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Patent Number Date Title Name City Description
292,630 Jan. 29, 1884 Pipe-lifter for oil-wells James B. Duff Pittsburgh, PA
    Pipe-lifter for oil-wells Samuel K. Duff Allegheny, PA  
293,400 Feb. 12, 1884 Lifting-jack Josiah Barrett Allegheny, PA
312,316 Feb. 17, 1885 Lifting-jack Josiah Barrett Allegheny, PA
RE10,574 Mar. 24, 1885 Lifting-jack Josiah Barrett Allegheny, PA
RE10,651 Oct. 13, 1885 Lifting-jack Josiah Barrett Allegheny, PA
399,470 Mar. 12, 1889 Lifting-jack Josiah Barrett Allegheny, PA
RE11,051 Dec. 31, 1889 Lifting-jack Josiah Barrett Allegheny, PA
455,993 Jul. 14, 1891 Lifting-jack Josiah Barrett Allegheny, PA This patent provides an alternative mechanism for the jack shown in patent 312,316.
455,994 Jul. 14, 1891 Lifting-jack Josiah Barrett Allegheny, PA This patent provides a simplified mechanism for the jack of patent 399,470.
455,995 Jul. 14, 1891 Lifting-jack Josiah Barrett Allegheny, PA Improvements to the jacks of patent 312,316 and 455,993.
495,689 Apr. 18, 1893 Oil-well-drilling apparatus Josiah Barrett Allegheny, PA The inventor was superintendent of Duff Mfg. Co. Barrett had a sideline in jacks and wrenches related to oil drilling. These products were made, and branded, by Duff Mfg.. We do not know if this particular patent was ever manufactured.
511,923 Jan. 02, 1894 Jack Josiah Barrett Allegheny, PA Improvements to patents 312,316 and 455,993.
511,924 Jan. 02, 1894 Artesian-well apparatus Josiah Barrett Allegheny, PA Improvements to the inventor's earlier patent 495,689. Unlike most of this inventor's patents, it was not assigned to his employer, Duff Mfg. Co.
527,102 Oct. 09, 1894 Jack Josiah Barrett Allegheny, PA This patent covers the adaptation of Barrett's jack design for use with oil-well wrenches. See also patent 422,879, granted to one William Forgie. Forgie had approached Barrett with the basic idea of adapting one of Barrett's jacks to this purpose, but he apparently did not have any mechanical ability himself. Barrett designed something, one of Duff Mfg. Co.'s patternmakers made the required patterns, and Barrett produced the jacks for sale by Forgie, who found the jacks were quite successful. The jacks had "Barrett Patent" on them, which Forgie ground off and substituted his own name. Barrett protested when he found out and demanded that Forgie cease doing that, which he did. But then Forgie applied for, and obtained, a patent for Barrett's invention, and then sued Barrett for infringing his patent: Forgie v. Oil-Well Supply Co., Ltd. Forgie emphatically lost that lawsuit, Barrett subsequently applied for a patent, and this patent is the result.
1,052,921 Feb. 11, 1913 Lifting-jack Isaiah E. Hindman Crafton, PA
1,054,413 Feb. 25, 1913 Lifting-jack Isaiah E. Hindman Crafton, PA
1,089,703 Mar. 10, 1914 Friction-clutch device Isaiah E. Hindman Crafton, PA
1,089,704 Mar. 10, 1914 Rail-fastening Isaiah E. Hindman Crafton, PA
1,093,269 Apr. 14, 1914 Jack Isaiah E. Hindman Crafton, PA An example has been seen labeled, "THE DUFF MFG CO / PITTSBURGH / PA / NO 089 / 1916 MODEL / PAT APRIL 14 1914 / X-1490 / BARRETT".
1,107,611 Aug. 18, 1914 Lever-socket for lifting-jacks Isaiah E. Hindman Crafton, PA
1,147,476 Jul. 20, 1915 Lifting-jack Isaiah E. Hindman Oakmont, PA
    Lifting-jack Walter McH. Alston Ben Avon, PA  
1,151,232 Aug. 24, 1915 Lifting-jack Isaiah E. Hindman Oakmont, PA
    Lifting-jack Walter McH. Alston Ben Avon, PA  
1,165,380 Dec. 28, 1915 Lifting-jack Isaiah E. Hindman Oakmont, PA
    Lifting-jack Walter McH. Alston Ben Avon, PA  
1,228,210 May. 29, 1917 Screw-jack Isaiah E. Hindman Bellevue, PA
1,234,334 Jul. 24, 1917 Brake mechanism for lifting-jacks Isaiah E. Hindman Bellevue, PA
1,316,575 Sep. 23, 1919 Lifting-jack Isaiah E. Hindman Bellevue, PA Improvement to patent 1,165,380.
1,323,633 Dec. 02, 1919 Lathe Isaiah E. Hindman Bellevue, PA