The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1848-02-10
TO
PATENT AGENCY AT WASHING
TON. d. G., BY
WILLIAM 2. ELLIOT,
NJ l..
Late ofHe puient Office.


TE|HE subscriber, for more than twenty years con
Ill nectcd with the Patent Office, and for many
years official Surveyor Of the city of Washington,
having reiinquishcd all business connected with his
Architectural, Engineering, and Surveying depart
mcnts in order to devote his whole time and attcn
ton to the service of Inventors, Putcntccs, and per
sons Interested in Patents, and TO c-tabli>hN pCrlna-
ncnt Agency at the seat Of Government for the Use
and benefit Of the community, offers his services to
all persons desiring to make inquiries respecting TIC
originality of Inventions and discoveries, and the
practice Of obtaining Patents in the United States,
and relating to all kinds of business required to Ge
transacted at the Patent Office.
The subscriber having during a four through
EurOpe) made arrangements with able and reSpOn
sible Agents in 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 oft of Washington,
whose cases may have been rejected at the Patent
Office, on account Of defective claims, or the misap%
preIcnsion of tie Examiners, arising from obscure
descriptions. In such cases he will make the re-
Quircd examinations and personal applications, and
necessary amendments to the papers. His long cX-
pcricIce in this branch of the business VIII enable
him to give satisfaction. When it is known HAT
many of the rejected claims might be carried ll!rD'
thc Office successfully, if properly presented and CX-
planned, the importance of this branch Of The Agelc
cy will be duly appreciated.
The subscriber will also attend to procuring Mop
ELS where required TO be made from drawings Ol
written descriptions.
His terms will be according to the nature and cX
tent of the services to be performed. Tie usual re
tanning fee, however, of five dollars, will generally
be expected in advance. The charge for making
an examination viii be about five dollars.
For integrity of claracter, persons unacquaintcd
with the undersigned are respectfully referred to
members and cX member 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 Oflicc is arrumgcdl
and to tie annexed testimonial Of an individual we'll
known to the whole country, and to whom, more
than any one else, it isindebtcd for the present splpn
did establishment and excellent code Of laws rclat
ing to Patents, that reflect so much credit on lis
name
Testimonial of the Hon. II. l. Ellsworth:
Patent O8ice, Fcb. IS, 1912.
Mr. VIM p. Elliot, who has been formerly employ
ed in the Patent Office as a Drauohtsmam, &c. hav
ing established a Patent Agency in the city of Wash
ington,I take great pleasure in reCommendinghim rs
a gentleman worthy ofcouiidcncc, and as being par
ticuIarly qualified to take charge of any business
requiring a knowledge Of mechanical science, the
of the arts, and patent improvements. Nj
Elliot is also well acquainted with the practice OF
Office. HENRY l.. ELLSWORTH.
Office directly opposite tie Patent Office, corner
of T. and Eighth streets. Residence adjoining the
House, Capitol Hill.
1C5~Al letters on business must be post paid.
S.3G.1y W. p, ELLIOT,