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Total of 196 patents found where: Category is 'Lightning Rod';
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T / S | Patent | Date | Description | Patentee | Category | Assigned To |
1841 | ||||||
U | 2,056 | April 19, 1841 | Improvement in the Mode of Connecting the Rods of Lightning Conductors, Etc. Lightning rod attached to building with a hook clip |
STRONG, Justin E. |
Lightning Rod | |
1854 | ||||||
U | 11,217 | July 4, 1854 | Improvement in Lightning Rods for Vessels Lightning rod system tied to the ship's masts and grounded to the copper sheathing on the hull |
FORBES, Robert B. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 11,261 | July 11, 1854 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod made of sheets of copper to form ribbed or vanes along its length and attached to buildings with lignum vitea wood insulators |
LYON, Amos |
Lightning Rod | |
1856 | ||||||
U | 15,491 | August 5, 1856 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod made of tubular metal with fins |
MUNSON, David |
Lightning Rod | |
1857 | ||||||
U | 18,963 | December 29, 1857 | Improved Device for Attaching Lightning Rods Lightning rod made of corrugated copper sheets and attached with iron spikes |
ELLIOTT, J. B. |
Lightning Rod | |
1858 | ||||||
U | 19,819 | March 30, 1858 | Improvement in Lightning Conductors Lightning rod made of iron wires wrapped with copper sheets |
WHITE, Oren |
Lightning Rod | Henry C. Janes |
U | 21,905 | October 26, 1858 | Improved Method of Insulating and Supporting Lightning Rods Lightning rod with adjustable caps |
ROGERS, Elkanah C. |
Lightning Rod | |
1859 | ||||||
U | 25,077 | August 9, 1859 | Improved Construction of Lightning Rods Lightning rod made of sheet metal formed with spiral-fluted sides |
BALDWIN, L. S. PARKS, Lucius |
Lightning Rod | L. S. Baldwin |
U | 25,823 | October 18, 1859 | Improved Lightning Rod Lightning rod made by wrapping thin copper sheet metal around a steel rod |
HALL, William |
Lightning Rod | |
1860 | ||||||
U | 29,398 | July 31, 1860 | Improved Construction of Lightning Rods Combined lightning rod and water gutter |
PATTERSON, Jacob M. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 29,933 | September 4, 1860 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Method of connecting hollow lightning rods |
WOOSTER, David |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 30,560 | November 6, 1860 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod made up of continuous strips or tubes of metal |
BRITTAN, N. |
Lightning Rod | |
1864 | ||||||
U | 44,880 | November 1, 1864 | Improvement in Lightning Rod Conductors Lightning rod made of two types of sheet metal forming a galvanic current to protect the copper |
MUNSON, David |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 45,632 | December 27, 1864 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod made up of a core of twisted wires |
PRATT, James |
Lightning Rod | |
1865 | ||||||
U | 47,310 | April 18, 1865 | Improvement in Lightning Conductors Lightning rod made up of an iron core and covered with triangular twisted metal |
JOHNSON, Isaac |
Lightning Rod | |
1866 | ||||||
U | 52,411 | February 6, 1866 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod made with a center copper core and outer layer of iron |
HAWLEY, Louis J. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 52,541 | February 13, 1866 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod with four ribs where halves with two ribs slide together to make any desired length |
CUSHMAN, S. D. |
Lightning Rod | |
1867 | ||||||
U | 61,741 | February 5, 1867 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod made from an iron rod with grooves and strips of copper slid into the grooves to make ribs |
JILLSON, Clark |
Lightning Rod | |
R | 2,601 | May 14, 1867 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod made of flat metal made tubular for the rods and points (see 43,565) |
BRITTAN, N. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 65,775 | June 11, 1867 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod made of a continuous strip of copper wound and corrugated into rods |
STEARNS, Charles |
Lightning Rod | Jacob A. Kissell and Nathan Blickensderfer |
U | 66,854 | July 16, 1867 | Improvement in Corrugated Lightning Rods Lightning rod made of a continuous flat strip of copper corrugated longitudinally |
KISSELL, Jacob A. BLICKENSDERFER, Nathan |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 70,741 | November 12, 1867 | Improvement in Lightning Conductors Lightning rod with braided copper wire as connecting joints that can be easily turned as desired |
PIKE, William G. |
Lightning Rod | |
1868 | ||||||
U | 74,406 | February 11, 1868 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod made with twists and folds |
MUNSON, David |
Lightning Rod | |
R | 2,888 | March 3, 1868 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod made by wrapping thin copper sheet metal around a steel rod (see 25,823) |
HALL, William |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 77,729 | May 12, 1868 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod made of wire or iron with a sheet of copper wrapped several times around it |
HALL, William |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 79,618 | July 7, 1868 | Improvement in Pointed Brackets for Lightning Rods Lightning rod brass supporting bracket with point attached |
