The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-02-11

We have q copy Of the report Of Rufus Il
Rhodes, Esq.. Commissioner Of Patents, giving
history Of the operations Of the Office under
his control, and showing It's condition on the
lst of Jan uary, 1852. from which We mako az
the following brief sammafy: Number Il
applications for patsht t. during tho past year.
o0+ caveats, lilo; patents issued. 81; United
States patents and assignments thereof re-
corded, IL, amount Of fees re-. eived, o. go. 90.
amount Of expenditures, IS. las IS excess OF
receipts over expenditures. =, si2.s2. The
patents issued were distribute among the
several States thus: TO citiz Ems of Virginia,
10; Georeia. 9; Alabams, 7; Louisiana, 3;
North Carolina, ); South Carolina. 4; Mis-
sissippi. I; Tennessee, 3; Arkansas, 2; Flori.
da, J; Texas. l. Eighteen of the patents that
have been allowed cover improvements In
IRE. arms, or other destructive implement Is
Of war; aud with the view Of showing tina,
some OF them have striking merit, the Com.
missioner points TO tho fact that they have
been adopted ~ the Government for use
against the enemy, after trial. In preference
TO invention OF similar character which,
originating in foreign countries, have
received there the highest approval OF
scientific and military men. A consid.
cradle proportion Of the mechanical i'm.
provements 1or which patents are ought re-
late to agricultural implements. It Is also
noted, rs an illustration OF the inventive ke-
MUS Of the south, called into action by de-
sire to aid the common cause, that q village
schoolmaster in the State OF Arkans as, has
received patent for an ihstr umSnt tor meas
uripg distances without the use OF loga-
rithms or other difficult process Of calcula-
ton, which, il 1t but tulnu the expectations
Of the inventor, is likely ~ BIZ OF Immediate
practical value in the adjustment OF ar
ullery to different ranges, whether III hxe0
b. ttsriss or in service IN Ine field. The Cvm.
missioner IL Informed that the instr ment Ii
SOON to be tested with guns At Nashville, and
there are strong yrour us tJr believing il viii
prove complete suIcess.
The excess vi receipts over expenditures
sufficiently demonstrates that lhe orjcs is
most prosperous IN 1t. hnancl II depar linen, =
and that It il entirely seIt-sustaIn1ux. The
report makes var ious sugses tions concerning
the administration OF the Office, ~ well Ne
some changes Ia the Patent laws, which, We
presume, viii receive the early attention OIL
Uongr,ss.
We have heretofore published a list Of the
patents issued in the year 1861, and now Up.
pend list OF those granted during the month
OF January, 1857. The large hall IN the thru
story Of the "Mechanics' Instrute'' building
has been fitted up with cabinets for the exhi.
bition Of models, which are free to inspec.
ton by all who desire to see them:
Oarl Laguiguist, of Macon, Ga, for an i'm
proved preech- ioHding gun.
jas. Peete, OF TlptVn, Tenn, for improv ed
cotton tie.
Jacob b. and VIM. L. Plat, Of Augusta,
Ga, tor improved camp co.'s.
J. Nichols and J. Bennett, assiKuors to
themselves and Frank Smith, OF Memphis.
Tenn, for lmpro we'd su bmarins batteries.
H. r. Moore aud Nathaniel Thomson, of
Talbot, "a, for improvement IN MOSQUITO
and fly brush machine.
A r. Routt, Of Somerset, Va, for improve.
ment in seed planters.
John Il. Wants, OF Memphis, Tenn, tor
improved method OF making cloth wAter-
proof.
NV. Dolbey. OF Oarrollton. Mas. improve,
mept In bellows.
John A. Wells, of Holly Springs. Miss. for
i'm proved cotton press.
James Pesler, of Barlow, Ca, for improved
plow.
NJ. g. Rhodes and A. Bingham. of ITALIA.
dega, Ga, for improvement in wooden bot.
toned Shoes
q. W. Doibey, of Carrollton. Miss, for
improvement III machine for shrinking
tires.
Il. Archer, OF Richmond, Va, FOR improve.
ment in percussion fuses.