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T / S Patent Date Description Patentee Category Assigned To
 1849
U 6,779 October 9, 1849 Supporter for Telegraph Wires
Hook encased in metal shell (also House-top insulator?)
LIVINGSTON, L. R.
ROGGEN, J. J.
ADAMS, Calvin
KENDALL, Amos
VAIL, Alfred
Hook  
 1851
U 8,419 October 14, 1851 Insulator for Telegraph Wires
Hook embedded in metal shell (with guta percha) for bolting
ROBBINS, Zenas C.
Hook  
 1858
U 20,916 July 13, 1858 Improved Device for Securing Lightning Rods
Lightning rod insulator (glass) with spring clip to hold rod
SCHRAGE, Victor
Lightning Rod Insulator  
U 22,188 November 30, 1858 Improved Supporting Insulator for Lightning Rods
Lightning rod insulator (glass) and bracket to support rod
MCLEOD, N. N.
Lightning Rod Insulator  
 1863
U 39,613 August 18, 1863 Improvement in Insulators for Lightning Conductors
Lightning rod insulator (glass) to hold conductors with bracket
EAGLES, Edwin
Lightning Rod Insulator 1/2 to J. H. Guion
 1865
U Specimen known 47,141 April 4, 1865 Improvement in Insulators for Telegraphs
Bracket (wooden) with recessed bowl to hold ramshorn [Smithsonian]
VAN CHOATE, S. F.
Bracket  
 1866
U 58,594 October 9, 1866 Improvement in Telegraph Insulators
Hook with metal shell fastened at right angle to pole
BURNAP, William H.
BRASSINGTON, John D.
Hook  
 1867
U 65,886 June 18, 1867 Improvement in Insulators for Telegraph Wires
Hook with wooden block, insulator with dead air space and wooden disk, glass lugs
DAY, Alfred B.
Hook  
U Specimen known 66,054 June 25, 1867 Improvement in Lightning Rod Insulators
Lightning rod insulator (glass) with tie wire to hold conductor
STEBBINS, Darius
Lightning Rod Insulator 1/2 to E. Morse
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 70,052 October 22, 1867 Improvement in Telegraph Insulators
Hook in insulating material inserted into crossarm (references Wade insulator) [Smithsonian]
WAITE, John L.
Hook  
U Specimen known 70,727 November 12, 1867 Improvement in Insulators for Lightning Rods
Lightning rod insulator (glass) with sheet metal strip under shingles
LOCKHART, Thomas J.
LOCKE, Josiah
Lightning Rod Insulator  
 1868
U 75,365 March 10, 1868 Improvement in Insulators
Hook and block inserted in a bracket
CASTLE, Alfred H.
Hook  
U 79,951 July 14, 1868 Improvement in Insulators
Hook, improvement on 75,365
CASTLE, A. H.
Hook  
 1869
U 94,037 August 24, 1869 Improvement in Insulators
Lightning rod insulator slotted for self-locking
SCOTT, Franklin
Lightning Rod Insulator  
 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  
 1871
U 112,281 February 28, 1871 Improvement in Insulators for Telegraph Wires
Hook, new shape
ROBBINS, Zenas C.
Hook  
 1872
U 123,198 January 30, 1872 Improvement in Telegraphic Insulators and Brackets
Cylindrical, slotted insulator with flanges and bracket
ROBERTSON, John
Cylinder  
 1883
U 269,933 January 2, 1883 Insulator for the Suspension of Electrical Wire Conductors
Hook insulator of ""gelatinized or vulcanized fiber""
HIGGS, Paget
COURTENAY, William
Hook  
 1884
U 303,261 August 12, 1884 Cap for Telegraph and Telephone Poles
Pin designed to cover top of pole to protect the pole from weather
BROOMHALL, George L.
Pin  
 1885
U 316,469 April 28, 1885 Electric Wire Insulator
Insulators and supporting rail
LOCKE, Joseph
BOWKER, William
Insulator Themselves and Robert Williams
 1888
U 378,971 March 6, 1888 Insulator
Block of glass inverted & head combination secured to crossarm by wire
NEAL, Lewis M.
Block  
 1889
U Specimen known 402,752 May 7, 1889 Insulator
CD 289.9 (CD 1182), under crossarm type with triple petticoat
LOCKE, Fred M.
LAPP, John
Insulator  
 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 421,819 February 18, 1890 Insulator
Blocks (2) to hold wire and pole system
DAVY, John W.
Block  
 1891
U 459,843 September 22, 1891 Insulator
Hanger knob
THOMAS, Van A.
