Patents for Knobs
S = Specimen is known
Re = Reissue patent
D = Design patent
| Specimen |
Patent No. |
Application Date |
Patent Date |
Patentee Name | Description of Patent | Assigned To: | Residence | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 272,069 | 2-23-82 | 2-13-83 | Theodore | MACE | Knob made of two parts to hold wire | Plainfield, NJ | ||
| 279,274 | 2-20-83 | 6-12-83 | William R. | PATTERSON | Knob with grooves to wrap line wire around | Western Electric Co. | Chicago, IL | |
| 296,688 | 11-30-83 | 4- 8-84 | David/Stephen | HAINES/LAKE | Knob for holding wires | New York, NY/Brooklyn, NY | ||
| 349,788 | 3- 6-84 | 9-28-86 | Nathan T. | FITCH | Knob | Chicago, IL | ||
| 386,111 | 10-21-87 | 7-17-88 | Henry H. | CUTLER | Knobs paired to hold wire in trees | Newton, MA | ||
| 398,025 | 12-28-88 | 2-19-89 | Warren C. | BROWN | Knob | Tarrytown, NY | ||
| 403,727 | 4- 2-89 | 5-21-89 | Jacob C. | BERRANG | Knob - self-tying | Asbury Park, NJ | ||
| 440,042 | 8- 8-90 | 11- 4-90 | William | KESSLER | Knob - 2 piece | Lafayette, IN | ||
| 450,384 | 12-12-90 | 4-14-91 | Daniel A. | BERTOLETTE | Knob with two grooves and side petticoat | Norristown, PA | ||
| S | 464,770 | 10-30-90 | 12- 8-91 | John Jay/George C. | GREEN/BROWN | Nail knob with matching caming grooves. Rotating cap tightens it against the insulated covered wire and the screw or nail secures the cap in that position. | Elizabeth, NJ/Elizabeth, NJ | |
| 469,940 | 9-30-91 | 3- 1-92 | Charles N. | HAMMOND | Knob - self-tying | Boston, MA | ||
| S | 477,980 | 2-21-90 | 6-28-92 | Herbert C. | WIRT | Knob | The Thomson-Houston Electric Co. | Boston, MA |
| S | 479,134 | 1-20-92 | 7-19-92 | Chauncey E. | CONOVER | Self-typing nail knob with arm that secures the wire | Cincinnati, OH | |
| 480,011 | 3-24-92 | 8- 2-92 | John Jay | GREEN | Knob - self-tying | The Security Insulator Co. | Boonton, NJ | |
| 483,771 | 3- 5-92 | 10- 4-92 | Albert P. | SEYMOUR | Knob - self-tying Patent was owned by Pass & Seymour. | Syracuse, NY | ||
| 485,106 | 3-17-92 | 10-25-92 | Charles T. | LEE | Knob of mica with side groove to hold wire | The Johns-Pratt Co. | Boston, MA | |
| S | 511,612 | 9- 1-93 | 12-26-93 | Charles N. | HAMMOND | Knob and cleat - self-tying | The Hammond Cleat & Insulator Co. | Boston, MA |
| 525,001 | 2-13-94 | 8-28-94 | Leonard W. | BRADLEY | Knob - 2 piece | Cleveland, OH | ||
| 526,472 | 7-26-94 | 9-25-94 | George | WEBSTER | Knob - self-tying | 1/2 to Arthur Ingraham & Samuel Brown | Philadelphia, PA | |
| 531,635 | 5-29-94 | 1- 1-95 | Albert | ISKE | Knob - 2 piece | Lancaster, PA | ||
| 549,443 | 9-23-95 | 11- 5-95 | Joseph | COLLINS | Knob | Washington, DC | ||
| 588,048 | 12-24-96 | 8-10-97 | George | ASHBY | Knob with grooves and bracket | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | ||
| 627,366 | 1- 4-99 | 6-20-99 | John | TRELEAVEN | Knob - self-tying | Harry Painter and Christopher Turton | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 660,271 | 12-10-97 | 10-23-00 | Robert H./John G. | HENDERSON/HENDERSON | Knob - self-tying | Chicago, IL/Chicago, IL | ||
