Edison, His Life and Inventions
by
Frank Lewis Dyer and Thomas Commerford Martin
Part 17 out of 17
602 064 Conveyor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dec. 13, 1893
534 206 Filament for Incandescent Lamps. . . .Dec. 15, 1893
1896
865,367 Fluorescent Electric Lamp. . . . . . . May 16, 1896
1897
604.740 Governor for Motors. . . . . . . . . .Jan. 25, 1897
607,588 Phonograph . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jan. 25, 1897
637,327 Rolls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 14, 1897
672,616 Breaking Rock. . . . . . . . . . . . . May 14, 1897
675,056 Magnetic Separator . . . . . . . . . . May 14, 1897
676,618 Magnetic Separator . . . . . . . . . . May 14, 1897
605,475 Drying Apparatus . . . . . . . . . . .June 10, 1897
605,668 Mixer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .June 10, 1897
667,201 Flight Conveyor. . . . . . . . . . . .June 10, 1897
671,314 Lubricating Journal Bearings . . . . .June 10, 1897
671,315 Conveyor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .June 10, 1897
675,057 Screening Pulverized Material. . . . .June 10, 1897
1898
713,209 Duplicating Phonograms . . . . . . . .Feb. 21, 1898
703,774 Reproducer for Phonographs . . . . . March 21, 1898
626,460 Filament for Incandescent Lamps and
Manufacturing Same . . . . . . . . . .March 29,1898
648,933 Dryer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 11, 1898
661,238 Machine for Forming Pulverized
Material in Briquettes . . . . . . . April 11, 1898
674,057 Crushing Rolls . . . . . . . . . . . April 11, 1898
703,562 Apparatus for Bricking Pulverized MaterialApril 11, 1898
704,010 Apparatus for Concentrating Magnetic
Iron Ores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 11, 1898
659,389 Electric Meter . . . . . . . . . . . Sept. 19, 1898
1899
648,934 Screening or Sizing Very Fine MaterialsFeb. 6, 1899
663,015 Electric Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . Feb. 6, 1899
688,610 Phonographic Recording Apparatus . . .Feb. 10, 1899
643,764 Reheating Compressed Air for
Industrial Purposes. . . . . . . . . .Feb. 24, 1899
660,293 Electric Meter . . . . . . . . . . . .March 23,1899
641,281 Expanding Pulley--Edison and Johnson .March 28,1899
727,116 Grinding Rolls . . . . . . . . . . . .June 15, 1899
652,457 Phonograph (reissued September 25,
1900, numbered 11,857) . . . . . . . Sept. 12, 1899
648,935 Apparatus for Duplicating Phonograph
Records. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oct. 27, 1899
685,911 Apparatus for Reheating Compressed
Air for Industrial Purposes. . . . . .Nov. 24, 1899
657,922 Apparatus for Reheating Compressed
Air for Industrial Purposes. . . . . . Dec. 9, 1899
1900
676,840 Magnetic Separating Apparatus. . . . . Jan. 3, 1900
660,845 Apparatus for Sampling, Averaging,
Mixing, and Storing Materials in Bulk Jan. 9, 1900
662,063 Process of Sampling, Averaging, Mixing,
and Storing Materials in Bulk. . . . . Jan. 9, 1900
679,500 Apparatus for Screening Fine Materials Jan. 24, 1900
671,316 Apparatus for Screening Fine Materials Feb. 23, 1900
671,317 Apparatus for Screening Fine Materials March 28, 1900
759,356 Burning Portland Cement Clinker, etc April 10, 1900
759,357 Apparatus for Burning Portland Cement
Clinker, etc . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 10 1900
655,480 Phonographic Reproducing Device. . . .April 30 1900
657,527 Making Metallic Phonograph Records . April 30, 1900
667,202 Duplicating Phonograph Records . . . April 30, 1900
667,662 Duplicating Phonograph Records . . . April 30, 1900
713,863 Coating Phonograph Records . . . . . . May IS, 1900
676,841 Magnetic Separating Apparatus. . . . . June 11 1900
759,358 Magnetic Separating Apparatus. . . . . June 11 1900
680,520 Phonograph Records . . . . . . . . . .July 23, 1900
672,617 Apparatus for Breaking Rock. . . . . . Aug. 1, 1900
676,225 Phonographic Recording Apparatus . . .Aug. 10, 1900
