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SIGLG-3'-H.MS ·. :··. 

1 October 1947 . ·, 

Request for Clea~ance 

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1. I._ • 

r.' :,;up.ge, Ad;ocat~· Gen~r·a1~· Y!a13hing·i~m, .D. c. 

'.Attn: Ch~ei,'·;. J>atents Division 

. . , .·i.: . ciearan~e is·,.requeste'd to· inve.stigate and ll!ake at)y 

n:ecesse.ry .settlements tn: com~ection 'with the. claim of Edward 

H,, Heb'ern .aQd Hebern Code, rnc•·, involvin'g ·ques.tion 6'f; 

lnfringemen~. of United States i'·a t~nts Nq, .. · i, 683,Q72, No. 

1, 8G1, 86'7 1 Ro •. 2, 267, 196, No. '2, 269, ~41; ~nd ·No·. ·2 1 373 ,890. . . .. . ~ . ' . - . . . . . '· 

2 • In ·,le'tter addpes~ed to·' ~he .Secretary of· Pefens:e; .. · 

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s·ecratary, Depar.t111en t 'of ·the A-r·1ny:; Secretarf, .Depa:rtif.eqt of· 

• th~ Air 1'-orce; aitd. SecI'etary,. Department.- of 'th~·N-a:vy;.. dB.tea: ·. '. 

·•,3 Sept~f4uer~ 194?.;. c~alins for. ~n ~mount ih e.xces.s .o:t·:$50,0Q0,060 

are,: set fo.rcth on t!he. b?-sis of. .all~ged use d·f .'s:ubj"aat ··pate.nted .. inventions' -in .cryp~ographio- devices by .the Govei-nmsnt .•. ·. · · ·· l ~ • • - - ' \ • 

. 3. .-tn cc;>m~liance witti tbe pro~iaion~· .. or'.'.PR.'.lllS~6~ ~he. following ir.iformati'.on is sub11titteQ.2 · · · · -,. . r· 

a. · Name and adares·a, o.f ·claiman.t:'- . . ' . . '• - ......... 

. Edw.ard H •. Heb~~ : , _ · 

·435 40th .Street • ···· '"· · · .. Oak.land;_ Cal-if¢rnia 

and· · . · 

· He:t?~~n Code, Inc• 

139 ·North Virginia· Street - '. Reno,· N:ev~aa · . . . · · · 

.... c/o Barnard. & Henr.y· 

·s~ite 300.Kellogg Building 

1422. F Stre.et, N •. W • . 

Washington, ·4, D .• '. ·-9.·~. 

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' I b. ' . Name and ac:i'dress df con t·ractors alle,ge~: to ·have .. performed iQfringing acts i · · -

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None a.i1·~·ged · :t>y ·claimant.· 

@'pp roved for Release by NSA on 12-09-2014 .pursuant to E .0. 1352a 

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' ~F ID : A4161f64:2 . . . ~_../ 

o. Nunfuer of. patents concerned: 

1,083,072 granted 4 September 1928 

1,861;857 granted 7 June 1932 

2,267, 196 granted 23 De.camber 1941 

2,269,341 granted 6 January 1942 

2,373,890 granted 17 April 1945 

' d. Description. of alleged in1'r-it.1ging subj'ect iuatter: · 

Cryptographic Devices. 

4•· A copy of letter' dated 3 September 1947 is inolosed 

herewith. 

FOR THE CHIEF SIGl~AL OFFICER: 

1 Incl. 

Cy ltr 3 Sept 47 

.romr E. J:ii,J:-,rncE Chi~f, Legal Div~sion 

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REF ID:£4161642 

-A Radio Code with Eleven Million • Variations 

the machine to write an entirely different code. 

Therefore, it is important either to print the 

·key letter on which a code wheel starts coding 

as the first letter of the message, or to have it 

understood in advance what key letter will be 

used. I)ifferently expressed, letters common 

to two wheels are first sent, which affords a 

"key" to the receiving operator to insert into 

his machine the similarly electrically-wired 

code wheel from his rack. That is, only two 

wheels that have electric wiring in common will 

function together. 

The so-called "Hebern Electric-Super Code," 

to quote the inventor, "is merely the application of the electric current in certain combinations, which causes the machine at the receiving end to reproduce in understandable words 

an apparently meaningless. yet systematic. 

jumble of words sent out by the operator of 

the sending machine. Neither the sending nor 

the receiving operator knows the letters that 

are going through the air; that is the secret 

of the machine, or rather the secret of the two 

little, electricaJJy synchronized wheels, a dozen 

of which can be c;i rried in a 

man's coat pocket. The 

machine without the wheel 

is useless; the wheel without 

the machine is nothing but 

a little metal bobbin. 

"To solve anyone message sent out between any 

two of these machines and 

plucked from the air by 

wireless instruments, would 

require exactly 11.881 .. 376 

experiments. and it would 

require all the time of a 

staff of code experts for 

100 years to make these experiments." 

about 8 by 10 inches in dimensions and may 

be carried from place to place in a small 

case. 

The protection of documents issued by banks. 

such as travelers' checks. drafts, cashiers' 

checks; the transmission of important business 

papers between banks or other commercial 

firms, and as a means of preventing forgery, are 

among the suggestions advanced for the 

application of this wonder-working mechanism 

to peace times. Somebody has stated that 

code messages sent during the Civil \Var have 

not yet been deciphered. Even as late as 

the World War the imperfection of code systems was realized when during the naval engagement off Ju ti and the code system was 

abandoned after a trial of one hour and messages received during that brief sixty minutes 

were not deciphered for days thereafter. The 

use of radio and the invention here described 

may solve the problem of the United States· 

in the event of future wars. when a secret and 

yet readily understandable code system 1s a 

pressing need. 

The "Hebern E lee tricSuper Code" is built in two 

units, one design being applicable to the service of the 

United States Government 

in times of war or peace. 

and the other provided with 

a typewriter and adaptable 

to commercial purposes. It 

is understood that the inventor will not sell these 

machines, but will lease 

them to interested parties. 

