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Total of 98 patents found where: Class is '174'; Subclass is '4R';
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T / S | Patent | Date | Description | Patentee | Category | Assigned To |
1839 | ||||||
U | 1,096 | March 5, 1839 | Improvement in the Lightning Rods for Protecting Buildings, Etc. from the Effects of Lightning Circular metal hat or point with projecting tips around the edge |
BARBER, Joseph S. |
Lightning Rod Point | |
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 | |
U | 2,284 | October 9, 1841 | Improvement in the Mode of Attaching the Receiving and Discharge Points of Lightning Conductors Lightning rod connectors cast on the ends |
ORCUTT, William A. |
Lightning Rod Coupling | |
1846 | ||||||
U | 4,807 | October 7, 1846 | Improvement in Lightning Conductors Lighting rod and insulator |
L'ANGLAIS, Rene |
Lightning Rod Insulator | |
1851 | ||||||
U | 8,316 | August 26, 1851 | Improvement in Insulators for Lightning Rods Lightning rod insulator (attachment for conductors) |
OTIS, George W. |
Lightning Rod Insulator | |
1852 | ||||||
U | 8,930 | May 4, 1852 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod point made of steel coated with various other metals such as copper, tin, etc. |
SPRATT, James |
Lightning Rod Point | |
U | 9,260 | September 14, 1852 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod point made of sections of different metal each melting at a lower temperature out to the tip |
HOMAN, Herman H. |
Lightning Rod Point | |
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 |
1860 | ||||||
U | 29,933 | September 4, 1860 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Method of connecting hollow lightning rods |
WOOSTER, David |
Lightning Rod | |
1864 | ||||||
U | 43,565 | July 19, 1864 | Improvement in Lightning Conductors Lightning rod tips formed by spiralling flat metal strips (see reissue 2,601) |
BRITTAN, N. |
Lightning Rod Point | |
1865 | ||||||
U | 47,846 | May 23, 1865 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod point made up of a multitude of tips and main shaft separate in branches |
MITCHELL, S. J. |
Lightning Rod Point | |
1866 | ||||||
U | 52,329 | January 30, 1866 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod point with connection to rod made of corrugated copper sheet to increase surface area |
SHERWOOD, A. S. |
Lightning Rod Point | |
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 | |
1867 | ||||||
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 | 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 | 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 | |
1869 | ||||||
U | 92,638 | July 13, 1869 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Hollow lightning rod and point rolled from a long flat metal strip |
OTIS, Nathaniel |
Lightning Rod Point | |
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 | 96,194 | October 26, 1869 | Improvement in Lightning Rod Points Lightning rod point struck from a sheet of metal and having multiple corrugations |
BOYNTON, John F. |
Lightning Rod Point | |
1870 | ||||||
U | 99,461 | February 1, 1870 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod point stamped from sheet metal and having two wings |
MUNSON, David |
Lightning Rod Point | |
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 | 120,251 | October 24, 1871 | Improvement in Lightning Rod Couplings Lightning rods with interconnecting couplings |
DEMOREST, David W. |
Lightning Rod Coupling | |
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 | |
1875 | ||||||
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 | |
1876 | ||||||
U | 174,866 | March 14, 1876 | Improvement in Weather Vane Attachments for Lightning Rods Lightning rod top cap for holding weather vanes (shows a rooster) |
SMITH, Charles H. |
Lightning Rod Point | |
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 | 193,991 | August 7, 1877 | Improvement in Lightning Rods Lightning rod tip formed of two intersecting circles that are fited with points and a ball suspended in the center |
PATTERSON, William W. |
Lightning Rod Point | |
U | 194,220 | August 14, 1877 | Improvement in Lightning Rods and Insulators CD 317 lightning rod insulator and spiral lightning rod |
CHAMBERS, Josephus C. |
Insulator | |
U | 196,493 | October 23, 1877 | Improvement in Lightning Conductors Lighning rod conductor with improved grounding |
SPANG, Henry W. |
Lightning Rod Conductor | |
U | 196,518 | October 30, 1877 | Improvement in Lightning Conductors Lightning rod with forked point dropping down to a funnel and pipe similar to gutter and set in the ground |
BROWN, William |
Lightning Rod Point | |
1878 | ||||||
U | 204,257 | May 28, 1878 | Improvement in Lightning Conductors Sheet metal strips connecting lightning rods to gutters |
SPANG, Henry W. |
Lightning Rod Conductor | |
1879 | ||||||
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 | 224,504 | February 10, 1880 | Insulated Cresting Lightning rod insulators (CD 317) used in roof cresting system |
CHAMBERS, Josephus C. |
Lightning Rod Insulator | 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 | 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 | 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 | |
1883 | ||||||
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 | 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 | 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 | 289,890 | December 11, 1883 | Telegraph and Telephone Conductor Lightning rod insulator system to protect telephone lines from cross talk |
CHAMBERS, Josephus C. |
Lightning Rod Insulator | Vine, Jackson, Gridley |
