Cory Corporation
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Harvey Cory patented his glass filter rod design (No. 114097), for which the patent
was granted in 1939.
In 1951, the Cory Corporation, a Chicago
company, bought Autopoint
from Union Carbide
. Cory operated Autopoint as a division appointing the president.
In the 1967, the Hershey Chocolate Corporation bought the Cory Corporation.
Patent
A patent is a form of intellectual property. It consists of a set of exclusive rights granted by a sovereign state to an inventor or their assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for the public disclosure of an invention....
was granted in 1939.
In 1951, the Cory Corporation, a Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
company, bought Autopoint
Autopoint Company
The Autopoint Company was a manufacturer of pencils and desk top accessories in Chicago for about 50 years from the 1920s to around 1970. During that period Autopoint sold millions of pencils advertising companies large and small all over the country....
from Union Carbide
Union Carbide
Union Carbide Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company. It currently employs more than 2,400 people. Union Carbide primarily produces chemicals and polymers that undergo one or more further conversions by customers before reaching consumers. Some are high-volume...
. Cory operated Autopoint as a division appointing the president.
In the 1967, the Hershey Chocolate Corporation bought the Cory Corporation.