Berlin Machine Works - Assigned Patents

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Berlin Machine Works
Berlin, WI; Beloit, WI, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Wood Working Machinery

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Patent Number	Date	Title	Name	City	Description
226,273	Apr. 06, 1880	Wood-polishing machines	Almon Bridgman	Berlin, WI	An etching of this catalog can be seen in a 1909 MacGregor, Gourlay Co. catalog (a woodworking machinery maker in Galt, Ontario). The base of the machine is marked, "THE BOSS WOOD POLISHER... MFG'D BY PERRY & CO. BERLIN WIS... PAT MAR 20 187? NOV 5 1878 APR 1880 APR 1881". The text for the catalog page notes that the machine is manufactured by MacGregor, Gourlay, "off patterns new and entirely remodelled." We have not listed this Canadian company as a maker of this patent because the patents had expired by that time.
		Wood-polishing machines	James L. Perry	Berlin, WI
240,179	Apr. 12, 1881	Sanding machine	James L. Perry	Berlin, WI	Seen on a Berlin Machine Works "Royal Invincible" 3-drum sander.
273,304	Mar. 06, 1883	Abrading cutter-head	James L. Perry	Berlin, WI
285,666	Sep. 25, 1883	Abrading-cylinder	James L. Perry	Berlin, WI
352,988	Nov. 23, 1886	Wood-polishing machine	Almon Bridgman	Berlin, WI
		Wood-polishing machine	John Challoner	Omro, WI
392,663	Nov. 13, 1888	Wood-polishing machine	James E. Carpenter	Berlin, WI	Seen on a Berlin "Royal Invincible" 3-drum sander.
399,629	Mar. 12, 1889	Polishing-cylinder	James L. Perry	Watertown, WI
416,801	Dec. 10, 1889	Wood-polishing machine	Edgar G. Richards	Beloit, WI
		Wood-polishing machine	Ozra Burr Osborn	Beloit, WI
425,376	Apr. 08, 1890	Abrading-cylinder	Louis D. Forbes	Berlin, WI
441,636	Dec. 02, 1890	Drum sanding machine	Joseph B. Bennett	Watertown, WI
441,633	Dec. 02, 1890	Vibrator-attachment for polishing-machines	Anson P. Boardman	Watertown, WI
		Vibrator-attachment for polishing-machines	Joseph B. Bennett	Watertown, WI
441,634	Dec. 02, 1890	Polishing-machine	Anson P. Boardman	Watertown, WI
		Polishing-machine	Joseph B. Bennett	Watertown, WI
441,635	Dec. 02, 1890	Polisher	Anson P. Boardman	Watertown, WI
		Polisher	Joseph B. Bennett	Watertown, WI
445,030	Jan. 20, 1891	Polishing-machine	Anson P. Boardman	Watertown, WI	This patent date was seen on a machine from Milwaukee Sander Mfg. Co., and was reported on a machine from Berlin Machine Works.
447,047	Feb. 24, 1891	Wood-polishing machine	James L. Perry	Watertown, WI	"My invention relates to that class of machines used for polishing wood in which a series of cylinders covered with sand-paper are employed and are rotated rapidly, a small part of their periphery being exposed between guard-plates in such manner as to act upon the surface of a board while passing along the top of the frame and over the said cylinders."
449,666	Apr. 07, 1891	Wood-polishing machine	James E. Carpenter	Beloit, WI	Seen on a Berlin Machine Works "Royal Invincible" 3-drum sander.
449,697	Apr. 07, 1891	Wood-polishing machine	James L. Perry	Beloit, WI	Seen on a Berlin Machine Works "Royal Invincible" 3-drum sander.
452,632	May. 19, 1891	Drum sander	Joseph B. Bennett	Watertown, WI
512,410	Jan. 09, 1894	Feed mechanism	John R. Thomas	Beloit, WI
520,714	May. 29, 1894	Adjustable bearing for upper feed-rolls of planing-machines	John R. Thomas	Beloit, WI
563,097	Jun. 30, 1896	Matching machine	John R. Thomas	Beloit, WI
577,582	Feb. 23, 1897	Abrading-cylinder	Franklin L. Lane	Beloit, WI	This important patent covers the use of a sanding drum designed so that the paper is wrapped spirally along its length. A spiral groove accommodates a small amount of overlap of the paper. The result is a cylinder that sands smoothly, without the bump-bump-bump of the designs it replaces. This innovation achieved great success for Berlin Machine Works, which became known as P. B. Yates Machine Co.