U | 289,891 | December 11, 1883 | Telegraph and Telephone Cable Lightning rod insulator system to protect telephone lines from cross talk |
CHAMBERS, Josephus C. |
Lightning Rod Insulator | Vine, Jackson, Gridley |
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 | |
1887 | ||||||
U | 356,531 | January 25, 1887 | Lightning Rod Lightning rod of two or more tubes |
GRIMES, Cornelius H. |
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 | |
1888 | ||||||
U | 384,384 | June 12, 1888 | Metallic Crest Tile Lightning Rod Lightning rod in the form of metal crest tile and attached to end eaves of the house with conductors to ground |
NELSON, Clark B. |
Lightning Rod Crest | 1/2 to James H. Watson |
1889 | ||||||
U | 414,943 | November 12, 1889 | Method of Utilizing Natural Electric Energy Method of capturing electric energy from lightning rods and storing in a battery |
DEWEY, Mark W. |
Lightning Energy | The Dewey Corp. |
1890 | ||||||
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 | 452,796 | May 26, 1891 | Hollow Braided Lightning Rod Flexible lightning rod made of hollow plaited cable |
KRESS, George R. |
Lightning Rod | |
1893 | ||||||
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 | |
U | 510,837 | December 12, 1893 | Lightning Rod Ornament Lightning rod ornamental ball with bushing to secure the ball around the rod |
COLE, John J. |
Lightning Rod Ornament | |
1894 | ||||||
U | 529,866 | November 27, 1894 | Ornament for Lightning Rods Inexpensive lightning rod ornament in the method of construction of a weathervane |
KEYS, Charles F. |
Weathervane | |
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 | 623,033 | April 11, 1899 | Lightning Rod Conductor Lightning rod point in the form of a dragon with multiple points in the tail pointing up with numerous little points along the dragon's body that aids in collecting or dissipating the current |
RAUNACHER, Gustav |
Lightning Rod Point | 1/2 to Grant Greenham |
1901 | ||||||
U | 665,986 | January 15, 1901 | Lightning Arrester Metal lightning rod crest along the roof peaks connected to ground |
WOOD, William D. |
Lightning Rod Crest | Henry B. Roach and William M. Potts |
1902 | ||||||
U | 693,555 | February 18, 1902 | Lightning Conductor Lightning rod point comprised of multiple points connected to a coil of conductor in the ground |
LELONG, Achille |
Lightning Rod Point | |
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 | |
1905 | ||||||
U | 796,760 | August 8, 1905 | Lightning Conductor Lightning rod point with multple projections that are plated with platinum and connected to cone-shaped ground rod made of perforated copper sheet and filled with powdered charcoal and buried in a damp layer of soil |
PRICE, Frank E. MCCULLOUGH, William H. |
Lightning Rod Point | |
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 | |
U | 873,154 | December 10, 1907 | Two Male T Lightning rod ""T"" coupling |
MILLER, George A. |
Lightning Rod Coupling | St. Louis Lightning Rod Co. |
1908 | ||||||
U | 883,303 | March 31, 1908 | Security Lightning Arrester Lightning rod with multiple separate points arranged along the conductor on the edges of the roof |
DRAKE, William E. |
Lightning Rod Point | |
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 | |
1910 | ||||||
U | 950,181 | February 22, 1910 | Lightning Rod Support Lightning rod tripod support |
MAHER, Jeremiah J. |
Lightning Rod | |
U | 951,411 | March 8, 1910 | Lightning Protector for Buildings Lightning rod system using a hollow metal crest with multiple points and connected to gutters |
ANDERSON, John P. A. |
Lightning Rod Crest | |
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 | |
1911 | ||||||
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 | |
1912 | ||||||
U | 1,017,308 | February 13, 1912 | Lightning Conductor Lightning rod tip with clip fastener to attach to conductor |
MITCHELL, Melvin G. |
Lightning Rod Point | National Cable & Mfg. Co. |
1913 | ||||||
U | 1,061,824 | May 13, 1913 | Lightning Rod Lightning rod point made of sheet metal formed in two halves, bend around the conductor, and clipped together to form a hole rod |
CURNUTT, John Z. LLOYD, Eldon E. |
Lightning Rod Point | |
1914 | ||||||
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 | 1,127,696 | 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 | 1,133,176 | March 23, 1915 | Lightning Rod Coupling Lightning rod coupling made of sheet metal and bent over and attached with slipover fitting |
OWEN, Edward Glen |
Lightning Rod Coupling | |
U | 1,166,393 | December 28, 1915 | Insulator Electrose high tension pintype insulator |
STEINBERGER, Louis |
Electrose | |
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 | 1,216,170 | February 13, 1917 | Lightning Rod Connector Lightning rod connector made of sheet metal and folded at various points to secure the rod to the conductor |
RUSSELL, William F. |
Lightning Rod Coupling | |
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 | |
1921 | ||||||
U | 1,373,519 | April 5, 1921 | Lightning Rod Connector Lightning rod coupling composed of a Y-shaped channel to hold the conductor and provide two connections |
MEYER, George |
Lightning Rod Coupling | |
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 | 1,626,180 | April 26, 1927 | Lightning Rod Connecter Lightning rod coupling composed of a Y-shaped tube which allows one end of the conductor to slip inside the tube and Y end attached to other conductor by bending over the metal tabs |
BURKETT, Byron C. |
Lightning Rod Coupling | The Burkett Lightning Rod Co. |
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 | |
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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