1963
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Orbital motion tool
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Hugh K. Leach |
Syracuse, NY |
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Orbital motion tool
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Lars Frostad |
Syracuse, NY |
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Orbital motion tool
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Charles R. Stelljes |
Fayetteville, NY |
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3,121,875
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Feb. 25, 1964
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Nail driver
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Lars Frostad |
Syracuse, NY |
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3,130,425
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Apr. 28, 1964
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Method of making cut nails from flat strip stock
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Hubert K. Kelly |
Clay, NY |
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3,205,622
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Sep. 14, 1965
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Rotatable grinding and surfacing tool
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Treffle J. Leveque |
Detroit, MI |
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3,267,622
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Aug. 23, 1966
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Abrasive pad structure for portable sanding machine
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Lars Frostad |
Syracuse, NY |
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3,269,466
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Aug. 30, 1966
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Impact tool
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Walter G. Mitchell |
Pitcairn, PA |
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3,287,859
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Nov. 29, 1966
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Rotatable grinding and surfacing tool
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Treffle J. Leveque |
Detroit, MI |
This invention—an orbital mechanism—was originally part of the application that became patent 3,205,622. |
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3,303,861
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Feb. 14, 1967
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Saw structure
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Robert A. Kane |
Kirkville, NY |
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3,334,447
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Aug. 08, 1967
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Sanding machine
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Treffle J. Leveque |
Detroit, MI |
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3,339,598
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Sep. 05, 1967
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Saw structures
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Lars Frostad |
Syracuse, NY |
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3,348,432
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Oct. 24, 1967
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Portable electric drill with chuck key retaining structure
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Joseph D. Kieffer III |
Camillus, NY |
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4,479,523
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Oct. 30, 1984
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Mortise and tenon jig
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Dale Peterson |
Loveland, CO |
This jig was sold as the Porter-Cable "Morten" jig. |
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Mortise and tenon jig
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Dean Martin |
Loveland, CO |
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4,603,717
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Aug. 05, 1986
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Sliding dovetail template
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Donald E. Thomas |
Mebane, NC |
This patent number was seen on a Porter-Cable Model 7116 Omnijig 24-inch dovetail "machine", which does both regular dovetails and sliding dovetails. |
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D438,316
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Feb. 27, 2001
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Battery powered flashlight
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Mark A. Etter |
Jackson, TN |
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D445,013
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Jul. 17, 2001
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Battery powered circular saw
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Thomas Arnold Mooty |
Jackson, TN |
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Battery powered circular saw
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Mark A. Etter |
Jackson, TN |
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D471,782
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Mar. 18, 2003
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Variable-angle reciprocating saw
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Darwin Tomothy Keith-Lucas |
Jackson, TN |
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