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Benjamin F. Miessner Letters Patents, May 1933 - August 1958

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 1, Sub-Series 1

Scope and Contents

From the Sub-Series: This sub-series contains patents assigned to or collected by Benjamin Miessner. It includes patents for Miessner’s inventions; patents granted to Miessner’s company, Miessner Inventions, Inc.; and other inventors’ patents that Miessner collected and referenced when working on his own inventions.

Types of inventions for which there are patents include but are not limited to electronic musical instruments, fountain pens, and smoking devices.

Some patents may be located in the Correspondence series, including those sent by Miessner’s lawyers as part of a patent search, and those included by Miessner in his files for context. Records related to Miessner’s applications for patents are located in the Legal Matters series.

Dates

  • May 1933 - August 1958

Language of Materials

From the Collection: Collection material is primarily in English. German, French, Spanish, Swedish, and Serbian are also present.

Access Information

Collection is open for research use.

Extent

From the Sub-Series: 2.553 Cubic Feet (One cubic foot box, two legal-size full-width manuscript boxes, and 15 folders)