703,051 Electric Meter . . . . . . . . . . . Sept. 28, 1900
684,204 Reversible Galvanic Battery. . . . . . Oct. IS 1900
871,214 Reversible Galvanic Battery. . . . . . Oct. IS 1900
704,303 Reversible Galvanic Battery. . . . . .Dec. 22, 1900
1901
700,136 Reversible Galvanic Battery. . . . . . Feb. 18 1901
700,137 Reversible Galvanic Battery. . . . . . Feb. 23 1901
704,304 Reversible Galvanic Battery. . . . . .Feb. 23, 1901
704,305 Reversible Galvanic Battery. . . . . . May 10, 1901
678,722 Reversible Galvanic Battery. . . . . .June 17, 1901
684,205 Reversible Galvanic Battery. . . . . .June 17, 1901
692,507 Reversible Galvanic Battery. . . . . .June 17, 1901
701,804 Reversible Galvanic Battery. . . . . .June 17, 1901
704,306 Reversible Galvanic Battery. . . . . .June 17, 1901
705,829 Reproducer for Sound Records . . . . .Oct. 24, 1901
831,606 Sound Recording Apparatus. . . . . . .Oct. 24, 1901
827,089 Calcining Furnaces . . . . . . . . . .Dec. 24, 1901
1902
734,522 Process of Nickel-Plating. . . . . . .Feb. 11, 1902
727,117 Reversible Galvanic Battery. . . . . Sept. 29, 1902
727,118 Manufacturing Electrolytically Active
Finely Divided Iron. . . . . . . . . .Oct. 13, 1902
721,682 Reversible Galvanic Battery. . . . . .Nov. 13, 1902
721,870 Funnel for Filling Storage Battery JarsNov. 13, 1902
723,449 Electrode for Storage Batteries. . . .Nov. 13, 1902
723,450 Reversible Galvanic Battery. . . . . .Nov. 13, 1902
754,755 Compressing Dies . . . . . . . . . . .Nov. 13, 1902
754,858 Storage Battery Tray . . . . . . . . .Nov. 13, 1902
754,859 Reversible Galvanic Battery. . . . . .Nov. 13, 1902
764,183 Separating Mechanically Entrained
Globules from Gases. . . . . . . . . .Nov. 13, 1902
802,631 Apparatus for Burning Portland Cement
Clinker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nov. 13, 1902
852,424 Secondary Batteries. . . . . . . . . .Nov. 13, 1902
722,502 Handling Cable Drawn Cars on Inclines. Dec. 18,
1902
724,089 Operating Motors in Dust Laden
Atmospheres. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dec. 18, 1902
750,102 Electrical Automobile. . . . . . . . .Dec. 18, 1902
758,432 Stock House Conveyor . . . . . . . . .Dec. 18, 1902
873,219 Feed Regulators for Grinding Machines. Dec. 18,
1902
832,046 Automatic Weighing and Mixing ApparatusDec. 18, 1902
1903
772,647 Photographic Film for Moving Picture
Machine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jan. 13, 1903
841,677 Apparatus for Separating and Grinding
Fine Materials . . . . . . . . . . . .Jan. 22, 1903
790,351 Duplicating Phonograph Records . . . .Jan. 30. 1903
831,269 Storage Battery Electrode Plate. . . .Jan. 30, 1903
775,965 Dry Separator. . . . . . . . . . . . April 27, 1903
754,756 Process of Treating Ores from Magnetic
Gangue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 25, 1903
775,600 Rotary Cement Kilns. . . . . . . . . .July 20, 1903
767,216 Apparatus for Vacuously Depositing
Metals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 30 1903
796,629 Lamp Guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 30 1903
772,648 Vehicle Wheel. . . . . . . . . . . . .Aug. 25, 1903
850,912 Making Articles by Electro-Plating . . .Oct 3, 1903
857,041 Can or Receptacle for Storage Batteries.Oct 3, 1903
766,815 Primary Battery. . . . . . . . . . . .Nov. 16, 1903
943,664 Sound Recording Apparatus. . . . . . .Nov. 16, 1903
873,220 Reversible Galvanic Battery. . . . . .Nov. 20, 1903
898,633 Filling Apparatus for Storage Battery
Jars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec. 8, 1903
1904
767,554 Rendering Storage Battery Gases Non-
Explosive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 8, 1904
861,241 Portland Cement and Manufacturing SameJune 20, 1904
800,800 Phonograph Records and Making Same . .June 24, 1904
821,622 Cleaning Metallic Surfaces . . . . . .June 24, 1904
879,612 Alkaline Storage Batteries . . . . . .June 24, 1904
880,484 Process of Producing Very Thin Sheet
