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Key to Links for Patent Information
USPTO = U.S. Patent Office .
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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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X8,196
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May. 13, 1834
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Auger twisting machine
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Oliver Snow |
Meriden, CT |
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1,692
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Jul. 18, 1840
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Lathe Chuck
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Simon Fairman |
Waterford, Saratoga County, NY |
The 1873 "Subject-matter index of patents for inventions issued by the United States Patent Office" says that this patent was extended (i.e., had been extended at some point between 1790 and 1873).
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11,056
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Jun. 13, 1854
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Cast-iron car-wheel
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David Prew |
Taunton, MA |
The firm of Oliver Snow & Co. became the Meriden Machine Co., and under that name they manufactured "Prew's car wheel, patented", according to an 1856 ad for that firm. |
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59,723
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Nov. 13, 1866
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Improvement in breech-loading fire-arms
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William H. Miller |
West Meriden, CT |
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62,897
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Mar. 12, 1867
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Improvement in punching machines
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Oliver Snow |
West Meriden, CT |
The invention is a tool-holding socket in a punch press that provides an adjustment to compensate for the punch being shorter as it is sharpened.
The firm Meriden Mfg. Co. was, through a series of name changes, a successor to Oliver Snow & Co. |