The machine is only THE llEBERN ELECTRIC-SUPER CODE 1\1:\CHINE 
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·i11tt'rft'l't'lll't! h.' llOI'!' 11·11h tl11•·l1•11•1pl 111llll1'I""1111'"•1;.!1·-.1111- p1111.l111.~ .ipp.11.1111, 

l'> .. ttu.itetl ouhide 'tht• ,i1 .. 111 '\'"'Ill .111.! 1: :11 l11.tl1:d 1•lectro111:1g11 .. tw.1!I.~ l1k1• ~h1: 

other '"t' of t'-1''' li.1r-. lh,. t.1p1: "!'"" 11 l111.l1 lhl' 1111·--:iμ·,. 1, J>I 111lt•d hp111μ· 

expn-Pd .it a 11111do11· 111 1111• il1•111 1111~111 11 ilh111 th1• \ 1t:11 o! th1• 11pP1:tl1'.r.- :111d 

tht•lt' J' 1111• fu1tl11•1 .11h.11tl:1°1' Ill tl11, .lll'olll~l'llll'lll th.ti_ 11 dot'' 110! 111\"0h·e 5 \' I • 

the u:,e withrn the ,,ilell1 1001\1 ot :1 ,et -ol kt·~· le\l!r" ot co11,,11le1:1Llt• r:111g1• nt 

rnm·!'mt>11t :11ul J'1!1111i1i11,!!' thl• P:-Ol'l'l i'" of :111 .1pprt>1·1.tl1IP forcp to actuate them. 

hut 011lr :i ,,.tot )for-•· or otlw1l -11it:ih!.· "I"' tri1· 1·0111:11 t k,.,-, 11·hi1·l1 req11in· only. 

thP ligli!P,f to11t·l1 1111• lht>i1· op~:J,ittoll. . 

, lt will he n•,11l1h· 11111l •r-t11111I~ 1h:11 111-tead ol m:tll11.dh· 1 h.111"ill" tli1• 1111 1•1- 10 

f"l)llJIPI h~111- lwl\\Pt';I tl1t: two' -Pi- of .. 1 •• , t~Olll.1μ'111'1, tor 1'11·111~i11g'" 111'"' I 1pl; •• J .1;1d· 

rn t!r11r l't!'(l/>l"in·pl,\·, P:wl1 1 lll'l"llt t:,t.ihlt,hPcl 11poll tlt•jll't''~lll"' .i kl'\" m.n· l>t• 1 I e • • .1rra11ge1I to .wt11.d1• :t 1.d1·hpt ·P." p.nd d1•\"ll l' Ii_,. 111ea11, of .111 t:IPl'll'll111.igll1•t 

:,o a;; to 1'!1:lll;.,:-e the 111h:r1 Oll11e.tw11' .11111 tll\•J'(•lo11• !111' l'Ipl11·r 011e -tep .t! p:icli 

l~tter or ~~·111hol pr11dPd: 01 .dt .. 1·11:11 IH'.,h- Itht1:.ul_ ol 1·lia11g111g· thr: nph1•r at 15 

t':lt:h ,,y111Lol. d 111ny hp mr:111gytl to h1! 1 h.111g·pd .tft1•r the pn11t111g· of <'.ll'h .!!l'Olljl 

of fixe or ot-her 1111rnlw1: nt ldtPh 01 ,ymhob 

It will h~ nln !mi.. that. 1·x1·Pj1t fo1· 0th1• p11rp"'" of 1·011,· .. rt111μ· 111111 1·1pl11·1 :1~­

well :I" de1·1phe111tg, tl11• "'1'01111 '"t or kt~\·, j, 110! 111•1 l-''>:11'\" n11d Ill.I\"' he .i1,-

peu .. e1l with, hut i1: the LOlllJ>l~te :tpp.ir.d;,, :1- herPi111iPio11' d,•,•Tilu·d t\\o "\1, 

of )!01'~<'.kPY' wo11l1l hi' prnn1le1l, lht! 11orki11μ ,top,' of :ill tl11• kt',n lH•1,11g 1011-

11cded with OllP poll' ot .i li.itl1·1~- or othPr -111t.tl1IP ,0111·1 ,, of •·11r1c11t. 7.111d thl' 

h.wk -top' with th,. other pnlt! thP11'POI, 11·hil1: th .. illiln·id11.il kl'\" leYer, tl1Ptll'-Pln•, 

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• i1e l'OllllPt!eil_ ":itl,1 1111: i11dn·itl11.\l 111:igm•t,, of tl11! two μ1011p~ of PIP1 trn11i.1p-1 1eh 

:111d thp,p rntlff11l11:1l m:t,!!111•t~ ar1•\ 1·011111'1 fp,j w1tl1 f'.ll'h olhl'l' tl111111!!h a -111l.il1]1• r·omm11tator. - 1 1 · ' ' • 

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_\μp1d-. for th,. .\pplir ant, 

So\1tl1:1111pl1111 Jl11dcl1nμ'. \\' (' :w 

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Improvements. in Automatic Cipher Printin-g and Transposing 

Apparatus. '' '. ': , I. .A1lmir.1 l Sir l'EHl'Y )1011.t-:Tox 1

,S1·01T, B.1 It , 1\ !--' B , of ij~. So11t h .\ udky 

Street, Lo111lo11, S. \\"., tin he1eh:· _dPd.'lP tl1e n:durt• ol thi, 1111·,~1 110 11 :1111] 111 

wl1:1t 111n1111t'r the -..1111p i-. to 111° pedorme1l. to 111: p:irt1111l.irh- 1]p,1 nhe.-l .iud 

ascertai11ed in :incl h:· the f1.!ln11 i11~ ,.,t,ite1111•llt. -

Th_i" irf,·ention_ i·eJ.1tt'.' to .11>Jl_nr:1f)ii.. for 1111Jip1 ill!! ~ :tlJll de< 111l11•1·1°1i~ . ..... lllfh·~age.":! 

'.H" s1gnal,,, nJHI 1:, dP"1gned pn111ar1ly .1~ :iu. au·e-..ory to "·irele'" ~ign.d!iug 

rnst.illn110J1., Ill whi~ Ii lllt',,:1gr.-. 111n:· hl'c l'P< <·11·?d f)dhP1 i11 1 1pher "' r:n i-lou, 

the ·~Jlpar,11 a; e11a hlrn_g the oper.1t01I, lll the l'I~< r.1 ,-111g 01 ,tle11t Hm111 of t hP wirel•:"~ m'~allat.1011 to Jlllld the me~-ag:e1 :i.; 1t j, Ject>1Ye1l h~- 1_11e.11i- of an .ipp.ir.it 11 ~ 

".Inch 1:-. :-.111tabl~· e1wlo,;~l 01: i... "'~.U·tlPd .it .11n- 1·011YP111e1d pla1;e onhide thl' r 

~1~ent ro01~1 ;,o a~ n~t to rnterfere w1t1h the IP1·e1pt ot th .. 111e~">.ig<'. ,\.111 )p tlii-.. ·I 

howeyer, h the p11111ary nliJed nt q1e lll\"P1ol1011, it will 111' nl1,·wu< tl 1.it th .. 

