By Ron Spiers, England 2003
A neglected
source of genealogy are patent applications. The following list of Patentees of
Inventions includes all the usual variations of the name Spiers, Spears, etc.
The Patent Application and Specification always includes an address, either of
the individual or his company. Complete Specifications are held at the British
Library, Science Reference and Information Service, 25, Southampton Buildings,
London WC2A 1AW. The Library has all Patents listed by year and in name order.
The earliest listing is for the years 1617-1852. Where a patent application is
not proceeded with it becomes void and is not printed. The author is joint
patentee for three in 1978.
Year |
Name |
|
|
No |
Brief
title |
1795 |
Spear |
John |
|
2062 |
Construction
of locks. |
1802 |
Speer |
William |
|
2640 |
Construction
of hydrometers. |
1806 |
Speer |
William |
|
2994 |
Purifying
fish and other oils |
1810 |
Speer |
William |
|
3325 |
Increasing
flammability of oils for improving the light thereform. |
1840 |
Spear |
John |
|
8705 |
Apparatus
for cutting and shaping metals. |
1843 |
Spears |
Alexander |
|
8890 |
Glass
bottles for wine etc. |
1854 |
Spires |
Joseph |
|
104 |
Improvements
to boots and shoes. |
1854 |
Spires
|
Joseph |
|
1564 |
Boots
and shoes. |
1863 |
Speirs |
David |
|
2138 |
Looms
for weaving. |
1864 |
Speirs |
David |
|
1976 |
Looms
for weaving. |
1866 |
Spear |
John |
|
649 |
Construction
of vices. |
1867 |
Spear |
Louis
Hobart |
379 |
Preserving
animal or vegetable matters without loss of flavour or colour. |
|
1867 |
Speirs |
James |
|
2727 |
Looms
for weaving ornamental fabrics such as leno and muslin curtains. |
1868 |
Speir |
Thomas |
|
3735 |
Machinery
or apparatus for cultivating land. |
1868 |
Speir |
Thomas |
|
3736 |
Ditto
for ploughing. |
1869 |
Spear |
Robert |
|
2600 |
Transmitting
power for operating |
1869 |
Spear |
Robert |
|
3719 |
Pneumatic
engines for raising water and |
1869 |
Spear |
Robert |
|
3720 |
Governors
for steam and other engines. |
1871 |
Spear |
J. J. |
|
3286 |
Bottle
stoppers. |
1871 |
Spear |
V. K. |
|
762 |
Burnishing
heels of boots etc. |
1872 |
Speirs |
D.
& Omerod, J. |
1006 |
Red
colour. |
|
1872 |
Speirs |
J. |
|
3237 |
Weaving
gauze fabrics. |
1873 |
Spear |
Jacob |
|
2277 |
Flower
pot covers, window blinds. |
1873 |
Spear |
John |
|
1808 |
Safety
valves. |
1873 |
Spear |
R. |
|
3726 |
Treating
sugar. |
1874 |
Speir
R. & Mather, J. |
4386 |
Condensing
vapours etc. |
||
1874 |
Spiers |
G. |
|
3915 |
Adapting
thread for sewing. |
1875 |
Speir
R. & Mather, J. |
622 |
Gas. |
||
1875 |
Speyer
M. |
|
305 |
Portable
sheds or tents. |
|
1876 |
Spiers |
L. C. |
|
400 |
Fastenings
for scarves. |
1878 |
Spear |
J. W. |
|
4064 |
Pen
& pencil case & eraser. |
1879 |
Spear
& Bergmann |
|
3692 |
Combined
pen, pencil case & memorandum scroll. |
|
1879 |
Spear |
J. W. |
|
50 |
Combined
rule, ruler pen & pencil case, eraser & paper knife. |
1879 |
Spear |
J. W. |
|
2106 |
Combs. |
1879 |
Spear |
R. |
|
2261 |
Fountain
pen holders. |
1879 |
Spear
& Bergmann |
|
3692 |
Combined
pen, pencil case, eraser and memorandum roll. |
|
1880 |
Spear
& Bergmann |
|
2694 |
Combined
colour box & palette. |
|
1880 |
Spear |
J. W. |
|
148 |
Candle
holders & save-alls. |
1880 |
Spear |
R. |
|
2694 |
Combined
colour box & palette. |
|
(Spear
& Bergmann) |
|
|
|
|
1880 |
Spear |
R. |
|
2823 |
Penholders. |
1881 |
Spear |
R. |
|
106 |
Penholders. |
1882 |
Spear |
J. |
|
1923 |
Pencil
cases. |
1883 |
Speir |
J. |
|
920 |
Grates;
