The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-05-16
ADVERTISEMENT.
India Rubber Patents.

Prom the Newark Mercury
More than twelve different patents. to as mnny
different persons have been granted in the United
States and England within the last ten ye irs, for
what is Known as "Nulcanized Rubber" Metallic
Rubber" :" kianized Rubber . Insolnble Rub.
ber, ..Thionized Rubber" &c. One distinguish
ing quality of all Of them IL, that charges Of atmo
sphere do not appreciaby affect them. Each of these
patents is process independent OF and different
authority for their tite--the Patent Office and Pa
tent Laws Of the United States and England and
at least seven Of these patents have been granted in
the United states, to American citizens.
One Of the first, and that which is more generally
uscd--in both the United States and England
than all the rest, was granted to gentleman by
the name Of Hancock, Of England, IN November;
lSs3, and enrolled in May 1874. This for
curing rubber by sulphur and heat, and adding also
a cheap article--Frcnch chalk whiting, now &C.
morally used and especially in the article Of rubber
shoes. This material forms about one-haf, by
weight, Of the composition. A full description Of
this patent may be found in Ncwton's I0aion Jour
nal for 1915. All persons known to be engaged in
the yucanizod rubber business in the United states
derive their principal success from this discovery %
Hancock; although most Of them stamp the goods
"Goodyear's patent" under an agreement made by
majority who are confederatcd together, under
agreements and stipuations, one Of which is that
.all rubber goods made by them shall be taken and
deemed to be made under Goodyear's patent, whe-
Their so made or not"
granted in England, to Alexander Parkes, dated
June "a, 1873. 500 Rcportory Of Patent Inycn-
,ions, vol ., page IN y" pa;'a~, read page I2o'
Another patent CO to Charles Kccne. in England,
issued in 1885, in which he gives yaluabl, mode Of
vulcanzing rubber as a simple substance. Full de-
scription in Repcrtory Of Inventions, 1915.
birmingham, in England, for his rather expensive
hut perfect mode q vulcaniling rubber, dated
March %, lsiG. SEQ Rcpcrtory Of Patent lnvcn-
lions. vol. 2, page ~.
Another patent (5) granted in England to Ste
phen Mouton, dated February :, 1871, Tor modes Of
vulcanizing rubber, and no better process need he
wanted. Recorded in Newton's london Journal,
Another patent 90 to VIM. II. Burke, Of Tot
tenham, England, dispensing with the use IT sui
lhur zee vol. s. RepertOry &c Patent Inventions.
page j,5 1his invention OF Eurkc's makes fabrics
ten times more valuable than Goodyear's, patented
also In England, but which was never adopted be-
Il never had any value, compared with
Ilancock's and other English processes.
Resides these there other foreign patents. all
open and FREQ - tho american public. by which
good yucanized rubber oan be manufactured.
in the United States, in l~2a Dr. y. \. Howe,
now the distinguished President Of The " american
and Howe Pin Company. psteaicd The mixture of
various paints, such white and rcd lead, in COM
bination with rubber. NumcToIs processes hal
even thcn been Published, which would prevent any
intelligent, honest man from attempting 70 mo.
nopolEe, by patent the ugc % heat in tho treat
ment 0f rubber In lS;J, before Goodyear first
entered uIon the rubber business the SEWER patent
granted IN England, for mixing 4" acetate of
lead, liihrrge. AMI other SIMILAR subs'Guccs with
rubber, aud submitting the compound 1, a high
degree oi hca'-b-l degrees Of Iah. is mentioned.
See Tres Dictionary o. 4rts, Am. "a rcpublished
from London edition by y. Appleton, ST. pago
,2SG also page y6. Besides these. there are pro.
baby Dozen patents, cs,ant before Goodyear
applied Cor his patent, IN which high dcgrcc of
heat pnrt &c the process Of making and treat
ing India rubber
Now, with orr knowledge. we deny that Good.
year was the inventor II the process patented az
June i5, lsii upon an application made January
". lsit In his namo, about which much fuss has
been made. Nor can be pretend to be Of that issued
in his name on Nathaniel lioywards application
and oath, dated ie:N which never was II the least
value, a. the mixing sulphur with rubber, and sub.
uniting the compound 10 acid was total failure
aud besides. had been four years then abandoned
To the public. when Goodyear persuaded Hayward
to allow him the use &c his namc 10 get patent.
This patcit has prvbably never been usodb by any
person second Jear, IL causes rubber 10 rot. and
IL positively injurious.
Another patent 90 sauod g. The Ryder Brothers.
about 1916, (whilc They found their Interest in lis
cardiug Goodycars patent, which lel even then
become very generally condrsnucd. not only by the
United states government bat By the public and
manufacturer This patent gas Tor truly scicu-
iIfc process. and was invented by aud pate in
. the nsmo of Dr. James Thomas, y chemist. whose
emodcsiy ! only equal to lis mcri, and ! wholly
different Fl ttoody ears. aud makes much better
fabric. ID know Fho hate tried n: q. Iltguas
parted with half lis patent: the whole has been
mothcrcd out 81 sight. AMI he denied tho r. iyilc.e
IL fcayiag any n thg tclcfts. IL gcsiegs IN New
York, a true inventor robbed of the fruits 81 his
ingenuity by the force and combination Of capital
AZ ThVmas patented beat Us part sl hi pryccss