:ipparnt11~ can _he U'ietl otl1.enn:,e tlw1I in :t<,<,011.dio11 11·1fh w11 .. lr:,., rn'1all:tt 1011 ,, 

although the_ rn,~ent1on 1nll he hPrei\1:titPt' 1]p,r nhed maiuly 11· 1th i'eierf'lll'e to 

>:ul'lt an appliPnhon 

The app.uat11<. I OlllJll i..,e, t \\"fl ~ene'-. or key, 011e 

the printing of a me"-:ige recPi1·c1l Ill , iphe1 · aiid the 

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hnprm:ements in 1l '11.fom u,l'ic C'ip!tei· 1'1·~n!iw; and Trm1spobing A pp1imt11s. • - - ·1-+ .. ---- - -~- - •• #• -

"" rf, 111 ""'''"~'· 111111 .1 1·1pll<'I' lllt!"'''g1!. E:1d1 of tlie-.1• ke_,,· 1·01d1ols 

:II• di:• t 111 . 1·1n°i111 \\li11 l1 1111 l111lt•, :111 ele..tro1l1.1guet 1if11'1'.q111g a 1l .. fi111te t,)pe liar, 

11111! .,t:f of ke·,-, 111:111!! :"''" 1.t1 .. d \\·1tli 1111e -1;! of <'l1•1·lrn111.1g1ll't' a11d I,\ I"' 11:ir~, aud 

t Iii!, ot 1i .. r , 1:t of k1°:: ~- 11 JI h a -11111!.11 ,ct of cle1 t101l1:ig1lct, .111d t~·pe liar~, :111d 

:) 1J1:1wei·1t llie t\111 .... :t, 111 e1,.ciroll1ag11ct~ !l1e1e i-. ntl1:1po,ed a 1·omm111.d01 hy 

111 ,.,in~ of wh1eh Ute iuteren11111:clio11~ nl the eledrie 1 i11·.uit, of lhe two ,l'f~ <;:tit 

he ehallg-ed l'Ilher hy lw111l, a' :11111 wheu 11leo,ire1l, 01 a11tomatiPally hy tUireub 

,.,1.il1li-.h~!1l 11po11 rn:111ip11l.1t1,01~ of tl1" ""·''·' Tlw a1Tall)!PllIPllt of tl1e ele..tn1· ei1-

' 111t, 1' '"' 11 tl1.il wl1<•11 .111.' kl!.'('"·' 111th,•11iph1'1' p1iuti11)!' kc_\'l,oarll) i- dep~·e~"ed, 10 .i 1·111T1:11t· 1-. e,t.1hl1,l11•d 111111 h l'I1t•1μi-1•, llll<' of 1111' ,,.1 ot t•l,.1·tro111.ig-JJ<'t' 1l11edl~· 

':1"'" 1.tle1l \\ ith thh lw\-lll1.1nl ,11Jd :il-o 01J1• rd 1111! 11tl11•r ,,.1 oi 1•IP1 t1·ou1:I,)!l•Pi-. ;,o 

th.ti. 1110 lype 11:11' :111; :11 l11:ill'1l. 11111: pi 1ut1ng tl11: l .. ttl'I' or otl11•1 ',n11bol' :" 

rn1·ei\·1·d, .ind 1111' 111h .. r ·tl11· 1111T1·-po11d1uμ d .. 1·i)>hP11·rl lett<'I OI '.nnhol The two 

.,,.f.,/of tn1e li:ir, :iH: '" ~lh1111~ .. c1 that tli .. t\\0° IPtll'r' 111.''.1"111iiol, are p1111ted i'oi111uil:"i laucou,)~- (!hi! 011e 111 1·1phe1 :111d flie 11tl.1(:r d il1111) 11po11_ tl1e ~:11111: stnp,''0 that 

\\l11•1J .i lllt'":t;.!I! re•·1•11·ed i11 1·1pl1er h p1iu1 .. d In tlH: .ipparat11-. 110111 tl11• 111t><,~ag1: 

a' 1eeei,·ed :11111 1111: d1!1·1ph1!1'ed n1t:~,agt "ill app1::11 upou tlu-. -.I rip. 

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~ho11ld lhe 111e,.,,:tgl' 111; 1 ,.,.ei1·p1] 1'11 1 /1111 d, 11·ill .ippc:ir upnw the tape 1·11 1 {011 

:111.J :tlo11g"rle it a lll1!:tll111gle,, or d1111111L~ 1 ·1plie1· 111e,sage. . -" . 

In arlditwu lo tl11, .ippar:tl11, :i p1111t111μ lq>p:11:d1i- 111:i.\· he p10111le<l wh1d1 

~m11tlt:1111:011,1,,- p1111t, the 111'1',~:tg1: tr.111,111dted ln· tin• 01,.:r:dor i11 a positiou ,in 

11·hid1 the rn1:,,.i,!!I! 1·,1111 he '!!ell In tlin oper.do1 Fm t!S:1111ple, th1· kl'~- le1·pr, 

111:1_,. be .ir1.iug1:d to,:<.t11:1l1• llll!1liall11.ill\- .1 '"t ol t.'P" liar:- like an onli11ary 

'iypewrit111μ app.ir • .tu~· 1111! p1,.fe1.1ld.', 111 01d, .. 1 tli:il tl1ern ,11011ld he 110 i11t1:1-

forP111·1• ii\· llOl'I) 11itit fill) lPll!l)ll or 11·111!!1:,,• 0!1111!".lgl',, ll1i~ p1i11ti11g app:tralu:; 1· 1~ ,ifu:itecl 011t,11lt) tlie ,dt•11t 100111 :11111 i- :11 (11,tl1·d cle1 {10111aμ'11etir/all,,· like the 

othH ... ct-., of typl' li.ir,, the 1:q11; 11po11 whi\'h tl11: me,,age i-. 1•rintr<l hc·ing 

1;xpn-etl al :1 1111ldo11 111 lh1• ,,1,.1it 1011111 \\ 1th.111 1111: 'H:I\ ol Ilic O]JPI.itor, :11111 

thern 1, the 'f11rtl1er :11h·.11d:t!!f: 111 till' .1n:111'ge1111:1d that 11 1loe<. 11"t 111Yoh·e 

the the 11·dlii11 the -.dp11f roo;ll 11f .1 ,pj of k,,·,. 1<:1· .. 1, of 1011,11ler.ihlc· r.lllg'f' oi :-HJ 

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_rnm·eq11:111 .111d 1e11111rii1g 1111· 1:x1·1-.i-1-1• 111 .ill ·f PJll'1:1 1.ihl1· f1111·1! to :lf'lll.111: thew, 

hut n11h· .1 ,et of ~fm,1• rn 11tht•1 ·Ht1t.tlil1: ,.1,., 111,1 101d:11 t k,.,-, \I l11.J1 rP1 1nire 011h· 

ti11• l1glii1;<.t ,10111·11 fol' tiJt'll .lllH'l',t110ll \ , 

II 11 ill lie r1•,1dd\" 1111rle1-t11od 111:11 111-lt'.irl o\f 111:t1111.illy 1 l1,111g111g- the i11te1-

en1111c1·IJOJJ'- 11t·t11·pp11 tl11· !11·0 ,,.,, o~ .:J .. ..t10111.iμln"t' f111 pi 1111111μ 111 1·ipl1f'J :11111 

