United States Patent Office (1836)

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Dates

Existence: 1836

Biography

The U.S. Patent Office was founded as part of the Patent Act of 1836. It was part of the Department of State and chaired by the Commissioner of Patents. On July 13, 1836, Patent Number 1 was granted. In 1836, The Patent Office also went back and renumbered all previous patents with a suffix "X". Prior to this, patents were listed by names and dates and not numbers. After the renumbering, the very first US Patent became Patent 1X. On December 15 of the same year, a fire demolished the Patent Office, and only 2,845 patents were recovered. This resulted in a law that required all patent applications to be submitted in doubles. This law for double copies of patent applications was dropped in 1870 when the Patent Office started printing. n 1849, the Patent Office was transferred from the State Department to the Department of the Interior.

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Record of models shipped to Dartmouth College from the U.S. Patent Office

Collection

Identifier: 003421

Codex 003421

Date(s): 1872

Abstract

"Receipt for Models shipped to Dartmouth College from the United States Patent Office on the 9th of January 1872" (probably for Thayer School of Engineering which was founded in 1867)

United States Patent Office letters patent

Collection

Identifier: Mss 833680

Mss 833680

Date(s): 1830-12-30

Abstract

In English.

United States. Patent Office. Patent

Collection

Identifier: Mss 847308.1

Mss 847308.1

Date(s): 1847-05-08

Abstract

In English.

United States Patent Office patent

Collection

Identifier: Mss 858166

Mss 858166

Date(s): 1858-02-16

Scope and Contents

Patent granted by the Unites States Patent Office to Edwin M. Chaffee, Providence, Rhode Island for an India rubber door mat.

United States Patent Office patent

Collection

Identifier: Mss 858406

Mss 858406

Date(s): 1858-07-06

Scope and Contents

Five-page patent from the United States Patent Office to Sylvester W. Warren in Brooklyn, New York for a safety device for steam driven apparatus. Inlcudes specification with drawing on architect's linen. Signed by Jacob Thompson as Secretary of the Interior.

United States Patent Office patent

Collection

Identifier: Mss 868312.1

Mss 868312.1

Date(s): 1868-05-12

Scope and Contents

Reissued patent from tje US Patent Office to Henry E. Woodbury in Washington, DC for improvement in paper files. Description and diagram of improvement included. Signed by W.T.Otto and A.M. Stout.