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SELECT DISTINCT patent.*, YEAR(date) as year FROM patent LEFT JOIN name ON name.patent = patent.patent AND name.type = patent.type WHERE (residence = 'Philadelphia, PA') ORDER BY date ASC, patent, type

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T / S Patent Date Description Patentee Category Assigned To
 1855
U 13,402 August 7, 1855 Forming Screw Threads, etc., in the Necks of Glass Bottles and Similar Articles
Threads formed internally in necks of bottles and insulators
STONE, Amasa
Thread  
 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  
 1864
U Specimen known 45,221 November 29, 1864 Improvement in Insulators for Telegraph Wires
Hook cemented in glass with metal covering (see reissue 2,717 on 8-6-1867)
BROOKS, David
Hook  
 1867
U Specimen known 63,206 March 26, 1867 Improvement in Insulators for Telegraph Wires
Hook encased in metal or wood allows arcing to ground
BROOKS, David
Hook  
R Specimen known 2,717 August 6, 1867 Improvement in Insulators for Telegraph Wires
Hook cemented in glass & metal case with sulfur (reissue of 45,221)
BROOKS, David
Hook  
U Specimen known 69,622 October 8, 1867 Improvement in Insulators for Telegraphs
Hook in blown glass cemented with sulfur in metal case
BROOKS, David
Hook  
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  
 1869
U 90,578 May 25, 1869 Improvement in Lightning Rod Couplings
Coupling for lightning rods where the ends can be screwed together (see reissue 8,304)
REYBURN, William S.
HUNTER, Edmund A. W.
Lightning Rod Coupling  
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 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 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  
U 98,270 December 28, 1869 Improvement in Machine for Grinding Glass Jars
Use of adjustable arms to grind the mouth of glass jars
KELLY, Alexander W.
SAMUEL, John B.
Jar  
 1870
U 103,122 May 17, 1870 Improvement in Insulators for Telegraphic Wire
Hook with metallic oxide cement to hold hook or pin
BAKER, Robert B.
Hook  
U Specimen known 105,656 July 26, 1870 Improvement in Cramp Hook for Telegraphic Wire Insulators
Hook with one prong opposite other (assigned to Brooks)
DECHANT, William H.
Hook David Brooks
U 108,408 October 18, 1870 Improvement in Cutting and Engraving Stone, Metal, Glass &c.
Method of sandblashing to cut or engrave
TILGHMAN, Benjamin C.
Engraving  
 1871
U 114,911 May 16, 1871 Improvement in Galvanic Batteries
Use of paraffin or paraffinic oil to coat surface of battery acid to prevent evaporation
BROOKS, David
Battery  
 1872
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
 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 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 165,535 July 13, 1875 Improvement in Underground Telegraph Lines
Underground cable insulated by wrapping with cotton, hemp, or jute and saturating it with paraffin.
BROOKS, David
Cable  
 1877
U 186,877 January 30, 1877 Improvement in Lightning Rod Couplings
Coupling made with square socket that is crimped over end of lightning rod and has threaded bolt end to screw into next section
REYBURN, William S.
MARTIN, Frederick J.
Lightning Rod Coupling  
 1878
U 199,506 January 22, 1878 Improvement in Insulating Underground Telegraph Wires
Underground cable insulated by wrapping with cotton, hemp, or jute and saturating it with paraffin and inserting the wires in heated metal pipes flushed with air to remove moisture.
BROOKS, David
Cable  
U Specimen known 200,124 February 12, 1878 Improvement in Telegraph Insulators
Hook in glass held in crossarm by pin (Brooks & La Bastie)
BROOKS, David
Hook  
R 8,304 June 25, 1878 Improvement in Couplings for Lightning Rods
Coupling for lightning rods where the ends can be screwed together (see 90,578)
REYBURN, William S.
HUNTER, Edmund A. W.
Lightning Rod Coupling 1/2 of Hunter's right to Byron P. Moulton
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
 1882
U 254,610 March 7, 1882 Insulator for Telegraph Wires
Cleat - self-tying by means of two insulating blocks
CAPEWELL, William H.
Cleat  
U 266,075 October 17, 1882 Lightning Rod Joint or Coupling
Internal coupling for hollow lightning rods that can be pinned to the rod
BALL, Charles E.
Lightning Rod Coupling  
 1883
U 274,821 March 27, 1883 Electric Wire Insulator
Self-tying miscellaneous
REIFF, William H.
Self-tying Miscellaneous 1/3 to Andrew Siep, Jr.
 1884
U 293,901 February 19, 1884 Lock Wire Insulator
Self-tying with slotted crown (Electrical World 10-18-1884)
MCGRORY, Thomas
Self-tying Miscellaneous  
 1885
U 310,484 January 6, 1885 Press for the Manufacture of Insulators and other Glass Articles
Press for making insulators
WEYMAN, George W.
