Woodworking Tool Patents                     

Plane Patents

8/31/1858   #21,311 Leonard Bailey of Boston, MA. "Securing Plane Irons" (cutter adjustment)
8/6/1867 #67,398 Leonard Bailey of Boston, MA. "Improvement in Bench Planes" (thin cutter & cap iron)
12/24/1867 #72,443 Leonard Bailey of Boston, MA. "Improvement in Carpenters' Planes" (lateral)
2/8/1876 #173,177 Josef Nicht of Auburn N.Y. "Improvement in Bench Planes" (lateral adjustment)
10/21/1884 #306,877 Justus A. Traut of New Britain, CT, assignor to Stanley Rule & Level Co. "Rabbet Plane" (improved lateral adjustment)
7/24/1888 #386,509 Justus A. Traut of New Britain, CT, assignor to Stanley Rule & Level Co. "Bench Plane" (disc pivot lateral)
9/3/1895 #545,732 Edmund A. Schade  of New Britain, CT "Plane" (fine frog adjustment)
3/25/1902  #696,081 Henry Richards of Pine Meadow, CT "Plane" (improved frog)
8/19/1902 #707,365 Alix W. Stanley of New Britain, CT "Plane" (frog receivers)
4/19/1910 #955,556 & 955,557 Edmund A. Schade of New Britain, CT "Plane" (improved frog adjustment)
7/18/1933 #1,918,750 Earl V. Higbee of New Britain, CT "Plane" (lever cap)
6/7/1910 #960,256 Christian Bodmer of New Britain, CT  "Plane" (construction of Stanley #289 Rabbet & Fillister Plane)
8/23/1910 #968,508 Christian Bodmer of New Britain, CT  "Wood Scoring Device for Planes and the Like" (spurs)
1/30/1883 #271,219 John Campbell of Walden, NY. "Bench Plane" (convertible cutter seat design for Stanley #78)
10/23/1883 #10,394 John Campbell of Walden, NY. "Bench Plane" (reissue )
11/18/1884 #308,332 Justus A. Traut of New Britain, CT, assignor to Stanley Rule & Level Co. "Rabbet-Plane" (baisc patent for Stanley #78)
11/6/1894 #528,829 Justus A. Traut of New Britain, CT, assignor to Stanley Rule & Level Co. "Plane" (basic patent for Stanley #140 rabbet and block plane)
3/13/1900 #645,220 Justus A. Traut of New Britain, CT, assignor to Stanley Rule & Level Co. "Bench Plane" (endwise screw cutter adjustment)
1/29/1895 #533,329 Justus A. Traut of New Britain, CT, assignor to Stanley Rule & Level Co. "Rabbet-Plane" (basic design of Stanley #98 & #98 side rabbet plane)
8/31/1897 #27,474 Justus A. Traut of New Britain, CT, assignor to Stanley Rule & Level Co. "Design for a Plane Body" ("Hand-y" feature)
8/7/1855   #13,381  Leonard Bailey of Winchester, MA  "Plane-Scraper" (basic design; cutter adjustment) Stanley #12,#112,#12-1/4,#12-1/2,#12-3/4,#212
9/25/1877 #195,480 Henry M. Clark of New Britain, CT, assignor to Stanley Rule & Level Co. (basic design) Stanley #113
3/20/1877 Reissue of #7,565 Justus A. Traut & Henry Richards of New Britain, CT "Improvement in Bench-Planes" (cap alignment) Stanley #113 
6/17/1879 #216,577 Samuel D. Sargent of New Britain, CT, assignor to Stanley Rule & Level Co. "Improvement in Flexible-Faced Plane-Stocks" (sole attachment) Stanley Circular Plane Models #13, #113, #20, & #20-1/2
9/8/1903 #738,501 Alix W. Stanley & Edmund A. Schade of New Britain, CT, assignor to Stanley Rule & Level Co "Plane" (graduated side gear) later model Stanley #113
2/7/1893 #22,208 Edmund A. Schade of New Britain, CT, assignor to Stanley Rule & Level Co. "Design for a Frame for Circular Planes" (Design Patent) Stanley #20 & 20-1/2
5/14/1912 Christian Bodmer's  (basic patent), Stanley #95
 
