Stover Machine Co. - Assigned Patents

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Stover Machine Co.
New York, NY, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Wood Working Machinery & Metal Working Machinery

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Patent Number	Date	Title	Name	City	Description
14,421	Mar. 11, 1856	Machine for cutting irregular forms	Henry D. Stover	Boston, MA
		Machine for cutting irregular forms	James W. Bicknell	Boston, MA
17,315	May. 19, 1857	Dogging lumber in planing machines	David N. B. Coffin Jr.	Newton Center, MA	"First, we claim the bar, b, constructed and arranged substantially as set forth, in combination with the rack, c, or its equivalent. Also the device for the rear end of the platen, so constructed and arranged that the dogging bars are clamped firmly to the platen, at the same time that they adjust themselves to the form and position of the end of the lumber by the operation of a single screw substantially as described." An article in an 1860 issue of Scientific American describes this machine, and includes an engraving of it. The article notes that this planer is convertible between a Woodworth-style and a Daniels-style planer (see patent 5,315 and patent 8,548, respectively).
		Dogging lumber in planing machines	Henry D. Stover	Boston, MA
17,343	May. 19, 1857	Rotary planing-cutter	Henry D. Stover	Boston, MA
21,379	Aug. 31, 1858	Machine for cutting irregular forms	Henry D. Stover	Boston, MA	This patent shows an early double spindle shaper. The spindles rotated in opposite directions. Furthermore, both spindles could be tilted. An illustrated article describing this machine appeared in the December 17, 1859 issue of "Scientific American"; see the "Vintage Machinery" link on this page and then click on the "Images" tab of the resulting page.
25,286	Aug. 30, 1859	Rotary planing cutter	Henry D. Stover	Boston, MA	"We claim the adjustable revolving guard, J, so constructed and connected adjustably to the cutter-head, carried by and having all its movements to effectually protect the operator from mutilation, and to hold down the material receiving shape, essentially in the manner fully set forth."
		Rotary planing cutter	James W. Bicknell	Boston, MA
29,633	Aug. 14, 1860	Improved cutter-head for rotary planing	Henry D. Stover	New York, NY
29,727	Aug. 21, 1860	Improved shaping and molding machine	Henry D. Stover	New York, NY
29,728	Aug. 21, 1860	Planing-machine	Henry D. Stover	New York, NY
29,923	Sep. 04, 1860	Improved planing machine	Henry D. Stover	New York, NY
30,993	Dec. 18, 1860	Wood-planing machine	Henry D. Stover	New York, NY	This patent was at the center of a huge scandal involving the Boston Conductory Co.â€”a company owned by this inventor, Henry D. Stover. See Manufacturer & Builder 1877 p. 104.
31,569	Feb. 26, 1861	Improved package-case	Henry D. Stover	New York, NY
32,904	Jul. 23, 1861	Planing-machine	Henry D. Stover	New York, NY	In the court case of "Stover v. Halsted", Stover and J. A. Fay & Co. sued Ezekiel S. Halsted and Gilbert W. Merritt for infringing this patent. The defendants were using a Richardson, Meriam & Co. planer covered under patent 70,592. Both of the patents in question address the problem of planing wood too wide to pass between the matcher heads. Both patents allow the matcher heads to be lowered below the platen so they are not in the way. The complainants were granted an injunction.
35,129	Apr. 29, 1862	Improved shutters for the port-holes of vessels, etc.	Henry D. Stover	New York, NY	Of interest because Stover was an important maker of woodworking machinery.
		Improved shutters for the port-holes of vessels, etc.	William W. W. Wood	Philadelphia, NY
35,492	Jun. 03, 1862	Improvement in scroll-sawing machines	Edward S. Wright	New York, NY
		Improvement in scroll-sawing machines	Henry D. Stover	New York, NY
50,510	Oct. 17, 1865	Stand for lathes	Henry D. Stover	New York, NY
83,671	Nov. 03, 1868	Improvement in mortising-and-tenoning machine	Henry D. Stover	New York, NY
84,847	Dec. 08, 1868	Improvement in planing-machine	Henry D. Stover	New York, NY	Machine is combination Daniels and Woodworth planer.
91,283	Jun. 15, 1869	Improvement in hoisting-apparatus	Henry D. Stover	New York, NY	The invention is a hoist intended for use in machinery construction; the machine shown in the figure is a boring mill. This patent is of interest because the inventor was a fairly important inventor of woodworking machinery, and because it offers a rare glimpse into early machinery manufacture. This patent disclaims an earlier hoist patent that was granted to William Maher on December 23, 1856.
91,788	Jun. 22, 1869	Improved lathe for finishing the drive-wheels of locomotives	Henry D. Stover	New York, NY	Of some interest because the patentee was an important inventor of woodworking machinery.
172,589	Jan. 25, 1876	Improvement in machines for cutting precious stones	Henry D. Stover	New York, NY
175,262	Mar. 28, 1876	Improvement in machines for polishing diamonds, &c.	Henry D. Stover	New York, NY
175,390	Mar. 28, 1876	Improvement in machines for diamond-cutting machines	Henry D. Stover	New York, NY
176,091	Apr. 11, 1876	Improvement in planing-machines	Henry D. Stover	New York, NY
227,316	May. 04, 1880	Machine for cutting and conveying wood shavings	Henry D. Stover	New York, NY