Hanger 1/2 to Andrew Ross
U 461,631 October 20, 1891 Insulating Support for Electric Conductors
Oil insulator
HEWETT, Robert J.
Oil  
 1892
U 481,132 August 16, 1892 Insulator
Device and insulator for suspending wires using one or more insulators encased in a metal sphere with wire suspended by means of a bolt or hook set in the center of the two halves of the spherical insulator (see 286,681)
BOWEN, William J.
Insulator William Hubbard
 1893
U 507,299 October 24, 1893 Trolley Wire Insulator
Cylinder of wood used for trolley wire hanger
WILLIAMS, Mowry S.
Wood 1/2 to Stewart Worden
 1896
U 573,966 December 29, 1896 Insulator Hanger
Bracket for knobs
DUNCAN, Robert
Bracket  
 1897
U 584,823 June 22, 1897 Combined Bracket and Insulator
Combined bracket and insulator with bracket made of non-conducting material such as glass or porcelain
MEAD, George Warren
Bracket  
U 587,216 July 27, 1897 Wire Holder
Glass insulator to hold line wire with a threaded bottom to fit in a metal bracket
LAWRENCE, Joseph B.
Miscellaneous  
 1898
U 600,607 March 15, 1898 Insulator Support for Electrical Conductors
Bracket with supporting strap for crossarm
BENEDICT, Fred
Bracket  
 1900
U Specimen known 650,445 May 29, 1900 Insulator
Strain type with ""Z"" shaped groove
ZERTUCHE, Emilio
Strain  
 1901
U 667,103 January 29, 1901 Insulator
Slack wire knob with metal suspension clip
SARGENT, Howard R.
Slack Wire General Electric Co.
U 679,308 July 30, 1901 Insulator
Slack wire knob, bracket and suspension clip
GEISENHONER, Henry
Slack Wire General Electric Co.
 1902
U 698,097 April 22, 1902 Electrical Insulator
Bushing and bracket to support conductor cable
BALL, Henry Price
Bushing General Incandescent Light Co.
U 701,246 May 27, 1902 Insulator Pin and Bracket
Pin and bracket for crossarm
BAILEY, Elbert T.
Pin  
 1903
U 726,651 April 28, 1903 Electric Wire Support
Glass insert in crossarm to insulate a steel pin that supports the conductor
CULLEN, Beauregard
Pin  
U 732,088 June 30, 1903 Insulator for High Tension Currents
Bracket clamped around pole for insulator pin
LEMSTROM, Karl Selim
Bracket  
U Specimen known 746,362 December 8, 1903 Insulator Hanger or Bracket
Bracket for knobs
MCFEATERS, George H.
Bracket  
 1904
U 771,334 October 4, 1904 Third Rail Insulator
U-shaped third rail insulator metal caps fitting over each part to support rails.
STEWART, JR., Samuel B.
Third Rail General Electric Co.
U 772,553 October 18, 1904 Insulator Pin
Pin (metal) composed of bars or rods attached to a metal plate
BULLARD, James H.
Pin  
U 778,420 December 27, 1904 Device for Attaching Insulators to Crossarms
miscellaneous device for attaching insulator to crossarm
LOCKE, Fred M.
Miscellaneous  
 1905
U 786,472 April 4, 1905 Insulator for the Conductors of Electric Railways
Third rail insulator (England; Ohio Brass) (Brown p. 75)
WARD, Frank D.
FURNISS, Harry C.
Third Rail 1/3 to Henry Bradford
U 808,222 December 26, 1905 Third Rail Insulator
Third rail insulator that fits in metal support and cemented metal cap to secure the rail.
STEWART, JR., Samuel B.
Third Rail General Electric Co.
 1906
U 824,055 June 19, 1906 Insulator
Crossover
ACLY, Harry M.
Crossover Stanley Electric Mfg. Co.
U 829,416 August 28, 1906 Third Rail Insulator
Third rail insulator with 2-part metal cap to secure the rail.
MCGILL, John J.
Third Rail 1/2 to Frank J. Guernsey
 1907
U 855,355 May 28, 1907 High Potential Insulator
Electrose multipart insulator for high voltages
STEINBERGER, Louis
Electrose  
 1908
U 876,160 January 7, 1908 Clamp
Bracket to hold insulator spool near end of crossarm
FARIS, Winn D.
Bracket 1/2 to Frank B. CHAPIN
U 891,955 June 30, 1908 Insulator
Self-tying insulator attached to top of crossarm consisting of a plate with two knobs to wrap the line wire around
SANDLIN, William C.
Self-tying Miscellaneous 1/3 to Arthur Moulton and 1/3 to C. W. Savage
U 907,834 December 29, 1908 Insulator
Slack wire holder with nail spike
MARSHALL, George B.
