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Phonographs & Sound Recording Patents

The following list contains the 199 patents Edison received concerning phonographs and sound recording. It is arranged in chronological order by execution date, which is the date on which Edison signed the application and the date in the patenting process that comes closest to the time of actual inventive activity. The application date is the date on which the Patent Office received and recorded the application; the issue date, the time at which the patent, having passed inspection and any legal challenges, was awarded.

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Miscellany • Motion Pictures • Phonographs & Sound Recording • Telegraphy & Telephony

No.	Executed	Applied	Issued	PatentNo.	Title
142.	12/15/77	12/24/77	02/19/78	200,521	Phonograph or Speaking Machines
144.	02/28/78	03/04/78	03/26/78	201,760	Speaking-Machines
161.	03/19/79	03/29/79	05/18/80	227,679	Phonograph
575.	11/22/87	11/26/87	05/08/88	382,414	Burnishing Attachment for Phonographs
576.	11/22/87	11/26/87	07/31/88	386,974	Phonograph
577.	11/22/87	11/26/87	06/17/90	430,570	Phonogram-Blank
578.	11/29/87	01/05/88	05/08/88	382,416	Feed and Return Mechanism for Phonographs
580.	12/05/87	01/05/88	05/08/88	382,462	Phonogram-Blank
581.	01/17/88	01/30/88	10/18/92	484,582	Duplicating Phonograms
584.	01/30/88	02/04/88	05/08/88	382,417	Process of Making Phonogram-Blanks
586.	02/20/88	03/02/88	05/08/88	382,418	Phonogram-Blank
588.	02/20/88	03/02/88	12/04/88	394,105	Phonograph-Recorder
589.	02/20/88	03/02/88	12/04/88	394,106	Phonograph-Reproducer
590.	03/03/88	03/08/88	05/08/88	382,419	Process of Duplicating Phonograms
593.	04/28/88	05/07/88	11/27/88	393,462	Process of Making Phonogram-Blanks
594.	04/28/88	05/07/88	11/27/88	393,463	Machine for Making Phonogram-Blanks
595.	04/28/88	05/07/88	11/27/88	393,464	Machine for Making Phonogram-Blanks
598.	05/22/88	06/07/88	04/02/89	400,646	Phonograph Recorder and Reproducer
599.	05/22/88	06/07/88	12/20/92	488,190	Phonograph-Reproducer
600.	05/26/88	05/29/88	12/20/92	488,189	Phonograph
602.	06/30/88	07/07/88	11/27/88	393,465	Method of Preparing Phonograph Recording-Surfaces
603.	06/30/88	07/07/88	04/02/89	400,647	Phonograph
604.	06/30/88	07/07/88	03/24/91	448,780	Device for Turning Off Phonogram-Blanks
605.	07/14/88	07/17/88	11/27/88	393,466	Phonograph-Recorder
606.	07/14/88	07/17/88	12/04/88	393,966	Method of Recording and Reproducing Sounds
607.	07/14/88	07/17/88	12/04/88	393,967	Method of Recording and Reproducing Sounds
608.	07/14/88	07/17/88	09/30/90	437,423	Phonograph
609.	07/14/88	07/17/88	04/21/91	450,740	Phonograph-Recorder
611.	07/14/88	07/30/88	06/17/90	430,274	Phonogram-Blank
612.	07/16/88	07/30/88	03/24/91	448,781	Turning-Off Device for Phonographs
613.	07/27/88	07/30/88	04/02/89	400,648	Phonogram-Blank
