Joseph Bramah - Patents

Patents

Bramah was a prolific inventor, and obtained 18 patents for his designs between 1778 and 1812.

1778

Flushing toilet (Pat. No. 1177)

9 May 1785

Beer pump

1785

Hydrostatical machine and boiler, propelling vessels, carriages, etc. (Pat. No. 1478)

1787

Bramah Lock (Pat. No. 1478)

1790

Rotary engines (with Thomas Dickinson) (Pat. No. 1720)

1793

Fire engines (Pat. No. 1948)

Beer engines and brewing (Pat. No. 2196)

1795

Hydraulic press (Pat. No. 2045)

1796

First Pumper Fire Truck

1798

Locks (Pat. No. 2232)

1802

A planing machine for making gun stocks (Pat. No. 2652)

1805

Improvements to paper manufacture and printing (Pat. No. 2840)

1806

Printing and numbering of banknotes (Pat. No. 2957)

Improvements to paper manufacture and printing (Pat. No. 2977)

1809

Pens (Pat. No. 3260)

Carriages (Pat. No. 3270)

1812

Public water mains and high-pressure hydraulic mains (Pat. No. 3611)

Carriages (Pat. No. 3616)