New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-02-05

should the testimony o. persons mol Lcfesse4
the invention, which testimony should be taken under oe9
In regard the fourth and fifth points OF inquiry 10 a.
duon TO bis oath showing his receipts ana eXp5aa
lures on account Of The invention by which his prOhl or
loss Is TO be asceraned the applicant should show by ne
testimony Of disnteIested Witnesses on oath iaat ne
has taken all reasonable TO Introduce ais lnyen
ton into general and that without default or neglec
his part he has failed to obtain from the use and sale OF
the invention reasonable reInune aLon ol me lio s
Duity anc expense bestowed on the same, ana e lno
The law now requiring that notice Of sixty days shall
be given Of each application for extension II VIZ necc
sary for the applicant TO file his petition AID pay The requ
site fee, al least three months before his patent
Persons opposing the extension Of patent must ne N
the Patent Office heir specifically sci form II
| writing. twenty days before the day OF hearing.
In OF opposition by any person 10 me exesson on
patent both parties sy tse tes ilony esol
testimony which shall be taken ding 10 The rules pre-
scIibed by the Commissioner Of Patents IN cases OF inter
All arguments submitted to the Commissioner must be in
writing. ,,...A.
made The undsrsignec, Will. practicable be ready ~,
teen days before the day appointed Tor me heqIi1s 49,
his report the patent together h all the testimony and
gumenis should be fled in the Office al least twenty DAYS
II the applicant fas 10 furnish the undersigned with
statement detail Of bis receipts and expenditures as[s
CURED by The 18Th section Of the act approves Juy = -
bis application must be rejected His attention. therefore,
is particularly called 10 this point as many iail 70 accom-
pany their petitions with any statement o. recels au CA
| pendiIures. ..,,.
MADE, nsuch application mace rtl'H me sXly Gays
notice now required BY law the Office afford the nven-
relief lfhe desires arene0ai OF MS patent his rem
edy Is TO be found only IN special act OF congress
Extract from Commssioneys Memorandum BOOK 81 ETea-
sioHs.
USrrtp sTirss PArrsr oyrics, May - lssl.
GOA the petition Of Edwin Chafes, q fewSr9o'~es Ner
for the manufacture oi lat rubber Tor seven
ys,,. from The s5Po ., OF sad PA'ea winch taxes place
sofdsrsd .s petition be tsars 3, u. Patent one.
notified to appear aud show cause any They have WY l petition
%o,dsred sso that thi. notice be the ReD5 mr.
es Pbiaeepba, TfaSe SswYorE, FreIonln Bruins
EswJersey Journal Prov dence Rhode lsaod once "esA of
three '''''' "TAosAs EwsASK com@ssonsr ofFs'.nt.
"Ps Editors Of Il. above papers vi" please cosy and 4sna
their Us to tie Patent ohce, with pager containing n' no"e
MO law3w
Hes,s Angus, s. 1880 postponed August 90 delayed final
acton until the SON, whom H. srisnson granted"
The grounds on which the extension was grant
cd were concisely these
lst Chaffee was unquestionably the first IN
ventor of the improvement secured to him by
patent
Cd. The improvement was useful aud oil pubic
importance. 1t wrought, as already stated, an
entire and beneficial revolution in the msnutac-
ture of India rubber fabrics. It's value, as esti-
mated by respectable and disinterested witnesses,
was from 100000 to 900. Its value may
further be inferred from the powerful and unex-
amphed opposition made to the extension by par
ties using the invention.
90. The testimony shows that said Chalee,
| owing to unfortunate circumstances which he
could not CONTROL failed to receive anything like
fair remuneration for his invention, even enough
to save him from absolute poverty.
4th. The Examiner reported tavoraby 10 the
extension, and with him the entire corps OF Ex-
aminers conceded
The case, therefore, came clearly within the
letter and spirit OF the law authorizing extensions.
Il. 80 IHl
charges, have only TO add few general remarks,
which may cover charges perhaps not noticed by
him in bis report or in his marginal notes IN the
pamphlet, which he wishes TO be considered
part Of his report
| send also the whole of the testimony in this
case aud call your special attention to that OF MI
Dav. who figures as principal witness and chief
accuser; and likewise to the fact that Mr Newell,
whose witness Day vas, has not complained OF
the extension.
With regard to insinuAti0ns Of corruption aud
| kindred crimes, can only meet them by detying
the keenest and challenging the most malignant,
! to produce an atom OF evidence 10 support them
| while, to meet even suspicious OF latent lmpro
| preties and wrong. | am ready to answer, on
oath, interrogatories relating to any or to every
| one of my Official acts.
! Notwithstandng the shametuly false assertion,
page 10, that made, or said l made, the decision
! without reading the testimony read the whole
| most Of it ! went over with the examiner ia the
office, and subsequently took al the papers to my
| lodgings, where, for three consecutive nights,
perused the whole alone, making minutes as 1
! proceeded. The papers shown TO Day on the
| 29th had that morning brought from my lodgings
On that morning Mr.. Day introduced himself to
! me by saying he supposed knew he was inter
ested in defeating the extension, and IS his coun
| sell Mr.. Clifford had not arrived from New orki
| he had brought 70 the office another gen;leman.-
/ They both stated that the time was shorG, and
that they desired TO seethe arguments in the case
/ OF Chaflee's extension. directed the papers 70
| be shown to them and told them that the decision
| would be withheld til the latest moment, that
I they might have every opportunity, during that
I day and the following one - examine papers anc
J send in further communications on the subject
| The decision was withheld till past o clock the
/ following day, the last on which the extension
could be granted.
! II is believed that not since the organization o!
/ the Office has there been an attempt . control
/ the action OF the Commissioner equal 70 TINS
either IN the daring and recklessnesS OF paIlles
( interested, in their assuming the characters Of
witnesses aud principals, as occasions suggested
/ or in the variety and extent OF improper inha'
ences brought 10 swerve him from rectitpde, COM
bined too, with the peculiarly OF his POSITION AZ
I the time the decision had 70 be made. Under
| such. as under any circumstances but one sso
course could be pursued, aud that was, regardless
OF the denuncatOns OF the press, threats % Oe-nS
rejected by the Senate, Of Impeachment, eXppi-
sion from Office, charges OF incapacityi prostita'
ton Of the buresux 20 subserve particular inter
ests and individuals, OF corruption ia rs worst
forms and against SANDERS circulated oy envy
and intrigue IN thousand FORMS calmly and dc
hbegately TO enGeavor 20 arrive AZ righteous aud
legal decision, and declare il. This think 1 aid,
and in 50 doing secured - sn unfortunate, bit
highly mertOrlCus citizen, chance - MAKE some
thing out Of an invention By Che free use otwhich
his opponents are repused - have acquired mach,
if not al, their wealth.
Perhaps I ought 70 mention .lat Hon. 7. Ewing
wrote and forwarded to me on the -9th Of Au-
gast-two days before the patent expiged-Gn az
gument sgaint the extension and as il was not
read by the examiners, nor placed on hle ap-
pend il to this letter. With il you have be-
heve, erery document connected with the case