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Wilton Corp.
Chicago, IL; Schiller Park, IL; Palatine, IL, U.S.A.
Company Website: http://www.wiltoncorp.com/
Manufacturer Class: Wood Working Machinery

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Patent Number	Date	Title	Name	City	Description
D131,498	Mar. 03, 1942	Design for a vise	Hugh W. Vogl	Wilmette, IL	This is the earliest patent we have found for the famous Wilton bullet-style bench vise. See also the earlier German patent 685,893 that was used by York.
2,354,937	Aug. 01, 1944	Work-holding device having a ball and socket as a means for universal adjustment	Clemon W. Barker	Wichita, KS	This patent number was seen in a 1950 catalog from Wilton Tool Manufacturing Co., for the "Wilton Powrarm Work Positioner", which could hold a Wilton vise (or other object) in a wide range of positions. There was also a smaller version, the Powrarm Junior.
2,430,458	Nov. 11, 1947	Automatic screw control	Leo F. Farrell	South Haven, MI	This patent number was seen on a Wilton 3Â½" Triple Duty Vise. The patent covers a quick-release mechanism where the threads engage when turned in one direction but release when turned in the other direction.
D154,001	May. 31, 1949	Design for a bench vise or similar article	Hugh W. Vogl	Wilmette, IL
472,713	Apr. 03, 1951	Work-holding devices having a ball and socket as a means for universal adjustment	Clemon W. Barker	Wichita, KS	This is the Canadian equivalent of US patent 2,559,925.
2,559,925	Jul. 10, 1951	Work holder device	Clemon W. Barker	Wichita, KS	Improvements to patent 2,354,937 and was used on the improved Wilton Powrarm Work Positioner.
D164,143	Jul. 31, 1951	Vise or similar article	Hugh W. Vogl	Wilmette, IL	This is Wilton's "Shop King" vise with unusual Art Deco styling.
D169,873	Jun. 16, 1953	Lawn sprinkler or the like	Hugh W. Vogl	Wilmette, IL	The inventor designed vises for Wilton Tool Mfg. Co.
2,693,727	Nov. 09, 1954	Hydraulic vise	Elmer T. Olson	Minneapolis, MN	This patent was used in Wiltomatic Power Bench Vises.
2,708,381	May. 17, 1955	Hydraulic machine vise having cylinder-advanced spring-retracted jaw-operating screw	Elmer T. Olson	Minneapolis, MN	This patent is from an application that was divided from the application that led to patent 2,693,727. This patent was used for Wilton's Milomatic Machine Vises.
2,708,382	May. 17, 1955	Hydraulic machine vise having a screw-adjusted piston housed in a slidable jaw	Elmer T. Olson	Minneapolis, MN	This patent is from an application that was divided from the application that led to patent 2,693,727. This patent was used for Wilton's Milomatic Machine Vises.
2,722,870	Nov. 08, 1955	Machine for manufacturing parcel carriers having looped handles	Hugh W. Vogl	Wilmette, IL	Of interest because the inventor designed the famous Wilton bullet style bench vise.
2,752,801	Jul. 03, 1956	Fluid actuated clamp	Elmer T. Olson	Minneapolis, MN	This patent covers Wilton's Powrlock Setup Clamps.
D181,115	Oct. 01, 1957	Woodworker's vise	Hugh Vogl	Northbrook, IL
D184,268	Jan. 13, 1959	C Clamp	Hugh W. Vogl	Northbrook, IL
D184,413	Feb. 10, 1959	Swivel base vise	Hugh W. Vogl	Northbrook, IL
3,007,358	Nov. 07, 1961	Universal turret vises	Hugh W. Vogl	Delray Beach, FL
		Universal turret vises	Alexander J. Vogl	Glenview, IL
3,171,454	Mar. 02, 1965	Means for adjusting positions of jointer cutters	William B. Boice	Toledo, OH
3,348,836	Oct. 24, 1967	Clamping means having hydraulic power assisting devices	Walter Smierciak	Elgin, IL	The Wilton PowRscrew hydraulic vise was intended for manufacturing use where the vise could be set to its "open" distance and then a lever would move the jaw hydraulically a maximum of 1/2" or so. The activation was rapid and the clamping force could be quite high. It was also quite complex and was one of several Wilton attempts at a hydraulically operated bench vise.
3,377,061	Apr. 09, 1968	Adjustably mountable woodworker's vise	Jerry J. Watson	Lombard, IL
3,492,886	Feb. 03, 1970	Quick acting screw-threaded device	Edward M. Naureckas	Gurnee, IL
3,669,440	Jun. 13, 1972	Quick engaging and disengaging nut mechanism	Ray Gloridso	Oak Park, IL
		Quick engaging and disengaging nut mechanism	Ray Kartasuk	Lincolnwood, IL
3,675,916	Jul. 11, 1972	Vise assembly	Walter Smierciak	Elgin, IL
		Vise assembly	Raymond H. Kartasuk	Lincolnwood, IL
3,768,797	Oct. 30, 1973	Vise assembly	Walter Smierciak	Elgin, IL
		Vise assembly	Raymond H. Kartasuk	Lincolnwood, IL
4,534,547	Aug. 13, 1985	Rapid Acting Clamp	Edward A. Cox	Olympia Fields, IL	Trexler, Bushnell & Wolters - patent attorneys Abstract A rapid acting C-clamp is provided. A housing in the base of the C-clamp has a generally semi-cylindrical wall and an internal arcuate rib therein. The C-clamp has a threaded spindle extending through the housing, and a nut member in the housing is provided with a threadless bore through which the spindle extends for rapid advancement. The nut member also has a partially offset and partially threaded bore which is selectively engageable with the threaded spindle for threaded advancement of the spindle. The external surface of the nut is comprised of two semi-cylindrical portions overlapping so as to provide definite lines of demarcation between the portions. A friction member in the nut is resiliently pressed against the threads of the spindle to cause the nut to turn with the spindle in either direction. The nut cooperates with the arcuate rib, and depending on the direction of turning shifts the nut to cause the non-threaded bore to cooperate with the spindle for rapid advancement of the spindle, or to cause the partially threaded bore to cooperate with the threads of the spindle for threaded advancement of the spindle. The nut comprises a steel investment casting, while the frame of the C-clamp is forged steel, and the threaded spindle is copper coated for lubrication without the necessity of petroleum base lubricants.
6,135,435	Oct. 24, 2000	Woodworker's Vise	Ambrose Schmitz	Lake Barrington, IL	Wilton's quick release woodworkers vise.
6,378,407	Apr. 30, 2002	Multiblade Screwdriver	Emerson Purkapile	Scottsdale, AZ	Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery - patent attorneys Abstract A hand-held screwdriver assembly having interchangeable blades which are held within a hollow handle and are available to be selected and moved through a cross-slot in a cap assembly on the handle to a stop position, and then to be secured in a chuck for use. Rotation of the cap assembly is prevented when the blade is secured in the chuck, thus precluding the introduction of a second blade into the cross-slot.