New-York tribune., 1874-11-21


Tne number OF applications aud OF patents granted is
slightly greater than durnS tic preceding year The
Commissioner says:
Ti prompt prhlication of abstracts o all the patents
issued this pub bcaOn being given TO the public at the
tie tnat the patents mailed to the Inventors
has probably very considerably diminished the numb'r
applications FOR patents and has improved the chr-
acter such applications thereby wrraninS the issue
OF patents for mach larger proportion OF applications
than could be granted In absence o; those rner
tons. Before the establishment OF The Patent OHee
OGical Ga=te from p to years aer the issue
patent before the public generally had any means
OF knowing Of it, contents Consequently there would
he in existence from 1904 5000 patents the sub
which seated TO all the word except the
piications were constantly being made for devices
lately patented others. ne Ogcia gazette now gives
to the public fun information as 10 what has % been
patented up the very day that applications are He'd
Since 1886 there have been issued over 155O0 patents
Every ANIMAL report of the ComniSsion OF Patents
since that date has given list or the patents led
during the year covered by his report but no general
index has been prepared, ana cqnseItenty las r.
Qured great deal OF perpeXDs LABOR u maze searches
for patents aud great danger Oh making mistakes.
During the last two years have caused very thorough
and accurate general index 10 be made OF ali the patents
issued from 1890 to 1873, n,usve TINS index will be
published in two sets Of three volumes each, one
subjectnat.er index and the other name Index. The
sutj ec,nater iadex is now Ia press, anu VIII very
shortly be ready for issue. Th2 matter has becu
screotyped, and | have ordered for present
edition Of only 1000 Beyond those required for in
the Qe these Indexes viii be scd, for so per SET
thereby ultimately rembursing the Treasury for the
In INV former reports have several times called at
tenon 10 the Importance OF more rapidly reproducing
the drawings OF the Old patents Since Jay 1871, l59
copies each of every patent Issued have Deeh prned
and placed file in the oilce Tor Cice use ana 10 MI
orders might be given for the same Appropia.
tons have been made each year Tor several years past
of per for reproducing the Ddch-work OF
the office In usns tai1 ~ m nc sce 1 my n
completed by classes. The drawings oI old patents
have been reproduced chronOiogicaiy from Nov 26.
1861 to Juy l. 1871 hence now have n The oiiice
eSpies nov tso % ls and from %
that date classes have been taken up separately ami
each completed. Thrty-hye classes have been repro
duced complete. by tlc consideration aud observ
tou OF these classes the value and Importance OF multi
plying the OF tue old patents VIII De readily
seen and appreciated In tGe class OF baryesters all
the drawings OF all the patents issued have been
reproduced, aud copies are In the Examiners rooms
his examination without interruption, wlthou the loss
Of timc and without the danger OF Drawing belg aO'
from the les Tnus he secures res az much more
certain and satisfactory with an expenditure ot from
90 70 per cent less time tnan wOuI DC required II the
drawings had not been reproduced Again slnce tle
reproduction wings OF the cas' of 'narVcsters"
IA sufficient number OF copies OF these diawiLS' nave
and to attorneys prhccing in the courts ana before the
Patent Ohce to more than pay the entre expense OF
copies are retained In Office to NIL liko orders for
many years TO come These drawinSs cost the Once
less tnau one and half cents EACH Tney are sold III
nuantitie, at ten cents eac five cents, II one copy
Of the entire class is taken. would respectfully urge
that much larger appropriation he made Tor this work
think ut leust $4,000 year should he appropriated
Two at Shree, sach appsopriaoas ~"ua COZ,
fales OF copies would more than rcmDhrse the ex:tni
ture almost immediately and would be tnen "A large
source OF Income many years Uness TINS Is done
very considerable increase OF the force OF me Once
t become necessary TO do the work. but with the old
draWlnvs reprodcei that the ofhce may have copies
aud bc enabled furnish thein cheapy To app,dnts,
the present force OF the exaihuihgcops VIII pFo'"op
De sufficient for many years. a.,
No Que thing Off e Is needed more tnan thof-
on,n digest pubshed IA form, o! each one
OF the t5 OF Inventions as represented Ia tue
Patent Oice. Tac number o Applications on ue III tue
ofice IL nearly $4,000 To look back over these apples.
tons aud the eyces represented 10y them Ia consider
ing new applications, Is work the vastn1ss 81 ~aicn
need not be further planned TO be iuly undero ood
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