The national whig., 1847-06-19
TO INVENTORS.
PATENT AGENCY
Washington City, D. {.
WILLIAM p. ELLIOT,
FORMERLY OF THE PATENT

OFFICE.
HNHE SUBSCRIBER, for more than twenty years
j connected with the Patent Office, and ior many
years official Surveyor of the City OF asning'on'
having relinquished all business connected WIN ms
Architectural. Engineering, and Surveying depart
msn,s in order to devote his whole time and aiten-
ton 70 the service of Inventors Patentees and per-
sons interested Patents, and To establish perma-
nsnt Agency at the Seat Of Government for the use
and benefit Of that important class of the commun-
ty Offers his services TO all persons desiring 70 MAKE
inquiries respecting the originality of Inventions and
Discoveries and the practice obtaining Patents IN
the United States, and relating to all kinds OF bus-
required to be transacted at the Patent Offce
such as making searches, and preparing papers and
drawings for applicants for Patents, Caveats, As
sgnments, Agreements; amending Rejected Claims
and presenting them for re-examnation; attending
to Appeal Cases, Interfering Applications, and draw
ing up papers relating thereto, and to taking evi-
dence respecting the originality OF Inventions. He
will also attend to making out petitions for the re-
issuing, renewal, extension, and restoration OF lost
Patents; apply for Withdrawals and for Patents for
Additional Improvements and Designs make Dis
Chalmers, and procure copies Of Patents. Deeds,
Drawings, &c., and have them recorded. He will
also superintend Commissions for taking testimony
relating to Paients 70 be used in the United States
Courts in the several States. He will likewise at
Appeal, and attend TO the at court TO giving
opinions on the legality Of Patents granted, and le-
gal opinions all other points touching Patent
cases; to furnishing copies of decisions points Of
law relating thereto TO explaining the practice Of
courts in deciding Patent cases and to all business
Of legal character relating to Patents. In the dis
charge Of the above named duties the subscriber will
be amisted by gentlemen Of the highest legal attain
nents, md by artists Of the first eminence.
The subscriber having (during tour through Eu-
rope) made arrangements with able and responsible
Agents in LoNDoss and PARIs, will attend to the
procuring Of Patents in ESsLAHB and FRANCE, and
will explain the practice Of procuring patents in other
Foreign Countries.
The undersgned offers his services TO Agents and
Applicants for Patents residing out of Washington,
whose cases may have been rejected at the Patent
Office. account of defective claims or the misap-
prshension of the Examiners, arising from Obscure
descriptions. In such cases he will make the re-
quired examinations and personal applications. and
necessary amendments to the papers. His long ex-
perisnce in this branch of the business will enable
him to give satisfaction. When it is known that
many Of the rejected claims might be carried through
the Office successfully if properly presented and ex-
planned the importance of this branch of the Agency
will be duly appreciated.
The subscriber will also attend to procuring Mon
ELS where required to be made from drawings or
written descriptions. Also to having drawings done
in Lishography.
His terms will be according to the nature and ex.
tent of the services to be performed. The usual
tanning fee, however, of five dollars, will generally be
expected in advance. The charge for making an
examination will be about FIVE dollars.
The other charges for the Simplest will be as
follows:
For preparing pspers-viz: Petition, specification
and oath . S. 90
For preparing original drawings 90
Do. duplicate . OO
For cencu foe KEN 8 az