The following is a partial list of Birdsill Holly's U.S. patents. It was taken from a book called "The Life And Times Of Birdsill Holly" by Madelynn P. Fredrickson. The list was compiled with the help of Dr. Morris Pierce, assistant professor of history at the University of Rochester.
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| 1849 | Pumps |
| 1851 | Machine for grooving lumber |
| 1852 | Railroad car brakes |
| 1852 | Hand plane |
| 1854 | Mortising machine |
| 1855 | Rotary elliptical water pump |
| 1855 | Turbine wheels |
| 1856 | Condensing steam engine |
| 1857 | Pumps |
| 1858 | Stoves, Furnaces |
| 1860 | Pumps |
| 1860 | Sewing machine |
| 1860 | Pumps |
| 1860 | Hose coupling |
| 1863 | Pumps |
| 1863 | Pumps |
| 1864 | Water wheel |
| 1865 | Hot air furnace |
| 1865 | Fire tongs |
| 1866 | Steam generator |
| 1866 | Air compressing pumps |
| 1867 | Turbine water wheel |
| 1869 | Water supply regulator-water works |
| 1869 | System for water supply for cities |
| 1869 | Safety valve for water pipes |
| 1869 | Automaticly regulating valve |
| 1869 | Fire hydrant |
| 1871 | Filter |
| 1871 | Regulating and safety valve |
| 1871 | Surface condenser |
| 1871 | Combined heater and condenser |
| 1871 | Pressure regulator for water works |
| 1872 | Variable cut off for engines |
| 1873 | Improvement in steam generators |
| 1877 | Apparatus for district steam heat |
| 1877 | Improvement in meter valves |
| 1877 | Improvement in street mains |
| 1880 | Steam heat radiators |
| 1881 | Steam meter |
| 1881 | Steam pressure regulator |
| 1882 | Apparatus for supplying steam heat |
| 1882 | Tunnel for underground street mains |
| 1889 | Vise |
This is only a partial list. If you are aware of any Holly inventions not listed here please let me know.
