The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-05

The ices whcn were the results Of this business had
Treasury to the creait of the patent fund ana
above all expenses incurred of $l56, 007 Is.
The propensity oi the American to got up ncw-fan-
llcd ideas illustrated by comparison oil this table
with similar table OF patents granted In England dur
ing tho years between 1870 aud 1880 by which Il
l45 Tho law OF 1886 created present sys-
TEN, by which inventor can, ~ paying So he In
The Patent Occ caveat settng forth the design and
purpose Of his INVENTION Its principal and distinguish
Ing Characteristics, and praying Tor protection OF his
right until he mature his invention This paper IS
Ned in the confidential archives OF office and when
the patent takea out The sum OF $50 deposited
Tor fling the caveat IS applied upon the regular
ices for issuing the patent
FIRE OF 1886.
On the morning OF the 10Th OF December, 1885, tho
Post Onicc building discovered to be on nre and
although many o. the archives Of the General Post
Office department saved not a thing was pro.
served the Patent ONCE save one volume from the
library, OF little value 10 Any Que. There il graphic
description and very little on record oil interest about
this interesting event.
Tho ization Of the Patent Office, alter the fire.
upon basis oil eight employees was regarded by many
persons rs grossly exravagant and IN violation oil civil
service interests.
RULES AND PRACTICE
As matter oil Interest 10 many who not familiar
with the actual work OF an examiner under the law
and the existing rules and practice Of the onlce We
proceed briefly 10 describe IJ:-Aiter application
for patent 10 completed by ning specification, pes-
ton OATH drawing, the case is sent to the
OF the class 10 which II belongs HIS duty s grant
or refuse patent may appear right after duo ex.
tnze the specification, to determine II u In proper
form and suitable language, himself correcting slight
Inaccuracies In grammar or oftnography; and second,
to compare the description OF tho the spcc
hcation with the drawing aud model well with
the applicants statement OF tho OF his nven-
ton and his specific Claims, all OF which must agree
with one another. IL Objectionable IN form or sub
stance, or II any OF tho parts named conflict with
zach other, the attention OF tho applicant
Is called TO tho Deficiencies in the first
ONCE letter, and he has opportunity TO
correct them by amendment This examination re-
ates TO both tho novelty ana utility OF tho alleged In
SINCE under tho rulings OF the Office and the courts
every invention Is considered '.usefu actually
found pernicious or dangerous II sometimes occurs
that mechanical device Is pronounced imperative
and patent used bus in such case the applicant
Is allowed 10 file adavs TO tne contrary. In TACT, II
the applicants faith IN tho utility OF his invention is
strong enough TO lead him to pay the Office lees, no s
thought to be the best Juugo OF this question.
The question OF novelty is hard 10 decide THIS Is
determined by a reference to American and foreign
patents printed scientific works IN all languages and
all the Information the Is able to collect from
all sources relating TO the art upon which ne Is espec
ally employed.
INCREASE OF BUSINESS.
The 1000 models oil 1885 had expanded 70 nearly
two hundred thousand In 1877. They wero arranged
before tho nre In classes each class In chronological
order TINS vast collection illustrated 70 the eye o
the visitor almost AT glance the grown oil each art
Some OF thcm, su;h as sewing machines, harvester
and the like were purely original American Inventions
This collection the ono tniDg oil oil others whcf
foreign visitors eager to sce aud u was univer
sally admired and commended by Thorn, There wal
nothing equal 70 II In the world Besides being