 

George E. and George A. Wood's Everlasting Chisel Patents

       
12/26/1905 #808,330 George E. Wood, of Southington, CT. "Tool Handle"
07/28/1908 #894,303 George E. Wood, of Southington, CT. "Hand Tool"
02/23/1909 #913,340 George E. Wood, of Southington, CT. "Percussively Operated Hand Tools"
06/08/1909 #924,210 George E. Wood, of Southington, CT. "Method of Making Hand Tools"
08/24/1909 #932,223 George E. Wood, of Southington, CT. "Process of Manufacturing Tools"
08/05/1913 #1,069,215 George E. Wood, of Southington, CT. "Method of Forming Tools" (Method to avoid injury to the handle while securing it in place)
09/19/1916 #1,198,609  George A. Wood, of Southington, CT. "Process of Making Tool Shanks and Handles"
  05/06/1924 #1,493,176 George A. Wood, of Southington, CT. assignor to The Stanley Works. "Hand Tool" More effectivily secures the ferrule into the handle.
09/15/1925 #1,553,794 George A. Wood, of Southington, CT. and George E. Wood, of Southington, CT.assignor to The Stanley Works. "Process of Making Hand Tools"

Square and Bevel Patents

       
04/05/1864 #42,230  George A. Shelly of Madison CT. "Improvement in Square & Bevel Combined"
06/23/1868 #79,175 W. S. Winterbottom of Philadelphia, PA "Combined Square & Mitre"
07/29/1869 #91,892 W. S. Winterbottom of Philadelphia, PA "Improvment in Combined Try-Square & Bevel"
05/09/1871 #114,626 Justus A. Traut of New Britian, CT, assignor to Stanley Rule & Level Co. "Improvment in Adjustable Bevels"
03/19/1872 #124,779 Leonard Bailey & Samel D. Sargents of New Britian, CT. "Improvment in Carpenter's Bevels"
04/16/1872 #125,858 Justus A. Traut of New Britian, CT, assignor to Stanley Rule & Level Co. "Improvment in Try-Squares"
07/22/1873 #141,081 Samuel D. Sargent of Hartford, CT.,assignor to Stanley Rule & Level Co. "Improvments in Carpenter's Bevels"
12/23/1873 #145,715 Leonard Bailey of New Britian, CT. "Improvment in Try-Squares"
05/26/1874 #151,254 Justus A. Traut of New Britian, CT, assignor to Stanley Rule & Level Co. "Improvment in Carpenter's Squares"
09/04/1877 #194,851 Justus A. Traut of New Britian, CT "Improvment in Carpenter's Bevels"
10/24/1882 #266,556 Justus A. Traut of New Britian, CT "Try Square"
07/03/1883 #280,398 Edwin Prescott of Arlington, MA. "Carpenter's Square"
03/04/1890 #422,852 Justus A. Traut of New Britian, CT "Bevel"
12/29/1896 #26,464 Justus A. Traut of New Britian, CT "Design for a Tool Handle"
03/16/1897 #26,768 & 26,769 Justus A. Traut of New Britian, CT "Design for a Tool Handle"
02/08/1898 #28,265 & 28,266 Justus A. Traut of New Britian, CT, assignor to Stanley Rule & Level Co. "Design for a Try-Square and Miter"
09/30/1902 #710,178 Christian Bodmer of New Britian, CT, assignor one-half to Justus A. Traut "Bevel"
10/21/1902 #711,464 Christian Bodmer of New Britian, CT, assignor one-half to Justus A. Traut "Bevel"
10/27/1903 #742,528 Justus A. Traut of New Britian, CT. "Angle Finder"
09/06/1904 #769,325 Edmund A. Schade of New Britian, CT., assignor to Stanley Rule & Level Co. "Bevel"