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E. W. Bliss Co.
Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Metal Working Machinery & Steam and Gas Engines

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Patent Number	Date	Title	Name	City	Description
73,823	Jan. 28, 1868	Improved die-press	Eliphalet W. Bliss	Brooklyn, NY
		Improved die-press	John Mays	Brooklyn, NY
87,692	Mar. 09, 1869	Improvement in sheet-metal-seaming machine	Eliphalet W. Bliss	Brooklyn, NY
		Improvement in sheet-metal-seaming machine	John Mays	Brooklyn, NY
91,248	Jun. 15, 1869	Improvement in machine for manufacturing metal cans	Eliphalet W. Bliss	Brooklyn, NY	This invention looks to be a variation on the presses that were made by the partnership of Mays & Bliss, which eventually became the E. W. Bliss Co.
		Improvement in machine for manufacturing metal cans	John Mays	Brooklyn, NY
105,632	Jul. 26, 1870	Power Press	Eliphalet W. Bliss	Brooklyn, NY
107,363	Sep. 13, 1870	Improved trip motion for presses, &c.	Albert Hamlin	Brooklyn, NY
110,455	Dec. 27, 1870	Improved power-press	Albert Hamlin	Brooklyn, NY	Mays & Bliss, founded 1867, became Bliss & Williams in 1871, then E. W. Bliss in 1881, and then E. W. Bliss Co. in 1885. These companies all specialized in machine presses.
217,725	Jul. 22, 1879	Improvement in machinery for shaping sheet metal	Eliphalet W. Bliss	Brooklyn, NY
264,597	Sep. 19, 1882	Screw Cutting Lathe	Benjamin Adriance	Brooklyn, Kings County, NY
270,146	Jan. 02, 1883	Drop-hammer	Norman C. Stiles	Middletown, CT	Improvements to patent 160,483.
RE10,324	May. 08, 1883	Drop-hammer	Norman C. Stiles	Middletown, CT
314,336	Mar. 24, 1885	Seaming Machine	Edmund Jordan	Brooklyn, Kings County, NY
350,007	Sep. 28, 1886	Drop-hammer	Frank M. Leavitt	Brooklyn, NY
364,142	May. 31, 1887	Power-press	Norman C. Stiles	Middletown, CT	This patent is an improvement on patent 299,290. In 1892 E. W. Bliss Co. acquired the Stiles & Parker Press Co.
370,952	Oct. 04, 1887	Drop-hammer	Frank M. Leavitt	Brooklyn, NY
380,808	Apr. 10, 1888	Drop-hammer	Frank M. Leavitt	Brooklyn, NY
386,076	Jul. 10, 1888	Drop-hammer	Frank M. Leavitt	Brooklyn, NY
401,566	Apr. 16, 1889	Drop-hammer	Frank M. Leavitt	Brooklyn, NY
402,668	May. 07, 1889	Stamping-press	Charles L. Hart	Brooklyn, NY
421,327	Feb. 11, 1890	Drop-hammer	Norman C. Stiles	Middletown, CT	In 1892 E. W. Bliss Co. acquired the Stiles & Parker Press Co.
568,575	Sep. 29, 1896	Clutch for Power Presses	Frank M. Leavitt	Brooklyn, Kings County, NY
693,872	Feb. 25, 1902	Propulsion of torpedoes, &c., by compressed air	Frank M. Leavitt	Brooklyn, NY
739,378	Sep. 22, 1903	Drawing-press	Otto S. Beyer	Carlstadt, NJ
739,427	Sep. 22, 1903	Drawing Press	William Klocke	Brooklyn, Kings County, NY
760,921	May. 24, 1904	Drawing-press	John J. Rigby	Brooklyn, NY
778,472	Dec. 27, 1904	Ring-making machine	Otto S. Beyer	East Rutherford, NJ
779,719	Jan. 10, 1905	Can-testing machine	Peter Krruse	Astoria, OR
784,653	Mar. 14, 1905	Clutch	Otto S. Beyer	East Rutherford, NJ
800,764	Oct. 03, 1905	Necking-machine	John J. Rigby	Brooklyn, NY
838,292	Dec. 11, 1906	Feeding mechanism for punching-machines	Arthur Wilzin	, France
859,977	Jul. 16, 1907	Double-action press	John J. Rigby	New York, NY	"My invention has reference to double action presses, and relates more particularly to a press for cutting and drawing a blank of sheet material into a cap for bottles or other containing vessels and for pressing screw threads into the downwardly projecting flange of the cup, all in one operation..."
