Cowan & Co., Ltd. - Assigned Patents

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Cowan & Co., Ltd.
Galt, ON, Canada, Canada
Manufacturer Class: Wood Working Machinery & Steam and Gas Engines

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Patent Number	Date	Title	Name	City	Description
5,339	Nov. 02, 1875	Improvements on rotary bed planing machines	John Ballantine	ON, Canada	The invention is for a method of "coupling the bed slats together". This patent was extended as patent 11,493.
		Improvements on rotary bed planing machines	Daniel Cameron	ON, Canada
174,944	Mar. 21, 1876	Improvement in planing-machines	Adam Cant	ON, Canada	Equivalent to Canada patent 4,530. The patented machine is a rotary-bed planer. The patent covers the design of the bed-slats and the driving-wheels for the bed. The 1897 Cowan & Co. catalog has a "12 in. patent revolving bed moulder" bearing this patent date. Although Cowan Co. was a rival to Cant, Gourlay & Co., this patent is the only remotely likely candidate matching the patent date (there were several Canadian patent issued on the same date but no other patent from that date is applicable to a moulder).
5,951	Apr. 10, 1876	Rotary bed moulding machine	John Ballantine	ON, Canada	According to information in patent 11,493, this patent was assigned to Thomas Cowan on 1879-01-08, and then on 1880-03-29 he did "assign an interest..." and at that point the page ends and there is no next page. This patent date is seen in a ca. 1890 Cowan & Co. catalog on their "10 in. Patent Revolving Bed Moulder". This patent was extended as patent 11,494.
		Rotary bed moulding machine	Daniel Cameron	ON, Canada
11,493	Jul. 15, 1880	Improvements in wood planing machines	John Ballantine	ON, Canada	This is an extension of patent 5,339 for an additional five-year term.
		Improvements in wood planing machines	Thomas Cowan	ON, Canada
		Improvements in wood planing machines	Daniel Cameron	ON, Canada
11,494	Jul. 15, 1880	Improvements in rotary bed planers	John Ballantine	ON, Canada	This is an extension of patent 5,957 for an additional five-year term.
		Improvements in rotary bed planers	Thomas Cowan	ON, Canada
		Improvements in rotary bed planers	Daniel Cameron	ON, Canada
12,420	Feb. 26, 1881	Spring guard adjusters for moulding machines	John Ballantine	ON, Canada	Patent covers a mechanism that adjusts the two guards on a moulding machine either simultaneously or independently. This patent date is seen in a ca. 1890 Cowan & Co. catalog, e.g., on their 10-inch moulder.
		Spring guard adjusters for moulding machines	Thomas Cowan	ON, Canada
12,786	May. 13, 1881	Planing machine	John Ballantine	ON, Canada	Invention covers a mechanism to adjust the planer tables with belt power.
		Planing machine	Thomas Cowan	ON, Canada
47,257	Oct. 12, 1894	Feed-water purifier	Henry Esson Moffat	ON, Canada	An undated (but circa 1895 to 1900) woodworking machinery catalog from Cowan & Co. mentions that they are "the sole manufacturers of the Moffat Patent Feed Water Heater and Purifier."
49,432	Jul. 09, 1895	Matching head for planing machines	Isidore Emanual Eby	ON, Canada	The inventor was a machinist. "...the object of the invention is, first, to provide a simple and rapid means whereby what is known as the 'Richardson' cutter may be attached to and readily detached from the matching heads and the ends of spindles, and, secondly, to provide an extremely simple means of fastening the cutters on the matching head..." This cutter head is seen in a ca. 1900 catalog from Cowan & Co., where it is described as "The Cowan Patent Matching Heads, with the Richardson Patent Cutters". The Richardson cutter patent is 60,787.
59,691	Apr. 12, 1898	Saw-setting machine	William Clark	ON, Canada	See also US patent 615,964. This saw set is featured in an addition to the 1897 catalog from Cowan & Co.
615,964	Dec. 13, 1898	Saw-setting machine	William Clark	ON, Canada	See also Canada patent 59,691.
117,354	Mar. 23, 1909	Speed mechanism for planing and moulding machines	James Baird	ON, Canada	The inventor is described as a draughtsman. This mechanism allows the planer feed rolls for momentary variations in relative speed in order to accommodate the rollers moving as lumber thickness varies, as when feeding different-thickness boards front-to-back through the planer. According to the 1909-07-15 issue of Canada Lumberman and Woodworker, "Mr. Baird has sold the Canadian rights in the invention to Messrs. Cowan & Company of Galt, who are now applying it to their line of moulders..."
170,769	Jul. 11, 1916	Hoop machine	Richard Richardson	NS, Canada	This machine is featured in a illustrated article in the January 1920 Canadian Woodworker and Furniture Manufacturer.
196,083	Jan. 13, 1920	Hoop forming machine	Richard Richardson	NS, Canada	This machine is featured in a illustrated article in the January 1920 Canadian Woodworker and Furniture Manufacturer.