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Bryant Chucking Grinder Co.
Springfield, VT, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Metal Working Machinery

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Patent Number Date Title Name City Description
783,099 Feb. 21, 1905 Tub or pail clamp William Le Roy Bryant Springfield, VT "This invention has for its object to provide means for securing to a floor or other support a receptacle having either an open or closed top. The invention has special reference to means for securing a cylindrical vessel or receptacle, such as the tub of an ice-cream freezer, although it may be used for holding a receptacle of any desired form and size and is not limited to use in connection with cylindrical receptacles..."
857,979 Jun. 25, 1907 Tachometer William Le Roy Bryant Springfield, VT
925,867 Jun. 22, 1909 Multispindle metal-grinding machine William Le Roy Bryant Springfield, VT This patent is the genesis of the Bryant Chucking Grinder Co. The inventor had been working at Jones & Lamson Machine Co. when he conceived and designed a multi-spindle grinder for second-operation work, i.e., for precisely finishing surfaces that had been turned to rough dimension on a metal lathe. Bryant Chucking Grinder Co. was established at about the time the patent was issued and was located right across the road from Jones & Lamson.
"The object of the invention is to provide a machine for grinding and finishing turned work and for forming thereon external or internal tapers or shoulders as the character of the work may require."
983,975 Feb. 14, 1911 Multispindle grinding-machine William Le Roy Bryant Springfield, VT Extensive improvements to patent 925,867.
1,075,756 Oct. 14, 1913 Chuck William Le Roy Bryand Springfield, VT
1,290,896 Jan. 14, 1919 Machine for grinding metal William Le Roy Bryant Springfield, VT "This invention has relation to machines for grinding metal, and, while it is more particularly adapted for external grinding, yet there are certain features thereof which may be employed with a machine for internal grinding. The object of the invention is to secure a greater accuracy in the grinding operation by an elimination of the overhand of the grinding tool, thereby enabling a stiffer and more stable control..."
1,290,897 Jan. 14, 1919 Grinding-tool William Le Roy Bryant Springfield, VT
1,575,968 Mar. 09, 1926 Grinding machine William Le Roy Bryant Springfield, VT
1,624,211 Apr. 12, 1927 Multispindle internal-combustion machine William Le Roy Bryant Springfield, VT
1,755,238 Apr. 22, 1930 Wheel head and the like William Le Roy Bryant Springfield, VT
1,827,968 Oct. 20, 1931 Wheelhead and the like William Le Roy Bryant Springfield, VT The inventor was deceased at the time the patent was issued.
1,872,667 Aug. 23, 1932 Work sizing William J. Bryant Springfield, VT "This invention relates to methods and mechanism for accurately determining when work which is being cut reaches the desired size, and also for automatic relieving of the cutting tool from further cutting as soon as the desired size has been reached. In accordance with the present invention the sizing indication is given not by actual measuring of the work itself, as in methods heretofore proposed, but by the position of the cutting portion of the tool when it is positioned for the final cut. This method automatically compensates for any wear of the tool, eliminates the necessity of withdrawing the tool from the work for the presentation of test gages thereto and is independent of the amount of pressure between the tool and the work. In accordance with the present invention, when the tool cutting portion reaches a predetermined position an electric circuit is closed through suitable contacts, one of which preferable has its contact face in a definite relation to the tool face and is moved with the tool and is subjected to the same actions of wear and truing as the tool..."
1,920,290 Aug. 01, 1933 Grinding machine or the like William L. Bryant Springfield, VT The inventor was deceased at the time the patent was issued.
"This invention relates to machines of a type commonly employed for grinding where the cutting or grinding tool or the work is carried by an arm rockable about an axis parallel to the work axis to feed and retract the tool from the work, and movable lengthwise of this axis to traverse the work, and more especially where the pivot for the arm comprises a rockable and axially movable bar. It has for an object to provide a hydraulic mechanism for producing certain motions of the arm and more particularly its reciprocation and in which the bar comprises a part of the hydraulic mechanism."
2,076,808 Apr. 13, 1937 Grinding machines William L. Bryant Springfield, VT The inventor was deceased at the time the patent was issued so the patent was signed by his "administratrix", Blanche Brown Bryant.
