Technical: Patent Decals
Scott Lange, Rick Simpson, Stan Diener, Dave Carleton, Dave Hennessey
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Here is a compendium of all the Patent Decals. Most of these images were supplied by Rick's Decals, and the two prototypes are from How To Restore Your Harley-Davidson.
To identify an existing decal, compare the attributes shown in the right column (or below on smaller devices).
1915 - 1918
1915 - 1918
Years: |
1915-1918 |
Trademark: |
Trade Mark |
Headline: |
Patented |
US Patents: |
15 |
First US Patent: |
Jan 11, 1910 |
Canadian Patents: |
0 |
1919 - 1923
1919 - 1923
Years: |
1919-1923 |
Trademark: |
none |
Headline: |
Patented |
US Patents: |
26 |
First US Patent: |
Sept 11, 1900 |
Canadian Patents: |
0 |
1924 - 1925
1924 - 1925
Years: |
1924-1925 |
Trademark: |
Trade Mark |
Headline: |
Patented |
US Patents: |
14 |
First US Patent: |
Jan 11, 1910 |
Canadian Patents: |
0 |
1926 - 1933
1926 - 1933
Years: |
1926-1933 |
Trademark: |
Trade Mark |
Headline: |
Patented |
US Patents: |
17 |
First US Patent: |
Jan 11, 1910 |
Canadian Patents: |
0 |
1934 - 1935
1934 - 1935
Years: |
1934-1935 |
Trademark: |
Trade Mark |
Headline: |
Patented |
US Patents: |
11 |
First US Patent: |
2180521 |
Canadian Patents: |
1 |
1936 - 1939
1936 - 1939
Years: |
1936-1939 |
Trademark: |
Trade Mark |
Headline: |
Patented |
US Patents: |
10 |
First US Patent: |
1243165 |
Canadian Patents: |
1 |
1940 - 1943
1940-1943
Years: |
1940-1943 |
Trademark: |
Trade Mark |
Headline: |
Patented |
US Patents: |
12 |
First US Patent: |
1469594 |
Canadian Patents: |
1 |
How To Restore error:
Palmer calls this a 1940-1941
1944 - 1946
1944 - 1946
Years: |
1944-1946 |
Trademark: |
Trade Mark |
Headline: |
Patented |
US Patents: |
13 |
First US Patent: |
2180521 |
Second US Patent: |
1469594 |
Canadian Patents: |
1 |
This is a black-and-white image.
The real decal is in color
1947 - 1948
1947 - 1948
Years: |
1947-1948 |
Trademark: |
Trade Mark |
Headline: |
Patented |
US Patents: |
13 |
First US Patent: |
2180521 |
Second US Patent: |
2126752 |
Canadian Patents: |
1 |
1949 - 1950
1949 - 1950
Years: |
1949-1950 |
Trademark: |
Trade Mark |
Headline: |
Patented |
US Patents: |
11 |
First US Patent: |
2180521 |
Canadian Patents: |
0 |
1951 - 1952
1951 - 1952
Years: |
1951-1952 |
Trademark: |
® |
Headline: |
Hydra Glide (script) |
US Patents: |
10 |
First US Patent: |
1941801 |
Canadian Patents: |
1 |
How To Restore error:
Palmer calls this a 1952-1953
1953 - 1955
1953 - 1955
Years: |
1953-1955 |
Trademark: |
® |
Headline: |
Hydra Glide (script) |
US Patents: |
10 |
First US Patent: |
158960 |
Canadian Patents: |
1 |
1956 - 1957
1956 - 1957
Years: |
1956-1957 |
Trademark: |
® |
Headline: |
Hydra Glide (script) |
US Patents: |
10 |
First US Patent: |
158960 |
Canadian Patents: |
3 |
1958 - 1959
1958 - 1959
Years: |
1958-1959 |
Trademark: |
® |
Headline: |
Hydra Glide (outline) |
US Patents: |
6 |
First US Patent: |
158960 |
Canadian Patents: |
3 |
1960 - 1963
1960 - 1963
Years: |
1960-1963 |
Trademark: |
® |
Headline: |
Hydra + Duo-Glide |
US Patents: |
6 |
First US Patent: |
158960 |
Canadian Patents: |
2 |
1955 Prototype
1955 Prototype
Years: |
1955 Prototype |
Trademark: |
® |
Headline: |
Hydra Glide (script) |
US Patents: |
10 |
First US Patent: |
158960 |
Canadian Patents: |
1 |
Same as the production 1953-1955 decal.
1960 Prototype
1960 Prototype
Years: |
1960 Prototype |
Trademark: |
® |
Headline: |
Hydra Glide (outline) |
US Patents: |
6 |
First US Patent: |
158960 |
Canadian Patents: |
3 |
Same as the production 1958-1959 decal.
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