Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-01-26
PROFIT .EROM PATENTS,
Rich Returns Received by In9en-
i6usl Inventors.

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"There Is, says an eminent author,-
ty, scarcely an article, of human con-!
venicnce or necessity in tho market to-.
day that has not been tho subject. Of a
patent in wholc or in part. The sale Of
every such article yields its inventor. q
profit. If VIC, purchase u box Of paper
collars portion OF the price goes to tho
inventor; il wo buy 4 sewing machine
THO probability is that we pay n royalty
. To as many as dozen or fifteen inven-
tors at once" Lord Broughan often
said that no would gladly have ex.
changed his hQnorS and emoluments for
tho profits and renown Of tho inventor
of the perambnlator or sewing machine.
We arc not wishful, says tho Chicago
Herald, to lend our readers to cOvct
what aro termod "largo fortunes" as
really conducive to happiness or useful
ness. Fortune" is itself heather
and not u Christian word. But ".nven-.
uon" Is another thing, and tho rrmunpr-
ativo results arc fitting element for
consideration in these days. II0wn, the
originator OF tho sewing machine do
rived Gl00,000 q year from it, and from
their mechanical improvements tho col
ebratcd Wheeler& Wilson arc reputcd
!" iloHN liIdLllH .yGdTS a IN
como of E2D0, 600. while tho author OF
Tho Singer sowing machine left at his
,'decease nearly E3.OO0.O1O. Tho tnlo-
phone. tho planning machine and tho
rubber patents realized many millions,
whilc the simple idea of. heating the
blast in iron smelling increased tho
wealth of tho country by hundreds Of
millions. The patent of making tho
Al lam dc IF
parallel, 40 as to moro easily! fit tho
socket. made the present enormous
business Of a well-kn0wn firm of Lon
don chambers.
Tho discovery Of tho perforated, sub.
stance used for bottoming chairs and for
other purposes has made it's inventor a
millionaire. George Yeaton, the inventor
in question, was poor Yankee cane
scatter in Vermont. IIo first distin-
rGniShod himself bv fnvCntinc- n ma
chime for weaving cane, but he mado no
'mcnny cut Of it, as some one stole his
Idea and had the process patented.
NItcr number of years oXprrimontinr
Fcaton at LIST hit upon this invcn ton.
which consists OF Z number Of thin law
crs Of boards Of different degrees of
hardness glued togeIbcr 90 give plia-
hility. He formed company. and to-
cay he has a plant valued at &53O. Geo.
and is in the receipt Of a princcly an
Eual revnIuo derived from. this invcn.
i'oa. Carpet heating. from he ING an nm
told nuisance. has become n lucrative
%trGGe through inventive genius and mo-.
p chanical continuance. Even natural en-
R:oaiSy has been turned to account in
tho number Of automatic boxes for the
sale of goods Of all kinds, and fabulous
dividends have hcon paid by tho COM
,pan!o owning the patents. Tho most
profitable inventions have been tho i'm
PT0vcmentS in simple devices. things of
everyday use, that everybody wants
Among the number Of patents for small
Things may ho mentioned tho "stylo-
graphic pen. and pen FOR shading in
different colors. producing G4l 900 per
an1um. a largo profit has been ruapod
10y minor who invented metal rivct
or cyrlct at each ond Of the mouth OF
coat aud trousers pocket to resist tho
Strain caused by tho carriage Of pieces
or orc and heavy tools. In recent
regal action it tlanSpired in evidence
:that TIE inventor of nlUtali plates used to
protect solos and heels OF boots from
year sold upward of 13,00).O0o plates in
IHIN, and III 1887 tho number reached
f45.0O0,c00. producing realized profits of
d'f"arscr Of million ofnIonCy An.
other useful invention ia the "darning
weaver. device For repairing stock
1ng%. undcrgarmonts ctc., the salo of
which is very lHrgoand incrcasinm. As
Fargo sum rs was cvcr obtained for
any invention was enjoyed Ivy tho in.
vontor of tho inverted glass bell To
ennE over gas to iprot2ct ceilings from
SEEING blaclIcncd, :und scarcely loss
lucrative patoHt 'was THAT for simply
quitting emery powder on cloth. Fro
NuentN .tDo and circumstances aro
wanted before an invention is appreci-
sSed, but it'win bc'scpn.that patiencc IL
VOL rewarded. for tho inventor of tho