| 664,176 | 7-25-00 | 12-18-00 | Emil | RISLER | Knob - self-tying via screw cap | Freiburg, Baden, Germany | ||
| S | 682,831 | 4-18-01 | 9-17-01 | Henry D. | MURDOCK | Knobs with various fluted sides grouped to hold wire | Pittsburg, PA | |
| S | 697,001 | 12- 6-01 | 4- 8-02 | William H. | NICHOLS | 2-piece reversible nail knob | 1/2 to Elmer Larrabee | Bennington, VT |
| S | 699,761 | 1-27-02 | 5-13-02 | Henry F. | KRETZER | Lightning rod insulator tie wire knob | St. Louis, MO | |
| S | 724,329 | 6-17-02 | 3-31-03 | Robert H. | POLK | Self-tying nail knob with three flanges on top for tying wire around the knob and saw-toothed bottom edge to prevent the knob from turning. | Birmingham, AL | |
| S | 745,999 | 1-21-03 | 12- 8-03 | Sigmund | BOWER | Nail knob with conical projection on the bottom part that fits in a conical recess in the top part and projections in the wire groove and cap to secure the wire. | 1/2 to Joseph Levy | New York, NY |
| 753,398 | 11- 8-02 | 3- 1-04 | Emory C. | HUNT | Knob - 2-piece with base cut at an angle | 1/2 to Charles Snyder | Belle Plaine, IA | |
| S | 753,399 | 11- 8-02 | 3- 1-04 | Emory C. | HUNT | Nail knob with hole in the top and two side groove for tie-wire (see Western Electrician 4-29-1905) | 1/2 to Charles Snyder | Belle Plaine, IA |
| 776,514 | 1-26-04 | 12- 6-04 | Emory C. | HUNT | Knob - split | 1/2 to C. W. E. Snyder | Belle Plaine, IA | |
| 783,348 | 3-18-04 | 2-21-05 | Evans C. | WRIGHT | Knob - self-tying | 1/2 to Francis McHenry | Portland, OR | |
| 804,115 | 5- 5-05 | 11- 7-05 | Gilbert W. | GOODRIDGE | Knob - self-tying | Bridgeport, CT | ||
| S | 806,588 | 5 - 5-05 | 12- 5-05 | Herbert | SINCLAIR | Oval shaped nail knob with saddle top for cap to fit over the saddle | Trenton, NJ | |
| 815,471 | 3- 8-05 | 3-20-06 | George L. | RICKS | Knob - split | Yuma, AZ | ||
| 818,186 | 7-17-05 | 4-17-06 | Henry D. | MURDOCK | 2-piece single wire cleat | Wilkinsburg, PA | ||
| 825,954 | 10-27-05 | 7-17-06 | Charles C. | BLAKE | Knob - split made from wood or composition | Brookline, MA | ||
| 834,533 | 9-11-05 | 10-30-06 | James F. | NICOLS | Knob - split vertically to clamp wire | 1/2 to C. D. Stevens | Plainfield, AR | |
| 840,336 | 2- 7-06 | 12-25-06 | Alfred | JOHNSON | Knob | Quincy, IL | ||
| 845,544 | 11-20-05 | 2-26-07 | Waldo C. | GORDON | Knob | The Electric Good Mfg Co. | Windsor, VT | |
| 849,896 | 3-24-06 | 4- 9-07 | Charles | GRIFFITH | Knob with cam device to hold wire | Elizabeth, PA | ||
| S | 855,208 | 2-19-07 | 5-28-07 | Herbert | SINCLAIR | Nail knob with top part fitting inside the bottom and with an offset nail hole. Specimen was found at Star Porcelain Co. dump with embossed marking IDEAL. | Trenton, NJ | |
| S | 864,947 | 5- 1-07 | 9- 3-07 | Elisha W. | BUFFINTON | Knob | 1/2 to Marietta Huggett | Fall River, MA |
| 876,059 | 10-11-06 | 1- 7-08 | William H. | IRONS | Knob | Beaver, PA | ||
| S | 878,302 | 7-10-07 | 2- 4-08 | Harley R. | MARKEL | Nail knob, square shaped with reversible matching halves | Dayton, OH | |