WELLS, Martin |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 80,205 | July 21, 1868 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod composed of strands of triangular shaped wire twised into rope and ends of the strands bent out to make multiple points |
OTIS, George W. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 84,210 | November 17, 1868 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod made of flat U-shaped metal that can be easily fastened together |
MUNSON, David |
Lightning Rod | |
1869 | ||||||
U | 86,151 | January 26, 1869 | Improved Mode of Constructing Lightning Rods Method of welding galvanized and copper wires to form a lightning rod |
HAMILTON, G. B. STEVENES, J. S. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 90,949 | June 8, 1869 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod made of two long strips of metal rivited together and twisted |
KINSEY, Theodore T. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 91,530 | June 22, 1869 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod made of iron with strips of copper attached longitudinally and twisted (see reissue 8,459) |
FARLEY, Henry W. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 92,551 | July 13, 1869 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Star shaped lightning rod made of 4-edged angle iron with a sheet of copper pressed over the outer surface and then twisted (see reissue 8,429) |
VERMILYA, Leland D. REYBURN, William S. HUNTER, Edmund A. W. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 93,609 | August 10, 1869 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Method of making star shaped lightning rods with silver plated points |
FOOT, David A. CHADWICK, Avery |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 94,773 | September 14, 1869 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod made of sheet metal and formed into star shape with four projections |
REYBURN, William S. MARTIN, F. J. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 96,268 | October 26, 1869 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Improvement of 92,551 by using a sheet zinc core with sheet copper covering to make a star shaped lightning rod |
REYBURN, William S. MARTIN, F. J. |
Lightning Rod | |
1870 | ||||||
U | 99,184 | January 25, 1870 | Improvement in Lightning Rods and Conductors Lightning rod stamped out of sheet metal into a flat rod with raised edges |
HANKERSON, James W. |
Lightning Rod | 1/2 to Winslow Baker |
U | 99,381 | February 1, 1870 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Square hollow lightning rod connected with square plug that fits inside the ends and secured by crimping with a punch |
WEST, J. D. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 100,549 | March 8, 1870 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod made of two sheets of metal forming double tubing with flanges and twisted |
MUNSON, David |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 106,426 | August 16, 1870 | Improvement in Clasps for Lightning Rods A lightning rod holder made of two parts held together with a clip and point to drive into the building |
STREET, Richard |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 109,455 | November 22, 1870 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod made from several sheets of metal strips, twisted together in a spiral, and ends connected with a metal pin |
ROW, George |
Lightning Rod | |
1871 | ||||||
U | 110,778 | January 3, 1871 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Hollow lightning rod made from sheet metal and without internal support |
MUNSON, David |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 111,052 | January 17, 1871 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod made of stiffened copper wire and threaded joint on the ends to attach a point |
FRICKE, Joseph R. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 112,137 | February 28, 1871 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod made from wrapping multiple layers to build up desired diameter cable |
FRICKE, Joseph R. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 112,426 | March 7, 1871 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod made of three or more galvanized iron wires with copper wire laid over and in the grooves between the iron wires to form a metal rope |
CUSHMAN, Sylvanus D. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 113,154 | March 28, 1871 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod made of hollow copper star rod with iron wire filling the inside and annealed wire in the star points |
FOOT, David A. KNAPP, George S. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 119,043 | September 19, 1871 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod made by wrapping angular copper wire around an iron core |
MUNSON, David |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 120,457 | October 31, 1871 | Improvement in Lightning Conductors Lightning rod conductor made of wires twisted together and wrapped and twisted around a metal tube (see reissue 7,063) |
PRESTON, Othniel |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 121,884 | December 12, 1871 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod made of two metal plate with one ribbed in the center each edge curved into a circle |
MINER, Stephen H. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 122,055 | December 19, 1871 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod made of a solid copper core covered with twisted iron wires |