promoting draughts. |
|
&
Davidson H. W. |
|
|
|
|
1884 |
Spear |
J |
|
1705 |
Fire-stove
screens. |
1884 |
Spear |
J |
|
5570 |
Fire-stove
screens & ornaments. |
1884 |
Spear |
J. W. |
|
16025 |
Holders
for pencils, candles etc. |
1884 |
Spear |
J. W. |
|
16355 |
Boxes,
cases etc. |
1884 |
Spear |
R. |
|
5570 |
Fire-stove
screens & ornaments. |
1884 |
Spear |
W. |
|
16025 |
Holders
for pencils, candleholders etc. |
1884 |
Spiers |
A. D.
& others |
5717 |
Working
apparatus for cleaning sides of ships afloat. |
|
1884 |
Spiers |
A. D. |
|
8855 |
Painting,
smearing or coating under water bottoms & sides of ships. |
1884 |
Spiers |
A. D. |
|
8972 |
Cleaning
or scrubbing sides and bottoms of ships afloat. |
1884 |
Spiers |
A. D. |
|
11687 |
Ditto. |
1884 |
Spyer |
A.
& Forbes W. J. |
2462 |
Chimneys
or glasses for lamps. |
|
1885 |
Spear |
J. W. |
|
8572 |
Albums
for cards. |
|
(Spear
& Sons) |
|
|
|
|
1885 |
Spear |
R |
(Redfern) |
15663 |
Pencil
cases & holders for crayons. |
1885 |
Spear |
W. |
|
8572 |
Albums
for cards. |
|
(Spear
& Sons) |
|
|
|
|
1886 |
Spear |
A. F. |
|
5074 |
Drum
attachments for pin rails. |
1886 |
Spear |
J. |
|
1669 |
Case
holders for pencils, crayons |
1886 |
Spear |
J. |
|
6849 |
Receptacle
for waste paper. |
1886 |
Spear |
M. H. |
|
8192 |
Lathe
chucks. |
1886 |
Spear |
M. H. |
|
11940 |
Counter
check books. |
1886 |
Spear |
R. |
|
8983 |
Dominoes. |
1886 |
Spear |
W. B. |
(Justice) |
13562 |
Coating
metal sheets with metal. |
1886 |
Speirs |
J. |
(Clark) |
5210 |
Closing
apertures in the hulls of vessels. |
1886 |
Spiers |
L. |
|
1137 |
Tops
for scent bottles. |
1886 |
Spyer |
N. |
|
847 |
Preparing
plastic materials. |
|
(Agalite
Fibre Co) |
|
|
|
|
1887 |
Spear |
J. |
|
-- |
6
patents listed similar to earlier. |
1887 |
Spear |
M. H. |
|
-- |
2
Ditto. |
1887 |
Spear |
R. |
|
-- |
1
Ditto. |
1887 |
Speirs |
J. |
|
8484 |
Audible
signals for land & water conveyances. |
1887 |
Speir
R. & Bender |
|
13149 |
Devices
for holding coats, hats, bags etc. |
|
1888 |
Spear |
C. |
|
10487 |
File
for binding letters, invoices etc. |
1888 |
Spear |
M. H. |
|
4035 |
Printing
& similar machines. |
1888 |
Spear |
M. H. |
|
4036 |
Ruling
devices. |
1889 |
Spear |
E. W. |
|
755 |
Oil
& other filling cans. |
1889 |
Spear |
J.
& other |
|
4690 |
Bib. |
1889 |
Spear |
J. A. |
|
6307 |
Apparatus
for carrying glass. |
1889 |
Spear |
M. H. |
|
1971 |
Velocipedes. |
1889 |
Spear |
M. H. |
|
8457 |
Check
or sales books. |
1889 |
Spear |
R. |
|
245 |
Pencil
or crayon holders. |
1889 |
Speyer |
A.
& S. |
|
12842 |
Cravats. |
1889 |
Spiers |
A.
& J. |
|
396 |
Cases
for electroplate (Voided). |
1889 |
Spiers |
J.
& another |
6328 |
Holding
bottle in withdrawing cork. (Voided). |
|
1889 |
Spiers |
C. L.
& another |
41 |
Locks. |
|
1889 |
Spiers |
W.
& another |
8291 |
Knitting
machines. |
|
1889 |
Spiers |
W.
& another |
18598 |
Knitting
machines. |
|
1890 |
Spears |
J.
J.J, M.H, R. |
-- |
5
similar to earlier. |
|
1890 |
Speers |
T. |
|
2474 |
Clip
for fastening sheets, blinds to rollers. |
1890 |
Speirs |
J. |
|
10131 |
Combined
diving apparatus & life saving raft. |
1890 |
Spiers |
W.
& another |
16196 |
Circular
knitting machines. (Voided). |
|
1891 |
Spear |
C. |
|
10627 |
Game. |
1891 |
Spear |
J.
& another |
19501 |
Solidifying
steel, iron &c. |
|
1891 |
Spear |
J. M. |
|
12023 |
Maintaining
eyelids closed after death. |
1891 |
Spear |
M. H. |
|
17567 |
Velocipedes. |
1891 |
Spear |
M. H. |
|
19689 |
Velocipedes. |
1891 |
Spiers |
F.
