New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-13
WEEKLY REVIEW OF PATENTS.

Only 50 patents were issued for the week ending
Sept n being considerably lees than an average num-
Der.
Though kitchen-rapges are generally used in large
cities their places are almost universally supplied In
the country with cooking stoves, which, like most
things in universal use have been the subject Of a-
most irnumerable patents leaving none but inventors
to see room for further Improvement
James l.. Meafoy of Middleton, N. T.. he's -
"In provemsnt in Cooking-Stoves, which consists u
a cyhndrca fre.chamber in the front Of the stove,
surrounded by an air chamber communicating With hs
upper part by small orces, and the air-chamber sur
rounded by water heater, all Of which directly
in front Of the oven and used in connection 9Th Q
perforated and equalzpg draft-plate. This improve
| ment insures constan, supply Of hot water, moro
comfortable ard healthfu radistion for warming the
room, and economy in fuel.
Another " improvement in Stovss' il patented by
Oscar Paddock Of Watertown, ~ Y. Hcousists in %
connecting damper in the smoke-ppe with the door
that when the latter is opened il opens the former
thus preventing the smoke from coming out into tho
room without the necessity of first taking the precau
ton to open the damper. This applies all stoves,
and, if rightly constructed, will prove TO be useful.
Such hoes attached TO the handle BY means
of an eye socket attached TO the upper edge,
usually forged from wrought iron, with the eye and
blade entire. An lnprovsn@ Mt in the Manufacture
of Hoes, by Andrew Patterson Of birmingham, Pa,
consists in forming the head eye Of the hoe and at
tschipg II to the blade at the same time, by pouring
the molten metal 10 form the head on or around the
blade
lady, Jane Phillips Of this city, patents " In
provsmert in Muffs,' which ia pocket, opening on
tho outside and pcrte-monnais the inside; thus
making the muff serve three purposes equally well
with u original one. IL is novel devise, and must
be very convenient especially for shopping purposes-
VIM. J. Ste'son Of Baltimore pstents an Improved
Safety Envelope" which though i. may no. insure
safety against mail robbers will be likslyt 10 prove
effective against scIutLisng and over-curous country
postmstters or their families, clerks. lie says: ~
"cam the mode Of giving security 10 letter and other
envelopes substantially set forth, the same con-
"sstiDg in water.proofng that part of the envelope
"upon which the adhesive material is applied"
Many inventions have been patented for devices
consisting Of platforms so constructed 30 give mo-
ton to pump by the weight Of animals going 70
them to drink. These Of coune, can only be applied
to very shallow wells and even then, the smaller
animals may not have weight enough 10 raise the col!
umn Of water. latter y. Wilder of Painted Post
n. Y, has ap Improvement in the Method Of Rsis-
constructed tend 20 overcome this difficulty and dis
pense with part Of the friction Of machinery for Civ
ing Increase Of motion TO the pump In other apps
ratios Of the kind. He claims "the arrangement OF a
Series Of platforms, in combination with pump, 70
"thst seres or succession Of strokes Of the pump
"piston sha be produced before the cattle arrive at
"the drinking trough"
Henry W. Wimsburs. of Dalton, England, for 40
Improved Manufacture Of Sheet Metal says: IL
"claiIn the improvement herein described in the
"manufacture of sbsst metal or metal foil a. an ar
"tice Of manufacture and trade by cutting the
" from block or solid mas by means Of cutting
mechanism, in lieu Of rolling beating the same BY
"means Of rolling or beating chsnism has here
".otore been done" This invention ia probably in
tended particularly for the various kinds Of foil made
from soft metals, as can hardly conceive Of sheet
iron being wrought in this way, and, any sheet-nstsl
requiring strength Of fiber would be very inferior. il
cut from block 70 that which is rolled.
John Keane OF New. York for sn "Inprovenent in
Bupgs Of Casks." This is q simple device for pre-
serving lager beer cider and other liquors drought,
By preventing their becoming insipid or sour from
loss Of gas and exposure TO air. II consists Of small
vessel Of alcohol other spirits, placed 1t the bung-
hole through which al the air passes before entering
the cask. The inventor alleges that in being 70 passed
through, the takes up and holds sufficient guam
tity Of alcoholic yspor to produce the desired effect;
should it prove to DO this its utility and simplicity vn
at once bring il Into general use. -
Francis Dixon Of Lynn, Mass-, for IN Improve
ment in the M.oufscturs of sr-wrsppers" clsims
new article Of Manufacture, consisting Of tobsces-
leaf reduced 10 pulp AID converted into sheets or
other desirable form suitable for use, or 10 the natisg
of eigar. vrapneya