614.	07/27/88	07/30/88	06/20/93	499,879	Phonograph
619.	09/19/88	09/27/88	02/05/89	397,280	Phonograph Recorder and Reproducer
620.	09/29/88	10/11/88	02/12/89	397,706	Phonograph
621.	09/29/88	10/11/88	04/02/89	400,649	Method of Making Phonogram-Blanks
622.	10/15/88	10/17/88	04/02/89	400,650	Method of Making Phonogram-Blanks
623.	10/15/88	10/17/88	07/09/89	406,568	Phonograph
624.	10/15/88	10/17/88	09/30/90	437,424	Phonograph
625.	10/31/88	11/05/88	12/04/88	393,968	Phonograph-Recorder
626.	01/10/89	01/19/89	07/09/89	406,569	Phonogram-Blank
627.	01/10/89	01/19/89	12/20/92	488,191	Phonogram-Blank
628.	01/12/89	01/15/89	06/17/90	430,276	Phonograph
629.	02/01/89	02/11/89	07/09/89	406,570	Phonograph
630.	02/01/89	02/11/89	07/09/89	406,571	Process of Treating Phonogram-Blanks
631.	02/01/89	02/11/89	07/09/89	406,572	Automatic Determining Device for Phonographs
632.	02/01/89	02/11/89	07/09/89	406,573	Automatic Determining Device for Phonographs
633.	02/01/89	02/11/89	07/09/89	406,574	Automatic Determining Device for Phonographs
634.	02/01/89	02/11/89	07/09/89	406,575	Automatic Determining Device for Phonographs
635.	02/01/89	02/11/89	06/17/90	430,277	Automatic Determining Device for Phonographs
636.	02/01/89	02/11/89	09/30/90	437,425	Phonograph-Recorder
637.	02/01/89	02/16/89	07/09/89	406,576	Phonogram-Blank
638.	03/22/89	03/25/89	11/12/89	414,759	Phonogram-Blank
640.	03/22/89	03/30/89	11/12/89	414,760	Phonograph
641.	04/08/89	04/10/89	06/17/90	430,278	Phonograph
643.	06/15/89	07/02/89	03/11/90	423,039	Phonograph for Dolls or other Toys
644.	06/15/89	07/02/89	04/29/90	426,527	Automatic Determining Device for Phonographs
647.	07/16/89	08/10/89	11/12/89	414,761	Phonogram-Blank
649.	07/20/89	08/10/89	09/30/90	437,426	Phonograph
650.	11/14/89	11/18/89	12/29/91	465,972	Phonograph
651.	12/11/89	12/27/89	12/30/90	443,507	Phonograph
652.	12/11/89	12/27/89	03/23/94	513,095	Phonograph
654.	02/08/90	02/17/90	09/30/90	437,427	Method of Making Phonogram-Blanks
659.	04/29/90	05/09/90	09/30/90	437,429	Phonogram-Blank
660.	05/06/90	05/24/90	06/30/91	454,941	Phonograph Recorder or Reproducer
662.	05/24/90	05/27/90	10/18/92	484,583	Phonograph Cutting-Tool
663.	05/24/90	05/27/90	10/18/92	484,584	Phonograph-Reproducer
665.	07/05/90	07/30/90	06/09/91	453,741	Phonograph
666.	07/05/90	07/30/90	06/30/91	454,942	Phonograph
667.	07/05/90	07/30/90	07/21/91	456,301	Phonograph-Doll
668.	07/05/90	07/30/90	10/18/92	484,585	Phonograph
669.	08/04/90	08/12/90	07/21/91	456,302	Phonograph
676.	10/27/90	11/21/90	06/27/93	500,280	Phonograph
677.	10/27/90	11/21/90	07/02/95	541,923	Phonograph
678.	11/17/90	11/21/90	08/11/91	457,344	Smoothing-Tool for Phonogram-Blanks
679.	11/17/90	11/21/90	09/29/91	460,123	Phonogram-Blank Carrier
680.	11/17/90	11/21/90	06/27/93	500,281	Phonograph
681.	11/17/90	12/03/90	07/02/95	541,924	Phonograph
