Manufacturers Index - Fox Machine Co.
Fox Machine Co.
Grand Rapids, MI; Jackson, MI, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class:
Wood Working Machinery & Metal Working Machinery
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216,608
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Jun. 17, 1879
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Improvement in miter-cutters
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William R. Fox |
Middletown, CT |
This is arguably the first workable "universal" miter trimmer, and we have one report of a "W. R. Fox" miter trimmer with this patent date on it, but the trimmer does not match the patent. Fox founded Fox Machine Co. in 1885 to market an improved design, patent 393,970, which does match the aforementioned trimmer. |
384,209
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Jun. 05, 1888
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Dado-cutter
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John R. Mentzer |
Grand Rapids, MI |
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384,248
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Jun. 12, 1888
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Dado cutter
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William R. Fox |
Grand Rapids, MI |
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393,970
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Dec. 04, 1888
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Miter-cutting machine
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William R. Fox |
Grand Rapids, MI |
This is the first commercially successful universal miter trimmer, i.e., one where the miter angle was adjustable over a wide range. The Fox Machine Co. made it in 2-inch, 4-inch, and 6-inch versions. The U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals, sixth circuit, in the case of Fox v. Perkins et al., found that the reissue of this patent was void "for want of patentable novelty, in view of the prior state of the art, as shown more particularly in the Howard patent 57,325; the Aiken patent 111,896; the Jones patent 153,343; the Nichols patent 179,944; and the Lennartson patent 202,445... If the Fox machine could be held to show patentable invention, it constitutes one of a series of improvements, all having the same general object and purpose, and the patent must therefor be limited to the precise form and arrangements of parts described... This construction of the patent is also rendered necessary by the fact that various broader claims were rejected and abandoned under both the original and the reissue applications. Large sales of a patented machine, while evidence more or less cogent of value and usefulness, are not conclusive evidence of patentable novelty and are of little weight when it appears that such sales are the result of active and energetic efforts by means of circulars and traveling agents." |
413,364
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Oct. 22, 1889
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Tenoning-cutter
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William R. Fox |
Grand Rapids, MI |
Patent is improvement on patent 384,248, and adapts the dado-cutters in patent 384,209. This inventor founded Fox Machine Co. in 1885, which was known mainly for their miter-trimmer. |
RE11,062
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Feb. 25, 1890
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Miter-cutting machine
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William R. Fox |
Grand Rapids, MI |
This patent was struck down by the U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. See the notes under the original patent 393,970. This improvement was produced in 2-inch, 4-inch, and 6-inch models by the Fox Machine Co. |
422,517
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Mar. 04, 1890
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Miter-cutter
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William R. Fox |
Grand Rapids, MI |
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433,781
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Aug. 05, 1890
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Miter-cutting machine
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William R. Fox |
Grand Rapids, MI |
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435,219
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Aug. 26, 1890
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Miter-cutting machines
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William R. Fox |
Grand Rapids, MI |
This design, an improvement to patent 393,970, was a dead end, and the main design of the patent was never produced by Fox Machine Co. The patent does mention a minor improvement to the knives, and this improvement was used. |
476,045
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May. 31, 1892
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Miter-cutter
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William R. Fox |
Grand Rapids, MI |
Improved 90-degree stop for the machine in patent 393,970. |
477,526
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Jun. 21, 1892
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Miter-cutter
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William R. Fox |
Grand Rapids, MI |
This improvement to patent 393,970 is probably in response to the competition from Joseph Oliver and his Grand Rapids Machinery Co. machine, patent 449,696. |
483,838
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Oct. 04, 1892
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Milling-machine
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William R. Fox |
Grand Rapids, MI |
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489,734
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Jan. 10, 1893
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Metal Planing Machine
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William R. Fox |
Grand Rapids, Kent County, MI |
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490,406
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Jan. 24, 1893
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Chucking Machine and Gage Lathe
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Peter Dosch |
Grand Rapids, Kent County, MI |
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493,494
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Mar. 14, 1893
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Mitering machine
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William R. Fox |
Grand Rapids, MI |
This patent improves on the gages of the design in patent 393,970. |
502,621
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Aug. 01, 1893
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Shaping Machine
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William R. Fox |
Grand Rapids, MI |
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504,209
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Aug. 29, 1893
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Wood-trimmer
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William R. Fox |
Grand Rapids, MI |
According to Jeffrey S. McVey, the design in this patent was used for the Fox Machine Co. 4-E and 6-E. |
549,190
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Nov. 05, 1895
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Rivet-making machine
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William R. Fox |
Grand Rapids, MI |
Of interest because the assignee made miter trimmers. |
559,276
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Apr. 28, 1896
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Rivet
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William R. Fox |
Grand Rapids, MI |
Of interest because the inventor also invented and manufactured miter machines. "My invention is a rivet designed more particularly for use in connection with the sheaves of sash-pulleys..." |
564,479
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Jul. 21, 1896
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Drilling machine
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William R. Fox |
Grand Rapids, MI |
