American Floor Surfacing Machine Co. - Assigned Patents

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American Floor Surfacing Machine Co.
Toledo, OH, U.S.A.
Company Website: http://www.americansanders.com/
Manufacturer Class: Wood Working Machinery

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Patent Number	Date	Title	Name	City	Description
RE12,681	Aug. 20, 1907	Floor surfacer, cleaner and polisher	John H. Prugh	Oakland, CA
		Floor surfacer, cleaner and polisher	Samuel B. Zimmer	Oakland, CA
		Floor surfacer, cleaner and polisher	Aaron T. Spence	Alameda, CA
928,154	Jul. 13, 1909	Surfacing and polishing machine	John H. Prugh	Toledo, OH	The assignee is described as "of Toledo, Ohio, a corporation of Arizona Territory". It is not known whether this indicates that the company had Arizona roots or the Arizona incorporation was purely a legal convenience.
1,374,345	Apr. 12, 1921	Tension means for floor-surfacing machines	Harry H. Wolfe	Toledo, OH
1,438,283	Dec. 12, 1922	Floor-surfacing machine	Harry H. Wolfe	Toledo, OH	This machine is for surfacing terrazzo and other stony floors.
1,537,279	May. 12, 1925	Universal joint	Harry H. Wolfe	Toledo, OH	"This invention relates to universal joints and particularly to a joint of this character adapted for use in floor surfacing machines between the rotary abrading block carrying head and its driving element."
1,669,994	May. 15, 1928	Base grinding-machine wheel	Harry L. Myers	Toledo, OH	Terrazzo grinder, known as the "American Base and Wall Polisher".
1,681,506	Aug. 21, 1928	Dustpan for floor-surfacing machines	Ira V. Spurlin	Hamilton, OH	This invention is specific to the American Universal floor surfacing machine made by American Floor Surfacing Machine Co. It is unknown whether this invention was manufactured.
1,719,072	Jul. 02, 1929	Brush-retaining device	Harry L. Myers	Toledo, OH	"The present invention relates broadly to an improved floor surfacing machine of the single disc heavy duty type used for cleaning, waxing, brushing, polishing, and keeping floors of various kinds in a desirable condition and has more particular reference to a brush retaining device therefor."
1,757,679	May. 06, 1930	Clamping device	Harry L. Myers	Toledo, OH
1,772,964	Aug. 12, 1930	Handle switch construction	Roy F. Shunk	Toledo, OH	"This invention has reference to an improved electric switch and complemental handle structure for domestic vacuum cleaners and the like and particularly for a new household waxer manufactured and distributed by the American Floor Surfacing Machine Co., the assignee of this invention."
1,782,376	Nov. 18, 1930	Rotary drum machine	Harry H. Wolfe	Toledo, OH
		Rotary drum machine	Harry L. Myers	Toledo, OH
D83,121	Jan. 20, 1931	Design for a bench sander	Harry L. Myers	Toledo, OH	Seen on an American Floor Surfacing Machine "American Sanderplane No. 3", which also bore patent 2,069,502.
1,795,262	Mar. 03, 1931	Base machine	Harry L. Myers	Toledo, OH	"This invention relates to an improved electrically operated base machine, expressly constructed for scraping, polishing and otherwise conditioning terrazzo base, wainscotting, walls, stair work, and analogous structures."
1,804,523	May. 12, 1931	Edging machine	Harry H. Wolfe	Toledo, OH
		Edging machine	Harry L. Myers	Toledo, OH
D84,910	Aug. 18, 1931	Design for a combined casing for a floor polishing brush and handle therefor	Harry L. Myers	Toledo, OH
		Design for a combined casing for a floor polishing brush and handle therefor	Harry S. Wolfe	Toledo, OH
D85,664	Dec. 01, 1931	Design for a casing, motor, and handle ensemble for a drum sanding machine	Harry L. Myers	Toledo, OH
D87,851	Sep. 27, 1932	Design for a combined floor scrubbing, brushing, polishing, and abrading machine	Harry L. Myers	Toledo, OH
D89,511	Mar. 21, 1933	Design for a rotary disk edging machine	Harry L. Myers	Toledo, OH
1,913,503	Jun. 13, 1933	Sanding machine	Harry L. Myers	Toledo, OH
1,914,280	Jun. 13, 1933	Edging attachment for drum sanding machines	Harry L. Myers	Toledo, OH
1,919,389	Jul. 25, 1933	Planetary type surfacing machine	Harry L. Myers	Toledo, OH	The patent specification is stamped, "Reissued".