860,784	Jul. 23, 1907	Drop Hammer	Otto S. Beyer	East Rutherford, Bergen County, NJ
894,838	Aug. 04, 1908	Gyroscopic steering-gear for torpedoes	Frank M. Leavitt	New York, NY
925,710	Jun. 22, 1909	Steering mechanism for torpedoes	Frank M. Leavitt	New York, NY
927,434	Jul. 06, 1909	Air-heater for compressed-air engines	Harold W. Shonnard	East Orange, NJ	This air engine is intended for powering torpedoes.
		Air-heater for compressed-air engines	William Dieter	New York, NY
937,938	Oct. 26, 1909	Drop Hammer or the Like	Fredrik Holmgren	New York, NY
947,657	Jan. 25, 1910	Drop Hammer	Otto Werner	New York, NY
953,848	Apr. 05, 1910	Exploder for automobile-torpedoes	Frank M. Leavitt	New York, NY
1,007,792	Nov. 07, 1911	Press	Frederick Orton	New York, NY
1,044,543	Nov. 19, 1912	Stopping device for automobile torpedoes	Frank M. Leavitt	Smithtown, NY
1,046,088	Dec. 03, 1912	Machine for making can-bodies	Peter Kruse	New York, NY
1,063,700	Jun. 03, 1913	Machine for seaming can-tops	Peter Kruse	New York, NY
1,066,414	Jul. 01, 1913	Pneumatic tool	George Leich	New York, NY
		Pneumatic tool	Henry E. Le Gendre	Cresskill, NJ
1,074,630	Oct. 07, 1913	Can-gripping device	Peter Kruse	New York, NY
1,088,079	Feb. 24, 1914	Engine-governor	Frank M. Leavitt	Smithtown, NY
1,108,187	Aug. 25, 1914	Press	William Klocke	Brooklyn, NY	Improvements to presses for doing very heavy work, 1500 tons or more. See patent 1,199,906 for an improvement to this patent.
1,124,752	Jan. 12, 1915	Governor for automobile torpedoes	Frank M. Leavitt	Smithtown, NY	Improvements to patent 1,088,079.
1,134,039	Mar. 30, 1915	Torpedo-testing apparatus	William Dieter	Brooklyn, NY
1,143,976	Jun. 22, 1915	Double-seaming machine	Peter Kruse	Brooklyn, NY
1,148,154	Jul. 27, 1915	Gyroscopic device	William Dieter	New York, NY
1,148,155	Jul. 27, 1915	Automobile torpedo	William Dieter	New York, NY
1,153,434	Sep. 14, 1915	Feeding means for sheets	Peter Kruse	New York, NY
1,176,370	Mar. 21, 1916	Machine for beading and flanging can-bodies	Peter Kruse	New York, NY
1,180,661	Apr. 25, 1916	Method of and machine for making can-bodies	Peter Kruse	New York, NY
1,190,871	Jul. 11, 1916	Diving-gearr for torpedoes	William Dieter	New York, NY
1,199,906	Oct. 03, 1916	Press	John E. Dobson	New York, NY	Improvements to patent 1,108,187.
		Press	William Klocke	New York, NY
1,201,471	Oct. 17, 1916	Press	William Klocke	New York, NY	Improvements to patent 1,108,187.
1,258,020	Mar. 05, 1918	Adjustable-stroke press	William Klocke	Brooklyn, NY
1,291,031	Jan. 14, 1919	Gyroscope-spinning mechanism	Frank M. Leavitt	Smithtown, NY
1,403,120	Jan. 10, 1922	Flanging machine for can bodies	Peter Kruse	Brooklyn, NY
1,443,189	Jan. 23, 1923	Platen for vulcanizing presses	Axel Carl Victor Malm	Lansdowne, PA
1,468,092	Sep. 18, 1923	Method and apparatus for forming tubular metal articles, socketed terminal lugs, and the like	Walter M. Towne	New York, NY	The Hooker process of patent 922,585 can be used to extrude tubing. This improvement takes the flange left from the extruding process and extends the tube by drawing out the flange.