682.	12/01/90	12/03/90	06/27/93	500,282	Phonograph
683.	12/01/90	12/03/90	01/12/97	575,151	Phonograph
684.	12/01/90	12/03/90	06/14/98	605,667	Phonograph
685.	12/01/90	12/03/90	09/13/98	610,706	Phonograph
686.	12/01/90	12/03/90	04/11/99	622,843	Phonograph
687.	12/06/90	12/15/90	08/16/98	609,268	Phonograph
690.	02/04/91	02/09/91	04/25/93	496,191	Phonograph
730.	05/22/93	05/24/93	01/23/94	513,097	Phonograph
734.	01/25/97	01/27/97	05/31/98	604,740	Governor for Motors
735.	01/25/97	01/27/97	07/19/98	607,588	Phonograph
746.	02/21/98	03/05/98	11/11/02	713,209	Process of Duplicating Phonograms
747.	03/21/98	03/24/98	07/01/02	703,774	Reproducer for Phonographs
757.	02/10/99	03/17/99	12/10/01	688,610	Phonograph Recording Apparatus
762.	09/12/99	09/21/99	06/26/00	652,457	Phonograph
763.	10/27/99	10/28/99	05/08/00	648,935	Apparatus for Duplicating Phonograph-Records
774.	04/30/00	05/03/00	08/07/00	655,480	Phonographic Reproducing Device
775.	04/30/00	05/04/00	09/11/00	657,527	Process of Making Metallic Duplicate Phonograph-Records
776.	04/30/00	05/08/00	02/05/01	667,202	Apparatus for Duplicating Phonograph-Records
777.	04/30/00	05/08/00	02/05/01	667,662	Process of Duplicating Phonograph-Records
778.	05/15/00	06/16/00	11/18/02	713,863	Process of Coating Phonograph-Records
781.	07/23/00	08/18/00	08/13/01	680,520	Process of Making Duplicate Phonograph-Records
783.	08/10/00	08/18/00	06/11/01	676,225	Phonographic Recording Apparatus
797.	10/24/01	11/08/01	07/29/02	705,829	Reproducer for Sound-Records
798.	10/24/01	11/08/01	09/25/06	831,606	Sound-Recording Apparatus
821.	01/30/03	02/11/03	05/23/05	790,351	Process of Duplicating Phonographic Records
827.	07/30/03	08/01/03	08/09/04	767,216	Apparatus for Vacuously Depositing Metals
832.	11/11/03	11/13/03	06/21/10	962,081	Apparatus for Recording Sounds
834.	11/16/03	11/18/03	12/21/09	943,664	Sound-Recording Apparatus
839.	06/24/04	06/29/04	10/03/05	800,800	Phonograph-Record and Method of Making the Same
849.	08/23/04	08/30/04	09/20/10	970,615	Method and Apparatus for Making Sound-Records
869.	04/28/05	04/29/05	12/25/06	839,372	Phonograph Record or Blank
871.	05/20/05	05/24/05	12/21/09	943,663	Horn for Talking-Machines
875.	09/14/05	09/15/05	12/19/11	1,012,250	Recording-Telephone
900.	12/28/06	01/03/07	07/12/10	964,221	Sound-Record
901.	12/28/06	01/03/07	04/30/12	1,024,839	Phonographic Recording-Stylus
902.	01/11/07	01/17/07	10/05/09	936,267	Feed Mechanism for Phonographs and Other Machines
907.	02/23/07	03/06/07	06/04/07	855,562	Diaphragm for Talking-Machines
908.	02/23/07	04/04/07	11/08/10	975,339	Process of Duplicating Talking-Machine Records
909.	02/25/07	03/16/07	11/16/09	939,992	Phonographic Recording and Reproducing Machine
910.	02/25/07	03/16/07	11/11/13	1,078,264	Phonographic Recording or Reproducing Apparatus