Press 1/2 to Charles T. Weyman
U 315,660 April 14, 1885 Supporting Insulator for Telegraph Wires
Self-tying screw top (see 1,305,168)
PRENZEL, Henry
Self-tying Screw Top  
U 323,055 July 28, 1885 Insulator
Self-tying slot top with projections to bend wire
MCGRORY, Thomas
Self-tying Slot Top  
U 328,728 October 20, 1885 Insulator
Slotted tubular insulator for crossovers
SMITH, Leonard O.
Slotted  
 1888
U 383,097 May 22, 1888 Support for Electric Wires
Hanger for electric cable
BROOKS, JR., David
Hanger The Electric Cable Const. & Maint. Co.
U 394,380 December 11, 1888 Wire Holder for Insulators
Tie wire standard method
LLOYD, Edwin L.
Tie Wire  
 1890
U 419,642 January 21, 1890 Insulator for Electric Wires
Split ring with split ring holder and lag screw
CORNOG, Isaac P.
Split  
U Specimen known 438,532 October 14, 1890 Insulating Appliance for Electric Batteries
Battery jar and large battery rest insulator with upturned cup to hold insulating fluid. Some think the rods (a2) that hold the plates apart are the glass U-shaped ""rods"" known in the hobby, but there is no evidence of this in the patent.
CURRIE, Stanley C. C.
Battery The United Gas Improvement Co.
 1891
U Specimen known 444,466 January 13, 1891 Electric Lamp Bracket
Bracket for two insulators and support for a street light
SMITH, Thomas Carpenter
Bracket  
 1892
U 466,726 January 5, 1892 Insulator
Clamp type split knob with lag screw
NORGRAVE, George B.
Clamp Type Richard I. Brewster
U 475,781 May 31, 1892 Electric Wire Holder
Tie wire made of a loop of wire with pre-formed loops on the ends to connect together and curved to interlock with the line wire
LLOYD, Edwin L.
Tie Wire  
 1894
U 526,472 September 25, 1894 Insulator for Electric Conductors
Knob - self-tying
WEBSTER, George
Knob 1/2 to Arthur Ingraham & Samuel Brown
 1896
U Specimen known 557,881 April 7, 1896 Insulator
CD 134.6 bail wire system double-groove insulator (Cosner specimen)
RAPPLEYE, Hannibal W.
Insulator  
 1902
U 711,629 October 21, 1902 Insulator
Self-tying slot top with wedge keeper
HOBERT, Clayton
Self-tying Slot Top 7/10 to S. Miller & E. Kerper
 1904
U 759,276 May 10, 1904 Insulator for Telegraph Wires
Self-tying screw top
HOBERT, Clayton
Self-tying Screw Top  
U 775,812 November 22, 1904 Insulator Support
Pin design made from sheet metal with partial threads on one side
FAIRBANKS, Ernest Hayward
Pin  
 1908
U 879,033 February 11, 1908 Insulators for Electric Wires
Knob
CALDWELL, John
Knob  
 1912
U 1,040,971 October 8, 1912 Insulating Joint
miscellaneous - insulating joint
WIRT, Charles
Miscellaneous Wirt Electric Specialty
 1913
U 1,059,629 April 22, 1913 Insulator
Self-tying twist lock type
PLATT, Thomas M.
Self-tying Twist  
 1914
D 46,243 August 11, 1914 Design for an Insulator
Strain
BUNDY, Clifton L.
Strain  
 1916
U 1,181,362 May 2, 1916 Insulating Support for Storage Batteries
Battery insulator support cup made of earthenware (see 1,146,298)
AMBRUSTER, Cornelius
Battery  
U 1,184,963 May 30, 1916 Insulator Pin
Pin, metal with circular groove to receive threaded wooden pin
KENNEDY, Matthew G.
Pin  
 1917
U Specimen known 1,213,011 January 16, 1917 Device for Connecting Outside Wires to Buildings
Odd cylindrical knob with off-center screw hole and external grooves for attaching wires to buildings (see reissue 14,312 on 6-5-1917) [Angle Insulator Co.]
RAGOTZKY, Philip C.
Knob  
R Specimen known 14,312 June 5, 1917 Device for Connecting Outside Wires to Buildings
Odd cylindrical knob with off-set screw hole and external grooves for attaching wires to buildings (reissue of 1,213,011) [Angle Insulator Co.]
RAGOTZKY, Philip C.
Knob  
 1918
U 1,271,596 July 9, 1918 Insulator Support
Bracket for knobs
MAYER, Walter S.
Bracket Electric Service Supplies Co.
 1930
U 1,786,458 December 30, 1930 Insulating Nontilting Stool
Insulated stool composed of multiple plies of hardwood with extended legs. Pintype insulators are used to support the legs and insulate the stool.
SHIPMAN, Emanuel F.
Stool  
 1948
U Specimen known 2,444,938 July 13, 1948 Insulator
Radio antennae insulator with center hole for nail and side slits to hold the antennae wire
MARTIN, JR., Albert D.
Radio  

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