		Abrading-cylinder	Harrison J. Mitchell	Beloit, WI
631,507	Aug. 22, 1899	Abrading and polishing rolls	Edward Kelly	San Francisco, CA
750,125	Jan. 19, 1904	Planing-machine	Harry B. Ross	Beloit, WI
771,500	Oct. 04, 1904	Locking device for planer side-heads	Harry B. Ross	Beloit, WI
771,501	Oct. 04, 1904	Feed-roll for planing-machines	Harry B. Ross	Beloit, WI
856,726	Jun. 11, 1907	Cutter-head-knife sharpener	Harry B. Ross	Beloit, WI
873,093	Dec. 10, 1907	Cutter-head for grooving and jointing machines	Harry B. Ross	Beloit, WI
874,036	Dec. 17, 1907	Feed mechanism for planing-machines	Harry B. Ross	Beloit, WI
879,501	Feb. 18, 1908	Knife-holder for cutter-heads	Axel Thorsby	Beloit, WI
879,500	Feb. 18, 1908	Band-saw-tensioning device	Burt D. Stevens	Beloit, WI	The innovation here is to tension the blade purely by the action of a spring; previous mechanisms had used a weight, or a weight in combination with a spring. The reputed disadvantage of a mechanism using a weight is that if a piece of scrap gets between the wheel and the blade, the inertia of the weight prevents the mechanism from adjusting quickly enough and the blade breaks as a result.
881,086	Mar. 03, 1908	Variable-speed mechanism	Burt D. Stevens	Beloit, WI	"My invention relates to variable speed mechanisms and belt tighteners, its object being the production of a simple belt-tightening means acting on a plurality of belts passing over pulleys of different diameters whereby a variety of speeds of the driven mechanism may be secured."
885,379	Apr. 21, 1908	Adjusting means for planer heads	Harry B. Ross	Beloit, WI
888,765	May. 26, 1908	Driving mechanism for planers	Burt D. Stevens	Beloit, WI
889,468	Jun. 02, 1908	Sanding-machine	Franklin L. Lane	Beloit, WI
908,513	Jan. 05, 1909	Multiple-board gage	Burt D. Stevens	Beloit, WI
913,641	Feb. 23, 1909	Multiple gage	Gilbert O. Hammer	Beloit, WI	An ingenious gage so that a saw can be set up to do any of, say, a half-dozen different widths at a time. The gage has multiple fingers that each can be independently set to the appropriate distance from the blade. A board is butted against the desired gage and pushed forward; the other gage fingers are pushed up out of the way.
913,852	Mar. 02, 1909	Feeding device for jointers	Harry B. Ross	Beloit, WI
		Feeding device for jointers	John P. Gates	Beloit, WI
913,924	Mar. 02, 1909	Feed-roll for planers	Burt D. Stevens	Beloit, WI	Improvements to patent 771,501.
919,958	Apr. 27, 1909	Adjusting means for planerheads	Harry B. Ross	Beloit, WI	Inventor Ross co-founded Stetson-Ross Machine Co. between the time of application (1907-04-15) and granting of this patent.
931,223	Aug. 17, 1909	Feeding mechanism for saw	Harry B. Ross	Beloit, WI	"In double cut-off saws it has been usual to employ a feeding mechanism consisting of a pair of chains passing around sprocket wheels and having conveyer blocks or flights attached thereto at intervals and to corresponding links of the pair of sprocket chains, to feed or push the boards forwardly to the companion cut-off saws. Use of these machines has shown and demonstrated that the hinge pins or links of the chains not only become worn but that they wear unevenly, destroying the alinement of the pushing or feeding blocks or abutments, and causing improper and untrue sawing of the boards. To overcome this difficulty we have devised a feeding mechanism of the same general character as that outlined above but in which endless steel bands, which cannot stretch, take the place of the objectionable chains."
		Feeding mechanism for saw	Burt D. Stevens	Beloit, WI
		Feeding mechanism for saw	John P. Gates	Beloit, WI
937,962	Oct. 26, 1909	Cutter-head for grooving-machines	Harry B. Ross	Beloit, WI
954,146	Apr. 05, 1910	Holding device for planer-head bits	Burt D. Stevens	Beloit, WI
955,920	Apr. 26, 1910	Variable-speed device	Burt D. Stevens	Beloit, WI
973,587	Oct. 25, 1910	Lathe or turning-machine	Axel Thorsby	Beloit, WI	This lathe is primarily for turning "porch posts".