924.	02/04/08	02/08/08	05/16/16	1,182,897	Apparatus for Recording and Reproducing Motion and Sounds
926.	03/13/08	03/18/08	07/04/11	996,625	Phonograph-Reproducer
930.	03/13/08	03/23/08	11/08/10	975,340	Phonograph-Reproducer
936.	06/08/08	06/11/08	03/05/12	1,019,440	Phonograph-Reproducer
937.	06/08/08	06/11/08	12/03/12	1,046,159	Phonograph-Reproducer
941.	10/10/08	10/14/08	11/11/13	1,078,265	Process of Making Phonograph-Records
944.	12/21/08	12/29/08	03/19/12	1,020,485	Phonograph-Reproducer
948.	03/02/09	03/03/09	11/02/15	1,158,659	Phonograph-Record
949.	03/02/09	03/03/09	11/02/15	1,158,660	Phonograph-Record
950.	08/07/09	08/12/09	01/14/13	1,050,355	Phonograph
951.	09/08/09	09/13/09	02/22/10	40,527	Design for a Phonograph-Cabinet
952.	10/26/09	10/28/09	02/11/13	1,052,656	Phonograph-Reproducer
953.	10/26/09	10/28/09	06/09/14	1,099,346	Phonograph-Reproducer
954.	10/26/09	10/28/09	06/09/14	1,099,347	Phonograph-Reproducer
955.	10/28/09	10/29/09	06/09/14	1,099,348	Phonograph-Reproducer
956.	11/01/09	11/03/09	08/20/12	1,036,470	Phonographic Apparatus
957.	12/04/09	12/08/09	03/18/13	1,056,517	Means for Reproducing Sound
958.	01/26/10	01/27/10	09/07/15	1,152,614	Phonographic Recording Apparatus
959.	03/19/10	03/23/10	09/15/14	1,110,428	Process of Forming Phonograph-Styli
960.	04/14/10	04/20/10	03/05/12	1,019,441	Sound-Recording Apparatus
961.	05/02/10	05/12/10	10/22/12	1,041,983	Phonograph-Stylus
965.	05/31/10	06/02/10	12/03/12	1,046,414	Phonograph Determining Device
968.	06/07/10	06/09/10	01/26/15	1,126,428	Sound-Recording Apparatus
974.	10/17/10	10/20/10	06/08/15	1,142,507	Sound-Recording Apparatus
975.	11/09/10	11/14/10	12/01/14	1,119,141	Sound-Reproducer
976.	12/05/10	12/07/10	05/23/16	1,184,332	Phonograph or Talking-Machine
977.	12/07/10	12/09/10	09/15/14	1,110,382	Sound-Modifier
978.	01/25/11	01/27/11	09/05/11	1,002,505	Composition for Sound-Records and Other Objects
982.	02/15/11	02/17/11	05/23/16	1,184,333	Phonograph or Talking-Machine
983.	03/22/11	03/24/11	11/14/16	1,204,420	Sound-Box
984.	04/03/11	04/05/11	11/11/13	1,078,266	Sound-Box
985.	04/03/11	04/05/11	12/01/14	1,119,142	Sound-Record
991.	05/16/11	05/18/11	03/11/13	1,055,621	Reproducer
992.	06/08/11	06/10/11	11/24/14	1,118,114	Method of Making Molds for Sound-Records
994.	06/20/11	06/22/11	03/02/15	1,130,156	Machine for Shaving Sound Records or Blanks
998.	12/19/11	12/20/11	07/13/15	1,146,413	Method of Producing Tablets for Sound-Records
1001.	01/02/12	01/06/12	06/09/14	1,099,349	Method of Making Sound-Record Molds
1003.	01/19/12	01/20/12	09/29/14	1,111,999	Phonograph-Record
1004.	02/15/12	02/16/12	07/04/16	1,190,133	Means for Recording Sounds
1012.	07/11/12	07/13/12	08/27/12	42,934	Design for a Cabinet
1014.	08/09/12	08/12/12	05/23/16	1,184,334	Phonograph or Talking-Machine
1015.	09/12/12	09/16/12	11/02/15	1,158,661	Phonograph or Talking-Machine
1016.	09/12/12	09/16/12	07/24/17	1,234,450	Celluloid Record-Blank
