William Rockwell Clough
Inventor and Manufacturer of over a Billion Corkscrews
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Clough Patent List

1867 July 30 U.S. Patent No. 67,346, Stopper Fastener to C. Porter reissued to W.R. Clough in 1876

1868 August 18 U.S. Patent No. 81,253 - Paper Files

1872 October 8 U.S. Patent No. 5088 (Reissue) - Paper File

1874 June 16 U.S. Patent No. 152,078 - Bill Files

1875 February 16 U.S. Patent No. 159,796 - Bill File

1875 April 6 U.S. Patent No. 161,755 - Medicine Bottle Corkscrew

1875 May 3 British Patent No. 1640 - Medicine Wire Corkscrew

1876 January 18 U.S. Patent No. 172,391 - Sealing Wax

1876 February 1 U.S. Patent No. 172,868 - Wire Corkscrew

1876 September 20 U.S. Patent No. 182,559 - Hair Pin

1876 December 12 Reissue of U.S. Patent No. 67,346, July 30, 1867 "Corking Bottles" by Charles H. Porter, Albany, New York as No. 7,424 with name changed to "Bottle Stopper Fastener" was assigned to W.R. Clough, Applied for August 7, 1876

1877 September 15 German Patent No. 977 - Combination of 1875 and 1876 Corkscrew Patents

1878 October 2 British Patent No. 3868 - Corkscrew Machine

1878 November 25 French Patent No. 126,098 - Corkscrew Machine

1880 July 20 U.S. Patent No. 230,240 - Wire Nursery Pin

1880 November 16 U.S. Patent No. 234,537 - Chair Support

1880 November 30 U.S. Patent No. 234,962 - Wire Nursery Pin

1880 December 14 U.S. Patent No. 235,515 - Spiral Hooks/Tacks

1881 June 7 U.S. Patent No. 242,602 - Wire Corkscrew

1882 July 4 U.S. Patent No. 260,536 - Bill File

1882 September 12 U.S. Patent No. 264,391 "Combination Spoon and Folding Corkscrew"

1883 February 20 U.S. Patent No. 272,650 - Binder Device

1883 April 17 U.S. Patent No. 276,001 - Binder Device

1883 October 9 U.S. Patent No. 286,264 - Wire Buckle

1883 November 6 U.S. Patent No. 288,161 - Hose Supporter

1884 July 22 U.S. Patent No. 302,321 - Folding Flat Metal Band Corkscrew

1884 July 23 British Patent No. 10,504 Folding Flat Metal Band Corkscrew

1884 September 2 U.S. Patent No. 304,299 by William Crabb Wire Corkscrew

1885 December 15 U.S. Patent No. 332,382 - Capsule Cork Remover

1886 March 2 U.S. Patent No. 337,309 - William Crabb Cut Scarf Point

1887 May 24 U.S. Patent No. 363,597 - Wire Screws

1890 November 25 U.S. Patent No. 441,137 - Corkscrew Machine

1892 May 3 U.S. Patent No. 474,055 - Corkscrew for Advertising

1889 February 21 U.S. Design Patent No. D-30,234 - Handle

1900 October 16 U.S. Patent No. 659,649 - Corkscrew Machine

1902 February 25 Canadian Patent No. 74,941 - Corkscrew Machine

1903 May 19 U.S. Patent No. 728,735 Bottle Attachment & Clough Corkscrew Advertising Tag

1904 December 27 U.S. Patent No. 778,593 - Closure for Bottles

1908 May 7 British Patent No. 20,272 - Decapitator

1910 March 1 U.S. Patent No. 950,509 - Decapitator

1913 December 19 U.S. Patent No. 1,081,018 - Card Easel

1914 December 15 U.S. Patent No. 1,120,906 - Bottle Attachment

1920 May 4 U.S. Patent No. 1,339,1 64 - Pocket Implement Knife




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