| 879,033 | 8- 7-07 | 2-11-08 | John | CALDWELL | Knob | Philadelphia, PA | ||
| 887,520 | 9- 6-07 | 5-12-08 | John W. | REHLING | Knob - self-tying | Allegheny, PA | ||
| 897,669 | 1- 3-06 | 9- 1-08 | Frank J. | SIEGWART | Knob - self-tying | Pittsburg, PA | ||
| S | 907,251 | 6-10-08 | 12-22-08 | Harry W. | LAWRENCE | Nail knob with side projection on each part to secure the wire. | Denver, CO | |
| S | 917,207 | 7-21-05 | 4- 6-09 | August | WEBER, Jr. | Knob with offset screw | August Weber, Sr. | Schenectady, NY |
| S | 919,386 | 1-11-08 | 4-27-09 | Ferdinand | SCHAUB | Knob for holding two wires (see article 7273) | Jersey City, NJ | |
| S | 948,321 | 6-12-07 | 2- 8-10 | Sergius P. | GRACE | Knob or spool to support a pair of insulation covered wires | Western Electric Co. | Pittsburg, PA |
| S | 954,596 | 8-19-07 | 4-12-10 | Albert L. | STADERMANN | Knob (Fireplug) | Terre Haute, IN | |
| 964,586 | 11-29-07 | 7-19-10 | John R. | TUFTS, Jr. | Knob - self-tying | 1/2 to F. W. Clark | Weymouth, MA | |
| S | 965,723 | 5-29-09 | 7-26-10 | John F. | MALTHANER | Nail knob with ball holder. Known as the Paragon knob, which was sold by the Paragon Electric Co. | Chillicothe, MO | |
| S | 971,683 | 8-13-09 | 10- 4-10 | Harley R. | MARKEL | Knob | Columbus, OH | |
| S | 977,262 | 4-28-10 | 11-29-10 | Neal Jay | BIGHAM | Knob - self-tying | Harry A. Robertson | Detroit, MI |
| 981,074 | 4-14-10 | 1-10-11 | Henry H. | DUPONT | Knob triangular shaped | Indianapolis, IN | ||
| S | 992,570 | 7- 1-10 | 5-16-11 | Harley R. | MARKEL | Knob with reversible L-shaped halves | Columbus, OH | |
| 1,014,934 | 8-11-10 | 1-16-12 | George | BAKER | Knob | Torrington, CT | ||
| S | 1,021,059 | 1- 4-11 | 3-26-12 | Willis R. | MARKLEY | Knob | Findlay, OH | |
| 1,029,980 | 12-23-11 | 6-18-12 | John | ELLIS | Knob - self-tying (see reissue 13,748 on 6-16-1914) | Salem, MO | ||
| S | 1,032,545 | 4- 5-12 | 7-16-12 | Robert D. | HILTY | Knob | 1/2 to Ira Zeis | Carey, OH |
| S | 1,042,372 | 4- 8-12 | 10-22-12 | John R. | HARRIS | Knob | Chartiers Township, PA | |
| S | 1,048,850 | 4- 6-12 | 12-31-12 | John W. | MOORE | Findlay reversible "Buckeye" split-knob for crossovers | Carey, OH | |
| 1,049,405 | 7- 9-08 | 1- 7-13 | Ferdinand | SCHAUB | Knob | Jersey City, NJ | ||
| 1,060,886 | 10-30-11 | 5- 6-13 | John E. | BICKNELL | Interchangeable nail knob parts | Findlay Electric Porcelain Co. | Findlay, OH | |
| 1,079,239 | 12-16-12 | 11-18-13 | John R. | HARRIS | Knob | Crafton, PA | ||
| Re13,748 | 4-28-13 | 6-16-14 | John | ELLIS | Knob - self-tying (reissue of 1,029,980) | St. James, MO | ||
| S | 1,127,776 | 4- 4-12 | 2- 9-15 | Charles W. | KETTRON | Reversible nail knob | Illinois Electric Porcelain Co. | Macomb, IL |
| S | 1,139,748 | 1-31-12 | 5-18-15 | Thomas W. | BEATTY | Knob | New Cumberland, WV | |
| S | 1,144,153 | 6-15-12 | 6-22-15 | William H. | NICHOLS | Knob | Bennington, VT | |
| S | 1,147,498 | 11- 1-12 | 7-20-15 | Edgar H. | FREEMAN | Reversible nail knob | Trenton Porcelain Co. | Trenton, NJ |
