, 1881-03-15
PATENTS.
Tie F0rmnlfttcH to IBe Conc Through
Before 0blnlnfng u PnteMt} and the
Cost Of EcttlllE One.

XTe F0rtnnltt&ck 10 1to Ai0NG Through
before Obtulntng u Patent, and the
Cost Of Gottlng One.
american.
"Et cud hov' patented tho grin tho lEttel cuss
gly' HIM." says Artunus Wlrd III one OF hls
lectures, tiny forth wUr' nude" sir- Ward Ia
speaking OF hls moral 'possuu,'s nctlons during
interview with ono OF tho t'uacots Of I!u[,iIns
vIIlc, yet he refers ns naturally to tho pAtont-
Onico as might Mr.. Edison himself. In doing so,
however. Mr. Ward merely demonstrated his
c!alm to tho tttle of an American Citizen. for II
evory Nun In tho United HtAtos has not tnkeu
out u patent, In order to prove his right to tho
franchise, aB Mr.. snIa would huvc us be'tcve. he
10 almost certain to know somo ono wtlo bus.
connected with our daily lifo. Thore ia
wb s. o ot .ter !1n II ne p
pntronlzo Amvr:can Inventions, ho would be
pointed stlck-'!nd 10 olo,hnH ,naue out Of skins
cured Oy himself. cut with u sharp Hint md tied
as cap.ss s whieh havs W. Id % 70 hi ss WI wonSerlul
hartl to lind. Tho enormous disproportiotl osist-
handled md tho supply Ut labor has farcctl ua t0
acylso Intervening ,mact!nrry. @ ". Necessity n
ve H. a1s nro of r st
tutions and tho Freedom Or thuuaht which has
boen eneoHragesi asnonx us to Tho utmost
reception Of Inventions possible: Theirs
yauco Of bis age. Lct 4 ,,Hn oniy tiot,iunstratu
before nnd he viii linl iio luck of men 10 bulIero
specified pIeco OF wHrk Is not mot With tho cry,
"Ay fathor I'D i Us DO It, mud what was kood
Fait,isr Us the fss,ilts Of tie .work OF the
pAtgnt. 0tlfce to tho tnAiuety ct Ill., tnero nrt
many who do not undarssa.u tho modus opernndl
Ik1n{i
l,ado tho procuring Of pnscnis nut only chonn,
bns. aiways surprising tho applicant has :otno-
required Ii. this country. aa ho Ii n sumo Of tho
Eurupcan Stules, to hccone ncGunlntntl Wit b MyA-
tsrles ds, nlongslo 81 which those 9t Eousls wero
pxusr." Given tho invention. which nluat be
tho Inventor 10 lilo pstIuor for Tic patcitt; M
oath that hu is, as far As ho knows tic Original
% sssSa1ns T. tc1i'gnx q. fn na
ill., q iba pa,eat- a -oea W. viii snaGa a,hers
aud use tho saino" drawings which show clsur-
Y tho lnathtneFy. II tnuehnery II be; aud, whom
Ths SSset sax Sy tic n
field, First, tho protection aud consequent en-.
eoaraxe,aoi.t e tho Inventor; saa SECOND.
patent has .uxplred, Tho Government ,1ors
nIcallty In tho documents constituting IN apnl-
eution r1r v puient. Az lnniter Or course ii 70.
1ueeH thAt tho sAtle tOrtns shu hu used Ia tho
oath n1l petuoN as wei! na III IL part nj thu BlI.
eicAtiona, but theao fnrus are plainly glvUn Il.
the ltutca ct Fructic0 and the commissioner or
putents viii mali thu iltlo vulll,nU continuing
tAesu FREQ to u1y applicant.
Nss. Glass celebrated ndyico about tho cook-
ing Of . huse may 10 chanxe4i Ia tho caso Of
Wuuld. .be pAtentee fntu First, Invent s,Itla-
thing. Thu t;ovcrnnent requires timt what.
ever tho inyentlu Ii, 1t shall lu something nsw,
either absolutely. ~ lit sntnuthlng thai WAS 1uycr
heard Ut tufurU, or relatively, III tue EGW
combination Of two 0r usOru known things for u
! specified PURPOSE. TAe suwtng.tnnchlne needle
tho tIrst: tAu sewing -,nachlno ltsusf iu Giat Il
wiz 4 combination 1f Known torns of nleoh1n-
| tsu,. wns m examplo ut: tho SECOND. The tests
] applied by tho examiners Of the Patents