1;11 1/1111 1e-1t1·rlin·h·. ":H ii , lll'lPI.I .. ,t.ihl1"he1l 111p1111 <l1•p1"''111g .i kP\-. may he 

:1r1.111g1!rl 111 .H·t11.tle .t 1.1t.·l11'I .ind l'-'"I .J,.1-wd In· lllP1111' ot .111 1•le1tro111:1g-llf't 

"" :1, !11 1·h.111ge tl11• 11111•11011111•1 t11111' .111d tlt1·11·i111· .. tl1,., 1J>l11·1 11111' <.tpp':1l,e.i1 h 

leiti:1 01 -.nnhol Jll'llll1•d: 111 .tll,.1'11,lll\1'1,\ 111,ff.H,l of • h.i11g111μ· t·hP 1·ipl1e1 :ii 

P.11:!.1 -~·111hol. 1t 111:1~- 111· .111.111gP1l lo lie 1 h.11q!ed \dt .. 1 1111' jll'llll111μ- ot ea1 h g-ro11p 

of f1Y1: or nt h1•r 1111111hl'r nt 1 .. 11e1·, OI ,y111l1ol, 1 • 

lt 11·ill Ii~! uh\"IOll' Iii.ii. e:-.1·1•pt f111 tl11! p111p<;1t: of 11111\"<'l'llll;.! 111t_o 1·11~~· .is 

11·ell :1, de11phe1111g t 111· ,,.,_1111.J ,pf 11i kr!\-., " riot 11c1 e,.,,:iJY a11rl niay hr• d 1,_ 

peihed 11·dh, li11t in tlie • 0111J>l"t" :ipp.11:1111, ,,, 1'i1:H•11il11•hn.: .i.,,, 1 tl11!1f t110 '"" 

nt .Hor,e key, would lu·. pnnyled, tl11· 1101k111μ_ ,top, ol .ill the keys heing- ,011-

ueete<l with oue pol<: of :1 h:tll1:n· or 11tl1Pr ,11d:ihl1: ,oun·,n of' "111·1ent, :ind the 

h:u:k.,fop' witl1 th•: nth .. 1 pole liiel'eof. whil1• tl1P i11d1nrl11:1l keY le1·er~ the 11 i..pln:~ 

arc 1·ou11eeled. 11:1tl1 th<: 111rl1111t11:1l 111.ig11el' of th1• 1

, two ~1·nu1!.~ of eledrom.tgnet~ 

:11ul the .,e 111<l1\"ld11:tl 111.ig11"t' .i11• 1·111111p1·1,..J 1ntl• 't>,11·h other _through :i ~uit:ilile l'Olllllllltat01· , -

Th~ i11\"e11t1011 1, dl11,ti:1t1:d :u tl11 :111 r1111p.•1i'.n11!, d1.111 i11μ, w1tl• IPferPIHi• to 

.i der·1phr!·1.11μ ,.ip!'.11:1tu,, the ,,., n11d ·r>I ol k,.,., hr:r1•111li .. Jn1p l'l'fp11e<I to lwinμtht!l'efnre rl1~pe11<,NI "·11h In tliP'c 1lr:rn·111g-. -Fig. \1 ",1 -edion of lhe keYho.1rd 

and eommntatnr hox .. Fig :! i~ a pl:111 Yll'll" of thr.. '"urn witl1 part of th'e keYb~ard .inti 1·n,·e1 n;111nYNI · 1''1g .i 1>.111 pl.1111 nt tht· priNti 11 o· apparahJ~; 

Fig. -I .1 ,,.et 11111 n11 line -l-4 of Fig· .: . Fiμ ;1 :1 ,1•1·tio11 011 liiie {-_i of Fill" :1 

shPwinμ t 111· 'Jl"C"1 .ind inkiug· rihlto11 ~t>ed me• 1\..ni,111: .ind, pj,._ (j a'1;';} -;-

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hii]Yl'Ot·ements in A 1'.~~11~:i~~c ~~1!!~~!_~·~11t_!:1u __ ~~'.~l_!~· 11upooi11g A 12~a1·~l~l~---

[ll'e rli:igrnm... ,,)1ewi11μ- t lw 1!lf'1·h 11'.d 1 OHJH'( t ion~ 11.t t \\ n :i rr.111 gP111Pnt' of 

:i11pa1a1u,, 1'f111tt>rnpl.ite1l 'rn tho JH'P<enl i1nent1011 . 

.As .1 rne!>,:t!!"e I' l'l't'eIYed, th•· opP1:do1 .Jppn·~~e ... the ke_,. l 1 01 re ... pnn1li1~g· 

"1tl1 e:irh elt.11~1dPI' 01 ;;n11lJOI .1-. n•c· .. i,·ed .111.I In· 'n 1lnilll,!' 1011111IPie, .111 elc'eirir: 

C'ireuit wh i1·h u11 ltul1•, 01,.. 111 otl1er t1f I he '•~I'LL'' 11l 1•lt!• t 10111.1!.!·111~b 111.1 rkt!tl '.2 b 

in }'ig-.. : aJHI .11'0 011P 01 ol h .. r of t ht> ,,•11e, nl i h1' Ple1:t ro111n1 .. n1et~ rnarkerl J in 

l"ig-. a. The 111ag11e1:, '.! :inti :: are t'OllllC1·tp1} thn:n1g-h t 1i.~ niPrll11Jll ot the t'Olllmutaior tlrnm .J. n111l couh1ct "priug,, 6 111 ,tH;h .i 11rn1111er that, by rotaiion of the 

colllmutntor, nu~· one of the magnet, '! •«Ill lw ro1111edP1l in :<erir;; "·it h any one 

of tl1e 111.1μ-npt:, :-; Tl11! mng11Pls :! are adnpte•l. '' hf'11 e111'rg-1,1•1l. to :wtmdc_ a 10 

1·on·e«pout1111f.!' set of type li.11, 2" • .111d the 111:1μ11 .. t;, {a ... 1111il:ir ~et 11t t.''Jlf' liar' ~1°, 

the two set;; of m.1g11pt, n11rl then ,1"0' i,1ted tY]ll' li,11< h1'111μ· 1li~pn,ed :i' ,]1P\\'U 

i~1 :Fig. ~I. around ;m approx1m.1tt>l~- <pm1-.. ir .. 11l.1r .111" the i1den·p11i11g ;,pa•;e 

between the two ~et~ herng (w111pie1l h:· tlH· t.1pe :ind ,1 ...... 01 1:1tprl me< l1ani,nl. 