| 1,177,996 | 1- 7-15 | 4- 4-16 | William J./William A. | CURRY/ANDREWS | Knob with two nail holes | East Liverpool, OH/East Liverpool, OH | ||
| 1,179,127 | 1- 9-14 | 4-11-16 | Harley R. | MARKEL | Knob, split with metal clip to hold the parts together | Columbus, OH | ||
| 1,186,862 | 9- 9-15 | 6-13-16 | Otto P. | SWARTZ | Knob | Mount Pleasant, PA | ||
| 1,194,747 | 12- 3-15 | 8-15-16 | Herbert R. | KELLS | Knob | New York, NY | ||
| 1,201,325 | 12-26-13 | 10-17-16 | Harley R. | MARKEL | Knob | Columbus, OH | ||
| S | 1,213,011 | 7- 6-16 | 1-16-17 | Philip C. | RAGOTZKY | Odd cylindrical knob with off-center screw hole and external grooves for attaching wires to buildings (see reissue 14,312 on 6-5-1917) | Philadelphia, PA | |
| 1,217,315 | 4-27-16 | 2-27-17 | Julian H. | KENDIG | Knob | Pittsburg, PA | ||
| S | 1,218,181 | 2-24-15 | 3- 6-17 | John W. | HOMER | Nail knob made by Cook Pottery Co. known as the "Wedge". | Greencastle, PA | |
| Re14,312 | 3- 7-17 | 6- 5-17 | Philip C. | RAGOTZKY | Odd cylindrical knob with off-cent screw hole and external grooves for attaching wires to buildings (reissue of 1,213,011) | Philadelphia, PA | ||
| S | 1,232,354 | 11-28-16 | 7- 3-17 | John E. | MAIR | Nail knob | Brunt Tile & Porcelain Co. | Pittsburg, PA |
| 1,273,313 | 8- 9-17 | 7-23-18 | Thomas W. | BEATTY | Knob with metal clip | Carey, OH | ||
| 1,284,799 | 3-22-17 | 11-12-18 | Lambert J. | SINDELAR | Knob with two vertical grooves and lag screw for mounting to building | Howell, NE | ||
| 1,290,540 | 3- 6-18 | 1- 7-19 | Gustave | GLOCKER | Knob | North East, MD | ||
| 1,302,158 | 7-11-17 | 4-29-19 | John R. | HARRIS | Knob | Chartiers Township, PA | ||
| S | 1,311,483 | 11-28-17 | 7-29-19 | Frank M. | AMOS | Nail knob, cap has radial ridges flush with rim of cap and base has ribbed grooves. | Wheeling Tile Co. | Wheeling, WV |
| 1,314,682 | 3-10-19 | 9- 2-19 | Oscar W. | MCKNIGHT | Machine for making nail knobs (see 1,517,084) | Brunt Tile & Porcelain Co. | Columbus, OH | |
| 1,326,962 | 5- 1-17 | 1- 6-20 | Alfred M. | POINDEXTER | Nail knob with nail split in the center | Denver, CO | ||
| S | 1,329,656 | 4- 3-14 | 2- 3-20 | Arthur H. | FARGO | Nail knob made by Triangle M (Illinois Electric Porcelain Co.) with captivated nail. | Charles Tremain | Poughkeepsie, NY |
| 1,335,634 | 5- 7-19 | 3-30-20 | Frank M. | AMOS | Knob | Wheeling Tile Co. | Wheeling, WV | |
| S | 1,354,396 | 10-20-15 | 9-28-20 | Harry E. | HOENIG | Knob with ribs on nail to prevent separation | 1/2 to Josiat Smith | East Liverpool, OH |
| 1,376,307 | 4- 9-20 | 4-26-21 | Frank M. | AMOS | Knob | Wheeling Tile Co. | Wheeling, WV | |
| 1,390,118 | 6-16-19 | 9- 6-21 | Peter Christian Carl | FRIDRICHSEN | Knob | Wheeling, WV | ||
| 1,427,953 | 6- 6-18 | 9- 5-22 | Arthur W. | HARRISON | Knob | Porcelain Appliance Corp. | Winthrop, MA | |
| 1,429,079 | 2- 4-16 | 9-12-22 | Charles W. | KETTRON | Knob | Illinois Electric Porcelain Co. | Macomb, IL | |
| 1,429,369 | 1- 8-15 | 9-19-22 | William M. | PARKER | Knob | J. H. Parker & Son, Inc. | Parkersburg, WV | |
| 1,474,736 | 5-21-20 | 11-20-23 | Ferdinand | SCHAUB | Knob | Jersey City, NJ | ||