Metal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .June 24, 1904
827,297 Alkaline Batteries . . . . . . . . . .July 12, 1904
797,845 Sheet Metal for Perforated Pockets of
Storage Batteries. . . . . . . . . . .July 12, 1904
847,746 Electrical Welding Apparatus . . . . .July 12, 1904
821,032 Storage Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . Aug 10, 1904
861,242 Can or Receptacle for Storage Battery. Aug 10, 1904
970,615 Methods and Apparatus for Making
Sound Records. . . . . . . . . . . . .Aug. 23, 1904
817,162 Treating Alkaline Storage Batteries. Sept. 26, 1904
948,542 Method of Treating Cans of Alkaline
Storage Batteries. . . . . . . . . . Sept. 28, 1904
813,490 Cement Kiln. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct 29, 1904
821,625 Treating Alkaline Storage Batteries. . Oct 29, 1904
821,623 Storage Battery Filling Apparatus. . . Nov. 1, 1904
821,624 Gas Separator for Storage Battery. . .Oct. 29, 1904
1905
879,859 Apparatus for Producing Very Thin-
Sheet Metal. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Feb. 16, 1905
804,799 Apparatus for Perforating Sheet MetalMarch 17, 1905
870,024 Apparatus for Producing Perforated
Strips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 23, 1905
882,144 Secondary Battery Electrodes . . . . March 29, 1905
821,626 Process of Making Metallic Films or
Flakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 29,1905
821,627 Making Metallic Flakes or Scales . . .March 29,1905
827,717 Making Composite Metal . . . . . . . .March 29,1905
839,371 Coating Active Material with Flake-like
Conducting Material. . . . . . . . . .March 29,1905
854,200 Making Storage Battery Electrodes. . .March 29,1905
857,929 Storage Battery Electrodes . . . . . March 29, 1905
860,195 Storage Battery Electrodes . . . . . April 26, 1905
862,145 Process of Making Seamless Tubular
Pockets or Receptacles for Storage
Battery Electrodes . . . . . . . . . April 26, 1905
839,372 Phonograph Records or Blanks . . . . April 28, 1905
813,491 Pocket Filling Machine . . . . . . . . May 15, 1905
821,628 Making Conducting Films. . . . . . . . May 20, 1905
943,663 Horns for Talking Machines . . . . . . May 20, 1905
950 226 Phonograph Recording Apparatus . . . . May 20, 1905
785 297 Gas Separator for Storage Batteries. .July 18, 1905
950,227 Apparatus for Making Metallic Films
or Flakes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oct. 10, 1905
936,433 Tube Filling and Tamping Machine . . .Oct. 12, 1905
967,178 Tube Forming Machines--Edison and
John F. Ott. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oct. 16, 1905
880,978 Electrode Elements for Storage
Batteries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oct. 31, 1905
880,979 Method of Making Storage Battery
Electrodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oct. 31, 1905
850,913 Secondary Batteries. . . . . . . . . . Dec. 6, 1905
914,342 Storage Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . Dec. 6, 1905
1906
858,862 Primary and Secondary Batteries. . . . Jan. 9, 1906
850,881 Composite Metal. . . . . . . . . . . .Jan. 19, 1906
964,096 Processes of Electro-Plating . . . . .Feb. 24, 1906
914,372 Making Thin Metallic Flakes. . . . . .July 13, 1906
962,822 Crushing Rolls . . . . . . . . . . . .Sept. 4, 1906
923,633 Shaft Coupling . . . . . . . . . . . Sept. 11, 1906
962,823 Crushing Rolls . . . . . . . . . . . Sept. 11, 1906
930,946 Apparatus for Burning Portland Cement. Oct. 22,1906
898 404 Making Articles by Electro-Plating . . Nov. 2, 1906
930,948 Apparatus for Burning Portland Cement.Nov. 16, 1906
930,949 Apparatus for Burning Portland Cement. Nov. 26 1906
890,625 Apparatus for Grinding Coal. . . . . . Nov, 33 1906
948,558 Storage Battery Electrodes . . . . . .Nov. 28, 1906
964,221 Sound Records. . . . . . . . . . . . .Dec. 28, 1906
1907
865,688 Making Metallic Films or Flakes. . . .Jan. 11, 1907
936,267 Feed Mechanism for Phonographs and