1,928,390	Sep. 26, 1933	Planetary type surfacing machine	Harry L. Myers	Toledo, OH
1,932,319	Oct. 24, 1933	Surface grinding machine	Harry L. Myers	Toledo, OH
1,934,814	Nov. 14, 1933	Light weight surfacing machine	Harry L. Myers	Toledo, OH	This patent was reissued.
1,938,493	Dec. 05, 1933	Abradant driving head	Harry L. Myers	Toledo, OH
1,951,105	Mar. 13, 1934	Rotary disk edging machine	Harry L. Myers	Toledo, OH	This patent was reissued.
1,968,257	Jul. 31, 1934	Portable bench sander	Harry L. Myers	Toledo, OH
1,969,318	Aug. 07, 1934	Ventilated sanderplane	Harry L. Myers	Toledo, OH
2,000,784	May. 07, 1935	Portable sanderplane	Harry L. Myers	Toledo, OH
RE19,613	Jun. 18, 1935	Planetary type surfacing machine	Harry L. Myers	Toledo, OH	This type of sander is intended for terrazzo and marble floors.
2,014,186	Sep. 10, 1935	Road surfacing machine	Harry L. Myers	Toledo, OH
RE19,707	Sep. 17, 1935	Light weight surfacing machine	Harry L. Myers	Toledo, OH
2,020,157	Nov. 05, 1935	Abrading shaft mounting	Harry L. Myers	Toledo, OH	Used in the "American Light Weight Floor Sander".
2,031,665	Feb. 25, 1936	Floor sanding machine	Harry L. Myers	Toledo, OH
D100,788	Aug. 11, 1936	Design for a floor conditioning machine	Harry L. Myers	Toledo, OH
2,068,332	Jan. 19, 1937	Method and means of collecting dust from an air current	Richard F. Kneisley	Toledo, OH
2,068,347	Jan. 19, 1937	Sanding machine	Harry L. Myers	Toledo, OH
2,068,992	Jan. 26, 1937	Vibrating machine	Everett P. Larsh	Dayton, OH	This patent number was seen on a floor sander from American Floor Surfacing Machine Co. The motor used in that sander was manufactured by Peerless Electric Co. of Warren, Ohio.
2,069,502	Feb. 02, 1937	Sanderplane	Harry L. Myers	Toledo, OH	Seen on an American Floor Surfacing Machine "American Sanderplane No. 3", which also bore patent 83,121.
2,073,167	Mar. 09, 1937	Surface cleaning means	Harry L. Myers	Toledo, OH
D103,977	Apr. 06, 1937	Design for a rotary disk edging machine	Harry L. Myers	Toledo, OH
2,079,946	May. 11, 1937	Floor scrubbing, brushing, and polishing machine	Harry L. Myers	Toledo, OH
D106,458	Oct. 12, 1937	Design for a portable grinding machine	Otto St. John	Toledo, OH
2,103,311	Dec. 28, 1937	Drive ring for floor maintenance machine brushes	Kenneth C. Atkin	Toledo, OH
2,114,966	Apr. 19, 1938	Surfacing machine	Harry L. Myers	Toledo, OH
2,114,967	Apr. 19, 1938	Surfacing machine	Harry L. Myers	Toledo, OH
D110,394	Jul. 05, 1938	Design for a machine for surfacing and polishing floors	Robert E. Wolfe	Toledo, OH
		Design for a machine for surfacing and polishing floors	Richard F. Kneisley	Toledo, OH
2,138,279	Nov. 29, 1938	Control switch	Richard F. Kneisley	Toledo, OH
2,142,697	Jan. 03, 1939	Rotary surfacing machine	Harry L. Myers	Toledo, OH
D113,860	Mar. 21, 1939	Design for a surfacing machine	Richard F. Kneisley	Toledo, OH
		Design for a surfacing machine	Robert E. Wolfe	Toledo, OH
2,157,417	May. 09, 1939	Automatic circuit selector	Richard F. Kneisley	Toledo, OH
2,166,254	Jul. 18, 1939	Combination electric fuse and circuit extension connector	Richard F. Kneisley	Toledo, OH
RE21,180	Aug. 22, 1939	Rotary disk edging machine	Harry L. Myers	Toledo, OH
2,198,876	Apr. 30, 1940	Floor surfacing machine	Richard F. Kneisley	Toledo, OH
		Floor surfacing machine	Robert E. Wolfe	Toledo, OH
D122,958	Oct. 08, 1940	Design for a surfacing machine	Richard F. Kneisley	Toledo, OH
D122,970	Oct. 08, 1940	Design for a surfacing machine	Richard F. Kneisley	Toledo, OH
2,229,745	Jan. 28, 1941	Surfacing machine	Richard F. Kneisley	Toledo, OH
2,277,236	Mar. 24, 1942	Surfacing machine	Otto M. St. John	Toledo, OH
		Surfacing machine	Richard F. Kneisley	Toledo, OH
2,282,658	May. 12, 1942	Sanding belt machine	Richard F. Kneisley	Toledo, OH
D133,224	Jul. 28, 1942	Design for a surface treating machine	Kenneth C. Atkin	Toledo, OH
		Design for a surface treating machine	Louis Vavrik	Rossford, OH
2,318,117	May. 04, 1943	Surface treating machine	Kenneth C. Atkin	Toledo, OH
		Surface treating machine	Louis Vavrik	Rossford, OH
2,327,229	Aug. 17, 1943	Surface treating machine	Kenneth C. Atkin	Toledo, OH
		Surface treating machine	Louis Vavrik	Rossford, OH
2,334,364	Nov. 16, 1943	Surface treating machine	Kenneth C. Atkin	Toledo, OH	See also patent 2,327,229.
