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Lavigne Automatic Manufacturing Co.
New Haven, CT, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Metal Working Machinery

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Patent Number Date Title Name City Description
488,280 Dec. 20, 1892 Micrometer Gage Joseph P. Lavigne New Haven, CT Earle & Seymour - patent attorneys
Joseph P. Lavigne owned the Lavigne Micrometer Co. of New Haven, CT.
This invention relates to an improvement in that class of calipers or gages which are adapted to be set or to measure with the greatest accuracy, and commonly called "micrometer gages" or "calipers," the object of the invention being to adapt the gage to be readily adjusted to units of measurement, but with positive accuracy.

488,281 Dec. 20, 1892 Micrometer Gage Joseph P. Lavigne New Haven, CT This invention relates to an improvement in that class of gages of caliper-like character which are adapted to close and accurate measurement, commonly called "micrometer gages," and particularly to that class in which a longitudinal screw-spindle having a predetermined thread, say forty to the inch is arranged in bearings so that by rotation it will be moved longitudinally according to the extent of its thread toward and from a fixed point in the same gage, and so that an article placed between the end of the screw-spindle and the said fixed point, the screw-spindle may be moved up to the opposite side of the said article, and there brought to a stand, the space between the end of the screw-spindle and the said fixed point will correspond to the distance between the two bearing points on the article so standing between the end of the screw-spindle and the said fixed point. Combined with the screw-spindle of a predetermined thread, a stationary scale is arranged, graduated longitudinally according to the thread of the screw-spindle, and upon the screw is a rotating head, which running along said scale serves as an indicator on the scale, and this head being cylindrical, has a predetermined graduation upon its periphery, say divisions of twenty-fifths, which graduations in connection with said scale will indicate in thousandths the exact distance between the point of the screw-spindle and the fixed point in the gage. This is a common and well known construction of gage. Gages of this character are usually made with but a single space for measurement, consequently if the screw-spindle happen to be withdrawn to the fullest extent so as to make that space its maximum length, and the measurement required is much less than that space, then the screw-spindle must be run toward the fixed point accordingly, and vice-versa. For illustration, if the gage be adapted for two inch measurement, and the screw-spindle be near the open extreme, and the length to be measured is less than one inch, then the movement of the screw-spindle must be one fall inch plus the extent of movement to bring it to a bearing upon the article to be measured within the next inch. Again, if the gage be closed, that is the end of the screw-spindle against the fixed point of the gage, and more than one inch is required, then the longitudinal movement of the screw-spindle must be made one full inch plus the additional movement required for the gage to embrace the article. The object of this invention is to combine in one gage two spaces within one of which one end of the screw-spindle will operate, and in the other space the other end of the screw spindle will operate, one space being twice as great as the other, and so that should the article to be gaged be greater than that of the smaller space, the measurement may be made in the broader space with but a slight longitudinal movement of the screw-spindle, and vice-versa, and by which in many cases a very much less longitudinal movement of the screw So will be required than in the usual construction of this class of micrometer-gages, and which have but a single measuring space, and in such a gage the invention consists. In the illustration a gage is shown in which the two spaces for convenience are made the one to represent one inch opening and the other two inches.

508,952 Nov. 21, 1893 Micrometer Gage Joseph P. Lavigne New Haven, CT Joseph P. Lavigne owned the Lavigne Micrometer Co. of New Haven, CT.
My invention relates to an improvement in that class of micrometer gages in which the measuring of inches is done by a set of movable pieces differentiated in length by inches, and adapted to be interchanged with each other, and in which the measuring of fractions of inches is done by a measuring-screw, the object being to produce a simple, convenient and durable instrument having its movable pieces applied to the outside of its beam. With these ends in view my invention consists in a micrometer gage having a movable jaw and a fixed jaw, means for measuring fractions of inches, and a series of measuring sleeves differentiated in length by inches, and adapted to be interchanged with each other to determine the position of the movable jaw with respect to the fixed jaw.

