American Wood Working Machinery Co. - Assigned Patents

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American Wood Working Machinery Co.
Rochester, NY; Williamsport, PA; Montgomery, PA, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Wood Working Machinery

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Patent Number	Date	Title	Name	City	Description
55,570	Jun. 12, 1866	Improved machine for sandpapering wood-work	Joseph H. Wonderly	Williamsport, PA	This type of sanderâ€”known as a column sander, elbow sander, table sander, or bracket arm arm sanderâ€”is used to flatten and smooth doors and window sash. The inventor was operating a sawmill, Potter & Co., until 1869 when the senior partner died and the business was dissolved. He then moved to Grand Rapids where he operated a sawmill there and then in 1879 he established the Kent Furniture Mfg. Co. The 1880 Rowley & Hermance catalog shows the "Williamsport Sand-papering Machine" on page 36, and the illustration matches this machine in overall layout, though not in any details. It is likely that Rowley & Hermance inherited this machine from a predecessor firm, A. T. Nichols, who had financial ties with inventor Joseph Wonderly. The successor to Rowley & Hermance, the American Wood Working Machinery Co., continued to manufacture this evening, and touted it as the "Improved Nichols Patent Sand Papering Machine", although the patent was expired by that time and so American is not listed as a manufacturer on this patent.
239,782	Apr. 05, 1881	Blind-wiring machines	Carl Hinz	Philadelphia, PA	Seen in an 1890 Rowley & Hermance catalog, labeled as "The Boss Double Blind Wirer". The catalog illustration shows the Rowley & Hermance name on the machine, but the only surviving example we have seen bears the name "Carl Hinz". At this point our best guess is that Hinz manufactured these items, but other scenarios are also plausible.
448,742	Mar. 24, 1891	Saw setting machine	Louis L. Northrup	Providence, RI
506,249	Oct. 10, 1893	Chip-breaker for woodworking machines	Calvin D. Marsh	Williamsport, PA	This patent date was seen on a Rowley & Hermance machine pictured in the book "Planers, Matchers and Molders in America" by Chandler W. Jones. It was also seen in an 1897 Rowley & Hermance catalog on an "Anti-Vibratory Chip-Breaker".
		Chip-breaker for woodworking machines	Charles F. Overhiser	Williamsport, PA
533,996	Feb. 12, 1895	Chip-breaker for woodworking-machines	Calvin D. Marsh	Williamsport, PA
		Chip-breaker for woodworking-machines	Charles F. Overhiser	Williamsport, PA
546,253	Sep. 10, 1895	Sash-stile-dovetailing machine	Daniel A. Shollenberger	Montgomery, PA	This patent date was seen in an 1897 Rowley & Hermance catalog on an "Improved Sash Dovetailing Machine". We are told that Levi Houston was the actual maker, which makes sense since both the patentee and Houston were in Montgomery, Pa.
663,863	Dec. 18, 1900	Circular sawing machine	Frank H. Clement	Rochester, NY
692,428	Feb. 04, 1902	Band resawing-machine	Frank H. Clement	Rochester, NY
702,043	Jun. 10, 1902	Mitering-machine	Joseph T. Zika	Cleveland, OH	This saw was featured on page 82 of the 1902 American Wood Working Machinery Co. catalog, titled "Lyndon Universal Miter Saw Bench".
702,044	Jun. 10, 1902	Coping-machine	Joseph T. Zika	Cleveland, OH	This saw was featured on page 84 of the 1902 American Wood Working Machinery Co. catalog, titled "Lyndon Sash Coping Machine".
788,434	Apr. 25, 1905	Attachment for woodworking-machines	Darius W. Shollenberger	Montgomery, PA
829,795	Aug. 28, 1906	Matcher-head	Irving J. Budlong	Aurora, IL
		Matcher-head	Jerry F. Lomprey	Detroit, MI
863,505	Aug. 13, 1907	Wood-planing machine	Irving J. Budlong	Aurora, IL
899,276	Sep. 22, 1908	Sectional Feed Roll for Planing and Other Machines	Leland B. Whipple	Rochester, Monroe County, NY
910,413	Jan. 19, 1909	Planing-machine cutter-head	Frank H. Clement	Rochester, NY
		Planing-machine cutter-head	Hiram A. Perkins	Rochester, NY
916,934	Mar. 30, 1909	Feed mechanism for wood-planers	Hiram A. Perkins	Rochester, NY
936,659	Oct. 12, 1909	Feed-roll-controlling mechanism for wood-planers	Hiram A. Perkins	Rochester, NY
955,488	Apr. 19, 1910	Variable-speed gearing	Fredrick Welker	Williamsport, PA	This variable-speed gearing was seen on an American no. 22 molder.