Machine is intended for drilling spoke-holes in bicycle rims. |
614,378
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Nov. 15, 1898
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Automatic rim-drilling machine
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William R. Fox |
Grand Rapids, MI |
"It is the object of my invention to provide a machine for drilling bicycle or like rims in which the movements of the chuck for holding the rims will be automatic as well as the movements of the drill, and my machine includes an oscillating chuck adapted to give the proper inclination to the rims, with means for oscillating said chuck automatically and for partially rotating it between the drilling actions, the automatic driving mechanism being so timed that the movement of the chuck and drills alternate." |
653,797
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Jul. 17, 1900
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Trimming-machine
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William R. Fox |
Grand Rapids, MI |
This patent is for a chain drive for the cutter, plus a knife guard. |
799,641
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Sep. 19, 1905
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Grinding-machine
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William R. Fox |
Grand Rapids, MI |
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829,068
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Aug. 21, 1906
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Changeable gear
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William R. Fox |
Grand Rapids, MI |
"The objects of the inventions are, first, to provide a changeable gear which contains the minimum number of parts; second, to provide a compact, effective, and powerful changeable gear which can be effectively used on lathes, milling-machines, and similar tools, as well as in automobile construction or wherever changeable gears may be desired, and which shall be readily adjustable." |
865,692
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Sep. 10, 1907
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Angle-gage for mitering-machines
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Matthew Lund |
Grand Rapids, MI |
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Angle-gage for mitering-machines
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William R. Fox |
Grand Rapids, MI |
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906,125
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Dec. 08, 1908
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Mitering-machine
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Matthew Lund |
Grand Rapids, MI |
An improvement on Fox's previous patent 393,970. |
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Mitering-machine
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William R. Fox |
Grand Rapids, MI |
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964,506
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Jul. 19, 1910
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Miter-cutting machine
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William R. Fox |
Grand Rapids, MI |
This patent is for a cable-drive mechanism for the cutter. |
1,058,045
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Apr. 08, 1913
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Multiple drill
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William R. Fox |
Grand Rapids, MI |
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1,139,659
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May. 18, 1915
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Saw-bench structure
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Edgar W. Cleveland |
Grand Rapids, MI |
DMD (Direct Motor Drive) mechanism for a dual-arbor tablesaw. |
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Saw-bench structure
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William R. Fox |
Grand Rapids, MI |
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1,210,450
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Jan. 02, 1917
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Attachment for multiple drills
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William R. Fox |
Grand Rapids, MI |
This is an improved attachment for the multi-spindle drilling machine of patent 1,058,045. |
1,212,472
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Jan. 16, 1917
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Attachment for multiple drills
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William R. Fox |
Grand Rapids, MI |
Improvements to the multi-spindle drilling machine of patent 1,058,045. |
1,438,991
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Dec. 19, 1922
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Pipe cutter
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Howard D. Corwin |
Jackson, MI |
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Pipe cutter
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William R. Fox |
Jackson, MI |
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1,453,008
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Apr. 24, 1923
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Multiple-drilling machine
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Howard D. Corwin |
Jackson, MI |
This is a metal-working drill, assigned to Fox Machine Co., a maker of miter trimmers. |
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Multiple-drilling machine
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William R. Fox |
Jackson, MI |
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1,481,054
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Jan. 15, 1924
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Multiple-speed driving mechanism for drilling machines
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William R. Fox |
Jackson, MI |
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1,489,523
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Apr. 08, 1924
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Drilling machine (multiple drill)
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Howard D. Corwin |
Jackson, MI |
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Drilling machine (multiple drill)
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William R. Fox |
Jackson, MI |
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1,523,637
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Jan. 20, 1925
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Power press
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William R. Fox |
Jackson, MI |
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1,550,609
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Aug. 18, 1925
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Metal-working machine
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Howard D. Corwin |
Jackson, MI |
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Metal-working machine
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William R. Fox |
Jackson, MI |
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1,566,849
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Dec. 22, 1925
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Coupling for flexible shafting
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William R. Fox |
Jackson, MI |
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1,597,780
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Aug. 31, 1926
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Multiple-spindle-drilling machine
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William R. Fox |
Jackson, MI |
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1,754,621
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Apr. 15, 1930
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Tapping or like machine
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Howard D. Corwin |
Jackson, MI |
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Tapping or like machine
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William R. Fox |
Jackson, MI |
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