R. L. Carter Co., Inc. - Assigned Patents

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R. L. Carter Co., Inc.
Syracuse, NY; Phoenix, NY; New Britain, CT, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Wood Working Machinery

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Patent Number	Date	Title	Name	City	Description
1,231,238	Jun. 26, 1917	Gage	Ray L. Carter	Syracuse, NY	Of interest because inventor Ray Carter developed the first successful general-purpose router; see patent 1,433,497.
1,244,584	Oct. 30, 1917	Disk grinder	Ray L. Carter	Syracuse, NY	The patented disk sander design has a rather interesting history. It was first manufactured by Pioneer Dustless Disk Co. of Syracuse; as the name suggests, the emphasis was on the machine's integrated dust collection. Within a year or so it was being manufactured under the name of Syracuse Sander Mfg. Co. That firm was acquired by Porter-Cable Machine Co. in 1922. Inventor Ray Carter later developed the first successful general-purpose router; see patent 1,433,497.
1,277,377	Sep. 03, 1918	Sanding-machine	Ray L. Carter	Syracuse, NY	The invention is an oscillating spindle sander that was sold as the Syracuse S-1 and, once Porter-Cable bought them out in 1922, the Porter-Cable S-1. Essentially the same mechanism was used in the benchtop versions, O-2, O-3, and O-4. This patent is of additional interest because inventor Ray Carter developed the first successful general-purpose router; see patent 1,433,497.
1,302,131	Apr. 29, 1919	Centering-gage	Ray L. Carter	Syracuse, NY	Of interest because inventor Ray Carter developed the first successful general-purpose router; see patent 1,433,497.
1,433,497	Oct. 24, 1922	Shaping device	Ray L. Carter	Syracuse, NY	The invention is a handheld router intended for rounding and beading corners.
1,514,894	Nov. 11, 1924	Portable routing and profiling machine	Ray L. Carter	Syracuse, NY
1,524,234	Jan. 27, 1925	Hinge-recess gauge	Ray L. Carter	Syracuse, NY
1,527,785	Feb. 24, 1925	Plane	Ray L. Carter	Syracuse, NY	Ray L. Carter invented the router when he modified an electric tool for barbers. His business was acquired by the Stanley Works in the early 1930s, and subsequently operated as the R. L. Carter Division. This patent numberâ€”along with patent 1,658,185â€”was seen on a Model SPN power planer from Mall Tool Co., and called the "Electric Mall Plane".
1,532,683	Apr. 07, 1925	Combined mortising and shaping machine	Ray L. Carter	Syracuse, NY
1,536,659	May. 05, 1925	Adjustable cutter head	Ray L. Carter	Syracuse, NY
1,551,236	Aug. 25, 1925	Means for cooling high-speed motors	Ray L. Carter	Syracuse, NY	Improvement to patent 1,433,497.
1,565,790	Dec. 15, 1925	Portable routing machine	Ray L. Carter	Phoenix, NY	This patent covers the plunge router. The patent references patents 1,514,894, 1,532,683, and 1,584,078.
1,566,373	Dec. 22, 1925	Router bit	Ray L. Carter	Phoenix, NY
1,566,824	Dec. 22, 1925	Shaper	Ray L. Carter	Phoenix, NY	This is a router for corner treatments, especially rounding and chamfering. The router sits at 45 degrees to the corner, an approach that proved to be an evolutionary dead end.
1,581,719	Apr. 20, 1926	Blower for routing machines	Ray L. Carter	Phoenix, NY
1,581,720	Apr. 20, 1926	Flexible shoe for routing machines	Ray L. Carter	Phoenix, NY	"This invention relates to portable routing and shaping machines, and has for its object to provide novel means for preventing the machine and its holder from abrading or otherwise marring and injuring delicate or finished surfaces of the work. A particular object is to provide a flexible shoe for use in connection with routing machines employed by printers and for routing cylindrical or flat stereotype plates, wherein the routers are moved frictionally over the relatively soft lead-like impression faces of the type, and deface or mar and render the plates unfit for printing..."
1,584,078	May. 11, 1926	Portable routing and profiling machine	Ray L. Carter	Syracuse, NY
1,604,679	Oct. 26, 1926	Gauge for shaping machines	Ray L. Carter	Phoenix, NY	Improvement to patent 1,433,497.
1,608,720	Nov. 30, 1926	Counterbalance mechanism	Ray L. Carter	Phoenix, NY
1,615,213	Jan. 25, 1927	Template for guiding routing machines	Ray L. Carter	Phoenix, NY
1,621,061	Mar. 15, 1927	Door-mortising machine	Ray L. Carter	Phoenix, NY
1,630,830	May. 31, 1927	Router bit	Ray L. Carter	Phoenix, NY
1,638,086	Aug. 09, 1927	Adjustable support for routing machines	Ray L. Carter	Syracuse, NY	This invention is for a swing arm to hold a router.
1,642,723	Sep. 20, 1927	Mortising machine	Harry de Wallace	Syracuse, NY	This patent was subsequently improved in 1,738,227.
1,644,666	Oct. 11, 1927	Hinge-recess gauge	Ray L. Carter	Phoenix, NY
1,651,510	Dec. 06, 1927	Dovetailing mechanism	Ray L. Carter	Phoenix, NY	This dovetailing jig was seen in a 1940 Sears, Roebuck & Co. Craftsman Power Tools catalog. In the absence of other evidence we assume that it was manufactured by the inventor's company.
1,657,659	Jan. 31, 1928	Guide for router bits	Ray L. Carter	Phoenix, NY
1,658,185	Feb. 07, 1928	Tool-grinding mechanism	Ray L. Carter	Phoenix, NY	Ray L. Carter invented the router when he modified an electric tool for barbers. His business was acquired by the Stanley Works in the early 1930s, and subsequently operated as the R. L. Carter Division. This patent numberâ€”along with patent 1,527,785â€”was seen on a Model SPN power planer from Mall Tool Co., and called the "Electric Mall Plane".
1,679,074	Jul. 31, 1928	Template for guiding routers	Ray L. Carter	Phoenix, NY
1,718,275	Jun. 25, 1929	Combined router and work support	Ray L. Carter	Phoenix, NY
1,736,965	Nov. 26, 1929	Woodwork plow	Ray L. Carter	Phoenix, NY
1,738,227	Dec. 03, 1929	Mortising machine	Ray L. Carter	Phoenix, NY	Door-lock mortiser; an improvement to patent 1,642,723. This improved design was the basis of the Stanley LM-1 lock mortiser.