2,230,442 Feb. 04, 1941 Antifriction slide Merton H. Arms Springfield, VT
2,288,508 Jun. 30, 1942 Grinding wheel mounting and control Joseph B. Johnson Springfield, VT
    Grinding wheel mounting and control Merton H. Arms Springfield, VT  
2,330,686 Sep. 28, 1943 Tool Spindle with Removable Projection Elton S. Cornell Charlestown, Sullivan County, NH
    Tool Spindle with Removable Projection Charles N. Williams Springfield, Windsor County, VT  
2,363,077 Nov. 21, 1944 Work Gauge Willis F. Moore Springfield, VT Wright, Brown, Quinby & May - patent attorneys
2,410,038 Oct. 29, 1946 Grinding machines Leon J. Barnard Springfield, VT
    Grinding machines Merton H. Arms Springfield, VT  
2,427,152 Sep. 09, 1947 Gage to test the perpendicularity of the face of a workpiece to its axis William F. Moore Springfield, VT
2,432,384 Dec. 09, 1947 Circular Size Gage Elton S. Cornell Charlestown, Sullivan County, NH
2,443,895 Jun. 22, 1948 Bevel gear holding fixture Bernard C. Day Springfield, VT
    Bevel gear holding fixture Merton H. Arms Springfield, VT  
2,449,831 Sep. 21, 1948 Chuck Leon J. Barnard Springfield, VT
    Chuck Merton H. Arms Springfield, VT  
2,449,842 Sep. 21, 1948 Work Gauge Elton S. Cornell Charlestown, Sullivan County, NH
2,503,674 Apr. 11, 1950 Grinding machine drive Thor H. Ljunggren Charlestown, NH
2,535,199 Dec. 26, 1950 Gear holding diaphragm chuck Bernard C. Day Springfield, VT "This invention relates to diaphragm chucks and has for an object to provide a chuck of this type suitable for supporting gears by engagement at their pitch circles so that their central bores are properly positioned for accurate finishing as by grinding."
2,538,289 Jan. 16, 1951 Diaphragm chuck Merton H. Arms Springfield, VT
2,538,295 Jan. 16, 1951 Thread size gauge Elton S. Cornell Charleston, NH
2,581,001 Jan. 01, 1952 Taper gauge Elton S. Cornell Charleston, NH
2,585,533 Feb. 12, 1952 Internal grinding machine with automatic air gauge sizing William F. Moore Springfield, VT "This invention relates to internal grinding machines with automatic sizing mechanism, and has for an object to provide such a machine wherein the final size control is produced by an air gage sizing mechanism, such a mechanism being capable of extremely high accuracy."
    Internal grinding machine with automatic air gauge sizing Thor H. Ljunggren Springfield, VT  
    Internal grinding machine with automatic air gauge sizing William J. Bryant Springfield, VT  
2,590,151 Mar. 25, 1952 Bore gauge head Thor H. Ljunggren Springfield, VT
    Bore gauge head Hesslar H. Gates Charlestown, NH  
    Bore gauge head William J. Bryant Springfield, VT  
2,622,939 Dec. 23, 1952 Carriage mounting Thor H. Ljunggren Charlestown, NH
2,635,395 Apr. 21, 1953 Machine for grinding internal surfaces concentric with external surfaces Merton H. Arms Springfield, VT
    Machine for grinding internal surfaces concentric with external surfaces Paul A. Grobey Springfield, VT  
2,706,369 Apr. 19, 1955 Centerless grinding machine with loading and unloading mechanism Edward L. Dix Chester, VT This grinder is "adapted to grind the inner faces of annular internal ball raceway members coaxially with the ball grooves and external peripheries thereof."
2,754,641 Jul. 17, 1956 Work holding and clamping mechanism for centerless grinding machines Edwin C. Bidwell Grafton, VT This work holding is intended for the internal grinder of patent 2,635,395.
2,793,479 May. 28, 1957 Internal grinding machine Merton H. Arms Springfield, VT
    Internal grinding machine Philip C. Durland Springfield, VT  
2,834,160 May. 13, 1958 Grinding machine Gordon E. Lillie Bellows Falls, VT "Several practical and useful systems of sizing devices for grinding and honing machines are known to the art. One such system, for example, is described in U. S. Patent No. 2,585,533, wherein a sensing element periodically enters the hole to be ground from the side opposite that where the tool enters. Such a method has certain limitations, however, particularly in the case of 'blind' holes or where the workpiece otherwise has such configuration that the gauge cannot enter or be used in the described way. In such cases, another method, commonly called 'diamond sizing,' is resorted to. This latter method is described in, for example, U. S. Patent No. 2,429,830, and is dependent on the relative position between the tool and the workpiece for control of the grinding cycle. That is, when a predetermined amount of feed movement has taken place, a suitable stop actuates, for example, a limit switch, and thereby terminates the grinding cycles and conditions the machine for the next phase of said cycle..." The invention enhances this diamond sizing method by terminating the grinding based on grinding tool pressure against the workpiece.
2,838,885 Jun. 17, 1958 Compensating radial work support for an internal centerless grinder Roald Cann Weathersfield, VT Improved work support for the internal centerless grinder of patent 2,635,395.
2,838,888 Jun. 17, 1958 Compensating radial work support for an internal centerless grinder John W. Lovely Springfield, VT
    Compensating radial work support for an internal centerless grinder Roald Cann Weathersfield Township, VT  
2,952,949 Sep. 20, 1960 Grinding machine Paul Maker Springfield, VT
2,981,037 Apr. 25, 1961 Workholder and method for internal grinding Charles J. Terp Springfield, VT This work holder is intended particularly for "manufacturing of sundry parts for office and accounting machines, calculators, cash registers and the like".
3,167,064 Jan. 26, 1965 Grinding wheel truing mechanism Leon J. Barnard Springfield, VT