Cou,,equentl~- with au~- ])]'e-n11:111g<'d 1el.1tiou of the 111t1•rco1111edion ... 11etn·epn il1e lfi 

magneh 2 and the m.ig11eh d. wh1.-l1 1r>l.dio11 111:1:· he 1·11Jl\'f'Hie1dl,,· inili1·ah'tl l1r 

the pnriil'ular 1rnmer.tl 011 the <:0111m1Ii.i101 drn111 .J. whi..J1 i~ <'Xpoqpt} ihro11:.d1 

[In ins1wc·tionnl :qwrture fr' rn the , ,1,inμ· (i, thP d•!Jll'f'."ion (if' n11:· μi,e11 ke~· I 

will actuate two 1leli11itc iYpe liar,, OIH' rn P.u·h of 1l1e 11\'n gl'Oll]h ',!·'. ~In >0 tl1:1t 

i~ [l me~'age i' 1·ecei,·ecl :111rl " pri111f'd 111 .. 1pl1e_r h~- tl1e t,qiing·, hal'" 2", it is 20 

s1m11ltanPOU:-.ly priuterl en 1!1111 h1· the tq1t· 11:11';. I" \\'hP11 the r:ommu1:dor -I hn~ 

heen proper!~- o;et. 

In atlrlition to the •·ll'• 11it of the l.1·111· l..1r magnet< heiug '0111plPterl upon 

1leprp;..:,in7 Ollf' of the ke1·r.. tl1P • m·uit of :i11ol111•1· Plr1·trom.1!.!'11ei 7 wl11eh :wt uni es 

the Jt:!ediiip- rnei:ha111;.m 'of the tape 8 .ind .il•o tlin fp,'1li1'lf.!' 111e(·li.1111-.u1 of tl1e 25 

111J..4irg rihhon 9 1s aho 1 lo~ed. \nth tlte n>~11lt th.it thP armature 7" of this 

map-net jq atfrade<l arnl .-a11~''' u pawl 10" 1·.11T11•1l upon d to p.1s• on•r one iooth 

of the rntcl1et "·het•l 10, nnil ro11,ecp1entl~· upnu ll1e key lJei11g r.1i, .. 1l a111l tlie 

""'·er:1l mngneh cle-e11erg-ised th .. nrm.tlure 7" j, 1·1·tr.1df'Cl hy the :tt tion vf tl1e 

spring i'' aml the rnirl1ei d1eel IO j, h1rn .. 1l 1 hroug-h m1 :1n7le 1 nl!'e,pon1li11g :;o 

to one tooth hy mea11 ... of tl1P p:nd 1 ()•. The 1·:1t..J1 .. i wheel 10 i~ t n n ierl hr a 

feed \\'heel 11 h:n-ing· k11urled edμt'" heh\l!f'll \\·hwh .111'1 tl1C' lrnurle<l edge' of lhe 

?Pring-urgNl jor::ke:· \YIH·PI 12 the tnpP :->, \\'l1i"11 i-. eal'l'iPtl on a t:ipc 1lrnrn 8'\ lS pre~"Prl so lliat upon rotntJOn of j),.~ r.1tdH·l ,,·J1eel thrn11μ·h 1111p lootl1 t hr t.1pf' 

is ferl iownnl... tl11• lPft (Fig. ::) thro11μl1 :1 1·111·1p,po111lin!.! rli•;l:11H1·. 35 

'l'he ;,prinl! 7" h prPfel':l hh· 111,1111' .•0111rn·l1nt ,,·r,1k ~o "' i o 011pn-P "" I ii t I e 

resisbnce as po<.<.1hlc to the :dtr:idwn of the arni:dnrc j·' \\'h1•11 tl1t' l.1tt .. 1· j, at 

a di ... tan1·e from the pawb of lhe rnag-nrt 7, :11111 tl11 .. ailditw11:1l f,,-.. P. n•q1111Ptl to 

shi~l the_ ril1l1011 fef'fl •(l~il'!d_,. after tl1e kl!\" 11:1.; lll~Pll H!IPa,erl j, '-11ppl11·1l ]i,- a 

sprrng Ja whif'h P111·irde-. a plmq.!'PI' l.J. nprr:diuμ- iu ·' 1Ylinrlp1· 01· 1-:1 ... in!.!' 1-"i, ,10 

:.1 pin ~4". exlenrli11g frnrn thP pl1111).!'Pl tl11011g-l1 t Iii• lop of 1111~ 1 .1~inμ. N•OpPl'!it'-

lllg· w1tl1 :1 pi11 or proj•~• tin11 1G 11pn11 tl1e :11·111:d111'1! 7". thP .in.111μP111t'111 hPing-

~ueh ihnt the J'lll lf. ell).!':t).!'t''- 1111· 11111 l.J." hr·fnrt• rlw 1 C•111plPlio11 of tl11• -trnk1• of 

tl1e a1·mat.nre 7"" -o th.it lhe fi11:1I pa1'1 nf 11H· 11111,·1·1111•11t of' th,• ,1r111.du1··· ·•·1 H!'-

110t on]~- lo exie111l the :.prinμ 71' furtl11•1. hut :if,o to ('(1111p11•.- tl11· -p1in" 1:·1 l.i 

'l'he C'lldlP"' i11ki11g- 11hho11 'I 1.; r.111μPcl .ot 11!.!iit .1111-_d,., to tl11· t.ip•·"',-;, J,..j11g 

c:.1nied OYf'l' hrn pulley' 17. lS tJ1 ... fo1·11w1 of 1\·hi1hj,111011nlP1l 11pn11:1•p111dl .. 17"' 

suifabh- jo11r11:1lle1l 111 the fr.imework :01111 .!I 111.it ... 1] llirouoh a \\·01m 11·liP«l L!) 

b~- me:;n~ of hrn <,11h.:.i:rnti.1lh· .;em1-1 in·ul:11· wnr111 tl11 ... :1d .... -'.;;'() 11p1111 Iii .. r.1td1et 

wheel 10 whi1'l1 altPn1.1tr·h· e11μ.1g1• ,,·dli tl11· \\·n1111 wh ..... ]. liiPn:ll\· rnt.d111g tlie 

pulley 17 tl1rouμ-l1 ,1 •lll:ill :ing-lt• '""" t11111• 1!11• ·1i:11 t'I 111»1 li.111i ... 111 1- "' tu.1t1•1l. 

The other pulle~- 18 h jomnalled 11po11 a lll.11k1•t '21 \I J.11 11 1• f11l11·u1111111·d 11pon 

:i fixerl [1!'111 22 :111d lll'f!t>tl ln- :t ']lJ 111μ- '.!'', '" .1- In 111:111d:1111 .111 "l'l'rnp11.ii1• t1·•1..,i011 

ou tl1e ink rihh011 !) 