Other Machines . . . . . . . . . . . .Jan. 11, 1907
936,525 Making Metallic Films or Flakes. . . .Jan. 17, 1907
865,687 Making Nickel Films. . . . . . . . . .Jan. 18, 1907
939,817 Cement Kiln. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Feb. 8, 1907
855,562 Diaphragm for Talking Machines . . . .Feb. 23, 1907
939,992 Phonographic Recording and Reproducing
Machine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Feb. 25, 1907
941,630 Process and Apparatus for Artificially
Aging or Seasoning Portland Cement . .Feb. 25, 1907
876,445 Electrolyte for Alkaline Storage BatteriesMay 8, 1907
914,343 Making Storage Battery Electrodes. . . May 15, 1907
861,819 Discharging Apparatus for Belt ConveyorsJune 11, 1907
954,789 Sprocket Chain Drives. . . . . . . . .June 11, 1907
909,877 Telegraphy . . . . . . . . . . . . . .June 18, 1907
1908
896,811 Metallic Film for Use with Storage Batteries
and Process. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Feb. 4, 1908
940,635 Electrode Element for Storage Batteries Feb. 4,
1908
909,167 Water-Proofing Paint for Portland
Cement Buildings . . . . . . . . . . . Feb. 4, 1908
896,812 Storage Batteries. . . . . . . . . . March 13, 1908
944,481 Processes and Apparatus for Artificially
Aging or Seasoning Portland Cement. March 13,1908
947,806 Automobiles. . . . . . . . . . . . . March 13,-1908
909,168 Water-Proofing Fibres and Fabrics. . . May 27, 1908
909,169 Water-Proofing Paint for Portland
Cement Structures. . . . . . . . . . . May 27, 1908
970,616 Flying Machines. . . . . . . . . . . .Aug. 20, 1908
1909
930,947 Gas Purifier . . . . . . . . . . . . .Feb. 15, 1909
40,527 Design Patent for Phonograph Cabinet. Sept. 13, 1909
FOREIGN PATENTS
In addition to the United States patents issued to Edison,
as above enumerated, there have been granted to him (up to Oc-
tober, 1910) by foreign governments 1239 patents, as follows:
Argentine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Australia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Austria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Belgium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Brazil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
Cape of Good Hope. . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Ceylon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Cuba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Denmark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
Germany. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
Great Britain. . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
Hungary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
India. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Italy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Japan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Natal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
New South Wales. . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
New Zealand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Norway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Orange Free State. . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Portugal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Queensland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Russia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
South African Republic . . . . . . . . . .4
South Australia. . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Spain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Sweden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Switzerland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Tasmania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Victoria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
West Australia . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
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Total of Edison's Foreign Patents. . . 1239
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