Background
Yale was born in Middletown, Connecticut, and later moved with his parents to Salisbury, New New York
Yale was born in Middletown, Connecticut, and later moved with his parents to Salisbury, New New York
In 1857 the village of Newport (village), New York incorporated and Yale was elected its first president Yale opened a lock shop in the early 1840s in the village of Newport, New York, specializing in bank locks. Patents by Linus Yale, Senior from the United States Patent and Trademark Office:
20 January
1830 United States. Patent x5,788 mill stone dresser — Salisbury, New York
17 September
1833 United States. Patent x7,767 horse power — Otsego, New York (with Personal Computer Curtis)
17 September 1833 United States. Patent x7,770 threshing machine — Utica, New York (with Personal Computer Curtis)
11 September
1835 United States. Patent 9,094x sawmill head block — Utica, New York
17 May 1838 United States. Patent 739 grain threshing machine — Little Falls, New York (with Southwest Stimson)
29 July 1841 United States. Patent 2,196 sawmill dog — Newport, New York
20 October 1843 United States. Patent 3,312 combination lock — Springfield, Massachusetts (with C Wilson)
13 June 1844 United States. Patent 3,630 pin tumbler safe lock — Springfield, Massachusetts
13 February
1849 United States. Patent 6,111 safe — Newport, New York
18 October
1853 United States. Patent 10,144 a bank lock — Newport, New York
28 February 1854 United States. Patent 10,584a bank lock — Newport, New York
22 May 1855 United States. Patent 12,932 a bank lock — Newport, New York
5 August 1856 United States. Patent 15,500 vault and safe door bolt — Newport, New York
8 September
1857 United States. Patent 18,169 padlock — Newport, New New York