Alfred Weed & Co. - Assigned Patents

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Alfred Weed & Co.
Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Metal Working Machinery

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Patent Number	Date	Title	Name	City	Description
46,865	Mar. 14, 1865	Machine for cutting files	Alfred Weed	Boston, MA	The inventor was superintendent of the Arcade File Works and this machine was likely used by them. They did not manufacture machinery for the use of other file makers.
53,204	Mar. 13, 1866	Improvement in machines for cutting files	Alfred Weed	Boston, MA	These machine refinements moderate the cutting force according to the width of the file at that point, and also space the cuts farther apart on the wider part of the file. The inventor was superintendent of the Arcade File Works and this machine was likely used by them. They did not manufacture machinery for the use of other file makers.
57,230	Aug. 14, 1866	Improved machine for cutting rasps	Alfred Weed	Boston, MA	Improvements to the file-cutting machines in patents 46,865 and 53,204 to allow them to cut rasps. The inventor was superintendent of the Arcade File Works and this machine was likely used by them. They did not manufacture machinery for the use of other file makers.
68,585	Sep. 03, 1867	Improvement in file-handles	Alfred Weed	Boston, MA	This is the file handle to hold the tang-less file of patent 68,584. The handle can grasp flat, square, triangular and round files.
68,584	Sep. 03, 1867	Improvement in Files	Alfred Weed	Boston, Suffolk County, MA	This invention does away with the tang, which tends to split the handle, potentially inflicting injury on the user, and in addition the manufacture of the tang adds cost and complexity and instead the heel is shaped to fit into the jaws of the matching file handle of patent 68,585. Alfred Weed was Superintendent of the Arcade File Works, which was in business in Sing Sing, NY, by 1865 (they claimed "Established 1842"), moved to Anderson, Indiana in about 1893, and was acquired by Nicholson File Co. in 1900. The Arcade brand survived until 1972 and the Anderson, Ind. plant remained open until 1978.
74,961	Feb. 25, 1868	Improvement in boring-faucets	Alfred Weed	Boston, MA
78,499	Jun. 02, 1868	Improvement in self-boring stop-cocks	Alfred Weed	Boston, MA
100,697	Mar. 08, 1870	Self-closing auger stop-cocks	Alfred Weed	Boston, MA
123,433	Feb. 06, 1872	Improvement in file-gripping handles	Alfred Weed	Boston, MA	Improvements to the file-handle of patent 68,585 and the corresponding file of patent 68,584 to do away with the protruding nut and screw by instead allow the file to be held in place by turning the handle relative to the jaws.
123,652	Feb. 13, 1872	Improvement in tool-handles	Alfred Weed	Boston, MA	Further improvements to the file handle of patent 68,584.
123,849	Feb. 20, 1872	Improvement in machines for cutting files	Alfred Weed	Boston, MA	This machine's feed mechanism uses the previously raised "spur" to determine the size of the step it takes. The idea is that if a lighter hammer-blow is used, the machine will automatically cut the teeth closer together. The inventor was superintendent of the Arcade File Works and this machine was likely used by them. They did not manufacture machinery for the use of other file makers.
141,300	Jul. 29, 1873	Improvement in file-cutting machines	Alfred Weed	Boston, MA	Improvements to the feed-advancing mechanism of patent 123,849. The inventor was superintendent of the Arcade File Works and this machine was likely used by them. They did not manufacture machinery for the use of other file makers.
209,531	Oct. 29, 1878	Improvement in file-cutting machine	Alfred Weed	Philadelphia, PA	"My invention relates most particularly to that class of file-cutting machines used to cut the edges of files..." The machine replaces the bed-plateâ€”which had to be sized according to the files being cutâ€”and instead used a revolving drum that can hold a file of any size. "The machine shown is adapted to cut three-sided files of any size." The inventor was superintendent of the Arcade File Works and this machine was likely used by them. They did not manufacture machinery for the use of other file makers.
237,350	Feb. 01, 1881	Chisel-holder for file-cutting machine	Alfred Weed	Philadelphia, PA	The inventor was superintendent of the Arcade File Works and this machine was likely used by them. They did not manufacture machinery for the use of other file makers.