510,688 Dec. 12, 1893 Micrometer Gage Joseph P. Lavigne New Haven, CT Earle & Seymour - patent attorneys
Joseph P. Lavigne owned the Lavigne Micrometer Co. of New Haven, CT.
My invention relates to an improved micrometer gage, adapted for inside as well as for outside measuring, of the type of instrument in which the measuring of inches is done by a set of movable gages, differentiated in length by inches, and the measuring of fractions of inches by a screw, the object being to produce a simple, convenient and durable instrument, operating with a very high degree of precision, and covering a wide range of measuring work. With these ends in view, my invention consists in the combination, in a micrometer gage, with the beam thereof, of mechanism applied thereto and located partly within the same for measuring fractions of inches, and two measuring jaws, one of which is connected within the beam with the said mechanism, and adjusted on the beam thereby, the outer ends of the said jaws being constructed and adapted for inside and outside measurements, being thereto made narrow, and carrying in themselves no measuring mechanism. My invention further consists in the combination with such a device as described, of movable gages, differentiated in length by inches, and applied to the beam of the instrument so as to determine the position of the other jaw thereof thereon in accordance with their relative arrangement.

515,234 Feb. 20, 1894 Micrometer Gage Joseph P. Lavigne New Haven, New Haven County, CT Joseph P. Lavigne owned the Lavigne Micrometer Co. of New Haven, CT.
My invention relates to an improvement in micrometer gages, the object being to produce a simple, durable, and accurate instrument, adapted to be readily converted into a depth-gage, and constructed to reduce the factor of wear in use to the minimum.
Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:
1. A micrometer gage having a graduated beam, a measuring member located therein and adapted to be reciprocated, means for locking the said member against rotation, a measuring screw entered into the beam, a non-rotatable coupling-screw passing through the measuring screw and entering the outer end of the measuring member which it couples with the measuring-screw, and a graduated sleeve connected with the measuring-screw for rotating the same, and fitting over the beam to co-operate with the graduations there of, substantially as set forth.
2. A micrometer-gage having a non-rotatable measuring member constructed with a longitudinal groove, a measuring-screw for operating the same, a key entering the said groove to prevent the said member from rotating, and an adjusting-screw engaging with the outer end of the said key, substantially as described.
3. A micrometer-gage having a non-rotatable measuring member constructed with a longitudinal groove, a key entering the said groove to hold the said member against rotation, a measuring-screw for operating the said member, and a non-rotatable coupling-screw for coupling the said measuring-screw and head together, substantially as described, and whereby the said member is moved back and forth by the said measuring-screw.
4. A micrometer gage having a graduated beam, a measuring sleeve applied to the outer face thereof, a measuring-screw located within the beam and connected with the said sleeve, and a non-rotatable measuring plunger connected with the inner end of the said screw, substantially as described.
5. A micrometer gage having a beam furnished with graduations, a measuring sleeve located thereupon, a measuring-screw located within the beam and connected with the said sleeve, a non-rotatable measuring plunger located within the said sleeve and a non-rotatable coupling-screw connecting the said plunger and measuring-screw, substantially as described.
6. A micrometer gage having a beam provided with graduations, a measuring-sleeve mounted thereupon, a measuring - screw located within the beam and connected with the said sleeve, a non-rotatable measuring plunger also located within the beam, a non-rotatable coupling-screw passing through the measuring-screw and into the outer end of the plunger, and a spring interposed between the said coupling and measuring-screws, and arranged to draw the measuring-screw and plunger together, substantially as described.
7. In a micrometer-gage, the combination with the frame thereof, of measuring devices applied thereto, and including a longitudinally movable measuring member or part, and a removable depth plug, the said measuring member or part being constructed at its outer end to have the inner end of the said plug temporarily connected with it, and the said plug being constructed to project beyond the said frame, substantially as described, and whereby the plug partakes of the movement of the said member.
8. In a micrometer-gage, the combination with the frame thereof, of measuring devices applied thereto and including a measuring screw and a non-rotatable measuring plunger connected therewith, and partaking of the longitudinal movement thereof; and a removable depth plug, the outer end of the said plunger being constructed to have the inner end of the depth plug temporarily connected with it, and the said plug being constructed to project beyond the frame of the instrument, substantially as described, and whereby the plug partakes of the movement of the plunger.
9. In a micrometer-gage, the combination with the frame thereof, of measuring devices, including a measuring-screw, and a non-rotatable measuring plunger connected therewith, and partaking of the longitudinal movement thereof, and having a central longitudinal bore, an anvil constructed with a central longitudinal opening mounted in the said frame, and a removable depth plug constructed to be passed through the said anvil, and entered at its inner end into the bore formed in the said plunger, while its outer end projects through the anvil beyond the frame, substantially as set forth, and whereby the said plug partakes of the movement of the plunger.
10. In a micrometer gage, the combination with a measuring plunger having its outer end counter-bored, and an anvil constructed with a central longitudinal opening, of a removable depth plug having its inner end split and adapted to be passed through the opening of the anvil and into the counter-bore of the plunger, substantially as described.
11. In a micrometer-gage, the combination with the frame thereof, of measuring devices applied thereto and including a measuring screw and a non-rotatable measuring plunger connected therewith and partaking of the longitudinal movement thereof, and having a central longitudinal bore and a dust pocket located within the same, an anvil mounted in the frame, and having a central longitudinal opening located in line with the bore of the plunger, and a removable depth plug constructed to have its inner end temporarily inserted into the bore of the plunger, and to pass through the opening in the anvil and project beyond the frame, substantially as set forth.
12. In a micrometer-gage, the combination with a frame provided at its outer end with a flat face, and a foot, both located at a right angle to its plane, of measuring devices applied to the said frame, and including a longitudinally movable measuring member, and a removable depth plug constructed to be temporarily connected with the outer end of the said member, and to project beyond the outer end of the frame, at a right angle with the said face and foot which support the frame while the instrument is being used as a depth gage, substantially as described.
515,235 Feb. 20, 1894 Micrometer Gage Joseph P. Lavigne New Haven, CT Joseph P. Lavigne owned the Lavigne Micrometer Co. of New Haven, CT.
My invention consists of a micrometer gage having a beam and two measuring jaws, one of which is movable, and two or more movable measuring pieces differentiated in length, adapted to be applied to the exterior of the beam, and cooperating with the said movable jaw to determine the position thereof with respect to the other jaw. My invention further consists in a micrometer gage having a longitudinally grooved beam, furnished at one end with a fixed jaw, a movable jaw mounted on the said beam, means for measuring fractions of inches carried by the said movable jaw, and a series of movable measuring pieces adapted to fit into the groove in the beam, differentiated in length by inches, and designed to be interchanged to determine the separation of the fixed and movable jaws.

