New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-05

ing tne purchase ana value % the crarre rae-t or
oy tne dranme Electrical Company Major Eaton a,6
tnat the tone OF Mr. Hoyts remarks was hardly in KEY
win nis usua dignity and courtesy, that rather
eisdarls, MS statements the main u,sSle
Regarding lie Gramme patsntS confirmed Nss,-
EATON the Edison Company declined the Invitation 20
become coe of the conhnaton subsequently called ,ho
"ranme Electrical Company, formed purchase that
patent Tor tae following First the patent can
not be sustained the By reason Of an earlier ~,
invention by party; next the tide 70 ne na,ent
was defective; third, The substance Of tho invention
covered by the patent first patented IN Austi, Nv
Iramine and dIvernois. December 80, 1870 Austrian
patent No $500. whereas the United states Gra-nns
patent for substantially the Invention wa taken
out by Gramme about eight months later on octo-
ber IL 1871 Omitted States Patent No. l20O57.
Unfer our Patent laws. which provide TIA.
patent taken out in this country for an
Invention aAtecedently patented In another country
WIN me death Of The foreign patent. United
r,d patent expired When the Austrian patent termi-
nStet Der 80 1850, and the American Gramms
istence Fourth. another fata objection "a the Gamma
the world BY another aud earlier ipSent reteT tS,ee
lanai an inventor Paccnotti. who Invented the Intrinsic
ana published them the world IN an article IN an Isl
copy Of which original pnbcsiton IL IN ,h Ss,
OF o company AT that early date Paocnotti also man
existence at the University Of Pisa Prom tb deser
S SS % TINS machine published by Paccinot IN 1854
,mtsenne which works perfectly icing We claim pro
therefore fatal 10 TIE sms ma ndase ana
e esss act e Ms + rd snst The gT%%s RaHS NOS
Line tne Iramne patent still alive and could oe sus-
tnat we get along without it, Besides he faren,
Spsmra rs one more tact which lessons the vaue Of tie
that I Ineilcan patent even 20 the u e. and
granted maj SO sne English ranme patent No 1908.
OF me English patent that date VIII Terminate the nfe
M s1 ne eIaean patent While company debat-
Grsmme patents, there some taik by the vendors
Sonia be- reissue OF the patent whereby life
hSpk az
S Se potion 81 that topic before Aaay refusing 70 join
MI Eaton further said regarding Mr. Hoyts state
pany being made sSgS dseeor q the Lsa Com
company, that when the Grsnme Company was formed
but that the company declined 10 40 80 for TIC a.
was STATED at The time, that The did vsA
While stll undecided about joining The Grannne CON-
declared position Of the Edison COMPANY ubsceptiy
SeTeIea MT Navarro rs its president, and did
10 We Edison Company.
" MI hoyt" continued Major Eaton, therefore in
laent that while the managers the Edson Company
tating fOs rs purchase the Fuller Eiecir1ca compay
sb =" are OF rs mportance, stepped in and secured
reply 10 previous made by that the American
before the Fuller Company bought H. Nv statemeat't
me patent was offered The Edison Corn
purchase IT. was not al that time connected with the
viii Tie Fuller COMPANY D Ts n1 MSSt eg9neGssa
SON wno knew about the negotiation at the time and By
the Fuller Company stepped in and bought the patent
As hr Hoyt now claims. before the Edsor CoIupauv
eouid get Z. the Edison Company did not know
~ and h3d never before ara OF such a thing
tne opinion IN reaching - decision 20 purchase
nay ing been achec eXolus ely the nvestfgaon
o. .ne pSent Isei and ne tile % i, and Lot ct 81 for
a. sIeh reason a. Mr. Hoyt conjectures Whenever pat
co.'s touch ne electric lighting for they are
4sually hrst offered ne Edison Company and no
pest evidence OF that fact Is, that only TINS
GIanme patent once offered 60 this company l have
stated but even this very Maxim invention the her
oslatlc regulator which have referred in connso-
non with NY reply 10 Nj. Fnts interview also Pt
and he al brxte
at any price,