PHELPS, Myron D. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 122,290 | December 26, 1871 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod made of a zinc strip for strength covered on one side with copper |
SNOW, Charles P. |
Lightning Rod | |
1872 | ||||||
U | 123,600 | February 13, 1872 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod made of soft iron flat on the back side and fluted on the front side then covered completely with sheet copper |
WELLS, Warren A. HOUSE, George |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 123,958 | February 20, 1872 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod made of sheet metal crimped multiple times and curved to a circle to form a hollow rod with multiple deep flutes |
WELSH, Dwight F. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 124,264 | March 5, 1872 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod made by fastening two metal strips together by indentation, opening to form a star shape, and twising |
GOODWIN, Frederick O. |
Lightning Rod | 1/2 to Frank Goodwin |
U | 127,094 | May 21, 1872 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod made of a flat strip of copper with two galvanized wires fixed to the center on each side and then twisting to form a helical shaped rod |
MOTT, John M. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 128,617 | July 2, 1872 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod made of two stips of zinc curved and joined to form a hollow oval then covered with two strips of copper curved to form a hollow tube around the zinc oval |
HANKENSON, James W. |
Lightning Rod | 1/2 to Mohola Brawley |
U | 128,818 | July 9, 1872 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod made of a core of hollow copper wire covered with twisted hollow copper wires |
SCHOONMAKER, John C. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 129,675 | July 23, 1872 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod made of several ropes of twisted angular copper wire twisted around themselves |
MUNSON, David |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 129,676 | July 23, 1872 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod made of several ropes of twisted angular copper wire twisted around an iron core to reduce cost |
MUNSON, David |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 129,677 | July 23, 1872 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod made of several ropes of twisted angular copper wire twisted around themselves with iron wire laid in the twist to reduce cost |
MUNSON, David |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 129,683 | July 23, 1872 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod with sheet metal coupling and sheet metal bracket for holding the rod |
ROBERTSON, James |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 132,615 | October 29, 1872 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod made of hollow or solid iron dipped several times in molten copper to coat entire surface with multiple layers |
YANCEY, Edwin L. |
Lightning Rod | |
1873 | ||||||
U | 135,574 | February 4, 1873 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod made of iron wire cable core with sheet copper wrapped around the outside and edges tucked in between the cables |
MUNN, William B. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 139,841 | June 10, 1873 | Improvement in Coupling Tubular Lightning Rods Means of coupling tubular lightning rods |
WESTON, James H. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 143,862 | October 21, 1873 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod with twisted flanges that is split on the ends where it fits snugly with the split in the adjoining rod with said joint secured with metal pins |
WHITE, Joseph J. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 145,641 | December 16, 1873 | Improvement in Couplings for Tubular Lightning Rods Means of coupling tubular lightning rods |
FRITSCH, Joseph W. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 145,851 | December 23, 1873 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod made of tubular metal with annular corregations on each end that fitted together to connect two rod sections |
DREW, Joseph |
Lightning Rod | |
1874 | ||||||
U | 152,153 | June 16, 1874 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod made of sheet metal rolled to form four tubular sections with two of the tubes fitted with dowell pins to connect the rod sections |
MOTT, John M. |
Lightning Rod | |
1875 | ||||||
U | 159,007 | January 19, 1875 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod made of sheet metal formed with spiral-fluted sides with edges locking together and crimping the edges of the star wings to on each end of two sections to secure them together |
WILMOT, Samuel R. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 159,961 | February 16, 1875 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Improvement on patent 122,055 by using smaller wires in greater number to improve flexibility |
PHELPS, Myron D. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 160,151 | February 23, 1875 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod with horseshoe steel magnets for points and wrapped with zinc wire |
BRYAN, James Chapman |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 160,154 | February 23, 1875 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod with nickel steel magnets pointed north and south and batteries |
