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Corkscrews: 1000 Patent Ways to Open a Bottle
Corkscrews: 1000 Patent Ways to Open a Bottle by Fred O'Leary was published in 1996. Since publication, a number examples of patented corkscrews have been found. Also additional patents have been discovered and some of these have known examples. To access a patent, click on the number in the table below.
Please note that this list does not include patents already shown or illustrated in the book. If you do not have a copy of the book, contact Fred O'Leary.
Click on the links in the "Utility" and "Design" columns to view the patent drawing.
TABLE I
Utility Design Issue Date Title Name 78,897 June 16, 1868 Faucet Rooker, Alfred 94,029 August 24, 1869 Syringe Puffer, Alvin D. 100,697 March 8, 1870 Faucet Weed, Alfred 161,295 March 23, 1875 Attaching Hollow-Handles to Cutlery Taft, O.W. 174,028 February 22, 1876 Faucet and Vent Talley, James Jr. 203,314 May 17, 1878 Champagne Tap Bentley, William & Richard 271,868 February 6, 1883 Combination Tool Kistner, H.U. 282,712 August 7, 1883 Tool Handle J. S. Fray 376,001 January 3, 1888 Ink Bottle Johnson, N. 399,440 March 12, 1888 Bottle Stopper Sands, Josias 409,080 August 13, 1889 Medicine or Postal Scales Watt, W.R. 413,462 October 22, 1899 Retaining Device for Bottle Stoppers Sands, Josias 589,200 August 31, 1897 Combination Tool Zietzke, W.E. 603,847 May 10, 1898 Pocket Knife Harvey, J.F. 637,826 November 28, 1899 Combined Corkscrew and Valve for Beer Pumps Preston, Frank 707,560 August 26, 1902 Can Opener Duncan, M.E. 707,561 August 26, 1902 Can Opener Duncan, M.E. 719,797 February 3, 1903 Farrier's Knife Heller, Paul E. 720,202 February 10, 1903 Knife White, F. 731,859 June 23, 1903 Combination Tool Clark, W.R. 750,994 February 2, 1904 Wrench McKinley, M. 759,714 May 10, 1904 Spatula and Cork Extractor Jelks, E.B. 770,970 September 27, 1904 Tool Handle Keferstein, H.O. 772,000 October 11, 1904 Penholder Purschke, H. 780,350 January 17, 1905 Can Opener Johnston, M.H. 810,538 January 23, 1906 Spatula and Cork Extractor Jelks, E.B. 844,043 February 12, 1907 Compound Tool and Tool Holder Perkins, Orlandow S. 906,376 December 8, 1908 Can Opener Braconier, O.E. 928,156 July 13, 1909 Uncapping Tool Rydquist, A. 941,901 November 30, 1909 Tool Handle Zinn, Edward 982,893 January 31, 1911 Bottle Cap Remover Stephens, A.W. 991,316 May 2, 1911 Combination Tool Johnson, A.P. 994,119 June 6, 1911 Nail Clipper Browning, Justus A. 999,901 August 8, 1911 Bottle Cap Remover Stephens, A.W. 1,052,298 February 4, 1913 Can Opener Whitfield, W. 1,069,106 August 5, 1913 Combination Tool - Handle Pliers Brice, M.M. 1,110,250 September 8, 1914 Screw Boyn, J. 1,138,456 May 4, 1915 Opener Curran, William C. 1,438,198 December 12, 1922 Key Fastener Uttz, W.A. 1,453,979 May 1, 1923 Combination Tool Holsen, Joseph J. 1,485,094 February 26, 1924 Can Opener Thompson, W.M. 1,487,360 March 18, 1924 Combination Tool Phillips, S.J. D69,235 January 12, 1926 Bottle Opener Rogers, Everett Irving Jr. 1,756,279 April 29, 1930 Valve for Measuring and Dispensing Fluid Campbell, Lorn Jr. 1,787,018 December 30, 1930 Means for Removing Bottle Caps Porz, N.P. 1,956,875 May 1, 1934 Mumble Peg Toy Paradise, W. F. 2,101,471 December 7, 1937 Nonrefillable Bottle Tapping Device Greenbaum, M. 2,361,387 October 31, 1944 Scissors Edwards, I. R. C. 