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Patent Number Date Title Name City Description
12,880 May. 15, 1855 Device for adjusting planing machinery Leonard Tilton New York, NY
65,303 May. 28, 1867 Improvement in wood-splitting machines Leonard Tilton Brooklyn, NY
65,304 May. 28, 1867 Improvement in device for transmitting motion Leonard Tilton Brooklyn, NY It is not clear what this mechanism is for. Since the immediately preceding patent—to the same inventor—is for a wood-splitting machine, that is our best guess.
74,634 Feb. 18, 1868 Machine for bundling kindling wood Leonard Tilton Brooklyn, NY This patent was withdrawn at some point. The information here is taken from the Scientific American report of the patent.
"I claim, 1st, The feed wheel or rim, C, placed between the plate, A, and rim, B, constructed and arranged to operate in the manner substantially as and for the purpose set forth. 3d, The bundling tube and plunger, I, arranged in relation with the wood receptacle to operate substantially in the manner as and for the purpose specified. 3d, The clearer, L, arranged in relation with the bundling tube, J, and operated from the cross heads, F' F'', in the manner substantially as and for the purposes set forth. 4th, The combination of the cam, Q, levers, R T', slide, 5, with pawl, T, attached, and the counterpoise, U, all constructed and arranged to operate the feed wheel, substantially as set forth. 5th, The three cross heads, F F' F'', arranged in connection with the hooks K K, and pins e',to operate and give the proper or desired movements to the bundling tube, plunger and clearer, substantially as shown and described."
80,241 Jul. 21, 1868 Improvement in wood-splitting machines Leonard Tilton Brooklyn, NY