1,620,534	Mar. 08, 1927	Press	Charles R. Gabriel	Brooklyn, NY	This improvement is particularly applicable to presses used for extruding where the start of the extrusion portion of the press stroke causes a serious shock force, which limits the speed at which the press can be run. This improvement provides a variable stroke that slows down the initial part of the extruding process and then speeds up.
1,670,648	May. 22, 1928	Automatic punching press	Otto S. Beyer	Brooklyn, NY	This improvement to punch presses is particularly intended for presses that punch out circular holes or slots for forming motor rotor or stator cores. Typically, a single pair of dies punches one hole or slot at a time, and the press is cycled several times with automatic feed to produce a completed work-piece. This improvement allows the press to cycle very quickly, which is achieved by gearing up a clutch-controlled shaft to drive the punch, with corresponding improvements to the feeder. In general, reciprocating movements are replaced with rotary movements, the only exception being the punch-head itself.
1,685,439	Sep. 25, 1928	Nail-making machine	Robert W. Strout	Brooklyn, NY
1,810,646	Jun. 16, 1931	Gyroscopic steering mechanism	William Dieter	Newark, NJ	Improvements to the gyroscopic steering of patent 1,153,678 and 1,185,210.
1,848,194	Mar. 08, 1932	Clutch-driven power press	Frank C. B. Page	Brooklyn, NY	This invention combines a friction clutch for easy jogging of the press plus a positive-engagement clutch for cycling operation of the press.
1,851,816	Mar. 29, 1932	Depth engine for automobile torpedoes	William Dieter	Newark, NJ	Improvement to the "Bliss-Leavitt torpedo" of patent 1,190,871.
1,873,602	Aug. 23, 1932	Can testing machine	Peter Kruse	Brooklyn, NY	Improvements to the can tester of patent 779,719 to make it faster and more sensitive to small leaks.
1,904,563	Apr. 18, 1933	Positive-action clutch	Robert W. Strout	Brooklyn, NY
1,969,803	Aug. 14, 1934	Internal seam soldering machine	Peter Kruse	Brooklyn, NY
2,077,894	Apr. 20, 1937	Surge control valve for hydraulic presses	Isaac Patrick	Salem, OH
2,127,324	Aug. 16, 1938	Prefill valve for hydraulic presses	Earl Cannon	Rockville Centre, NY
2,152,837	Apr. 04, 1939	Prefill valve for hydraulic presses	Earl Cannon	Rockville Centre, NY	Improvements to patent 2,127,324.
2,167,845	Aug. 01, 1939	Extrusion process and apparatus	William Klocke	Woodhaven, NY
2,203,738	Jun. 11, 1940	Means for severing marginal trimmings as they are cut from sheet-metal strip	Leonard W. Nash	Damascus, OH
2,257,771	Oct. 07, 1941	Brake	Larkin R. Williamson	Brooklyn, NY
2,268,125	Dec. 30, 1941	Coiler	George A. Martin	Salem, OH	See also patent 2,335,602 for a collapsible mandrel intended for use with this coiling machine.
		Coiler	Leonard W. Nash	Damascus, OH
2,274,764	Mar. 03, 1942	Thrust bearing	Lucien I. Yeomans	Chicago, IL
2,299,119	Oct. 20, 1942	Bearing	Lucien I. Yeomans	Chicago, IL
2,328,266	Aug. 31, 1943	Operating mechanism for switches	Stanley H. Durbin	Brooklyn, NY
2,335,602	Nov. 30, 1943	Collapsible mandrel	George A. Martin	Salem, OH	See also patent 2,268,125, which is a sheet metal coiling machine that uses this collapsible mandrel.
		Collapsible mandrel	Leonard W. Nash	Damascus, OH
2,389,139	Nov. 20, 1945	Square plug flanger	Frederick G. Auer	Brooklyn, NY
		Square plug flanger	Edward V. Crane	Brooklyn, NY
2,394,636	Feb. 12, 1946	Progressive drawing press	Fredrich J. Rode	Toledo, OH
2,415,696	Feb. 11, 1947	Extrusion apparatus	William Klocke	Woodhaven, NY	Improvements to patent 2,167,845.