2,738,577 March 20, 1956 Can Piercing Device Uhrin, J. D180,316 May 21, 1957 Combined Seal Cutter and Bottle Cap Remover Brownson, Harvey H. 5,829,965 November 3, 1998 Multifunction Waiter's Tool Rubalcava, Raul 6,142,769 November 7, 2000 Multi-Purpose Tool Walker, Trevor Lee D452,037 December 11, 2001 Combination Cigarette Lighter, Bottle Opener, Corkscrew and Knife Smith, Andrew W. 6,519,799 February 18, 2003 Corkscrew Tool and Pipe Combination Bartholomew, Charles D504,288 April 26, 2005 Bar Tool Kushner, Robert Gerald 7,069,825 July 4, 2006 Corkscrew Chun Ming Cheung 7,125,145 October 24, 2006 Multi-Purpose Equipment Gardiner, W.A. et al
TABLE II
Utility Design Issue Date Title Name 32,888 July 23,1861 Faucet Parks, Edwin 40,082 September 22, 1863 Pump Cylinder Attachment Pratt, Francis A. 40,276 October 13, 1863 Pump Cylinder Attachment Pratt, Francis A. 59,426 November 6,1866 Faucet Marchbank, J. & Humphry, H. 74,961 February 25, 1868 Boring Faucet Weed, Alfred 75,177 March 3, 1868 Faucet McGee, Samuel 78,499 June 2, 1868 Faucet Weed, Alfred 82,851 October 6, 1868 Molasses Gate Lawrence, R. & Johnson, I.G. 86,956 February 16,1869 Boring Faucet Weed, Alfred 105,818 July 26,1870 Faucet Lord, J.H. 141,465 August 5, 1873 Vent-Gimlets Rummer, H.S. 175,812 April 4, 1876 Bung-Boring Faucet Young, H.J., Ellis, G.L., Strothman, J.H. 215,357 May 13, 1879 Bung-Extractor Henderer, E. 234,710 November 23, 1880 Faucet for Sheet Metal Vessels Heitzelman, P. 270,550 January 9, 1883 Faucet McGregor, R.B. 372,099 October 25, 1887 Wire Hook Williamson, C.T. 454,749 June 23, 1891 Device for Tapping Barrels Lindenmann, W. 464,019 December 1, 1891 Faucet Hall, L.L. 469,901 March 1, 1892 Faucet Webb, R.L. 477,308 June 21, 1892 Faucet McFarland, M. 537,755 April 16,1895 Faucet Crozier, H.V. 543,121 July 23, 1895 Portable Hook Bates, H.H. 545,377 August 27, 1895 Tapping Casts &c. Rice, H.W. 574,583 January 5, 1897 Beer Tap Springer, D.E. & Hadesty, J.M. 626,082 May 30, 1899 Spigot Newton, C.H. 690,223 December 31, 1901 Self Tapping Spigot Antill, B.F. 802,363 October 17, 1905 Tap For Drawing Off Liquids From Tins Helleur, G. 1,048,226 December 24, 1912 Puncturing, Dispensing and Sealing Device Stone, H.W. 1,159,685 November 9, 1915 Faucet Killefer, H.B. & Boyd, W.J. 1,209,438 December 19, 1916 Device for Drawing Off Liquids from Container Houston, A. TABLE III
Utility Design Issue Date Title Name 70,899 November 12, 1867 Animal Tether Rawson, D.W. 168,097 September 28, 1875 Fence-Post Latcher, J.W. & Smith, T.J. 300,940 June 24, 1884 Wire Fence Bentley, C.S. 319,454 June 8, 1885 Veterinary Surgical Instrument Cochrane, S. 383,222 May 22, 1888 Metallic Fence Guile, G.H. 398,142 February 19, 1889 Knife and Fork Cleaner Fay, H.R. 429,111 June 3, 1890 Tether Bailey, C. 559,266 April 28, 1896 Flue Cap Davis, J.B. 781,221 January 31, 1905 Tent or Tether Peg Morris, T. 805,534 November 28, 1905 Pipe Cleaning Device Flitcroft, J.E. 1,845,154 February 16, 1932 Extensible Stem for Flowers Jewett, H.S. 2,666,623 January 19, 1954 Ice Boring Device Johnson, M.C. 3,658,151 April 25, 1972 Climbing Aid Wisdom, Hamilton 4,130,957 December 26, 1978 Theft-Proof Sign Hampton, Marshall 6,199,569 March 13, 2001 Compact Umbrella Anchor Gibson, Bobby This information has been compiled by Fred O'Leary for The Virtual Corkscrew Museum
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