The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-03-27
PROFIT FROM PATENTS
Rich Returns Received by Ingen-
iOuS Inventors.
Articles Of Usefulness and Convenience
which Have Made Large Fortunes FOR
the Men Who Thought Them Ont
The Value OF Ideas.


the Men Who Thought Them out
The Value OF Ideas.
There is" says an eminent authori-
". scarcely an article Of human con-
venience or necessity in the market to-
day that has not been the subject Of
patent in whole or in part The sale OF
every such article yields its inventor 4
profit If we purchase box of paper
collars portion of the prlcc goes to the
inventor; if we buy a sewing machine
the probability is that we pay royalty
to as many as a dozen or fifteen lnyen-
tors at once" Lord Broughan often
said that he would gladly have eX-
changed his honorS and emolumentS Tor
the profits and rcnown Of the inventor
of the perambulator or sewing machine
We are not wishful. says the chicago
Herald, TO lead our readers 10 covet
what are termed large fortunes as
really conducive 10 happiness or usetul-
ness. Fortune" j. itself a heather
and not Christian word. Bu- "lnven-
lion" Is another thing. and the rcmuner-
ativc results are a fitting element Tor
consideration in these days. Howe the
originator OF the sewing machine, de-
rived gloO. 600 q year from II, and from
their mechanical Improvements the cell
cbratcd Wheeler X Wilson are reputed
to have divided for many years an IN
como OF E4UO. 900, while the author oil
the Singer sewing machine left At his
dcccasc nearly E3,OOoOoO. The teIe-
phone the planning machine and the
rubber patents realized many millions.
wAilc the simple idea of heating the
blast i'm iron smelling increased the
wealth Of the country by hundreds OF
millions. The patent of making the
lower ends of candles taper instead OF
parallel. 50 as TO more easily ht tine
socket, made the present enormous
business of "a wcll-}uowu firm OF Lon
don chandlcrs. The "drlvc-well' was
an idea of Colonel Green, whose
troops during the war were in want OF
water. He conceived the notion OF
driving q two-incu tube into the ground
until water was reached, aud then at
tachiug pump. This simple coutrIv-
aucc was patented. and tua tens OF thou
sands Of farmers who have adopted II
have been Obliged TO pay him royalty,
estimated 40 EGO),U0 \ large profit
was realized 10y the inventor who pat
cutcd the idea of making umbrellas out
of alpaca instead OF giugham, and the
patcutcc of the improved paragon
frame" Samuel Fox lately latu by will
EI70.UO0 out of the profits Of his IN r"n-
tion. The weaving, dyoiug lace and
rihhOu-mui,tuE trades originated ana a'-
pend for their existence upon ingenious
machinery. tine result OF Iu iUdnity OF
inventive efforts.
Tho discovery of the perforated sub
stance used for uoltumlng chairs ana Tor
other purposes Las made its Inventor a
millionaire. George Gcatou, the ciuNcntor
in question. was poor aukte cane
scatter lI Vermont. I've hr-t ulSiln-
gui-hri himself by -uInutlu- ma
chine for weaving cane but he made uo
money ON, of II. rs sorc ar. rrolc his
idea aLl had the pgocC-~ patented.
After g. number of years exp rimcu,iug
Neatou lH last hit upon this invention,
which consists of % number Of thin lay
CrS Of boards of different degree, of
hardness Glued rgglilcr To rive ulia-
bilitv. He formed a company. and to-
day ha ha- plant valued ar 500. 600.
and T., iu The receipt of priuculy an
nual revenue derived from this iuyen-
tior. Carpet beating. from hO.uE an un-
told nuisance. has become a lucrative
trade through inventive genius and me-
CuauIrIl cJutTi vance. Even natural GU
r!oSity has been turned TO account in
the number of automatic boxes Tor the
sale of goods OF all kinds. and fabulous
dividends have been paid by tho com
panirs owning the patents. The most
profitable inventions have been the i'm
provcmeuss i'm simple devices. things Of
everyday use. that everybody wants.
Among the number of patents for small
things may bc mentioned the .stvlo-
graphic pen, and a pen Tor. shading in
different colurs. producing 100000 per
annum. large prof. has ucou rrapcd
by miner wuo invented @ metal r.yct
or cyelet at each end ut the month of
coat and trousers pocket 60 rr~i~. the
strain caused 10y tu" carriage ol pieces
OF ore and heavy tools IN recent
legal action it trauspircd I'm evidence
that tAo inventor OF metal plates used 10
protect SOILS and heels of boots from
wear sold upward or l2.o00.O9U plates in
1879, and in 1851 the number reached
l43.0oO ,000 rr'duCing realized profits Of
aquartrr of million Of money An
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