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Edison: His Life and Inventions

Chapter 85: FOREIGN PATENTS
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A thorough, authorized biography traces Thomas Edison’s life from childhood and early telegraph work through his laboratory years and commercial enterprises, recounting family background, education, travels, and the development of his research practices. Narrative chapters document experiments, business decisions, and the organization of his workshops, while an extensive appendix offers technical explanations of specific devices and systems—telegraph and telephone improvements, the phonograph, dynamos and storage batteries, electric railways, cement and ore-milling innovations—and lists patents. Drawing on close cooperation with the subject, the authors combine anecdote, technical description, and chronological narrative to show how invention was pursued and applied.

   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 Jars Nov. 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 Apparatus Dec. 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 Same June 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 Metal March 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 Batteries May 8, 1907
   914,343     Making Storage Battery Electrodes. . . May 15, 1907
   861,819     Discharging Apparatus for Belt Conveyors June 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 October, 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

   Total of Edison's Foreign Patents. . . 1239