In ihe fll'l':lllg'Clllelli o( :ipp:irai11~ -hf'\\'IJ rll,l!.n·a111111.il1(:dh· 11• Fiμ r;·11i,, pn-iti,~e pole of tlie Pnergi<,i111t h:itlPr~- 01 olhPI' ,nt;l'l 1' 1Jf', 11n·1·1;1 ..... 11pn11 tlC'pre .... i11g 

one of tl1e ker' I. l'Ollllf'•·ted thrnug-h 011r nf 1111• t, pr· kn rnaμ-111·1·? .111d ihr· 'Jl:ift'I' 

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rnag11et 7 witl1 earth 01· r;:1 ... 111g· anrl thm1ee w1!h thP_l!the1· polf'_of the h:~:er~-~ 

.Lu add1iton to On::. a coune1;t io11 1::, e ... tahli::,hed with a <1rntlar ;,et of 111:1gnets - : • 

Lelougmg to a :,i111ila1· p1 iuh11g apparatu::, for prmt!1~g the 1_11e:,~:1g-~ a~ rece.n·e1l 

by the 011erator in ,, po,,1t.io11, as for example op110~1te a \\'JUtlo1r m_ the :,1]e11t 

f"i roolll, i11 wl1ich the 111eN1ge H printed will be u_nckr the ob:,e1:':1ti.on of the 

operator. :Further, the tli:1g1·mn sl1cws tl1e estahhshrnent of a c11c111_t tlt~'0t1gh 

Olle Of the lllflgllct~ a :l)l(} t;Ollllllllt:tlOl .J., WhPl'dJY j Jie 1:/1. I (1 111 lllf''-~flgC ]', ]ll'lll!Pll. 

Tt will he nrnlentoorl ll1:d ll11) 1111111h1·1 11i 1li1lme1d n1tt'1·1·01111rl'iJ011s po<,;,1ble 

between the IU:IJ.!'lli't~ :.' .111d : rn.i,\· 111! 1111·rea ... t!d Ii,,- i111 re.hi11μ- tlie unml1er of 

10 comnrnt:dor hm< on the d111111 -~, 111 II\· p1m·id111!:!' a11<l ~11it.1hl.'· i11t1~rt:Olllll'cli11ga seconcl r,imilar (hi.mi ior wl111 11 prn,·i-io11 i- 111.1de 111 ll1e .1pp:ir.ti11• il]u,trnlrd 

in Fig~. 1 aml Z 

Fig:. 7 ~hews 11te 1l1:t!.!'l'.lll1111:d II' o·r·11 ... , .. i1 :ll'l':lll"i'lllf'ld of :1 ilupli1·ate .1pp:1r:d11;; 

for receiYipg· .rnd de<:p~;trl1i11g 1 ip~c1 111P''"!.!"!'-,.. .A,, there111 ,)Je1n1 two ;;e(s of 

1.'i !Corse keys, I. l" :ir1• UH!1I, 1l1P fo111tPI' int 1e1·P1,·111μ 1·1phe1 111!',;-ag-e'> h1:i11g- 1·011-

necterl rlire~;t)y wiih tlw type h.11· rn:1g11eh '.;;' aud 1l1rougl1 the r·ommntator 4 

with the type har 111uμ·nei-. ·:. ,r], ile 1111! kP'"' I" :11'1! 1:01111c1·h~rl with t he;,p elPrnent;; 

in the reYeJ''>1~ order 'J.'111! "·"'" ,top, '.!-I nf the key~). I" me • n1111f'dP.1l witl1 

e:tel1 ot.l1et· .rnd with n11c p1il1! of the Ji.tit er:· '.?:-i 111· other "" d:i hk ,011rcc of 1 nn enl, 

20 wJiile the worki11g- nr fr01it ~top, ZG of the ke~-, are ,undarl~· •·onnedPcl with 

each otl1er :11111 wiih the 01Ji.,1 pole of the h:1ite1.L 'l'he ~pncei :1pp:11·:it1i... is 

omitted from t hi!' 1lia)!.'rnn1. 

Ilaviug 11ow partieul:ul.'· 1le~1.r1hed :1111! a•ceitai11e1l the 11.dure of 11n- sairl 

iuveui ion and J 11 wl1:d 111:11111P1 i ht! ,,1111e 1, to ht• perfon11ed. I d ... cla r~ thnt 

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1 . .-\.11 :1pp.1mti~ ... tnr •:iph~ri11g- 01 de-l'IJlhe11ng rneo"1ge~ or ~1gn.il>'. ,,·herein 

the operat1011 of- t.]1e k1•y, of :t keyl1o:ll'll 'i-!ITe' 1o e11el'gh" s11111ilt.1neou5h- t\\'o 

t.ype b.1r rnnguct~. n11e helo11g111!! 10 1111e ;,el ie, of 111.1μ 1wt,, din•dh· .is~o.eiated 

witl1 Ll1e key~ of ~he keylioanl, a11d lhP olhm 111 .1 ~·~•.0111f ,,1•i nt type l1:1r magul'ts 

1111.e1t 011neeted with thl' fi1,I •et tli1011μh th,~ 111ed111111 of :111 .11!111,J:ihle , n111mu- 1:dor. ~uh~t:111li:ill,· ,1,, r}p,.·1 il11•d 

Z . • \11 :tpp.11:d11' a11•nnl111g to tht• p1t01 ed111,!! d11illl. wl:c'l't•in thP i\\'o ,..to; of 

t,qw liar. 111.ig111•(, .11,1• 1:111).!'t•d '"illwir1 ul:i1ly opp11-1lt' to l!.ll'h o111t•r, lt•ilYlll!: nil. 

rnte_n·p111111! 'Jl""" fn1· th .. 1.1pP, ,,Jien•li\· tin· lllt'~'"J.!•' ·'' l'e•"enud ,1111f a~ 

dee1plu!1·ed 1 ... •t11111lt:1111•011-I\· J'l'llllPd 11p011 1he .... 1n11! f:IJll!. ,11Ji,tauti:1lh- 1l«~c1·ilw1l · :t;, 

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22,477 A.D~ 191~ 

· ... · ocr · J.-,\ 80 191 i• ~) 

Date of Application, 28th Sept., 1910 '·:::<./ J> • . 1

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Complete Specilication Left, 7th N~v.! 1910-Accepted, 21st Se' 'J..ffJJ.1 Of'Ft_~~-...., 

l11W\'ISIONAL SPECIFICATION. 

A Machine for Ciphering and Deciphering. 

