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Key to Links for Patent Information
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on patents related to machinery and tools. A much easier user interface than the
USPTO's for finding information on machinery patents.
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May. 04, 1857
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New moveable scaffold
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J. Cant |
ON, Canada |
XC patents are Canadian patents issued between 1824 and 1869. |
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New moveable scaffold
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A. Cant |
ON, Canada |
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808
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Dec. 15, 1857
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New root cutting machine
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A. Cant |
ON, Canada |
XC patents are Canadian patents issued between 1824 and 1869. |
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1,416
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Aug. 25, 1862
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Improved cam for working the under-need or catch-pin of sewing machines
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Francis Cant |
ON, Canada |
XC patents are Canadian patents issued between 1824 and 1869. |
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1,650
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Feb. 11, 1864
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Improved form or description of steam engine, called "Cant's rotary engine"
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Hugh Cant |
ON, Canada |
XC patents are Canadian patents issued between 1824 and 1869. |
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2,741
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Aug. 17, 1868
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Cant's Air Heater
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Adam Cant |
ON, Canada |
XC patents are Canadian patents issued between 1824 and 1869. |
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17,604
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Sep. 10, 1883
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Mortising machine
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Andrew McWilliam |
ON, Canada |
The inventor describes himself as a pattern maker. |
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17,605
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Sep. 10, 1883
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Moulding machine
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Andrew McWilliam |
ON, Canada |
The inventor describes himself as a pattern maker. |
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17,602
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Sep. 10, 1883
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Buzz or trueing-up planers
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William W. Laidlaw |
ON, Canada |
The innovation is that the infeed table can be tipped away from the cutterhead to make space for sharpening the knives. |
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482,558
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Sep. 13, 1892
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Dental drill
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Louis Maillard |
ON, Canada |
Of interest because witness Laidlaw is believed to have been a partner in woodworking machinery maker Cant, Laidlaw & Co. some years before. |