BRYAN, James Chapman |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 162,828 | May 4, 1875 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod made of corrugated or ribbed hollow metal braced on the inside with pitchfork like multiple tines for the point |
KLECKNER, John A. |
Lightning Rod | 1/2 to Henry F. Sholty |
U | 163,807 | May 25, 1875 | Improvement in Lightning Rod Standards Lightning rod stand with three legs |
REYBURN, William S. MARTIN, Frederick J. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 167,415 | September 7, 1875 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod system tied into the existing gutter of a home or building |
SPANG, Henry W. |
Lightning Rod | |
1876 | ||||||
R | 6,835 | January 4, 1876 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod system tied into the existing gutter of a home or building (see 167,415) |
SPANG, Henry W. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 171,744 | January 4, 1876 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod composed of a copper sheet wrapped around a metal bar with copper wrapped wires on either side and the whole twisted |
SMITH, Charles H. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 173,905 | February 22, 1876 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod made of sealed tubular metal with indentions running around the outside as the threads of a screw adding strength and allowing easy joining of sections |
COE, Henry L. |
Lightning Rod | The Manhattan Brass Co. |
U | 173,963 | February 22, 1876 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod with solid supporting rod fitted inside and screwed into the rod coupling on each end |
JOHNSON, Isaac PRICE, David A. |
Lightning Rod | Reyburn, Hunter & Co. |
U | 174,451 | March 7, 1876 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod ground point made of sheet copper arranged concave or fluted |
WESTON, James H. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 175,933 | April 11, 1876 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod made of sheet iron folded over wires with sections joined with slip joints |
COLE, Robert S. |
Lightning Rod | |
R | 7,063 | April 18, 1876 | Improvement in Lightning Conductors, Rods, or Cables Lightning rod conductor made of wires twisted together and wrapped and twisted around a metal tube (see 120,457) |
PRESTON, Othniel |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 176,820 | May 2, 1876 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod made by bending a strip of metal to form two right angle triangles placed back to back and twisted |
VERMILYA, Leland D. |
Lightning Rod | 2/3 to Edwin Pickering and Barton Pickering |
U | 183,370 | October 17, 1876 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lighning rod connecting sleeve to ground point to allow rainwater to wet the ground around the point and flanges to dissipate the charge |
COLE, Robert S. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 184,164 | November 7, 1876 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod made of a core of twisted copper wire with twisted copper wire strands wrapped around the core and the whole finished cable plated with tin or nickel |
MUNSON, David |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 185,430 | December 19, 1876 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod with flat face to fit flush against a building and ribbed on the opposite side |
COLE, John J. |
Lightning Rod | |
1877 | ||||||
U | 188,444 | March 13, 1877 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod made of copper sheathed iron wire with several iron wires twisted and wrapped around it |
VAN LOON, Nicholas |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 189,286 | April 3, 1877 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod of twisted sheet metal fitted with a serrated strip |
VERMILYA, Leland D. |
Lightning Rod | 1/2 to Henry Webbert |
U | 190,391 | May 1, 1877 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod made of a central galvanized iron rod twisted around with several galvanized rods all soldered together then intertwined with strips of copper that are soldered to the core |
VAN LOON, Nicholas |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 193,469 | July 24, 1877 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod composed of water pipes running from the gutters to a water tank buried in the ground (see reissue 7,939) |
ADAMS, Lawson |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 193,654 | July 31, 1877 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod made by wrapping a corrugated strip of metal spirally around a metal tube |
HEWITT, John |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 196,235 | October 16, 1877 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod made with a spirally fluted tubular core with one or more smaller tubular wires wrapped around in the fluted depressions with coupling having a male thread on each end to screw into end of rod which has female threads |
KNAPP, George S. |
Lightning Rod | |
R | 7,939 | November 6, 1877 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod composed of water pipes running from the gutters to a water tank buried in the ground (see 193,469) |
ADAMS, Lawson |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 198,471 | December 25, 1877 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod composed of sheet metal formed into a pair of tubes with rod laying between the tubes and multiple tubes and rods can be used |
SMITH, Charles H. |
Lightning Rod | |
1878 | ||||||
