Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-05-17

der and only needing spark 10 Ignite,
They had been placed In fragile cases
made OF light pine, and the fire spread
rapidly. IL started in the morning. and I
the clerks worked with q will to save
the building. The fire was confined to
the upper story Of the western and
northern wings. Many of the models
were burned. more destroyed by the
water and number broken by falling
timbers. This loss awakened the au-
thorities TO the benefits 10 be derived
from the use OF the new system of pre-
serving = proper record OF the patents
issued
This system was already ir use 10
certain extent. but after the fire IL be-
came general. and now every patent
issued has been photo-lithographed and
copies are kept on hand for distribution.
This has grown into an immense bust
ness, as nearly $4,000 patents are
granted every year. These photo
Autographs are uniformly Txli inches
In size, and, besides the drawings, .
full description Of the invention in
given. making small pamphlet From
shese little books good idea OF the
patent may be obtained. and they are Of
wonderful assistance 10 people unable to
come TO the city 10 examine the various
patents already granted upon devices
in which they are interested.
How the application Is made, how it
Is examined, passed upon and finally
granted or rejected. as the case may be,
and the reasons. require some details in
the telling. just at this time there il
great deal OF complaint from inventors
and attorneys that the bureau Is slow in
its work: but IL Il understood that Com
missioner Mitchell has given some at
tention TO the matter. and proposes 70
do all in his power To rectify IT,
The application for the issue OF letters
patent come in To the commissioner
by the score every day. by mail by ex-
press and through attorneys. First of
all the little bundle upon which so much
thought has been given, so much mid
night oil consumed. passes into the
hands OF the financial clerk. whose duty
II Is to collect and account for the en-
trance fee Of SIS. which must in all
cases accompany the application. Then
he sends the drawing and specifications
To the application clerk, who makes a
record Of the name Of the applicant, his
residence. the title of the invention,
( name OF attorney, day of receipt and the
name ~ the examiner to whom II is re-
ferred for action. Before the papers are
forwarded TO the examiner the drawings
90 TO the draughtsman's division for in
spection as To the mechanical execution,
for drawing must b. clear before Ii Ii
accepted. II upon examination IL is dis
covered that the drawing Is defective
the inventor is notified. ON the other
hand. IL found al right IL travels back
to the application room, where it Is
given serial nnmbrr and forwarded to
the examiner. in whose division IL boz
longs.
There are 80 subjects OF invention
divided into ~ CLASSES, and assigned for
examination Ia the 30 examining diyis-
ions of the Office
After examination. IL the device is
found patcntablr, the examiner forwards
the papers to the issue division with his
signature attached. After all minor
mistakes have been corrected the papers
then go to the drafting division. where
they are put ON the file and returned to
the issue division. The patent is then
allowed aud the inventor notified OF is
allowance and issue upon the receipt oi
$50, the final fee II the inventor
decides 10 take the patent out nj
,nce he 50 notifies the office and the
specifications 90 down to the Govern
ment printing Office. where they are put
IN type and printed. The drawings 20
~ the photographer, and after compile
ton the printed specifications aud draw
ing are bound together, and may be- had
for 10 cents a copy. Next the patent i,
made out and signed by thu Secretary Of
the Interior and Commissioners Mitchell
The voyage Of an application 10 tn,
harhor of issuance is a long and tedious
one, sometimes requiring years.
The model room is large hall oil
series Of corridors filled with neat glass
'ases, in which are placed over loo. o0s
models, including tha most important
and the most unimportant kind Like
The library. II Is also a rendezvous fol-
inventors who come to town.
MANY man has been cured by 4
look into this hall. I" said an employee
sst has FfatHti Tue CITY Win what nj
considers great and original idea. and
Irops in here only to discover that he
mas been foreStalled hy some earlier and
lnckier inventor. Then, after he has
looked around awhile he comes to the
conclusion that every thing worth
while has been invented and goes away
completely cured OF the inventive fever
The part played by woman as an in
yentor is not ineonsiderable. and she Is
responsible for many things that add
much Ia the comfort of life.
From the year the Office was estab
ttshtd ap to the present time 4. 800 pat.
ents have been granted 10 females The
iirsi woman pstentee was Mary KEGS,
who obtained letters patent ON ma.
chine for weaving a mixture of silk and
thread. She was followed in 1919 by 4
Mary lsrush With corset of an i'm.
proved kind. Miss Montgomery owns
the patent Ia war ship. and a woman
in Iowa has made an improvement In
machinery for the manufacture OF cigars.
The novelist. blanche Willis Howard.
has patented a bath shoe and u music
rack. and Miss Helen blanchard gets
good income from the royalty she re-.
'etyes on a sewing machine attachment.
Miss Phelps. lady from England. Is
represented by a lunch-box which has a
sine-lined compartment for ice. A mus
ache cup Is rather n peculiar invention
Tor woman, but a patent for such has