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T / S Patent Date Description Patentee Category Assigned To
 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  
 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 Specimen known 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
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 Specimen known 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 Specimen known 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 Specimen known 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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