U | 204,359 | May 28, 1878 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod that is hollow and ribbed with galvanized iron core and points fitted along the rod |
MUNSON, David |
Lightning Rod | |
R | 8,429 | September 24, 1878 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Star shaped lightning rod made of 4-edged angle iron with a sheet of copper pressed over the outer surface and then twisted (see 92,551) |
VERMILYA, Leland D. REYBURN, William S. HUNTER, Edmund A. W. |
Lightning Rod | Rights of Vermilya to Reyburn, Hunter, and Byron P. Moulton |
R | 8,459 | October 22, 1878 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod made of iron with strips of copper attached longitudinally and twisted (see 91,530) |
FARLEY, Henry W. |
Lightning Rod | Charles H. Smith and John Hewitt |
1879 | ||||||
U | 212,608 | February 25, 1879 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod composed of two metal strips twisted around a rod in the middle and encased in a copper tube |
KNAPP, George S. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 213,367 | March 18, 1879 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod that passes through a copper tank filled with water and buried in the ground |
ADAMS, Lawson |
Lightning Rod | |
R | 8,635 | March 25, 1879 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod made of iron with strips of copper attached longitudinally and twisted (see 91,530) |
FARLEY, Henry W. |
Lightning Rod | Charles H. Smith and John Hewitt |
U | 218,708 | August 19, 1879 | Improvement in Lightning Conductors Lightning rod supported by four twisted metal legs |
CAIN, George W. |
Lightning Rod | |
1880 | ||||||
U | 229,382 | June 29, 1880 | Lightning Rod Lightning rod supported by three twisted metal legs tha attached to the roof |
COLE, John J. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 234,173 | November 9, 1880 | Mode of Protecting Oil Tanks from Lightning or Fire Method of protecting oil tanks with lightning rods using CD 317 (see 194,220 and 224,504) |
CHAMBERS, Josephus C. |
Lightning Rod | Chambers National Lightning Protection Co. |
U | 234,484 | November 16, 1880 | Lightning Guard for Oil Tanks System of lightning rods to protect oil tanks with the protection wires brought up high above the center of the tank |
KNUDSON, Adolphus A. |
Lightning Rod | |
1881 | ||||||
U | 243,630 | June 28, 1881 | Lightning Rod Lightning rod composed of a zinc tube covered with copper surrounded by twisted spiraling tubes of the same combination |
SCHOONMAKER, James H. |
Lightning Rod | 4/5 to H. D. Morse and N. C. Gault |
R | 9,934 | November 15, 1881 | Lightning Rod Reissue of R6,835 which was a reissue of 167,415; Lightning rod system tied into the existing gutter of a home or building |
SPANG, Henry W. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 250,950 | December 13, 1881 | Electrical Conductor for Oil Tank Protection Lightning rod protection system for an oil tank |
NEWHALL, Walter P. |
Lightning Rod | 1/2 to James Casey |
1882 | ||||||
U | 258,130 | May 16, 1882 | Means for Protecting Oil Tanks from Lightning Lightning rod protection system for an oil tank |
SACKET, Frederic G. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 263,423 | August 29, 1882 | Stand for Lighting Rods Lightning rod tripod stand supported on insulators mounted on the feet |
MUNN, William B. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 269,018 | December 12, 1882 | Protecting Apparatus for Buildings Lightning rod system with adjustable supports at ground level |
CROWELL, Ezra DAWSON, Elisha C. |
Lightning Rod | |
1883 | ||||||
U | 270,379 | January 9, 1883 | Lightning Rod Lightning rod made of hollow copper filled with non-metallic material and special connectors on each end |
BRANDON, John H. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 271,029 | January 23, 1883 | Lightning Conductor Lightning rod of tubular copper fitted with a funnel shaped point to collect water during the storm to more readily conduct electricity to ground |
BROWN, William |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 271,733 | February 6, 1883 | Tripod Standard for Lightning Rods Tripod stand for lightning rod with brackets to hold the rod |
PATEE, Theodorus H. RIDGE, Thomas D. |
Lightning Rod | Theodorus H. Patee |
U | 273,179 | February 27, 1883 | Lightning Conductor Lightning rod system with an extended earth terminal utilizing a fence |
SPANG, Henry W. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 274,564 | March 27, 1883 | Lightning Conductor Lightning rod system using funnels with points and gutter type downcomers to ground |
COON, James H. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 282,449 | July 31, 1883 | Lightning Rod Lightning rod made of twisted copper or iron rods with points along the length exactly like barbed wire |
DODGE, Thomas D. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 284,082 | August 28, 1883 | Lightning Conductor Lightning rod system of two or more rods and grounded to earth |
SPANG, Henry W. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 286,086 | October 2, 1883 | Electrical Conductor for Oil Tanks Lightning protection system for oil tanks (see 167,415) |
SPANG, Henry W. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 289,076 | November 27, 1883 | Lightning Conductor Lightning rod made of twisted copper or iron rods with points along the length similar to barbed wire |
DODGE, Thomas D. |
Lightning Rod | |
1884 | ||||||
U | 293,612 | February 12, 1884 | Lightning Diffuser Lightning rod with special bracket to hold the rod away from the building |
