Edison with first incandescent lamp

The Complete

Thomas Alva Edison

U.S. Patent Collection

by Jim Bieberich

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Edison with his chemistry lab

Order: 1,001 - 1,084
Patents: 1,182,897 - 1,908,830
Dates: 05-16-1916 - 05-16-1933

Order

Pat Num

App Date

Pat Date

Type

Co-Inventor

Pages

Claims

Description

1001

1,182,897

02/08/1908

05/16/1916

Ua

-

7

10

Apparatus for Recording and Reproducing Motion and Sounds

1002

1,184,332

12/07/1910

05/23/1916

Uc

-

10

41

Phonograph or Talking-Machine

1003

1,184,333

02/17/1911

05/23/1916

Uac

-

9

41

Phonograph or Talking-Machine

1004

1,184,334

08/12/1912

05/23/1916

U

-

13

28

Phonograph or Talking-Machine

1005

1,190,133

02/16/1912

07/04/1916

Ua

-

3

14

Means for Recording Sounds

1006

1,192,400

05/23/1912

07/25/1916

U

-

5

11

Electrical System for Automobiles

1007

1,197,723

10/26/1912

09/12/1916

Uac

-

6

14

Coating Apparatus

1008

1,198,426

08/31/1914

09/19/1916

Uac

-

7

11

Production of Electrode Elements

1009

1,201,448

10/26/1912

10/17/1916

Ua

-

5

12

Coating Apparatus

1010

1,201,449

04/25/1914

10/17/1916

Ua

-

6

15

Sound-Modifying Device

1011

1,204,420

03/24/1911

11/14/1916

Ua

-

3

11

Sound-Box

1012

1,207,382

05/24/1910

12/05/1916

Ua

-

6

9

Primary Battery

1013

1,207,383

01/30/1913

12/05/1916

Uac

-

5

18

Sound-Record Tablet

1014

1,219,272

08/13/1908

03/13/1917

U

-

7

7

Process of Constructing Concrete Buildings

1015

1,221,981

12/30/1911

04/10/1917

Uac

-

6

5

Alternating-Current Rectifier

1016

1,234,450

09/16/1912

07/24/1917

Ua

-

2

5

Celluloid Record-Blank

1017

1,234,451

10/26/1912

07/24/1917

Ua

-

3

2

Mold or Transfer Plate

1018

1,248,468

06/07/1917

12/04/1917

Ua

-

2

5

Celluloid Record-Blank

1019

1,255,517

07/31/1912

02/05/1918

U

-

6

11

Starting and Current-Supplying System for Automobiles

1020

1,266,778

06/24/1912

05/21/1918

Ua

-

2

9

Process of Making Screens for Projection

1021

1,266,779

10/16/1914

05/21/1918

Ua

-

4

6

Electric Safety-Lantern

1022

1,266,780

01/20/1917

05/21/1918

Ua

-

3

7

Storage Battery

1023

1,275,232

12/22/1911

08/13/1918

Ua

-

2

1

Production of Finely-Divided Metals

1024

1,283,706

10/02/1916

11/05/1918

U

-

2

7

Para-phenylene-di-amin Substance and Process Relating Thereto

1025

1,286,259

03/06/1913

12/03/1918

U

-

7

7

Means for Recording Sounds

1026

1,290,138

12/02/1913

01/07/1919

Ua

-

4

12

Friction Speed-Governor

1027

1,292,277

06/29/1917

01/21/1919

Ua

-

5

18

Swaging-Machine

1028

1,297,294

01/24/1916

03/11/1919

U

-

4

8

Projectile

1029

1,299,693

08/10/1914

04/08/1919

Uc

-

3

28

Storage Battery

1030

1,300,708

02/12/1916

04/15/1919

U

-

4

9

Projectile

1031

1,300,709

02/12/1916

04/15/1919

U

-

4

12

Projectile

1032

1,311,955

03/06/1916

08/05/1919

Ua

-

7

9

Tube Filling and Tamping Machine

1033

1,323,218

01/17/1916

11/25/1919

Ua

-

4

13

Method and Means for Improving the Rendition of Musical Compositions

1034

1,326,330

10/13/1914

12/30/1919

Ua

-

3

6

Mold for Sound-Records

1035

1,326,854

01/18/1917

12/30/1919

U

-

4

9

Apparatus for the Production of Concrete Structures

1036

1,342,326

08/26/1915

06/01/1920

Ua

-

2

16

Composition of Matter for Sound-Records or the Like and Process of Making the Same

1037

1,359,972

06/21/1919

11/23/1920

U

-

3

15

Electroplating

1038

1,364,358

12/13/1915

01/04/1921

U

-

6

27

Battery-Tray

1039

1,364,359

09/29/1919

01/04/1921

U

-

1

2

Protecting-Varnish for Electrodes of Electrolytic Cells

1040

1,369,271

07/03/1919

02/22/1921

U

-

3

7

Cleaning of Metallic Surfaces

1041

1,369,272

08/05/1919

02/22/1921

Ua

-

4

4

Process of Molding

1042

1,371,414

06/17/1919

03/15/1921

U

-

4

10

Nickel-Plating

1043

1,377,192

01/18/1919

05/10/1921

Ua

-

3

17

Production of Molded Articles

1044

1,377,193

01/23/1919

05/10/1921

Ua

-

2

19

Production of Molded Articles

1045

1,377,194

06/16/1920

05/10/1921

U

-

8

28

Storage Battery

1046

1,379,088

09/16/1919

05/24/1921

U

-

6

12

Storage Battery

1047

1,379,089

10/04/1919

05/24/1921

U

-

8

26

Production of Thin Metallic Sheets or Foils

1048

1,386,095

11/06/1919

08/02/1921

Ua

-

4

32

Electrode Element for Galvanic Batteries and Method of Producing Same

1049

1,402,751

09/05/1919

01/10/1922

U

-

4

10

Storage-Battery Electrode and the Production of Same

1050

1,410,391

12/02/1919

03/21/1922

U

-

1

2

Protective Coating for Steel and Iron

1051

1,411,425

04/30/1919

04/04/1922

Ua

-

3

9

Production of Molded Articles

1052

1,417,463

07/03/1919

05/23/1922

Uac

Charles G. Kircher (2)

