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Manufacturers Index - P. B. Yates Machine Co.

P. B. Yates Machine Co.
Beloit, WI; Hamilton, ON, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Wood Working Machinery

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Patent Number Date Title Name City Description
188,580 Mar. 20, 1877 Improvement in wood-polishing machines Almon Bridgman Berlin, WI This patent is especially notable because it heralds the beginning of what eventually became P. B. Yates Machine Co., which was one of the largest woodworking machinery makers in the world.
    Improvement in wood-polishing machines James Lyman Perry Berlin, WI  
512,410 Jan. 09, 1894 Feed mechanism John R. Thomas Beloit, WI
520,714 May. 29, 1894 Adjustable bearing for upper feed-rolls of planing-machines John R. Thomas Beloit, WI
631,507 Aug. 22, 1899 Abrading and polishing rolls Edward Kelly San Francisco, CA
750,125 Jan. 19, 1904 Planing-machine Harry B. Ross Beloit, WI
771,501 Oct. 04, 1904 Feed-roll for planing-machines Harry B. Ross Beloit, WI
856,726 Jun. 11, 1907 Cutter-head-knife sharpener Harry B. Ross Beloit, WI
879,501 Feb. 18, 1908 Knife-holder for cutter-heads Axel Thorsby Beloit, WI
881,086 Mar. 03, 1908 Variable-speed mechanism Burt D. Stevens Beloit, WI "My invention relates to variable speed mechanisms and belt tighteners, its object being the production of a simple belt-tightening means acting on a plurality of belts passing over pulleys of different diameters whereby a variety of speeds of the driven mechanism may be secured."
888,765 May. 26, 1908 Driving mechanism for planers Burt D. Stevens Beloit, WI
889,468 Jun. 02, 1908 Sanding-machine Franklin L. Lane Beloit, WI
908,513 Jan. 05, 1909 Multiple-board gage Burt D. Stevens Beloit, WI
913,641 Feb. 23, 1909 Multiple gage Gilbert O. Hammer Beloit, WI An ingenious gage so that a saw can be set up to do any of, say, a half-dozen different widths at a time. The gage has multiple fingers that each can be independently set to the appropriate distance from the blade. A board is butted against the desired gage and pushed forward; the other gage fingers are pushed up out of the way.
913,924 Mar. 02, 1909 Feed-roll for planers Burt D. Stevens Beloit, WI Improvements to patent 771,501.
931,223 Aug. 17, 1909 Feeding mechanism for saw Harry B. Ross Beloit, WI "In double cut-off saws it has been usual to employ a feeding mechanism consisting of a pair of chains passing around sprocket wheels and having conveyer blocks or flights attached thereto at intervals and to corresponding links of the pair of sprocket chains, to feed or push the boards forwardly to the companion cut-off saws. Use of these machines has shown and demonstrated that the hinge pins or links of the chains not only become worn but that they wear unevenly, destroying the alinement of the pushing or feeding blocks or abutments, and causing improper and untrue sawing of the boards. To overcome this difficulty we have devised a feeding mechanism of the same general character as that outlined above but in which endless steel bands, which cannot stretch, take the place of the objectionable chains."
    Feeding mechanism for saw Burt D. Stevens Beloit, WI  
    Feeding mechanism for saw John P. Gates Beloit, WI  
955,920 Apr. 26, 1910 Variable-speed device Burt D. Stevens Beloit, WI
987,478 Mar. 21, 1911 Grinding and jointing appliance for planers Harrison J. Mitchell Beloit, WI
990,373 Apr. 25, 1911 Planer-knife sharpener Harrison J. Mitchell Beloit, WI
993,366 May. 30, 1911 Planer-knife sharpener Frank Willard Converse Beloit, WI
    Planer-knife sharpener William Harper Beloit, WI  
993,367 May. 30, 1911 Planer-knife jointer William Harper Beloit, WI
993,398 May. 30, 1911 Adjusting and grinding planer-knives Ozra Burr Osborn Beloit, WI
995,024 Jun. 13, 1911 Planer-head Harrison J. Mitchell Beloit, WI
995,040 Jun. 13, 1911 Holding device for planer-head knives Burt D. Stevens Beloit, WI
1,001,783 Aug. 29, 1911 Adjusting means for saws Burt D. Stevens Beloit, WI
1,010,701 Dec. 05, 1911 Band-resaw Burt D. Stevens Beloit, WI
1,016,511 Feb. 06, 1912 Sandpaper-drum Harrison J. Mitchell Beloit, WI
1,020,416 Mar. 19, 1912 Planer-knife-adjusting mechanism William Harper Beloit, WI
1,030,897 Jul. 02, 1912 Abrading-cylinder Franklin L. Lane Beloit, WI Improvements to patent 577,582.