WOOLLEY, Leonidas G. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 298,357 | May 13, 1884 | Lightning Conductor Lightning rod system using barbed wire |
DODGE, Thomas H. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 303,591 | August 12, 1884 | Lightning Rod Method of employing lightning rods so they are the most effective |
PRESCOTT, George S. |
Lightning Rod | 1/2 to Edwin Prescott |
1885 | ||||||
U | 311,115 | January 20, 1885 | Lightning Conductor Lightning rod system using flexible braided wire rod and ridgid tips |
FRICKE, Joseph R. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 314,385 | March 24, 1885 | Holder for Lightning Rods Split holder for lightning rods |
LAWSHE, Spencer R. |
Lightning Rod | Theodore H. Patee |
U | 315,679 | April 14, 1885 | Lightning Conductor Barbed wire conductor and netting array to protect buildings or tanks |
UPTON, Francis R. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 328,071 | October 13, 1885 | Grain Stack Protector Lightning protection for grain stacks using a portable system |
SCHAUER, Florian |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 332,383 | December 15, 1885 | Lightning Rod Stand Tripod stand for lightning rod with brackets to hold the rod |
COLE, James W. KNUDSEN, Henry |
Lightning Rod | James W. Cole |
1887 | ||||||
U | 356,531 | January 25, 1887 | Lightning Rod Lightning rod of two or more tubes |
GRIMES, Cornelius H. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 359,940 | March 22, 1887 | Lightning Rod Standard or Brace Tripod stand for lightning rod with brackets to hold the rod |
PATEE, Theodorus H. LAWSHE, Thomas D. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 361,520 | April 19, 1887 | Lightning Rod Lightning rod with openings for water near the point to allow water to travel down the inside of the rod and a ground point with holes to allow the water to enter the ground |
HILL, Charles F. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 362,064 | May 3, 1887 | Lightning Rod Lightning rod with holes in the upper end and lower end to allow air to to draft through |
DANIELS, Eugene Ora |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 362,801 | May 10, 1887 | Lightning Rod Lightning rod a water tank with overflow pipes to ensure tank is full of water |
WESTCOTT, Fred |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 364,605 | June 7, 1887 | Lightning Rod Lightning rod composed of a hollow core wrapped with small hollow wire which has been wrapped with soft wire and the whole encsed in a copper covering |
SCHOONMAKER, James H. |
Lightning Rod | 2/3 to Henderson D. Morse and Nathaniel C. Gault |
1889 | ||||||
U | 407,660 | July 23, 1889 | System of Protection from Lightning Method of protecting oil tanks from lightning |
HILL, Charles F. |
Lightning Rod | |
1890 | ||||||
U | 433,459 | August 5, 1890 | Lightning Rod Tower Lightning rod tower used to protect a group of houses or buildings |
FERRELL, Isaac M. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 437,526 | September 30, 1890 | Lightning Protector for Oil Tanks Method of protecting oil tanks from lightning |
SPANG, Henry W. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 443,048 | December 16, 1890 | Method of Protecting Building from Lightning Lightning rod with non-conducting box filled with soot to break the electric current forcing it to disperse |
HODGES, Nathaniel D. C. |
Lightning Rod | |
1891 | ||||||
U | 446,130 | February 10, 1891 | Lightning Rod Lightning rod made of sheet copper angularly bent and twisted into a spiral with corrugations between the angles |
DOWNEY, George W. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 452,796 | May 26, 1891 | Hollow Braided Lightning Rod Flexible lightning rod made of hollow plaited cable |
KRESS, George R. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 452,983 | May 26, 1891 | Grounding Device for Lightning Rods Grounding device for lightning rods |
RADFORD, Cassius M. |
Lightning Rod | |
1892 | ||||||
U | 470,514 | March 8, 1892 | Lightning Conductor Hollow conductor rod with slip fittings |
SIMPSON, Harvey |
Lightning Rod | |
1893 | ||||||
U | 494,286 | March 28, 1893 | Apparatus for Protecting Buildings from Lightning System replaces lightning rods by using batteries to put a charge on wires run along the edges of the roof to prevent a lightning strike |
BARTLETT, Jonathan B. L. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 505,106 | September 19, 1893 | Lightning Rod Lightning rod designed with varying resistance to current flow and gaps between the rod sections to resist the flow of electric current |
HODGES, Nathaniel D. C. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 508,068 | November 7, 1893 | Lightning Conductor Strong, durable lightning rod easily attached to a building with conductor passing through the hollow casing (also patented in England, Switzerland, Belgium, Italy, Spain, France) |
WALCH, Gustav Theodor |
Lightning Rod | |
1895 | ||||||
U | 538,603 | April 30, 1895 | Lightning Rod Hollow lightning rod with cup to divert water into the lower sections of the rod to improve conduction of current to ground |
SIMPSON, Harvey |
Lightning Rod | |
1897 | ||||||
U | 589,566 | September 7, 1897 | Lightning Rod Lightning rod with two crowns or points and endless cables attaching them together to equalize the current |
MARSHALL, Elbridge |
Lightning Rod | 9/10 to Ed Stein, J. H. Cannon, D. M. Moore, E. A. Dupree, J. H. McEwen, C. A. McEwen, and W. L. McEwen |