515,236 Feb. 20, 1894 Micrometer Surface Gage Joseph P. Lavigne New Haven, New Haven County, CT Joseph P. Lavigne owned the Lavigne Micrometer Co. of New Haven, CT.
My invention relates to an improvement in micrometer surface-gages, the object being to produce a simple, convenient and accurate instrument for measuring depth and height, and adapted also to perform the work of what is called "scratch-gage".

519,541 May. 08, 1894 Micrometer Gage Henry McBride New Haven, New Haven County, CT Earle & Semour - patent attorneys
Joseph P. Lavigne owned the Lavigne Micrometer Co. of New Haven, CT.
My invention relates to an improvement in micrometer gages, the object being to produce a simple, durable, accurate and convenient instrument for inside measurements. With these ends in view, my invention consists in the combination with a graduated, internally threaded, hollow beam of a measuring sleeve fitting over the same, a measuring screw connected with the outer end of the said sleeve, and taking into the open end of the beam, a chuck located at the outer end of the sleeve, and a removable measuring-piece inserted into the said chuck in line with the beam, sleeve, and screw. My invention further consists in certain details of construction and combinations of parts as will be hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

RE11,690 Aug. 30, 1898 Turret Lathe Joseph P. Lavigne New Haven, New Haven County, CT Earle & Seymour - patent attorneys
649,733 May. 15, 1900 Die Head Joseph P. Lavigne New Haven, New Haven County, CT Seymour & Earle - patent attorneys