1,030,912 Jul. 02, 1912 Bearing Harrison J. Mitchell Beloit, WI
1,033,866 Jul. 30, 1912 Spiral indicator Joseph R. S. Blaine Beloit, WI
1,093,456 Apr. 14, 1914 Clamping device for woodworking-machines Harrison J. Mitchell Beloit, WI
1,093,215 Apr. 14, 1914 Sawmill-carriage Burt D. Stevens Beloit, WI
1,096,846 May. 19, 1914 Mounting for resilient cushions Franklin L. Lane Beloit, WI
    Mounting for resilient cushions Harrison J. Mitchell Beloit, WI  
1,096,847 May. 19, 1914 Profile cutter-head Franklin L. Lane Beloit, WI
    Profile cutter-head Harrison J. Mitchell Beloit, WI  
1,097,571 May. 19, 1914 Intermittent-grip device Ira M. Thurlow Beloit, WI
1,113,463 Oct. 13, 1914 Adjusting device Harrison J. Mitchell Beloit, WI
1,113,464 Oct. 13, 1914 Adjustable guide Harrison J. Mitchell Beloit, WI
1,171,156 Feb. 08, 1916 Self-centering and gage-sawing device Ira M. Thurlow Beloit, WI
1,183,014 May. 16, 1916 Tool-mounting Frank R. Weaver Beloit, WI
    Tool-mounting Franklin L. Lane Beloit, WI  
1,183,015 May. 16, 1916 Cutter-head Frank R. Weaver Beloit, WI
    Cutter-head Franklin L. Lane Beloit, WI  
1,188,808 Jun. 27, 1916 Take-up device for sander-drums Harrison J. Mitchell Beloit, WI
1,188,809 Jun. 27, 1916 Chip-breaker-lift device Harrison J. Mitchell Beloit, WI
1,188,810 Jun. 27, 1916 Belt-tighteners Harrison J. Mitchell Beloit, WI
1,200,621 Oct. 10, 1916 Rubbing-machine Gustave T. Johnson Beloit, WI
1,200,626 Oct. 10, 1916 Lubricating system Franklin L. Lane Beloit, WI
1,205,651 Nov. 21, 1916 Side-hold hold-over and chip-breaker-lift structure Harrison J. Mitchell Beloit, WI
1,207,764 Dec. 12, 1916 Pressure-roller construction for saws Gustave T. Johnson Beloit, WI
1,207,976 Dec. 12, 1916 Board-sizing machine Harrison J. Mitchell Beloit, WI
1,213,888 Jan. 30, 1917 Matcher-head Franklin L. Lane Beloit, WI Improvement to patent 1,036,862.
1,271,473 Jul. 02, 1918 Saw Guard Gustave T. Johnson Beloit, WI
1,278,814 Sep. 10, 1918 Saw structure Gustave T. Johnson Beloit, WI
1,288,908 Dec. 24, 1918 Abrasive machine Gustave T. Johnson Beloit, WI
1,334,305 Mar. 23, 1920 Turning-machine Gustave T. Johnson Chicago, IL
1,478,118 Dec. 18, 1923 Nailing machine Edward James Henderson ON, Canada
1,494,174 May. 13, 1924 Automatic lumber feeder Franklin L. Lane Beloit, WI
1,512,381 Oct. 21, 1924 Multiple-spindle turning appliance David Turcott Beloit, WI
1,650,669 Nov. 29, 1927 Turning machine David Turcott Beloit, WI
3,374,816 Mar. 26, 1968 Bandsaw guide John A. Alich Burlingame, CA A previous patent awarded to this inventor was assigned to Turner Machinery Co., Inc. of San Francisco. This patent here was assigned, by mesne (indirect) assignments, to P. B. Yates Machine Co. in Canada. It is plausible that the Turner company was bought out by the Yates company.