2,453,200	Nov. 09, 1948	Double seamer	Karl Kuhn	Brooklyn, NY
		Double seamer	Edward V. Crane	Brooklyn, NY
2,658,415	Nov. 10, 1953	Clamping device for irregularly shaped workpieces	Nathan Barowsky	Holyoke, MA	This vise was written up in the October 1964 issue of Popular Science. The vise in that article has one straight jaw and one flexible jaw. An example was seen on owwm.org with two flexible jaws, as shown in the patent drawings. In the late 1950s and early 1960s the E. W. Bliss Co. sold their "Contour Grip Holding Fixture" which was a basically identical vise.
2,819,563	Jan. 14, 1958	Billet grinder	Wallace K. Lowe	Syracuse, NY	This billet grinder is a continuation of patent 1,726,490. A loader for this billet grinder was patented by the E. W. Bliss Co.; see patent 3,134,475. It is not clear why industrial press manufacturer E. W. Bliss Co. was making an accessory to this Crucible Steel Co. billet grinder.
2,848,569	Aug. 19, 1958	Automation control device	Stanley H. Durbin	Canton, OH
		Automation control device	Richard Y. Moss	Canton, OH
2,862,589	Dec. 02, 1958	Friction drive mechanism	John A. Foster	Hastings, MI
		Friction drive mechanism	Frrederick B. Porteous	Hastings, MI
2,886,155	May. 12, 1959	Press control circuit	Robert W. Hadley	Toledo, OH
2,920,837	Jan. 12, 1960	Tension reel jaw	James K. Wingard	Salem, OH
2,925,749	Feb. 23, 1960	Strip feed press with main and auxiliary feed bar means	Robert W. Strout	Brooklyn, NY	This press is intended for making can ends, 78 billion of which were needed in the US each year, or one million per hour during an eight-hour workday.
2,946,902	Jul. 26, 1960	Repeat cycle timers	Paul A. Hagen	Baraboo, WI	This reset timer was used by E. W. Bliss Co.: see patent 3,340,975.
2,959,077	Nov. 08, 1960	Tube mill	Lothar S. Heym	Youngstown, OH
3,132,683	May. 12, 1964	Aspirator burner	David Meyer	Canton, OH
3,134,475	May. 26, 1964	Billet loader	Paul Di Lella	Solvay, NY	This billet loader is a companion to the billet grinder of patent 2,819,563, that patent being assigned to Crucible Steel Company of America. It is not clear why industrial press manufacturer E. W. Bliss Co. was making an accessory to this Crucible Steel Co. billet grinder.
3,142,458	Jul. 28, 1964	Aircraft launching and arresting device	Robert W. Cruger	Philadelphia, PA	In the late late 1950s the Mackintosh-Hemphill Co. of Philadelphia was acquired by metal press manufacturer E. W. Bliss Co.; perhaps the inventors had been employed by Mackintosh-Hemphill or a subsidiary.
		Aircraft launching and arresting device	John J. Byrne	Philadelphia, PA
3,283,551	Nov. 08, 1966	Automatic feed mechanism for a press	Derald Henry Kraft	Hastings, MI
		Automatic feed mechanism for a press	Ronald Herman David Armbruster	Battle Creek, MI
3,293,739	Dec. 27, 1966	Method of holding deformable objects	Arthur G. Coy	Salem, OH
		Method of holding deformable objects	Carl W. Hoglund	Toledo, OH
3,340,975	Sep. 12, 1967	Solenoid operated clutch mechanism	Frederick Edwin Erickson	Port Byron, IL	This solenoid is for controlling releasing-spring clutches and for use in connection with reset type timers as shown in patent 2,946,902.