U | 595,543 | December 14, 1897 | Tubular Tripod Brace for Lightning Rods Lightning rod tripod support with tubular legs and male connection for conductor between the legs |
KRESS, George R. |
Lightning Rod | D. W. Dearing |
1899 | ||||||
U | 636,081 | October 31, 1899 | Lightning Rod Lightning rod and conductors with wind-powered current charging a battery to intermittently pass current through the system to aid in lightning protection |
STUART, Harry J. WOODMAN, David D. |
Lightning Rod | |
1901 | ||||||
U | 667,366 | February 5, 1901 | Lightning Rod Lightning rod with spring metal core wrapped with braided rope conductor |
HANSON, Ebbe J. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 674,792 | May 21, 1901 | Revolving Truck for Flag Poles Lightning rod in combination with a revolving rope guide |
MCGRATH, Sylvester S. LAWLOR, John J. |
Lightning Rod | |
1902 | ||||||
U | 708,188 | September 2, 1902 | Lightning Rod Lightning rod system with better grounding to make it more sensitive to passing storm |
WILSON, James O. |
Lightning Rod | |
1906 | ||||||
U | 813,660 | February 27, 1906 | Lightning Conductor Lightning rod and point made of a system of wires across the roof |
MINER, Thomas H. |
Lightning Rod | |
1907 | ||||||
U | 852,572 | May 7, 1907 | Lightning Conductor Lightning rod conductor made of braided wire with ends of the wire pushed through the braiding of the other to make a good connection |
MCCULLOUGH, William H. |
Lightning Rod | |
1908 | ||||||
U | 877,442 | January 21, 1908 | Lightning Rod Lightning rod made of sheet metal with bent or curved under edges |
MAST, Lavake L. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 895,916 | August 11, 1908 | Lightning Rod Terminal Lightning rod terminal with a broad compartment filled with charcoal to aid in conductivity |
TURNER, John P. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 904,969 | November 24, 1908 | Lightning Rod Lightning rod with Y-shaped tubular support from the point down to the conductor with slip collar attaching the Y support to the conductor |
KRESS, George R. |
Lightning Rod | |
1909 | ||||||
U | 940,742 | November 23, 1909 | Water Retaining and Conveying Attachment for Cable Lightning Rods Method of retaining water in the ground to aid in conducting the current to ground |
SIMPSON, Harvey |
Lightning Rod | |
1910 | ||||||
U | 950,181 | February 22, 1910 | Lightning Rod Support Lightning rod tripod support |
MAHER, Jeremiah J. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 950,454 | February 22, 1910 | Lightning Rod Conductor cable made by spiralling one wire around a straight wire and making a cable using multiple pairs |
MOORE, George J. |
Lightning Rod | Moore Brothers Lightning Rod Co. |
U | 963,496 | July 5, 1910 | Lightning Conductor Point and Point Rod Protector Means of protection lightning rods and points from oxidation when used on stacks |
BAJOHR, Carl |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 963,830 | July 12, 1910 | Lightning Rod Construction Lightning rod Y-shaped tubular support for points |
THOMPSON, Thomas |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 964,297 | July 12, 1910 | Lightning Rod Upright Lightning attached to conductor with bracket formed out of sheet metal and bolted to rod |
MOORE, George J. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 965,207 | July 26, 1910 | Electric Cable Lightning Rod Conductor cable made from straight wires |
MAST, Louis L. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 970,642 | September 20, 1910 | Lightning Conductor Inexpensive and easily installed lightning rod system made of a conductor wire strung through a chain |
REDMOND, Edmond |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 974,396 | November 1, 1910 | Lightning Rod Lightning conductor composed of a water-retaining fibrous cored covered by a helical winding with a braided wire covering |
KRESS, Edward J. |
Lightning Rod | William M. Leatherman |
1911 | ||||||
U | 984,175 | February 14, 1911 | Lightning Rod Means of directing rain water down into the ground tip and retain the water in the ground to aid in conduction of the current to ground |
YARIAN, Charles E. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 995,638 | June 20, 1911 | Brace for Lightning Rod Tops Lightning rod tripod to support rod with ball ornament |
SHINN, William C. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 1,003,285 | September 12, 1911 | Lightning Rod Brace Lightning rod tripod to support rod with Y-clips to hold conductor insulator or conductor |
MILLER, George A. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 1,004,681 | October 3, 1911 | Lightning Rod Cable Light weight, flexible conductor cable made of twisted and braided wires |
PARKER, Edward Henry |
Lightning Rod | |
1912 | ||||||
D | 42,173 | February 13, 1912 | Design for Lightning Rod Terminal Lightning rod stand with twists and curls supporting glass ball, weather vane arron, and point |
KRETZER, Sidney D. |
Lightning Rod | St. Louis Lightning Rod Co. |
1914 | ||||||
U | 1,098,738 | June 2, 1914 | Lightning Rod Lightning rod system with multiple points along the crest and eaves and conductor with multiple ground connections |
KRETZER, Sidney D. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 1,112,634 | October 6, 1914 | Lightning Conductor Improvement of a previous application (see 1,119,973) by inserting a metallic disc in the coupling to aid in conduction through the coupling |
MAST, Louis L. |
Lightning Rod | Delbert H. Mast |