| 1,512,430 | 11-19-23 | 10-21-24 | John G. | LOY | Machine for assembling nail knobs | Federal Porcelain Co. | Carey, OH | |
| 1,517,084 | 8- 4-21 | 11-25-24 | Oscar W. | MCKNIGHT | Machine for making nail knobs (see 1,314,682) | Brunt Tile & Porcelain Co. | Columbus, OH | |
| 1,521,433 | 4-17-23 | 12-30-24 | Robert W. | CHARLTON | Knob | Pineville, LA | ||
| S | 1,527,318 | 8-10-21 | 2-24-25 | Edwin | LEWIS | Knob with multiple side grooves | American Telephone & Telegraph Co. | New York, NY |
| 1,530,298 | 2-21-23 | 3-17-25 | Young J./Ammie L. | CHAMBLESS/LEE | Knob with side grooves | Panama City, FL/Panama City, FL | ||
| 1,532,110 | 8- 6-23 | 3-31-25 | John G. | LOY | Machine for assembling nail knobs | Federal Porcelain Co. | Carey, OH | |
| 1,532,111 | 6-14-24 | 3-31-25 | John G. | LOY | Machine for assembling nail knobs | Federal Porcelain Co. | Carey, OH | |
| 1,583,458 | 12-12-21 | 5- 4-26 | Timothy Henry | HANLEY | Machine for making nail knobs | Federal Porcelain Co. | Cincinnati, OH | |
| 1,589,939 | 4-17-22 | 6-22-26 | Francis M. | CASE | Machine to manufacture nail knobs | Federal Porcelain Co. | Cleveland, OH | |
| 1,592,042 | 3-26-23 | 7-13-26 | Maurice H./William A. | NEWMAN/GILARDIN | Knob | Alameda, CA/Oakland, CA | ||
| 1,602,918 | 3-11-22 | 10-12-26 | Woodward J. | MARTINEZ | Knob | Berkley, CA | ||
| 1,640,815 | 2-17-22 | 8-30-27 | Horace D. | BROOKMAN | Knob - self-tying | East Liverpool, OH | ||
| 1,664,172 | 7-20-26 | 3-27-28 | John R. | HOLLER | Knob with metal hook to hold wire | Ellwood City, PA | ||
| 1,668,581 | 9-24-25 | 5- 8-28 | Donald M. | BROWN | Knob (Canada) | Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| 1,736,043 | 10- 4-23 | 11-19-29 | William D. | KYLE | Knob | Line Material Co. | Milwaukee, WI | |
| S | D108,489 | 11-29-37 | 2-15-38 | Rolland E. | DALTON | Standard Porcelain No. 57 | Porcelain Products, Inc. | Fostoria, OH |
| S | D115,530 | 1-21-39 | 7- 4-39 | Ludwig A. | STOHL | Fence knob (Wisconsin Porcelain Co. president) | Wisconsin Porcelain Co. | Sun Prairie, WI |
| D121,705 | 12-18-39 | 7-30-40 | Ralph R. | SMITH | Fence knob | Lakewood, OH | ||
| 2,213,425 | 7-28-38 | 9- 3-40 | Harry M. | YOUNG | Knob and bracket pin | Western Wire Products Co. | Webster Groves, MO | |
| S | D126,721 | 8- 2-40 | 4-22-41 | Lorell John | SCHILLING | Surge fence knob | Babson Brothers Co. | Brookfield, IL |
| S | D126,722 | 8- 2-40 | 4-22-41 | Lorell John | SCHILLING | Surge fence knob | Babson Brothers Co. | Brookfield, IL |
| S | 2,307,277 | 6- 6-41 | 1- 5-43 | Edward L. | KLINGEL | Knob - self-tying | St. Paul, MN | |
| 2,343,576 | 12-28-42 | 3- 7-44 | Ralph R. | PITTMAN | Knob | Pine Bluff, AR | ||
| 2,517,221 | 5-27-1948 | 8- 1-1950 | Raymond A. | LOUX | Knob - specimens exist called "pencil holder" | Nashwauk, MN | ||
| 2,688,654 | 10-10-1949 | 9- 7-1954 | Aloysius B. | BUSSMANN, Jr. | Knob (for fence posts) | St. Louis, MO | ||
| 2,935,553 | 8-13-1958 | 5- 3-1960 | Robert L. | SHOWMAN | Nail knob with center bushing to secure nail | A. B. Chance Co. | Carey, OH |