3,392,591	Jul. 16, 1968	On-off repeat cycle timer	Frederick Edwin Erickson	Port Byron, IL
3,406,553	Oct. 22, 1968	Clamping and sticking guide	Joseph James Hiegel	Salem, OH
		Clamping and sticking guide	John Gross	Salem, OH
3,422,660	Jan. 21, 1969	Movable bolster lowering arrangement	Daniel T. Rymsza	West Chester, PA
		Movable bolster lowering arrangement	Clem C. Countess Jr.	Chester, PA
3,429,366	Feb. 25, 1969	Universal starting bar	Anatol Michelson	Glenolden, PA
		Universal starting bar	Robert W. Cruger	Springfield, PA
3,433,048	Mar. 18, 1969	High-speed multiple-action press	Thomas R. Hitch	Aldan, PA
		High-speed multiple-action press	Vincent J. Balunas Jr.	Wallingford, PA
3,441,148	Apr. 29, 1969	Downender for transferring coils	Norman Lester Pim	Salem, OH
3,441,237	Apr. 29, 1969	Woven tape for aircraft launching and arresting apparatus	Charles S. Thompson	Vincentown, NJ
		Woven tape for aircraft launching and arresting apparatus	Robert L. Bair	Ashland, NJ
3,441,684	Apr. 29, 1969	Anti-side tone circuit	Robert B. McLeod	Clinton, MA
3,456,893	Jul. 22, 1969	Expanding mandrel assembly	Anatol Michelson	Morton, PA
3,466,598	Sep. 09, 1969	Apparatus for programming traffic flow path routes	James J. Murray	Havertown, PA
		Apparatus for programming traffic flow path routes	Wilcy I. Moore	Folsom, PA
		Apparatus for programming traffic flow path routes	Edward P. Cheslock	Newton Square, PA
		Apparatus for programming traffic flow path routes	Robert W. Cruger	Springfield, PA
3,480,180	Nov. 25, 1969	Blank feeding apparatus	Roger J. Nelsen	Hastings, MI
		Blank feeding apparatus	Bernard K. Hook	Hastings, MI
3,488,045	Jan. 06, 1970	Hydraulic snubbing device for presses	John Andrew Michnya	Malvern, PA
		Hydraulic snubbing device for presses	Bruce Wayne Carrmen	Berwyn, PA
		Hydraulic snubbing device for presses	Vincent Joseph Balunas Jr.	Chicago, IL
3,507,212	Apr. 21, 1970	Fluidic control circuit for presses	David J. Matteson	Drexel Hill, PA
3,512,761	May. 19, 1970	High expansion foam generator	Walter J. Mussoni	Worcester, MA
		High expansion foam generator	Bertil A. Lundberg	Worcester, MA
		High expansion foam generator	James F. O'Regan	Worcester, MA
3,534,897	Oct. 20, 1970	Electronic control circuit for automatically fed machines	Clarence R. Gross	Hastings, MI
3,540,251	Nov. 17, 1970	Cross-roll straightener drive assembly	Calvin B. Page	Irwin, PA
3,570,296	Mar. 16, 1971	Automatic spacer blocks for rolling mill work roll chocks	John R. Buta	Salem, OH
3,590,618	Jul. 06, 1971	Cross roll straightener machine	William Hyams	Bethel Park, PA
3,604,691	Sep. 14, 1971	Apparatus and method for coiling and quenching rod	William George Sherwood	Salem, OH
3,699,882	Oct. 24, 1972	Knockout bar assembly for presses	Robert A. Helrigel	Hastings, MI
		Knockout bar assembly for presses	Harry E. Keithley	Battle Creek, MI
3,713,409	Jan. 30, 1973	Apparatus and method for bonding adhesive seams on can bodies	Bernard K. Hook	Hastings, MI
		Apparatus and method for bonding adhesive seams on can bodies	James W. Jensen	Hastings, MI
		Apparatus and method for bonding adhesive seams on can bodies	Eugene W. Heniser	Hastings, MI
3,766,771	Oct. 23, 1973	Press and drive mechanism therefor	Prakash D. Desai	Raleigh, NC
		Press and drive mechanism therefor	Sheldon A. Spachner	Woodlyn, PA
3,878,706	Apr. 22, 1975	Knockout arrangement for presses	Harry E. Keithley	Battle Creek, MI
		Knockout arrangement for presses	Gordon C. Berry	Freeport, MI
3,955,396	May. 11, 1976	Press overload protection system	Louis F. Carrieri	LaGrange, IL
4,107,973	Aug. 22, 1978	Press drive mechanism	Robert Baranski	Chicago, IL
		Press drive mechanism	Paul V. Smejkal	Berwyn, IL