Slack Wire  
 1909
U 927,321 July 6, 1909 Insulator
Wire grooves undercut to hold wire
BOND, John T.
Wire  
U 937,984 October 26, 1909 Insulator Bracket
Bracket to mount insulator in mortar between bricks
BROWN, Edward V.
Bracket 1/2 to Adolph Day
 1910
U 946,623 January 18, 1910 Insulator for Electric lines
Metal cap cemented on crown to hold wire in crown or side groove
VARNEY, Theodore
Cap Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co.
 1911
U 1,010,011 November 28, 1911 Sectional Insulator
Multipart insulator to support high tension conductors in substation
AUSTIN, Arthur O.
Multipart The Ohio Brass Co.
U 1,012,724 December 26, 1911 Insulator Support
Bracket for pin-type insulator with wooden cob & mounted on a pipe
SESSIONS, Edson O.
Bracket Fay Woodmansee
 1912
U 1,026,711 May 21, 1912 Sheet Metal Insulator Pin
Pin, metal composed of three flat strips
SHOVER, Barton R.
Pin  
U 1,028,534 June 4, 1912 Insulator
Miscellaneous
BRADY, Charles C.
Miscellaneous  
U 1,042,902 October 29, 1912 Insulator
Miscellaneous using Mason jar lid base attached to support
FOUTZ, Jeremiah N.
Miscellaneous  
 1913
U 1,054,690 March 4, 1913 Electric Wire Supporting Device
U-shaped block insulator fitted into slots in the crossarm to hold telegraph and telephone lines.
HICKS, Henry A.
Block  
 1914
U 1,084,147 January 13, 1914 Support for Electric Service Wires
Bulbous insulator mounted on a crossarm pin to allow tie-off and running multiple service wires from the main power conductor
HOPKINS, Guy
Service Drop  
U 1,090,686 March 17, 1914 Insulator Clamp
Self-tying via clamp
COOK, William A.
Self-tying Miscellaneous  
U 1,095,860 May 5, 1914 Insulator Holder
Pin composed of metal wire
HEFFNER, Herman C.
Pin  
U 1,109,470 September 1, 1914 Post Insulator
Multipart insulator to support high tension conductors in substation
SANFORD, JR., Joseph A.
Multipart The R. Thomas & Sons Co.
 1915
U 1,125,742 January 19, 1915 Cable Supporting Insulator
Clamp type
SESSIONS, Edson O.
Clamp Type Electrical Engineers Equipment Co.
U 1,147,065 July 20, 1915 Insulator Clamp and Bracket
Steel bracket and pin combination that fits around the crossarm
ZIEG, Joseph
Bracket  
 1916
U 1,176,333 March 21, 1916 Insulator Pin
Pin formed of sheet metal fitting around crossarm
BAKER, Jason
Pin  
U 1,192,690 July 25, 1916 Insulator Supporting Structure
Pin (metal) for mounting on crossarm in combination with a threaded thimble
SCHAAKE, William
Pin Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co.
U 1,202,418 October 24, 1916 Insulator Support
Pin, metal with bolting bracket and threaded for cementing type thimble
PEIRCE, JR., Charles L.
Pin 1/2 to Hubbard & Co.
 1917
U 1,217,032 February 20, 1917 Insulator for Electric Wires
Self-tying twist lock type
LYON, Cody
Self-tying Twist  
U 1,221,893 April 10, 1917 Safety Repair Device for High Voltage Transmission Lines
Clamp to hold conductor to insulator while repairs are made
NEELEY, George S.
Clamp 1/2 to Thomas O. Moloney
U 1,236,668 August 14, 1917 Insulator Clamping Device
Clamp for crown of large insulator
BROWN, James M.
Clamp Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co.
 1918
U 1,271,596 July 9, 1918 Insulator Support
Bracket for knobs
MAYER, Walter S.
Bracket Electric Service Supplies Co.
U 1,284,110 November 5, 1918 Insulator and Bracket
Bracket for spool type insulator
JOHNSON, Ewald E.
Bracket  
U Specimen known 1,284,976 November 19, 1918 Insulator
Multipart and suspension cemented metal part designs
AUSTIN, Arthur O.
Multipart The Ohio Brass Co.
 1919
U 1,315,633 September 9, 1919 Insulator Support
Bracket for knobs
MCFEATERS, George H.
Bracket  
U 1,324,559 December 9, 1919 Insulating Support
Suspension cap and pin to improve strength of connection
LANYON, Samuel H.