1017.	10/25/12	10/26/12	09/12/16	1,197,723	Coating Apparatus
1018.	10/25/12	10/26/12	10/17/16	1,201,448	Coating Apparatus
1019.	10/25/12	10/26/12	07/24/17	1,234,451	Mold or Transfer Plate
1020.	01/29/13	01/30/13	12/05/16	1,207,383	Sound-Record Tablet
1021.	02/28/13	03/06/13	12/03/18	1,286,259	Means for Recording Sounds
1023.	11/21/13	12/02/13	01/07/19	1,290,138	Friction Speed-Governor
1024.	04/21/14	04/25/14	10/17/16	1,201,449	Sound-Modifying Device
1026.	08/26/14	08/27/14	07/13/15	1,146,414	Method of Making Phonograph-Records
1028.	10/09/14	10/13/14	12/30/19	1,326,330	Mold for Sound-Records
1030.	08/21/15	08/26/15	06/01/20	1,342,326	Composition of Matter for Sound-Records or the Like and Process of Making the Same
1033.	01/12/16	01/17/16	11/25/19	1,323,218	Method and Means for Improving the Rendition of Musical Compositions
1037.	09/21/16	10/02/16	11/05/18	1,283,706	Para-phenylene-di-amin Substance and Process Relating Thereto
1040.	06/01/17	06/07/17	12/04/17	1,248,468	Celluloid Record-Blank
1041.	06/26/17	06/29/17	01/21/19	1,292,277	Swaging-Machine
1043.	01/14/19	01/18/19	05/10/21	1,377,192	Production of Molded Articles
1044.	01/15/19	01/23/19	05/10/21	1,377,193	Production of Molded Articles
1045.	04/24/19	04/30/19	04/04/22	1,411,425	Production of Molded Articles
1049.	06/25/19	07/03/19	05/23/22	1,417,463	Mold
1050.	08/01/19	08/05/19	02/22/21	1,369,272	Process of Molding
1057.	12/09/19	12/11/19	08/08/22	1,425,458	Stylus Mounting
1058.	12/09/19	12/11/19	05/29/23	1,456,687	Stylus Mounting
1064.	02/08/22	02/11/22	04/29/24	1,492,023	Sound Record
1069.	05/23/23	05/25/23	07/21/25	1,546,573	Production of Disk Phonograph Records
1071.	06/28/23	07/06/23	09/21/26	1,600,722	Mounting for Diamonds and the Like
1072.	11/12/23	11/14/23	05/11/26	1,583,783	Centrifugal Speed Governor
1075.	10/15/24	10/17/24	12/16/24	66,227	Design for a Grille for Phonograph Cabinets
1076.	10/15/24	10/17/24	12/16/24	66,228	Design for a Grille for Phonograph Cabinets
1077.	10/15/24	10/17/24	12/22/25	69,068	Design for a Phonograph Cabinet
1078.	10/15/24	10/17/24	03/16/26	69,688	Design for a Phonograph Cabinet
1079.	10/15/24	10/17/24	03/16/26	69,689	Design for a Phonograph Cabinet
1080.	01/29/25	01/31/25	10/11/27	1,644,670	Cabinet
1082.	04/28/25	04/30/25	01/21/30	1,744,533	Mounting for Diaphragms of Sound Boxes
1084.	01/25/26	01/29/26	01/21/30	1,744,534	Production of Molded Articles
1085.	02/01/26	02/10/26	04/30/29	1,711,265	Phonograph Reproducer
1086.	02/01/26	02/13/26	04/09/29	1,708,692	Phonograph
1087.	08/13/26	08/14/26	12/15/31	1,836,066	Electroplating Apparatus
1088.	10/01/26	10/05/26	11/06/28	1,690,159	Method of Producing Sound-Record Tablets
1091.	10/04/28	10/06/28	06/14/32	1,862,740	Production of Molded Articles
1093.	01/06/31	01/09/31	05/16/33	1,908,830	Holder for Article to be Electroplated