J. 1'11.\.'.\l...'I" l<'1rn'l'z Sot:'l'mJY, llaieldon, Tavistock, Gentleman, do hereby 

d1·1 Jan· tlic 11at11rc of tLis inwmtipn to be as follows:- ~ 

Tl11· <'S.'wutial parts of the machine are tl1ree viz. (1) the stand (2) a cylinder 

1 a pa hie of r.l'rnh·mg on a horizontal axis (~i) a frame carrying the usual keys 

r, ol a ty1>cwntcr. . · 

Tilt' c:ylindcr carl'ir.s ~ix 01· wo1·c rows of studs at equal distances from one 

a1111llwr. Ead1 ro~is parallel to the axis of the cylinder & the number ·of 

;,\•!_d;, i11 it is the same as tl1c uu1i1ber of keys. The studs are insulated from 

1J11t· :i111.1tl1n. .Frum ~uch au insulated wfre is canied inside the cylinder to one 

lO 111 tl11! oppo1'itc row i.e. lying in the same diametric plane of1 the cylinder. The 

lra.11tL' 1:arryi11g tlic keys 1s im;\llated from the cylinder & st,and but the keys are 

1101 i11:,11latcd from cmc u11utber. The pressure of a key makes contact with a 

,111d iu tJ1c row J~·ing l·ertically abo,·e the axis of the cylinder. 1Vhen the key 

1;., r•·lc·a:.1:11 a spring ,<:<1t1ses it to rise to its normal position & at the same time 

].i (·:rn;.,1·;, Ilic cylinder to rotate ~m'fficiently to bring the next row of studs nrtically 

:il11m: Ilic axis. The J'OW of .'ituds vertically below the axis is in contact with 

:1 row of iwmlatt•cl stu.Js in the staucl. Each of the latter studs is connected with 

a 11 c·lt•(·h'o111agul!t. 'l'he1'c electromagnets either operate a typewriter or are 

111:ulc to indicate the diar·m:ter to be used in t11e cipher despatch. The frame 

:w 1~ 1·111111ec ted with a si1itable buttery, to the 9pposite pole of which the wires of 

t lie cll:dromugncb are connected. Thus when circuit is made by pressing the 

k1·y .\ fl1e current passes from the hattery to the frame, from the A stud· in· 

1111· top row to some stud ;e (say) in the bottom row & so to the~ electromagnet 

l~ t lie ldtcr .i: i:. priutc<l or indu·ated. C In the releu&e of the key ~.\. tbe dr<:uit 

:2:i •~ lirokt•11 !f: the c:ylinde1· revolves. If the key A is then presse(l again a 

di ff<-n•11t ..11aracter is printed 01· indicatecl." 1.'hus in the cipher despat.ch the 

11'1 t er .\ 111ay be represented by as many different characters as there are rows. 

of studs. (" Characterfl" is userl not onlv for {'apital & small letters but for 

d1gib, pui1etuation murks, blank space-s, &: all 'other signs required to be 

:w prmt~d). 'l'hc spaces between two words will be represented by {'haracters &'. 

• 011vcri.ely spaces will represent characters. At the b~ginning .of a ,despatch a 

ro\,. of studs marked V must be brought vertically above the axis.. '.[~ ~ecode a. 

tbpatcL the opposite row marked D must be brought to the same ,position. 

Dated the ~7th <lay of September, 1910. 

n• F. F. SOUTHDY. 

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COM1'LB1'E SPBCH"iCATlON. 

A Machine for Ciphering and Deciphering. . ' 

1, 1!"1tANc1s FuETZ SouTUUY, Hazeldou, Tav~st<?c~, i~ the Co!-mty of l>ev~tt, ;- : · 

Gentleman, do hereby declare the, nature of this invention and in what mtn111e~--· · 

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2 N° 22,477.-.A.D. 1910. I -

A Machine fur Ciphering and Deciphering. 

the same is to be perfo1·med, to be particularly described and ascertained in 

and by the following statement: -

lly i1m.~utio11 relates to a machine by means of which a letter~ dispatch or 

the like can be written or indicated in cipher and by means of which letters or 

the like written in such ciphe1· can be -readily deciphered. . fJ 

The machine constructed according to my im·ention comprises a frame havmg 

mounted in it a cylinder carrying on .its surface a series of rows or ~oups. of 

stucls, there being a uumber of studs in eac11 row or group corr!'spondmg with 

the cliffert>nt letters of the alphabet and numerals and any other 1ugns or symbols 

to be reproduced, and the several studs in' each row are individually connected 10 

electril'ally but in an arbitrary manner, with the studs of another group or row. 

The frame has also mounted in it a series of keys resembling, for instance, the 

keys of a typewriter which are so arranged in connecti?n with electric circui~s 

eontaining an electro-magnet, that when any one key is depressed the electric 

'cir1•uit will be completed tnrough the stud corresponding with the key depressed 15 

ancl the stu.d to wl1ich the last mentioned stud is arbitrarily connected, so that 

the electro-magnet in <·onnection with this latter stud will be energized and 

01terate a t-ype-lever,. to print the letter, or a clevi('e for indicating or exhibiting 

' SUl'h letter so that it may he copied. Each .key lias also in (."Ollllection with it 

mea!ls whereby the depression will cause the rotation of the cylinder to bring 20 

another row or group 'of studs in position with ·relation t~ the contact devices. 

In carryinμ- out my. invention I allvantageously provide the cylinder with 

six rows Qr groups of studs, the studs in each row being arbitrarily connected to 

the studs of the row diametrically opposite to it, and I anauge that the depression of the. keys· shall move the cylinder through an angle of 60° to bring the 25 

seve1·al rows successively into juxtaposition with the conta<:ts till_ the key levers. 

'fo' enable my invention to be fully understood, I will describe the same by 

l'eferenee to the accompanying drawing, in which: - "Figure 1 is a diagrammatic view partly in section, and _ • }'igure 2 is a development of a portion of the cylinder carrying the studs and 30 

illustrating the electrical connections .bet~een the· diametrically opposite rows 

or gr9ups. ~ · · a indieates the cylinder and the numerals 1. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 the dllfer~nt rows 

or groups of studs a 1 with which the said cylinder is provided. The corresponding studs in each row are for the same· Mtte1· or symbol, that is to say, 35 

the first stucl in each row corresponds, say, witli' the letter A, the second with 

the letter B and .so on in a manner which .will be c·learly understood by reference 

to Figure 2. The sev-eral studs of each row: are insulated from one another and 

as hereinbefore0 stated each stud is connected in an arbitrary manner· with 

one 'of the studs of the diametrically opposite row. As shewn in Figure 2, the 40 

studs tt1 of row 1 corresponding with the letters A and B are connected to the 

studs a1 of row 4 corresponding with the letters G, H and so on, the dotted: 

lines between the studs indicating the electrical connections. · 

· b .indic~tes one o~ the keys, ?r key levers, one of which is arranged in connection with. ~ach c1rcumferen~1al row of s~uds, each <?f the ,said levers having 45 

connected to it a contact device, say f<!r instance, a rod c designed to make 

con.tact, ~hen ~~e key lever ~ is depressed, with t~e· stud al immediately 

beneath it. d is ~one of a series of other contacts which co-operate with the 

row of studs a1 diametrically opposite to the studs a1 with which the contact e 

co-operates, e is an electric battery connected by the wire f to the contact e 50 

or to the guide in which it slides, and by the wire h to the contact d a~ electro-magnet i being interposed· in the <'ir<"uit between the said battery 'and 

stud. Each of the magnets i <·a-operates with an armat11re in the form of a 

lev~r j which for~s or. operates the type-bar of typewriting mecha~ism of any 

ordmary construct10n, m such a manner that when the key-lever b 1s depressed 55 

to make contact with its corresponding stucl a1 the circuit of the magnet i whfoh 

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.A Mach~ne fur Ciphering and Dedphe:ring. 

operates the type-bar of the arbitrarily connected stud will be completed to 

·operate the corresponding type-bar. 

