New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-04-10


In all civilized countries when thief breaks at
nighttime anoher enclosure and appropnaes to himself the
property there slrdng redress and restoration, but
by the United Sses Patent Laws may by false oath,
ana other foul applications secret and payfe
procure the tile property long In undispued possess
Of The public and then rob plunder hsrrass with mpu-
nifty The present laws Of the United States afford no
means by which patent-obAned under circumstances Of
frsud cou.on or otnerWisecAn be brought before the
Courts for It's repeal by parties whose nights invaded
hence long this continues and dishonest take at
vantage off, business i SAFE from the encrcachmens Of
INSCRIPTIONS punderers The branch Of business which
The writer engaged has suffered ia measured degree
from this great defect IN The law The follow ng extracts
from some OF The petitions Of Rubber manufacturers and
workmen now before Congress vi place This question IN
It's proper ght and show FEW Of The many VINO dis
posed TO 'ndiSa'e ile,f .ons e'iao'h55 rish,s
T,te Hon N,aafs Hs = ReY-e'-ai'rsi = fs tai',4
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The Petition OF the uadersi gned M4nuf4:urers, Work
men and Merchants engaged IN the manufacture and sale
OF ladis Rubber fabrics respectfully shows-
Thai vour petitioners have ir many wears pas been Ia
The common and und spued habit OF caring India Rlbb-r
for uss tn mauIactures by the application OF heat Thai
the discovery Of his mode Of curing lala Rubber Is coe
val The Introduction Of lhe fabric 10 pubic use in 7j
and the vucsnklng OF curng compounis OF hlhoef Dy
steam discovered In England many wears since,
cary ss 1873 snd wss thence Introduced INTO THIS country
IN 1876 AID became he common property OF me public As
The foreign inventors did moi secure The principle In his
country by letters patent;
GOODYEAR then Of New Haven 10 Connecticut applied for
and obsned letters patent h@ Ism day Of June l2fi
for Whist he cset Stripe compound being Rubber white
lead and phlr and for eung szi1 compound by the
posure open stove Oven 20 snos phere hesed 10
regulated temperature vii more particularly sppear
by copy OF said eers patent hereto annexed marked
Your petitioners further show that he ghf OF said Good
year his patent has never been gen Tally AcknOw ged
that although several suits have been commenced for
infu cement thereof Yet that bous de thereon
has ever taken plAce.
Your petitioners further show that sppears on the
face hereof patent did seek snd did cover
the principle improvement Of curing Rubber by
hea,. bat merely Of curing the said Triple compound
by best That some Of your perlorers as Manu-
fsc,rrrrs Merchants snd Arlsaus have from period
terror The cse Of sad eers patent and AL Of them sub
sequeuv hereto have made MANUFACTURED, venGed 10
used llcs Rubber various forms cured ~ the Apph
cation Of heat they had ard hsye ishi 10 do.
Your petitioners farther show thai 90 he oh December
1919 The Commissioner Of Patents issued 10 he said Good
wear, his pArie sppcsuoL zsa ts surrender Of
said eer psen of ls44 elers patent IN leu thereof
10 which The SAID Good been showed The exclusive
right the in provenent or discovery cfenrng Ind Rub
Der by the application Of high degree OF heaLV hereby
your petitioners and the pubic large deprived Of
their long established and vel vested Tight sad
prncPie and are liable 10 vexsuons and expensive sw
suits
Your petitioners further show thai ,heided By these
and questionable decisiC1S he said PSnienee,
Charles Goodyear bis sssgae~s hos have entered
into combination and association via few indivduas,
who have agreed 10 prosecute ali frotnngetheir illegal
patent ard exclude al but The favoredfeg nom any par
ueipsuOn IN The Rubber BUSINESS hsf The nevifsee
resu must be to effect monopoly herf snons such IN