239,412	Mar. 29, 1881	File-cutting machine	Alfred Weed	Philadelphia, PA	Improved mechanism for actuating and advancing the chisel. The inventor was superintendent of the Arcade File Works and this machine was likely used by them. They did not manufacture machinery for the use of other file makers.
287,072	Oct. 23, 1883	Machine for stripping file-blanks	Alfred Weed	Philadelphia, PA	The inventor was superintendent of the Arcade File Works and this machine was likely used by them. They did not manufacture machinery for the use of other file makers.
363,492	May. 24, 1887	File-cutting machine	Alfred Weed	Tarrytown, NY	Means of adjusting the hammer blow while the machine is in operation. The inventor was superintendent of the Arcade File Works and this machine was likely used by them. They did not manufacture machinery for the use of other file makers.
418,631	Dec. 31, 1889	Forming articles of metal	Alfred Weed	Tarrytown, NY
444,474	Jan. 13, 1891	Method of manufacturing bullets	Alfred Weed	Tarrytown, NY
444,475	Jan. 13, 1891	Device for raising and lowering propellers	Alfred Weed	Tarrytown, NY
		Device for raising and lowering propellers	John Rockwell	Tarrytown, NY
460,355	Sep. 29, 1891	Machine for cutting files and rasps	Alfred Weed	Tarrytown, NY	The assignee was a manufacturer of files and rasps, employing 500 people according to their 1898 catalog. The company was acquired by Nicholson File Co. of Providence, RI, in 1901. Kearney & Foot were also assigned patents 581,473, 581,474, 587,885, 589,232, all related to making files or rasps.
460,543	Sep. 29, 1891	Machine for cutting files or rasps	Alfred Weed	Tarrytown, NY	The inventor was superintendent of the Arcade File Works and this machine was likely used by them. They did not manufacture machinery for the use of other file makers.
499,619	Jun. 13, 1893	Rasp	Alfred Weed	Tarrytown, NY	The inventor was superintendent of the Arcade File Works and this machine was likely used by them. They did not manufacture machinery for the use of other file makers.
499,620	Jun. 13, 1893	Machine for making rasps	Alfred Weed	Tarrytown, NY	The inventor was superintendent of the Arcade File Works and this machine was likely used by them. They did not manufacture machinery for the use of other file makers.
499,621	Jun. 13, 1893	Cutter-head for rasp-punching machine	Alfred Weed	Tarrytown, NY	The inventor was superintendent of the Arcade File Works and this machine was likely used by them. They did not manufacture machinery for the use of other file makers.
530,143	Dec. 04, 1894	Machine for stripping file-blanks	Alfred Weed	Anderson, IN	The inventor was superintendent of the Arcade File Works and this machine was likely used by them. They did not manufacture machinery for the use of other file makers.
532,123	Jan. 08, 1895	File-cutting machine	Alfred Weed	Tarrytown, NY	The inventor was superintendent of the Arcade File Works and this machine was likely used by them. They did not manufacture machinery for the use of other file makers.
538,396	Apr. 30, 1895	Saw-file	Alfred Weed	Anderson, IN
541,411	Jun. 18, 1895	Plow	Alfred Weed	Anderson, IN
		Plow	Wamuel W. Allerton	Chicago, IL
570,579	Nov. 03, 1896	Round file	Alfred Weed	Anderson, IN
578,379	Mar. 09, 1897	Machine for cutting files or rasps	Alfred Weed	Anderson, IN	The inventor was superintendent of the Arcade File Works and this machine was likely used by them. They did not manufacture machinery for the use of other file makers.
600,104	Mar. 01, 1898	Peep-sight for firearms	Alfred Weed	Anderson, IN
600,817	Mar. 15, 1898	File cutting machine	Alfred Weed	Anderson, IN
642,858	Feb. 06, 1900	Sight for firearms	Alfred Weed	Anderson, IN
668,243	Feb. 19, 1901	Bottom bracket for bicycles	Alfred Weed	Anderson, IN
674,144	May. 14, 1901	Machine for cutting files	Alfred Weed	Anderson, IN	The inventor was superintendent of the Arcade File Works and this machine was likely used by them. They did not manufacture machinery for the use of other file makers.
685,312	Oct. 29, 1901	Shafting-hanger	Alfred Weed	Anderson, IN