		Surface treating machine	Louis Vavrik	Rossford, OH
D142,235	Aug. 21, 1945	Design for a rotary power handsaw	Louis Vavrik	Rossford, OH
D142,452	Sep. 25, 1945	Design for a surface treating machine	Louis Vavrik	Rossford, OH
2,402,191	Jun. 18, 1946	Surfacing machine drum	Louis Vavrik	Rossford, OH
D152,678	Feb. 15, 1949	Design for a rotary power handsaw	Louis Vavrik	Rossford, OH
		Design for a rotary power handsaw	Francis D. Dolan	Toledo, OH
D152,948	Mar. 08, 1949	Design for a surface treating machine	Francis D. Dolan	Toledo, OH
2,488,947	Nov. 22, 1949	Rotary power handsaw	Louis Vavrik	Rossford, OH
2,558,829	Jul. 03, 1951	Rotary power handsaw with quick locking adjustments	Francis D. Dolan	Toledo, OH
2,605,490	Aug. 05, 1952	Rotary brush	Francis D. Dolan	Toledo, OH
D171,547	Feb. 23, 1954	Electric chain saw	Charles A. Latimer	Toledo, OH
D171,899	Apr. 06, 1954	Electric hedge trimmer	Dean H. Freund	Toledo, OH
		Electric hedge trimmer	Charles A. Latimer	Toledo, OH
D175,396	Aug. 23, 1955	Portable hand sanding tool	Francis D. Dolan	Toledo, OH
2,722,091	Nov. 01, 1955	Power surfacing means	Charles A. Latimer	Toledo, OH
		Power surfacing means	Francis D. Dolan	Toledo, OH
D176,111	Nov. 22, 1955	Housing for a floor finishing machine or the like	Francis D. Dolan	Toledo, OH
D177,558	May. 01, 1956	Portable electric hand saw	Francis D. Dolan	Toledo, OH	This patent number was seen on a circular saw manufactured by American Power Tool Co., subsidiary of American-Lincoln Corp.
2,761,474	Sep. 04, 1956	Adjustable support for portable power saws	Francis D. Dolan	Toledo, OH	This patent number was seen on a circular saw manufactured by American Power Tool Co., subsidiary of American-Lincoln Corp.
2,763,802	Sep. 18, 1956	Portable motor tool and method of assembling same	Francis D. Dolan	Toledo, OH	This patent number was seen on a circular saw manufactured by American Power Tool Co., a subsidiary of American-Lincoln Corp.
2,769,626	Nov. 06, 1956	Floor covering removing machine having yieldable flared cutters	Anthony F. Becker	Houston, TX	"It is an object of this invention to provide a device for removing tile, linoleum, and similar coverings from floors."
2,774,586	Dec. 18, 1956	Floor scraping machine having floating scraper	Anthony F. Becker	Houston, TX
536,350	Jan. 29, 1957	Portable motor tool and method of assembling same	Francis D. Dolan	Toledo, OH	This patent number was seen on a circular saw manufactured by American Power Tool Co., a subsidiary of American-Lincoln Corp. This patent is the Canadian equivalent of US patent 2,763,802.
D179,628	Feb. 05, 1957	Suction cleaner tank head unit	Francis D. Dolan	Toledo, OH