& another |
9229 |
Communicating
between vessel and shore. |
|
1891 |
Spiers |
P. A.
& other |
9229 |
Ditto. |
|
1891 |
Spiers |
J. |
|
2160 |
Tool
for countersinking & |
1891 |
Spiers |
W.
& another |
13908 |
Circular
knitting machines. |
|
1895 |
Spiers |
J. |
|
6921 |
Preserve
frames (Voided). |
1895 |
Spiers |
W.
& Grieve |
20915 |
Knitting
machines. |
|
1895 |
Spiers |
W.
& Grieve |
23560 |
Knitting
machines. |
|
(1895-1911
search yet to be completed) |
|
|
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1912 |
Spiers |
E.
& Spiers T. A. |
22102 |
Knitting
machines. |
|
1912 |
Spiers |
W. |
|
24290 |
Knitting
machine. |
(1912-1977
search to be completed) |
|
|
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1978 |
Post
Office |
|
|
|
|
|
Spiers
R.G;Hensel, P |
1500024 |
Optical fibre severing device. |
||
1978 |
Post
Office |
|
1500025 |
Dielectric optical waveguide. |
|
|
Spiers
R.G;Hensel, P |
1500026 |
Joints. |
||
|
;Stenson |
|
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|
|
Brief
details of some of the above
1854 No. 104 Jan 16
I, Joseph Spires of Lower Drummond
Street, Euston Square in the County of Middlesex, Gun maker, do hereby declare
the nature of the said invention for ‘Improvements relating to Boots and Shoes’
(it is for a rotary heel - obviously
relating to the turn that marksmen make on their heels when following game)
1854 No. 1564 July 15
I, Joseph Spires of Cleveland Street,
Fitzroy Square, Middlesex, Gun maker, do hereby......
(An improvement to the rotary heel, with
drawings)
1867 No. 2727 Sept 27
We, Forrest Frew and James Speirs both
of Glasgow in the County of Lanark, North Britain, Manufacturers.... (Note-
North Britain is the old name for Scotland).
(relates to the weaving of curtains)
1874 No. 3915 November 13
I, Gavin Spiers, of Glasgow, in the
County of Lanark, North Britain do hereby declare....
1876 No. 400 February 1
Lionel Cohen Spiers of the firm D &
L Spiers of Birmingham in the County of Warwick, manufacturing jewellers.....
1884 No. 5717 March 29
I, Alexander Donaldson Spiers of Glasgow
in the County of Lanark, Insurance Broker.....
(mentions patent No.4340 0f 11 Sept
granted to David Hunter. The Agent is G.M. Cruickshank (his and Spiers) address
is given as 135 Buchanan Street, Glasgow. Spiers is also further given as 14
Royal Exchange Buildings, Glasgow).
1889 No.
41 January 1
From Hugo Bonninghausen of Detroit,
Michigan, gentleman and Charles Louis Spier of Brooklyn, New York, gentleman
both in the USA...
1890 No. 10131 July1
I, John Spiers of 92 Zabuskie Street,
Jersey City in the County of Hudson in the State of New Jersey, USA,
Shipbuilder do hereby declare....
1891 No. 9229 1 June
We, Frederick Spiers and Pierre Andrew
Spiers of 35 Willow Grove, Plaistow in the County of Middlesex, Mariners do
hereby...
1891 No. 2160 February 6
I, James Spiers, Boilermaker of 20
Camden Street, Southwick, Sunderland in the County of Durham do hereby....
1891 No. 13908 August 18
We, Charles James Miles of 33 Gladstone
Street, Leicester, Hosiery manufacturer and William Spiers of 101 Curzon
Street, Leicester, Hosiery machinist do hereby declare....
We, William Spiers and Thomas Scott
Grieve of Queen Street Works, Leicester, Hosiery machinists do....
(relates to stockings, 3 pages of
engineering drawings are included in the file.)
1895 No. 9962 May 20
We, Spiers & Pond Ltd, of 38 New
Bridge Street, London EC, Public caterers and Emile Daost of 64 The Chase, Clapham
Common SW, General manager do hereby....
(relates to milk urns used in hotels,
restaurants &c)
1912 No. 22102 September 28
We, Thomas Arthur Spiers of 31 Asfordby
Street, Leicester, Manager, and Ernest Spiers of 74 Darley Street, Leicester,
Draughtsman do hereby....
(refers to patent No.15008 of 1900)
1912 No. 24290 October 24
I, William Spiers of XL Engineering
Works, Walnut Street, Leicester, Engineer, do hereby declare...
(refers to seamless stockings, also
refers to patent No.15008 of 1900 and No.23560 of 1895. 4 pages of engineering
drawings are included in the file.)
Author, Ron Spiers, England 2003