Suspension  
 1920
U 1,333,640 March 16, 1920 Electric Insulator
Suspension with bolted on metal cap (Italy)
SEMENZA, Guido
Suspension  
 1923
U 1,474,256 November 13, 1923 Insulator
Special columnar insulators to support structure for a radio transmitter
GODDARD, Walter T.
Radio Locke Insulator Corp.
 1924
U 1,494,023 May 13, 1924 Insulator Bracket
Bracket made of stamped metal to fit upright in hole in crossarm or over top of crossarm to hang down and spool insulator mounted underneath
ROLFE, Charles A.
Bracket  
 1925
U 1,525,229 February 3, 1925 Means for Mounting Insulator Pins
Steel pin and bracket for mounting on a crossarm with a clamping system not dependent on the size of the crossarm
COTTON, Charles S.
Pin  
 1926
U Specimen known 1,574,964 March 2, 1926 Insulation Equipment
Special insulator design for bus bar and equipment support (see 1,274,555 and 1,663,007)
GETTS, Frank E.
Insulator Electrical Engineers Equipment Co.
U 1,596,931 August 24, 1926 Insulator
Slack wire cylindrical insulator and mounting clip
JOYCE, Bryan P.
Slack Wire  
 1928
U Specimen known 1,663,007 March 20, 1928 Electric Conductor Support
Insulator attachments to support equipment (see 1,274,555 and 1,574,964)
JACOBS, Ernest H.
Equipment Electrical Engineers Equipment Co.
U 1,687,556 October 16, 1928 Reduction of Attenuation Due to the Conductance Losses in Cross Arms and Insulator Pins
CD 122.4; Metal thread thimble for wooden pins carrier circuits connected electrically to other pins or brackets on the same crossarm to reduce leakage losses
GORDON, Chester S.
LOWE, James T.
Pin American Telephone & Telegraph Co.
U 1,695,458 December 18, 1928 Insulator
Multipart (& suspension disk) with spacing cap and molten metal as cement
GODDARD, Walter T.
Multipart Locke Insulator Corp.
 1930
U 1,779,501 October 28, 1930 Insulator
Wireholder with lag screw
STEINMAYER, Alwin G.
Wireholder Line Material Co.
 1931
U 1,806,170 May 19, 1931 Bracket and Dead-End Insulator
Double deadend bracket with two spool insulators.
LAW, Stanley W.
Bracket/wireholder  
 1932
U 1,886,984 November 8, 1932 Insulator Structure
Radio strain insulator for antennas
STATON, Harry C.
Radio  
 1933
U Specimen known 1,892,798 January 3, 1933 Cable Rider
Cable support tray (specimens are not uncommon to find)
ELMER, William B.
AVILA, Charles F.
Miscellaneous Charles B. Elmer
U 1,914,437 June 20, 1933 Insulator
Wireholder with lag screw
KYLE, William D.
Wireholder Line Material Co.
U 1,937,964 December 5, 1933 Insulator Support for Tower or Mast Type Antenna
Insulator for supporting radio tower or mast antenna
JENNER, Ralph L.
Antenna Lapp Insulator Co., Inc.
 1934
U 1,960,171 May 22, 1934 Line Holder for Electric Wires
Wireholder that allows tie-off without the use of tie wires by means of a hole in the insulator and slotted top and crown grooves
SEEGER, Adolph M.
Wireholder  
 1936
U 2,050,510 August 11, 1936 Cable Saddle
Cable rack insulator for supporting heavy cables by simply laying the cable in the rack insulator.
THOMS, Alexander P.
KELLER, Carl A.
Cable Rack  
 1937
U 2,081,832 May 25, 1937 Insulator
Wireholder with hole and lag screw
MORGENSTERN, Joseph
BRASTY, Joseph
Wireholder  
 1939
U 2,144,537 January 17, 1939 Insulator Construction
Metal end cap for post insulator
JENNER, Ralph L.
Post Type Lapp Insulator Co., Inc.
 1940
U 2,218,004 October 15, 1940 Porcelain Insulator Screw Bracket
Wireholder with lag screw
LEMONT, Clarence J.
Wireholder Line Material Co.
 1952
U Specimen known 2,609,418 September 2, 1952 Adjustably Mounted Insulator Assembly
Electric fence insulator with hexagon head used with metal mounting bracket (see patent 2,756,958)
BINNS, Jack N.
DUGLE, Thomas E.
ALT, Alvin F.
Electric Fence  
U 2,623,094 December 23, 1952 Resiliently Mounted Spool Type Insulator
Rubber bushing for mounting Case type & rack type spool insulators
MARKLEY, William F.
Rubber Western Union Telegraph Co.

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