Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-09

ents. The latter, however. does not exercise
final jurisdiction. as his decision may be re-
/ viewed by the Supreme Court of the District,
| and OF course there lies final appeal to the
| United States Supreme Court When patents
| are issued the specifications and drawings are
printed by the public printer and the photo
| photographer and are kept on file ready for in
| spection OF distribution There are of course
| numerous other details in the process of the
evolution of an application for patent to the
state and dignity of patent, but the main facts
have been given.
| COMMISSIONER MITCHELL
The men who run this great machine. the
corps of experts whose special knowledge and
training is employed for the benefit of inven-
tors, are well known in patent circles. Some of
| them have had years. OF experience in this
work and the proportion would be much larger,
ii Is said, II the salary provided for principal
examiners was larger. At the head of the office
is the commissioner. who is Mr.. Charles Eliot
Mitchell He was born in Bristol. Conn, and
is now a resident of New Britain, in the same
state. He was educated at the famous Willis
ton Academy, EasthGmpton, Mass. and grad
uated from Brown University in the class of
1861. He studied at the Albany law school and
graduated from that institution in 1864. He
commenced the practice of his chosen profess
sion and soon secured n large and important
clientage. In 1880 he was elected to represent
New Britain in the general assembly.
ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FRoTHINGHAM.
The assistant commissioner is Mr.. Nathaniel
l.. rockingham, who is the grandson of the
Rev. y. l.. rockingham, the grand nephew of
Charles Francis Adams and grand nephew of
Edward Everett In 1878 he graduated from
Harvard College and Immediately departed for
Lelpsic, Germany, where he attended lectures
IN Roman law and political economy at the
university of the Saxon metropolis. Upon re-
turning to this country in the fall of 1877 he
entered the Harvard Law School and took a
three-years course. lie was admitted to prac-
tlce as an attOrney-at-law in Massachusetts be-
fore the Suffolk county bar in 1880, and soon Sc
cured recognized position in his chosen pro-
fesslon. In June, 1889, he was made law clerk
of the patent Office, which place he filed up to
the time of his appointment on March 4, 1891,
to his present position.
THE EXAMINING CORPS.
The chiefs of the examining corps are as fol-
lows: Examiners-in-chief, r. l.. b. Clarke, H.
II. Bates, S. W. Stocking; principal examiners,
Walter johnson, o. C. Fox. James O. Rice, E.
A. Byrnes. b. W. Pond, William Burked, W. Ii.
BlodSctt. f. c. Skinner, G.. s. Ely, +. NJ. Tryon,
II. y. Sanders, J. ID. Hyer, W. l.. Aughinbaugh,
j. W. Jayne. l.. w. MaxsOn, T. ]. Hudson, Gus
tav Kissing. l.. NJ. E. Cooke. Francis Fowler,
Thos. G. Steward, A G. Wilkinson, r. P. Hams,
Malcolm Seaton, F. A. Seely, P. b. Pierce. L. b.
Wynne, G.. ID. Seely, G. G. Gould, W. w. Town
send, Oscar Woodward: chiefs of divisions, J.
w. Babson. Jos. b. Marvin, Thos. W. Lord;
librarian. Howard l.. Prince.
In term of service Mr.. Joseph ". JAYNE is
the oldest principal examiner. He was ap-
pointed first assistant examiner in May. 1861,
and in 1862 he was made principal examiner,
and is now in charge of the important division
of metal working.
EFFICIENT WOMEN CLERKS.
There was period in the history of the
patent Office when women were not employed
as clerks They are now an efficient element OF
the clerical force of the Office. Miss Julia A
Wilbur was among the first of her sex to
ceive an appointment in the Office. Since 1869
she mas been performing the duties of a clerk.
and Is still a valued member of the force of
clerks in the issue and gazette division.