New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-12-03
WEEKLY REVIEW OF PATENTS.


great proportion of the rs patents granted for ths
week ending Nov. Is, are for slight improvements oa
old devices.
Rolln German of Buffalo, ~ Y, for an Improve
men in the construction Of ships and other navgabls
vessels:
~ claim first vessels for navigation when the bow and
sections shall taper uniformly and the vessel below s wate
wRsD the relative proportions length 5eaah Of BEAM sni
draught Of water shall be nch that right line be draw.
at the bow and q the water line the stern whs.
me vessel os h sno another me % a,wn - =
the wsteTn the other side at the middle Of the part u
and from every point described hae right
drawn to each end Of the 6t described line the u 1
shall exceed degrees Second The combination Of tbs
ds.SSe Th The % " I
oyerhangTg deck with vessel below IL wseTnss
parts in t.Pshns OF wedgets FORM substantially do
iron D. and rivesE, substantially
as described for the purposes set forth"
Mr. Germain in connection with some Of the leading
capitalists and business men Of Buffalo, proposes 70
build an ocean steamer this plan, three quarters Of
mile long, with the expectation of propelng her 100
miles an hour Though the model Of this ship canno,
be considered perfect in outline, such enormous length
in proportion TO breadth must necessarily insure speed.
and had the inventors estimate been 30 rather than Toe
miles an hour, with fair show Of economy in power
and strength of hull, considerable would have fan
more confidence in his judgment and the consequeat
of the enterprise, which must, at best be con
sdered an experiment.
Thos. w. Gilmer Of Charlottesville, ya adminissrs-
tor of John b. Gmer deceased late Of same place for
an Improvement in Type-setters and Distributors:
Gain he ygs s the "a I'D :s
carrying mechanism but by the direct application Of the
sso ~ type e. tie ypss. b. the d .u
pesou Of the distributing 70 said snbsanay do
scTibed also claim, Ia combination with the typease
holding dog its equivalent arranged and opsred
Ss &. g q 70 S ss . the they ;s ss
the composing stick IN position TO receive them also
resrosraSe movement the case he type is mo g.
conpong stick described also claim combination With
hey s "aSsSn S he Ass n me SP
Plate claim the lip or i. equivalent arranged Substantially
and o prevent turning or filing o s hS I
as they se whdswn from the case claim di.chunss the
substantially described And also claim combination wik
to The syps ana eSSnSs
the mont type Gom the and from them into the iy2eea
Though type-setng machines are already in praesi-
cal In this cisy, their utility is limited to small
field Of operation. 10 large book establishments
when used under the most favorable circumstances
they said 70 labor This is an important and
open field for inventors and the above claim shown
some radical changes in all former devices il NAV a.
sst in overcoming some Of the previous difficulties
Owing 70 the constantly increasing popularity of thu
fascinating game Of Billiards. inventors have recsu,,,
given considerable attention to the Improvement OF
tables and their appliances Wenotice this week three
Of these improvements one relating to cushions one 70
chalk cups, and one TO registers.
GeoIge d. Sharp Of Nsw-York City, for an Improved
Billiard Table Cushion:
the combination Of the hollow cushion with so..r,
lace ioF the bah inpnee agains tans pr,
cushions have" f - S'-'' onAai uss'i"
-, .. ., kappner Of New-yOrk City, FOE an Improved
Billiard Table:
claim the eooabiostios With The esshlosrsa B. q ia a.