U | 1,119,973 | December 8, 1914 | Lightning Conductor Conductor composed of a strong metal core covered with a sheath of copper to form a ""star"" shaped lightning rod |
MAST, Louis L. |
Lightning Rod | Delbert H. Mast |
U | 1,122,434 | December 29, 1914 | Lightning Rod Brace Lightning rod with short bracket to attach to roof peak with weathervane arrow |
STEFFES, Anton J. |
Lightning Rod | |
1915 | ||||||
U | 1,125,064 | January 19, 1915 | Lightning Rod Fastener Flat spring metal clip easily fastened to walls with screws and lightning rod snaps into the clip for easy installation |
CONNELL, James R. |
Lightning Rod | Wisconsin Iron and Wire Works |
U | 1,127,696 | February 9, 1915 | Lightning Rod Low Top Lightning rod attached to peak of roof with four feet |
SWENSON, John S. |
Lightning Rod | Electra Lightning Rod Co. |
U | 1,128,261 | February 9, 1915 | Lightning Rod High Top Lightning rod tripod attached to peak of roof and Y-connection for rod to conductor |
SWENSON, John S. |
Lightning Rod | Electra Lightning Rod Co. |
U | 1,129,358 | February 23, 1915 | Lightning Rod Conductor Lightning rod attached to conductor with flat sheet metal end |
MITCHELL, Melvin G. |
Lightning Rod | National-Standard Co. |
U | 1,135,940 | April 13, 1915 | Lightning Rod Cable Flexible lightning rod conductor made of twisted and spiralled wire cable |
JUEL, Peter J. |
Lightning Rod | H. S. Rottenborg and H. C. Hansen |
U | 1,140,582 | May 25, 1915 | Bracket for Lightning Rod Points Support or bracket for lightning rod point made of flat copper that can be easily bent for installation |
DODD, Thomas W. |
Lightning Rod | Dodd & Struthers |
U | 1,150,907 | August 24, 1915 | Lightning Rod Terminal Lightning rod ground terminal to keep the earth wet to improve conduction to ground |
THOMPSON, George E. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 1,153,617 | September 14, 1915 | Lightning Rod Lightning rod made of flat metal coiled helically to form a hollow tube and then wires spiralled around the outside |
GOETZ, Julius F. |
Lightning Rod | |
1916 | ||||||
U | 1,170,260 | February 1, 1916 | Lightning Rod Tubular lightning rod points with Y-shaped attachment to conductor |
HOOVENS, Amasa G. |
Lightning Rod | |
1917 | ||||||
U | 1,214,652 | February 6, 1917 | Lightning Rod Structure Tubular lightning rod points with Y-shaped attachment to conductor by means of a sheet metal connector folded at various points during installation to secure the rod to the conductor |
CURTI, John E. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 1,244,118 | October 23, 1917 | System of Lightning Conductors System of lightning rods to form a metallic cage surrounding the building |
MULLEN, George Allen |
Lightning Rod | |
1918 | ||||||
U | 1,266,175 | May 14, 1918 | Lightning Protector Lightning rod elevated above the building with multiple downwardly curving points |
TESLA, Nikola |
Lightning Rod | |
1919 | ||||||
U | 1,303,739 | May 13, 1919 | Lightning Rod Tubular lightning rod with flat end that is folded around the conductor and secured with a screw |
SWENSON, John S. STEHLIK, Frank E. |
Lightning Rod | |
1923 | ||||||
U | 1,467,922 | September 11, 1923 | Lightning Rod Lightning rod for roof peaks with Y-shaped connector bolted below the conductor and nailed to the roof |
CREIGHTON, Melvin |
Lightning Rod | |
1924 | ||||||
U | 1,513,931 | November 4, 1924 | Lightning Rod Point Support Lighting rod with supporting feet for tiled roof peaks that fit over ridge tiles and under the tile edges |
REA, Ernest C. |
Lightning Rod | |
1925 | ||||||
U | 1,538,946 | May 26, 1925 | Lightning Rod Connector Lightning rod with Y-shaped connector pressed out of sheet metal, folded in half around the conductor, and halves secured together by bending over the metal tabs |
MOORE, Ira M. |
Lightning Rod | |
1927 | ||||||
U | 1,649,697 | November 15, 1927 | Lightning Rod Support Lightning rod with supporting feet for tiled roof peaks that fit over ridge tiles and under the tile edges |
HOOVENS, Amasa G. |
Lightning Rod | |
1928 | ||||||
U | 1,666,326 | April 17, 1928 | Lightning Rod Lightning rod made of locked seam copper tubing that can be easily formed, wrapped around other rods and conductors, and with ends that slip together and readily riveted |
DALLAS, Charles D. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 1,666,670 | April 17, 1928 | Lightning Rod Air Terminal Bracket Lightning rod with attachment bracket to secure conductor and fit over tiled roof peaks, metal roof peaks, or raised edges of buildings |
SCHNOEBELEN, Clement A. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 1,682,288 | August 28, 1928 | Lightning Rod Construction Lightning rod with ornamental support stand and method of attaching to roof peaks or sloped roof |
KRETZER, Sidney D. |
Lightning Rod | |
1931 | ||||||
U | 1,818,494 | August 11, 1931 | Lightning Rod Point Connection Lightning rod with swiveling support that can be screwed to the roof |
MERSHIMER, Lawrence M. |
Lightning Rod | |
1953 | ||||||
U | 2,644,026 | June 30, 1953 | Radioactive Lightning Protector with Accelerating Elements Lightning rod with porcelain disk coated with radioactive material |
GRENIER, Joseph Pierre LESCIEUX, Pierre Edouard Eugene |
Lightning Rod | Ste. Helita |
1957 | ||||||
U | 2,815,395 | December 3, 1957 | Radioactive Lightning Protector Lightning rod with a porcelain insulator just below the point with bands of radioactive material on its surface and a much larger hollow metal spoked ring below with bands of radioative material on the surface |
DONELLI, Benedetto Luigi |
Lightning Rod |
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