Telegram-herald., 1890-12-22
PROFIT FROM PATENTS
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tcls Inventors
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inventor, Y - bay a sewing machine
TIE probability = that se pag ROYALTY
> a. many as dozen o. kfteea inyen-
tors a. oncs. Lord BreazhNrn often
said that be would gladly have ex-
changed ais h0n0rs and emolaments for
tie pronts and FeB0wa u the inventor
- The perambuistor or sewing machine.
We are not wishinl. says The Chicago
Herald - lead or readers % coYet
Shat ars ternei large fortunes" ss
really conducive % happiness or useful
ness Fortune" IL itself heaEhen
and not a Christian word Bat 'inyen-
ton" IS another thing, and the remuner-
alive results are a fitting element for
consideration Ia these days. Howe, the
originator OF the sewing machine, de-
rived 9loo,0 0oo a year from it, and from
their mechanical improvements the eel
ebFated Wheeler & Wilson are reputed
"a have divided for many years an in
come ~ e200, 600. while the author Of
the singer sowing machine let, al bis
decease nearly k8,000. 900. The tele-
phone, the planning machine and the
rubber patents realized many millions,
while the simple idea OF heating the
blast IN iron smelling increased the
wealth q the country by hundreds OF
millions. The patent OF making the
lower ends Of candles taper instead Of
parallel, 50 as 70 more easily At the
socket, made the present enormous
business OF a well-known firm Of Lon
don chandlers The "drive-well" was
an idea OF Colonel Green, whose
troops during the war were In want OF
water. He conceived the notion OF
driving a two-inch tube into the ground
until water was reached. and then at
taching a pump. This simple contrlv-
ance was patented, and the tens OF thou
sands OF farmers who have adopted it
have been obliged TO pay him royalty,
estimated at $500, 600. A large profit
was realized by the inventor who pat
ented tho idea OF making umbrellas out
OF alpaca instead Of gingham, and the
patentee OF the improved paragon
frame" Samuel Fox lately LETT by will
el7O, 600 ont OF the profits of his inven-
ton. Tho weaving, dyeing. lace and
ribbon-making trades originated and de-
pend for their existence upon ingenious
machinery, the result OF an inhnity OF
inventive efforts.
The discovery OF the perforated sub
stance used fos bottoming chairs and for
other purposes has made its inventor a
millionaire. George Yeaton. the inventor
In question, was q poor Yankee cane
scatter in Vermont. He first distin-
guished himself by inventing a ma
chine for weaving cane, but he made no
money out of 1t, as some one stole his
idea and had the process patented
After number OF years xperimenting
YeatOn at last hit upon this invention,
which consists OF a number Of thin lay
ers OF boards Of different degrees Of
hardness glued together 70 give plia-
bility. lie formed Z company, and to-
day he has plant valued at $500, 900.
and is in the receipt II a princely an
nual revenue derived from this inven-
tion. Carpet beating, from being an un-
told nuisance. has become a lucrative
trade through inventive genius and me-
chanical contrivance. Even natural Gu
riosity has been turned 70 account in
the number of automatic boxes for the
sale OF goods o, all kinds, and fabulous
divi1end- have been paid by the com
panies owning the PATENTS. The most
profitable inventions have been the i'm
provemen:s In simple devices, things OF
everyday use, that everybody wants.
Among the number OF patents for small
things may he mentioned the ''stylo-
graphic pen" and pen for shading in
different colors, producing $40, 600 per
annum. A large profit has been reaped
by = miner who invented metal rivet
or eyelet at each end Of the mouth of
coat and trousers pocket TO resist the
strain caused by tho carriage of pieces
OF ore and heavy tools. In a recent
legal action 10 transpired in evidence
that the inventor Of metal plates used 70
protect soles and heels Of boots from
wear sold upward OF f2, 0O0.0OO plates in
1879, and IN 1857 tho number reached
i4S ,o00. 600. prod ucinC realized profits Of
quarter OF million OF money. An
other useful invention Is the 'darning
weaver" a device tor repairing stock
ings. underrarments. etc, the sale of
which is very large and increasing. rs
large a sum as was ever obtained for
any invention was enjoyed by the in
ventor of tho inverted glass bell 10
hang over gas 70 protect ceiliaCs from
boing blackencd. and a scarcely less
lucrative patent was that for simply
putting emery powder on cloth. Fre-
queutlY time and circumstances arc
wanted before an iDvcntion IL appreci-
atCd. but it win Do seen that patience Is
well rewarded. for the inventor 81 the
roller skate made Over e20).000. not
withstanding the fac SHAT his patent
bel nearly expired before It's value vas
ascertained. Tho g.mlet-pointod screw
has produced more wealth than most
silver mines. and the American who
5rst though ~ putting copper sips %
childreu's shoes is "a well Of as II his
flasher had lott bin f400 600 in United
States bonds Upward Of $4,000 year
vas made BY the inventor Of the com
non needle thresder. To th0 foregoing
mighs - added thousands % trifinR
hut useful articles FROM Which hand
some L1cou1es are derived
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