961,005	Jun. 07, 1910	Belt-tightener	Hiram A. Perkins	Rochester, NY
963,246	Jul. 05, 1910	Stock-scraper for wood-planing machines	Hiram A. Perkins	Rochester, NY
964,051	Jul. 12, 1910	Belt shifter and tightener	Hiram A. Perkins	Rochester, NY
977,060	Nov. 29, 1910	Grinding-machine	Fredrick Welker	Williamsport, PA
983,850	Feb. 07, 1911	Knife-grinding attachment for planing-machines	Leland B. Whipple	Rochester, NY
1,001,579	Aug. 22, 1911	Self-feeding jointer	Frank H. Clement	Rochester, NY
		Self-feeding jointer	Leland B. Whipple	Rochester, NY
1,054,936	Mar. 04, 1913	Jointing attachment for cutter-heads	Hiram A. Perkins	Rochester, NY
1,059,313	Apr. 15, 1913	Step bearing for machinery	Hiram A. Perkins	Rochester, NY
1,066,440	Jul. 01, 1913	Feed-controlling device	Darius W. Shollenberger	Montgomery, PA	"My inventions relates to machines having a feeding apparatus which it is required to stop and start frequently, and it consists more especially in a method of applying a binder pulley to a feed belt and automatically locking the binder in working position, and also in unlocking it when required, by the same hand lever that operates the binder." Witness Edmund Kennard Shollenberger was the inventor's son.
1,111,671	Sep. 22, 1914	Jointer Guard	George Peter	Rochester, NY	Seen on a jointer from American Wood Working Machinery Co., labeled, "Peter Guard".
1,113,152	Oct. 06, 1914	Cut-off gage for sawing-machines	Frank H. Clement	Rochester, NY	"My invention relates to that class of cut-off gages which is used in connection with a movable table arranged to slide parallel with the saw either on ways or friction rollers, and it consists principally in the application of a stop pin to an angularly adjustable cut-off gage in connection with a sliding block and clamp wheel for setting the fence of the gage at any required angle."
1,113,153	Oct. 06, 1914	Machine-gage	Frank H. Clement	Rochester, NY	"My invention relates to gages or work guides for wood working and other machines and it consists essentially in a tilting fence linked to a rock shaft and operated by a hand lever which is used to adjust the fence from a right angle to forty-five degrees or any intermediate point."
1,284,835	Nov. 12, 1918	Roller Feeding Device	Allen E. Ward	Montgomery Borough, Montgomery County, PA
1,292,579	Jan. 28, 1919	Wood-planing machine	Frank H. Clement	Rochester, NY
		Wood-planing machine	Hiram A. Perkins	Rochester, NY
1,371,968	Mar. 15, 1921	Feeding chain	Frank H. Clement	Rochester, NY	Inventor Clement was deceased at the time the patent was issued.
1,378,658	May. 17, 1921	Lubricator for ball-bearings	Frank H. Clement	Rochester, NY	Inventor Clement was deceased.
1,399,137	Dec. 06, 1921	Pressure-guard for woodworking-machines	James D. McMicheal	Rochester, NY
1,424,090	Jul. 25, 1922	Feeding chain for woodworking and other machines	Chester B. Foster	Rochester, NY	Inventor Clement was deceased at the time the patent was issued.
		Feeding chain for woodworking and other machines	Frank H. Clement	Rochester, NY
1,427,757	Aug. 29, 1922	Stock-positioning mechanism	George S. MacDowell	New York, NY
		Stock-positioning mechanism	Hiram A. Perkins	Rochester, NY