Welcome! 

Register :: Login
Manufacturers Index - A. W. Gray's Sons

A. W. Gray's Sons
Middletown Springs, VT, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Wood Working Machinery & Steam and Gas Engines

Patents
This page contains information on patents issued to this manufacturer.

Submitting Patent Information

If you find a patent number or patent date by this manufacturer that is not on this list, please contact the Site Historian.


Key to Links for Patent Information

USPTO = U.S. Patent Office . Images of the actual patent can be viewed on the U.S. Patent Office web site but a special TIFF viewer must be installed with your browser in order properly work. More information on how to configure your computer to view these patents can be found at TIFF image Viewers for Patent Images.
DATAMP = Directory of American Tool And Machinery Patents . A sister site to VintageMachinery.org with information on patents related to machinery and tools. A much easier user interface than the USPTO's for finding information on machinery patents.

Patent Number Date Title Name City Description
2,833 Oct. 26, 1842 Endless-chain horse-power Albert W. Gray Middletown, VT A. W. Gray's Sons of Middletown, Vt., made sawing machines.
4,525 May. 16, 1846 Wrought-nail machinery Albert W. Gray Middletown, VT A. W. Gray's Sons of Middletown, Vt., made sawing machines.
15,693 Sep. 09, 1856 Link of horse-powers Albert W. Gray Middletown, VT Of interest because A. W. Gray's Sons of Middletown, Vt., made sawing machines. This patent was granted an extension.
RE1,322 Jul. 01, 1862 Improvement in horse-powers Albert W. Gray Middletown, VT Of interest because A. W. Gray's Sons of Middletown, Vt., made sawing machines. This patent was granted an extension.
133,773 Dec. 10, 1872 Improvement in machines for corrugating metal plates Albert W. Gray Middletown, VT Of interest because A. W. Gray's Sons of Middletown, Vt., made sawing machines.
141,268 Jul. 29, 1873 Improvement in links of endless chains for horse-powers Albert W. Gray Middletown, VT Of interest because A. W. Gray's Sons of Middletown, Vt., made sawing machines.
157,990 Dec. 22, 1874 Improvement in bolt or rod cutters Albert W. Gray Middletown, VT Of interest because A. W. Gray's Sons of Middletown, Vt., made sawing machines.
166,456 Aug. 10, 1875 Improvement in grain-separators Albert W. Gray Middletown, VT Of interest because A. W. Gray's Sons of Middletown, Vt., made sawing machines.
227,765 May. 18, 1880 Wrench Leonidas Gray Middletown Springs, VT The patent describes a mechanically simple, physically robust ratchet wrench. The handle is wood. The wrench was supplied by the A.W. Gray's Sons manufacturing company of Middletown Springs, VT. as a tooth replacement wrench for threshing machines.
Known examples are made of malleable iron castings and are marked with part numbers. The side plates are also marked "PAT. MAY 18, 1880 BY A. W. GRAY'S SONS."
The wrench is incorporated in Canadian patent 12,020 which covers the threshing cylinder, concaves and tooth wrench.
    Wrench Albert Y. Gray Middletown Springs, VT  
12,020 Nov. 24, 1880 Improvements on Threshing Machines Leonidas Gray Middletown Springs, VT The patent discusses the construction of the cylinder and concaves, and the components of a ratchet wrench designed to work with that construction.
The wrench design also received a separate U.S. patent (no. 227,765 granted May 18,1880). An example is pictured in the DATAMP entry for that patent.
    Improvements on Threshing Machines Albert Y. Gray Middletown Springs, VT  
326,497 Sep. 15, 1885 Governor Albert Y. Gray Middletown Springs, VT Of interest because A. W. Gray's Sons of Middletown, Vt., made sawing machines.
    Governor Leonidas Gray Middletown Springs, VT  
434,266 Aug. 12, 1890 Brake for horse-powers or speed-regulators Albert Y. Gray Middletown Springs, VT Of interest because A. W. Gray's Sons of Middletown, Vt., made sawing machines.
    Brake for horse-powers or speed-regulators Leonidas Gray Middletown Springs, VT  
448,957 Mar. 24, 1891 Attachment for the separators of thrashing-machines Albert Y. Gray Middletown Springs, VT Of interest because A. W. Gray's Sons of Middletown, Vt., made sawing machines.
    Attachment for the separators of thrashing-machines Leonidas Gray Middletown Springs, VT