The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-06-17
TO INVENTOR.
PATENT AGENCY AT WASHING
TON, D. c., BY
WILLIAM ?. ELLIOT,
Late Qf the Patent Office.

Late Qfhe Patent Office.
FEHHE subscriber, for more than twenty years con-
n ncctcl with the Patent Office, and for many
years official Surveyor of the city Of Washington,
having relinquished all business connected With his
Architectural, Engineering, and Surveying depart
ments in order to devote his whole time and atten-
ton to the service Of Inventors, Patenees, and per-
sons interested in Patents, and to establish pernla-
nent Agency at the scat Of Government for the use
and benefit of the community, offers his services to
all persons desiring to make inquiries respecting the
originality of Inventions and discoveries, and the
practice of obtaining Patents i'll the United States
and relating to all kinds of business required to be
transacted at the Patent Office.
The subscriber having During Il tour through
Europe) made arrangements with able and respon
sible Agents i'll LONDON and PARIS, will attend to
the procuring of patents in England and France,
and will explain the practice Of procuring patents
in other Foreign Countries.
The undersigned offers his services to Agents and
Applicants for Patents, residing OW of Washington,
whose cases may have been rejected at the Patent
Office on account of defective claims, or the misap-
prehension 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~
perence 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 thro'
the Office successfully, if properly presented and ex
planned, the Importance of this branch of the Agen
cy will be duly appreciated.
The subscriber will also attend to procuring Mop.
ELS where required to be made from dra wings or
written descriptions
His terms will be according to the nature and OK
tent of the services to be performed. The usual re-
tanning fee, however, of five dollars will generally
be eXpectedin advance. The charge for making
an examination will be about five dollars
For integrity of character persons unacquainted
with the undersigned respectfully referred to
members and eX members of Congress who have re
sided in Washington; and for qualifications he re-
fers to his own works. Zone of which is the design of
the building in which the Patent Office is arranged
and to the annexed testimonial of an individual well
known to the whole country, and to whom, more
than any else itisndebted for the present splen-
did establishment and excellent code of laws relat-
ing to Patents, that reflect so much credit on his
name
Testimonial of the Hon. H. L. Ellsworth:
Patent Office Feb Is, 1872
Mr. VIM p. Elliot, who has been formerly employ
ed in the Patent Office as Draughtsman, &c. hav-
ing established Patent Agency in the city of Wash
ington, take great pleasure in recommending him as
gentleman worthy Of confdence, and as being par
ticuary qualified to take charge of any business
requiring a knowledge of mechanical science, the
progress of the arts, and patent Improvements. Mr.
Elliot also well acquainted with the practice of
this Office. HENRY L. ELLSWORTH.
r. Office directly opposite the Patent Office corner
of +. and Eighth streets. Residence adjoining the
| "Washington House," Capitol Hill.
Dg-Ail letters Oh business must be post paid
S;3G1y w. p ELLIOT,