by Paul Moxon
There are 40 known U.S. patents related to Vandercook presses. Most are assigned to Messrs. Vandercook, but a few are in the names of key engineering employees. Several patents are cited in other U.S. and foreign patents, including recent ones issued for offset equipment; materials tested on Vandercook presses; and mechanisms used in other industries. Links in the patent number column redirect to Google Patents containing scans of original U.S. patents. Please note that in several instances the title listed is non-descriptive (e.g. PROOF PRESS) and/or shows typographic errors (e.g. PSOOSI PBINTISTG-PKESS) generated by an optical character recognition program. See also Hacker and Challenge patents. Thanks to Daniel Morris for telling me about this resource.
| U.S. Patent No. | Model / Descriptive Title | Inventor | Filing Date | Issue Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 705490 | Means for Dissipating Static Electricity | Vandercook, R.O. | 3/13/1901 | 7/22/1902 |
| 992461 | Proof Printing Press | Vandercook, R.O. | 9/9/1909 | 5/16/1911 |
| 1042848 | Rocker | Vandercook, R.O. | 2/8/1909 | 10/29/1912 |
| 1076084 | Roller Series / Proof Printing-Press | Vandercook, R.O. | 9/9/1909 | 10/21/1913 |
| 1100409 | Roller series | Vandercook, R.O. | 1/8/1913 | 6/16/1914 |
| 1120868 | No. 15 / Inking Device for Printing-Presses | Vandercook, R.O. | 8/1/1913 | 12/15/1914 |
| 1381948 | Ink-Distributing Attachment for Platen Printing-Presses | Vandercook, R.O. | 2/13/1919 | 6/21/1921 |
| 1399329 | Non-Slip Driving Means | Vandercook, R.O. | 6/16/1921 | 12/6/1921 |
| 1779384 | Frisket Frame | Vandercook et al. | 5/31/1927 | 10/21/1930 |
| 1789851 | Machine for Masking Articles | Vandercook, D.D. Vandercook, F.R. | 9/6/1927 | 1/20/1931 |
| 1843254 | Automatic Cylinder Trip | Vandercook et al. | 6/1/1931 | 2/2/1932 |
| 1866379 | Chase for Printing Presses | Vandercook et al. | 5/26/1927 | 7/5/1923 |
| 1886923 | 317 / Work Supporting Attachment | Vandercook et al. | 6/1/1931 | 11/8/1932 |
| 1895501 | Cylinder Adjustment | Vandercook et al. | 7/17/1931 | 1/31/1933 |
| 1898605 | 219 OS/ Proof Press and Inking Mechanism Therefor[e] | Vandercook et al. | 10/10/1927 | 2/21/1933 |
| 1985701 | 219 OS Proof Press | Vandercook et al. | 10/10/1927 | 12/25/1934 |
| 2049636 | 427/4-color Printing Press | Vandercook, D.D. Vandercook, E.O. Pelland, R.L | 08/12/1935 | 08/04/1936 |
| 2181714 | Printing Press | Geffken, O.C. Vandercook, D.D. | 7/18/1938 | 11/28/1939 |
| 2271745 | 22 / Proof Press | Peters, John | 10/26/1940 | 2/3/1942 |
| 2271750 | 23 / Printing Press | Vandercook, D.D. Vandercook, E.O. | 12/13/1940 | 2/3/1942 |
| 2300715 | 604 / Multi-Color Proof Press | Vandercook, D.D. Vandercook, E.O. | 5/26/1941 | 11/3/1942 |
| 2319961 | 22 / Proof Press | Vandercook, D.D. Vandercook, E.O. | 4/3/1942 | 5/25/1943 |
| 2610581 | 604 / Multi-Color Proof Press | Pelland, R.L Vandercook, D.D. Vandercook, E.O. | 3/22/1947 | 9/16/1952 |
| 2715362 | Direct Drive Form Roller for Print Press | Vandercook, D.D. | 7/21/1951 | 8/16/1955 |
| 2725010 | 604 / Multi-color Proof Press | Pelland, R.L Vandercook, D.D. Vandercook, E.O. | 3/22/1947 | 11/29/1955 |
| 2753799 | Printing Device | Rice, Robert T. | 12/19/1952 | 7/10/1956 |
| 2823608 | Positive Lock-up Bar | Robar, G.D. Vandercook, D.D. | 10/5/1955 | 2/18/1958 |
| 2866579 | Universal / Device for Feeding Ink | Roozee, J.B. | 04/19/1957 | 12/30/1958 |
| 2908319 | Plate Mounting Device | Robar, G.D. | 10/8/1956 | 10/13/1959 |
| 2985102 | Offset Proof Press | Vandercook, E.O. | 10/13/1958 | 5/23/1961 |
| 2985103 | Automatic Wash-up | Roozee, J.B. | 8/21/1958 | 5/23/1961 |
| 2992609 | Universal / Inking Roller System | Roozee, J.B. | 8/26/1958 | 7/18/1961 |
| 2998767 | Universal / Test or Proof Press | Roozee, J.B. Fouser, F.A. | 4/22/1955 | 9/5/1961 |
| 3027833 | Offset Print Size Control | Fouser, F.A. | 3/6/1959 | 4/3/1962 |
| 3216128 | Proof Dryer | Nowak, R.F. Wisniewski, T. A. | 3/20/1962 | 11/9/1965 |
| 3289581 | Ink Monitoring System for Printing Presses | Roozee, J.B | 5/12/1964 | 12/6/1966 |
| 3347160 | RO4-29 / Ink Roll Interrupter for a Multi-Color Rotary Offset Printing Press | Roozee, J.B. | 6/17/1965 | 10/17/1967 |
| 3353484 | Universal / Inking System for Printing Presses | Koyak, J.W. | 6/2/1965 | 11/21/1967 |
| 3348481 | SP15 / Traveling Ink Roll Supporting System | Nowak, R.F. | 3/10/1965 | 10/24/1967 |
| 3536006 | RO4-29 / Multi-Color Rotary Offset Printing Press | Roozee, J.B. | 6/17/1965 | 10/27/1970 |