New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-19
U'EEKLY REVIEW or PATENTS.

ee1-siyieo tclenllnc paper !h5t week Contslued
some comments Of our weekly reviews in which
The writer says, " If electricity coult be applied to
produce such effects perpetual notion 30 could
" wind, steam water, and animal power, as tie lr,c
" and the principle are the same IN all the DOMAINS Of
d" practical mechanics"
Comment 10 unnecessary, rs the quotation Itself eX-
poses combined stupidity and ignorance, not capable
OF comprebendiug that every waterpower Is per
petusl motor and that perpetual motion sfe law aud
principle which is the same in all the domains Of me-
cbanical sceoce; motion being the natural and rest
mere relative condition.
There were 90 patents granted for The week endirg
october T. among which are come useful, many doubt
fCl usees', aud, perhaps, some worse than use
less.
Owing to the great amount of carbon in pure cam.
phene and the resin and coal napthas when used for
purposes Of illumination it is necessary either to nix
large quantity Of alcohol, other material rich in
hydrogen with them, come device for supplying
the flame with abundance of air while burning, and
as air is much cheaper than alcohol, any simple and
reliable device which will furnsh sufficient quantity
Of the latter to Insure perfect ncandnscence and cafe
ty from explosion, must be valuable.
Mr. w. Batcheder of THE city patents an improve
"ment in the Contribution Of Yspor Burners, which
is sef generating, ard If passes small jet Of vapor
through isrge tube, the momentum Of the jet takes
sufficient quantity Of air along with it TO produce the
desired effect. Though the principle Of this burner s-
not new, the inventor alleges such Improvements as
may make it a very valuable and useful device.
Robert C. Buchanan of the L. S. Army, for an
" improved Knspsack.' As this may interest mill
tary men. though we do not know the details OF its
construction. we will give general idea BY quoting
the claim entire.
81 claim the combination Of the body yoke A. END
pockets to the knapssck, the whole being combined
and operating substantially as set FORTH
Except the application Of steam to fire engines, few
striking improvements have been recently made. Ly-
sender Button and Robert Blake of Waterford, n. Y,
have patented an Improvement in supporting the
carriage bodies Of FIRE engines which, though it is
nj an astonishing invention, may nevertheless be
very useful one The claim fully describes it fol-
lowe: 1--WE claim the proppiug of freepgnes which
are mounted upon springs, by means OF cans or
"mechancS equivalents thereof, so srrauged aud
Operated, as, BY lever power, to throw the weight
of the engine from and upon the springs substan-
italy i'll the manner and for the purposes set forth
GA. Clark of Harrington, Conn, tor an 80 Improve
rnent in Fne.places' claims peculiar arrangement
Of fues which, he alleges, viii all the ashes to
fall into boxes either eide Of the fireplace, while the
cold air entering the is heated and keptin crc1-
latiop or may be conducted TO other apartments. II
this invention does not obstruct the draft is probably
good one as al undue quantity Of heat ordinarily
escapes up chimney.
Bat few of the pseuts relating TO Saving hines
are valuable and msny never come into use.
H. b. Knoslts of Providence, Il. l., patents en-
Improved Attachment to Treailes Of Sewing Ma
chimes" which may come into general use. 1t con-
sists in SO applying Pprpg to the CT snk as to insure
lie passing the dead point in the right dTec ion, while
il prevents its passage in the opposite or wrong direc-
ton unless her force than that from the foot be sp
Piled.
To remedy the inconvenience Of having 3 clothes
dryer or rack standing 10 the way when not IN use,
Lewis Pagu, Of Elmore, Ohio, patents " Combined
" Table aud Clothes.Dryer, composed Of a table or
stand with ia reversible top, and box or recess, aud
two or more oin.ed arms that will fold up and la
within said box; thus making it useful for two pur-
roses.
Clotles-pirs should Lot only be chesply made, bu.
20 constructed TO be durable and efficient. Caap-
nan Warner, Of this city, patents an Improved
Clothes Clamp, which is cheaply constructed Of Two
wooden buttons, so connected as to clamp firmly any
aitcle plscsd between them. Il is simple, cnesp,
and durable device and if well made, will be mole
efficient than tie ordinary clothes pin