FOR

INVENTIONS AND DESIGNS,

ISSUED BY THE

UNITED STATES, P

=

FROM 1790 TO 1847,

WITH THE

PATENT LAWS AND NOTES OF DECISIONS

OF THE

COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SAME PERIOD:

COMPILED AND PUBLISHED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF

EDMUND BURKE,

COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS.

WASHINGTON:

PRINTED BY J. & G. S. GIDEON.

1847.

CLASS 1. Agriculture, including Instruments and Operations

CLASS 2. Metallurgy and Manufacture of Metals, and Instruments therefor

CLASS 3. Manufactures of Fibrous and Textile Substances, including Machines for

preparing Fibres of Wool, Cotton, Silk, Fur, Paper

CLASS 4. Chemical Processes, Manufactures, and Compounds, including Medicine,

Dying, Color making, Distilling, Soap and Candle making, Mortars,

Cements, &c.

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CLASS 5. Calorific, comprising Lamps, Fireplaces, Stoves, Grates, Furnaces for

heating Buildings, Cooking Apparatus, Preparation of Fuel

CLASS 6. Steam and Gas Engines, including Boilers and Furnaces therefor, and

parts thereof

CLASS 7. Navigation and Maritime Implements, comprising all Vessels for convey-

ance on water, their Construction, Rigging, and Propulsion; Diving

Dresses, Life Preservers

3

39

67

99

123

151

167

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CLASS 8. Mathematical, Philosophical and Optical Instruments, including Clocks,

Chronometers

183

CLASS 9. Civil Engineering and Architecture, comprising works on Rail and Com-

mon Roads, Bridges, Canals, Wharves, Docks, Rivers, Wiers, Dams,

and other Internal Improvements, Buildings, Roofs

CLASS 10. Land Conveyance, comprising Carriages, Cars, and other Vehicles used

on Roads, and parts thereof

191

205

and

CLASS 11. Hydraulics and Pneumatics, including Water-wheels, Wind-mills,

other Implements operated on by Air or Water, or employed in Rais-

ing and Delivery of Fluids

CLASS 12. Lever, Screw, and other Mechanical Power, as applied to Pressing,

219

Weighing, Raising, and Moving Weights

239

CLASS 13. Grinding Mills and Mill-gearing, containing Grain Mills, Mechanical

Movements, and Horse Powers

249

CLASS 14. Lumber, including Machines and Tools for Preparing and Manufacturing,

such as Sawing, Planing, Mortising, Shingle and Stave, Carpenters'

and Coopers' Implements

CLASS 15. Stone and Clay Manufactures, including Machines for Pottery, Glass-

making, Brick-making, Dressing and Preparing Stone, Cements, and

CLASS 16. Leather, including Tanning and Dressing, Manufacture of Boots, Shoes,

Saddlery, Harness

293

CLASS 17. Household Furniture, Machines and Implements for Domestic Purposes,

including Washing Machines, Bread and Cracker Machines, Feather

Dressing

307