The rotation of the cylinder a to bring the several groups of studs into 

coincidence with the contacts c can be effected in any suitable manner, in the 

5 th·awing we liave represerited the contact bar c shewn as being provided with 

rack teeth k which engage with the teeth of a wheel or sector l mounte<l upon 

a shaft •m., this shaft 1111 carrying on a lever 11 a Jpawl o engaging with a 

ratchet wheel p fixed to a toothed wheel q engaging with a corresponding wheel r 

on the cylinder a. ·with this arrangement when the key b is depressed, the 

10 teeth k by engaging with the wheel or sector l will move the lever n in the 

direction of the arrow 1, ]figure 1, so that the p.awl (J will ri<le over the wheel p 

without actuating the latter, and when the said key lever is released a spring s 

will lift it so as to cause the arm n to move in the re•erse direction to the sai<l 

arrow 1 so that the pawl o will actuate the ratchet-wheel p and, through the 

15 medium of the wheel q rotate the cylinder a the·required distance. 

It will be understood that the wheel or sector l for each contact is fixed to the 

shaft m and 'that the rack k will be lifted by the spring s out of engagement 

with the teeth of the said wheel or sector, so that the ratchet mechanism can be 

operated by the depression of any one of the key levers. ' 

20 The way in which the apparatus operates will be understood by the following 

exam1lle: - \ 

Suppose that the group of studs 1 is in position for contact, as shewn ~in 

l•'igure 1, ancl that the wo1·d "faced'' is to be 'uitten in cipl1e1·, the depression 

of the key b <·orresponding wi~h F. on row 1 will operate the type lever of the 

25 lette1· C in row 4, and as the key b rises, the cylinder a will be turned to 

bring the row of studs 2 into the position previously occupiecl by i·ow 1. The 

next depression and i·ise of the key A of row 2 will then operate the key l!' of 

row 5 and bring row a beneath the contact t· when the depression of the k_ey C 

will print the letter B of row 6. 'l'he next depression of key ]•; on row 4 will 

30 print the letter ll on row l, ancl the depression of the key D on row 5 will print· 

the letter F on row 2, so that the complete·(:ipher fo1· the worcl ··faced" will be 

"U l!' n H F ". If, instead of starting the cipher on row 1, row 2 be used 

the cipher would be'' D E F G E", it will thus be understood that with the 

symbols arranged ~ described six different ciphers can be obtained. 

35 In cleciphering the first example it would be necessary to bring row 4 of 

the studs a,1 beneath the contacts c, and· in deeipliering the secou<l example it 

would be necessary to bring row 5 beneath the said contads these rows being 

clinmetri<·ally opposite th~ row~ used for the. firs!· letter of the sai<l ciphe~, so 

that in all 1·ai;es when deciphering a message it will be necessary to know either 

40 the number of the i·ow of studs used for the first lette1· of. the cipher or the 

number of the row of studs cliametrically opposite such 1·ow or otherwise it 

will be impossible to decipher_ the message. 

Having now particularly described ancl ascertained the nature of my said 

i1n-ention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what 

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1. In a machine for c:iphering and d.eciphering dispatches or the like, the .use 

of a qlinder or the like tarrying a series of rows o~ groups. of s~u<ls or electrical 

contaets, the studs or contacts of each group be11:1g arb1tra~1ly c?nuected !o 

the studs of auothe1· group, ancl the arrangement m <:ODJ?-ect~on :with the. s:i1cl 

50 C'ylinder of a series of key levers and a series of ~lec!r1c. c1rcu1t~ cou.tammg 

eiet·tro-magnets or the like operat~ug type levers or mdicating ~ev1ces ID .sue 

a manner that when bv the operahon of any key lev~r a c~ntact is made wit~ a 

stucl of anv nroup, th"e letter or symbol correspond~ng with. the stud. to .which 

tl1e first uientionecl stud is arbitrarily connected will be prmted or mchcaterl, 

05 substantially as <leserihed. . . 1 

2. Jn u ciphering and deciphering machine of the kmd dauued in Claim 1 ! 
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.d. Machine /<Tl' Oiplun-ing a'1ttl Deciphering. 

·the provision c>f' ~eans. whereby aft.er the pi:futing or indicating of a lette~ or 

symbol, the machme Will be operating to l>rmg another group of contacts into 

position before printing or indicating the next letter or symbol, substantially as 

described. 

3. A machine for ciphering and deciphering dispatches or the like, constructed fj 

Aubstantially in the manner hereinbefore described and illustrat.ed iii the accompanying drawing. 

Dated the 4th day of ~ovember, 1910. 

G. F. REDFERN & Co., 

15, South Street, Finsbury, E.C., and 1~ 

10, Gray's Inn Place, W.C., 

Agents for the Applicant. 

. Redhill: Printed for His Majesty's Stationery Office, by Love & Malcomson, Ltd.-1911. 

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INVENTOR ASKS U. S. 

TO PAY $50,000,000 

Vallejo, Cal., Sept. 10 (A. P.).-

1( Vallejo law firm announced 

last night that an inventor of a mechanical coding and decoding 

machine has filed claims totaling more than $50,000 with the United States armed forces, alleging 

infringement of his patents. 

The claims, Attorney Ellis Randall explained, will go before the 

United States Court of Claims in 

Washington if they are rejected 

by the Secretary of Defense, Sec· 

retary of the Department of the 

Army, Secretary of the Department of the Navy and Secretary 

of the Department of the Air. 

Randall named· the claimant as E. H. Hebern of Oakland and his 

assignee as the International Code 

Machine Company of Reno. Hebern, Randall said, contends that 

the Navy paid him $54,480 for 

thirty-one machines he had built, 

but refused him further compen· 

sation although many thousands 

of such machines were later built 

by others. All, Hebern's claims 

assert, used his patents. 

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