987,391	Mar. 21, 1911	Matching planer-head	Harrison J. Mitchell	Beloit, WI
987,479	Mar. 21, 1911	Expansion cutter-head	Harrison J. Mitchell	Beloit, WI
987,478	Mar. 21, 1911	Grinding and jointing appliance for planers	Harrison J. Mitchell	Beloit, WI
990,373	Apr. 25, 1911	Planer-knife sharpener	Harrison J. Mitchell	Beloit, WI
993,366	May. 30, 1911	Planer-knife sharpener	Frank Willard Converse	Beloit, WI
		Planer-knife sharpener	William Harper	Beloit, WI
993,367	May. 30, 1911	Planer-knife jointer	William Harper	Beloit, WI
993,398	May. 30, 1911	Adjusting and grinding planer-knives	Ozra Burr Osborn	Beloit, WI
995,024	Jun. 13, 1911	Planer-head	Harrison J. Mitchell	Beloit, WI
995,040	Jun. 13, 1911	Holding device for planer-head knives	Burt D. Stevens	Beloit, WI
1,001,783	Aug. 29, 1911	Adjusting means for saws	Burt D. Stevens	Beloit, WI
1,010,645	Dec. 05, 1911	Planer-knife-holding device	Franklin L. Lane	Beloit, WI
1,010,701	Dec. 05, 1911	Band-resaw	Burt D. Stevens	Beloit, WI
1,016,511	Feb. 06, 1912	Sandpaper-drum	Harrison J. Mitchell	Beloit, WI
1,020,416	Mar. 19, 1912	Planer-knife-adjusting mechanism	William Harper	Beloit, WI
1,030,897	Jul. 02, 1912	Abrading-cylinder	Franklin L. Lane	Beloit, WI	Improvements to patent 577,582.
1,030,912	Jul. 02, 1912	Bearing	Harrison J. Mitchell	Beloit, WI
1,033,866	Jul. 30, 1912	Spiral indicator	Joseph R. S. Blaine	Beloit, WI
1,036,862	Aug. 27, 1912	Matching planer-head	Franklin L. Lane	Beloit, WI
1,049,589	Jan. 07, 1913	Fastening means for planer-heads	Harrison J. Mitchell	Beloit, WI
1,052,596	Feb. 11, 1913	Steady-rest for wood-turning machines	Charles E. La Pointe	Beloit, WI
1,092,160	Apr. 07, 1914	End-thrust bearing	Harrison J. Mitchell	Beloit, WI
1,093,456	Apr. 14, 1914	Clamping device for woodworking-machines	Harrison J. Mitchell	Beloit, WI
1,093,215	Apr. 14, 1914	Sawmill-carriage	Burt D. Stevens	Beloit, WI
1,096,846	May. 19, 1914	Mounting for resilient cushions	Franklin L. Lane	Beloit, WI
		Mounting for resilient cushions	Harrison J. Mitchell	Beloit, WI
1,096,847	May. 19, 1914	Profile cutter-head	Franklin L. Lane	Beloit, WI
		Profile cutter-head	Harrison J. Mitchell	Beloit, WI
1,097,571	May. 19, 1914	Intermittent-grip device	Ira M. Thurlow	Beloit, WI
1,113,463	Oct. 13, 1914	Adjusting device	Harrison J. Mitchell	Beloit, WI
1,113,464	Oct. 13, 1914	Adjustable guide	Harrison J. Mitchell	Beloit, WI
1,171,156	Feb. 08, 1916	Self-centering and gage-sawing device	Ira M. Thurlow	Beloit, WI
1,183,013	May. 16, 1916	Planer-matcher	Frank R. Weaver	Beloit, WI
		Planer-matcher	Franklin L. Lane	Beloit, WI
1,183,014	May. 16, 1916	Tool-mounting	Frank R. Weaver	Beloit, WI
		Tool-mounting	Franklin L. Lane	Beloit, WI
1,183,015	May. 16, 1916	Cutter-head	Frank R. Weaver	Beloit, WI
		Cutter-head	Franklin L. Lane	Beloit, WI