5

12

Mold

1053

1,417,464

07/16/1920

05/23/1922

Uc

-

5

11

Production of Thin Metal Sheets or Foils

1054

1,425,183

10/26/1918

08/08/1922

U

-

4

7

Transmitter

1055

1,425,184

08/26/1920

08/08/1922

U

-

8

32

Production of Thin Metal Sheets or Foils

1056

1,425,458

12/11/1919

08/08/1922

Ua

-

3

4

Stylus Mounting

1057

1,456,687

12/11/1919

05/29/1923

Ua

-

4

11

Stylus Mounting

1058

1,488,480

09/28/1921

04/01/1924

Ua

-

4

14

Regeneration of Alkaline Storage-Battery Elements

1059

1,488,481

04/26/1922

04/01/1924

Ua

-

3

13

Regeneration of Storage-Battery Elements

1060

1,489,240

01/05/1921

04/08/1924

Ua

-

4

14

Voltaic Battery and the Production of Electrode Elements Therefor

1061

1,492,023

02/11/1922

04/29/1924

Ua

-

3

4

Sound Record

1062

1,495,580

02/08/1923

05/27/1924

U

-

2

11

Method of Producing Chlorinated Rubber

1063

1,526,326

03/12/1924

02/17/1925

U

-

5

8

Storage Battery

1064

1,546,573

05/25/1923

07/21/1925

Ua

-

4

5

Production of Disk Phonograph Records

1065

1,559,562

05/25/1923

11/03/1925

U

-

4

8

Storage Battery

1066

1,583,783

11/14/1923

05/11/1926

Ua

-

4

10

Centrifugal Speed Governor

1067

1,599,121

02/26/1924

09/07/1926

Ua

-

2

6

Production of Depolarizing Agent for Voltaic Battery

1068

1,600,722

07/06/1923

09/21/1926

Ua

-

6

18

Mounting for Diamonds and the Like

1069

1,644,670

01/31/1925

10/11/1927

Ua

-

4

2

Cabinet

1070

1,649,579

07/24/1925

11/15/1927

Ua

-

7

14

Storage-Battery Electrode Element and Production Thereof

1071

1,651,196

05/14/1923

11/29/1927

Ua

-

5

12

Storage Battery

1072

1,678,246

06/28/1922

07/24/1928

Ua

-

5

5

Production of Alkali-Metal Compounds from Silicates Containing Them

1073

1,690,159

10/05/1926

11/06/1928

Ua

-

3

6

Method of Producing Sound-Record Tablets

1074

1,702,935

02/13/1925

02/19/1929

Uac

-

7

14

Receiving Apparatus for Radio and Telephone Circuits

1075

1,708,692

02/13/1926

04/09/1929

Ua

-

8

11

Phonograph

1076

1,711,265

02/10/1926

04/30/1929

Ua

-

7

27

Phonograph Reproducer

1077

1,723,609

10/12/1927

08/06/1929

Ua

-

5

4

Apparatus for Producing Storage-Battery Electrode Elements

1078

1,740,079

11/3019/27

12/17/1929

Ua

-

3

10

Extraction of Rubber from Plants

1079

1,744,533

04/30/1925

01/21/1930

Ua

-

3

2

Mounting for Diaphragms of Sound Boxes

1080

1,744,534

01/29/1926

01/21/1930

Ua

-

2

7

Production of Molded Articles

1081

1,829,856

12/15/1928

11/03/1931

Ua

-

4

5

Dynamo-Electric Machine

1082

1,836,066

08/14/1926

12/15/1931

Ua

-

5

5

Electroplating Apparatus

1083

1,862,740

10/06/1928

06/14/1932

Ua

-

2

3

Production of Molded Articles

1084

1,908,830

01/09/1931

05/16/1933

Ua

-

4

4

Holder for Article to be Electroplated

Order:
Patent #:
Patent Date:
1 - 100 
90,646 - 173,718
06-01-1869 - 02-22-1876
101-200
178,221 - 248,432
05-30-1876 - 10-18-1881

201-300
248,433 - 266,022
10-18-1881 - 10-17-1882

301-400
266,447 - 317,633
10-24-1882 - 05-12-1885

401-500
328,572 - 406,567
10-20-1885 - 07-09-1889

Order:
Patent #:
Patent Date:

501-600
406,568 - 454,941
07-09-1889 - 06-30-1891

601-700
454,942 - 509,517
06-30-1891 - 11-28-1893

701-800
509,518 - 750,102
11-28-1893 - 01-19-1904

801-900
754,755 - 946,540
03-15-1904 - 01-18-1910

901-1000
947,806 - 1,178,063
02-01-1910 - 04-04-1916

Order:
Patent #:
Patent Date:

1001 - 1084
1,182,897 - 1,908,830
05-16-1916 - 05-16-1933

 

DESIGNS
1 - 9
D12,631 - D69,689
12-27-1881 - 03-16-1926

REISSUES
1 - 17
RE3,820 - RE16,614
02-01-1870 - 05-03-1927

 
Key to Type Codes: U - Utility Patent
D - Design Patent
RE - Reissued Patent
a - assignment to company
c - correction included with patent
d - disclaimer
Co-Inventor:  A number in parenthesis next to a co-inventor name indicates the position of ownership as listed in the patent body

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