The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-14
CURIOUS INVENTIONS.
Patents By Which Jerseymen
Have Displayed Their
Originality.

WASHINGTON, March II, lSss.-The
inventive genius is still abroad ia New
Jersey. and seventeen patents were is
sued to inventors in the State by Com
missioner Seymour this week. Four OF
these are citizens of Newark. To Lars 4.
Wicks. a Newarker. were granted letser5
patent for two disc harrows. The frst
patent in covers the harrow a supple
men5ary axle or shaft pivoted to the
frame and containing the circular discs.
lne whole is arranged IN such a manner
as to be easily transported from place to
pldee, ana a series OF levers manipulate
me raising ana lowering OF The diSc gear.
MI. Wicks second Invention is substan-
tlally the same as the first. except that
Il mas minor Improvements ana moalii-
CATIONS IN the working portions of a har-
Alexander r. Fardyce, Of Newark, re-
celved a patent for a method of fireproof
construction for buildings. 1t consists in
arranging metallic and on-combustibIe
IRRIGATED laths and beanls in building
construction in such a manner, it is
Claimed, as to minimize the possibilities
OF coniagration.
Winfield s. Cnedister, of Newark, OBJ
tanned a grant for a Formulation, or COM
plnation paddock. TO be operated by a sta
tionary key. on the order of the combina-
Benjamin s. Whitehead, another New
arker, was prompted to put on his think
ing cap by the great display of badges
and other insignia at Governor Griggs'
inauguration for he has been granted a
patent for IAN improvement in, badges
1t consists of a novel method of affixing a
reversible ribbon to ornamental bars, as
we'll as applying a safety catch to the
coat front or lapel.
A trademark representing a running
STAG was issued to F. REILLY & Son, OF
A patent for a steam rock drill was
lssued to Adam She'd of Harrison, N. J..
by means of this invention holes can be
drilled INTO the hardest rock or metal. II
IS an Improvement on all rock drills here
before IN use, inasmueh as instead of hay
ing power communicated to the drill bit
by shafts or belts. as in other forms of
electric and steam drills, the power in
cylinder and piston contained in the drill
frame. To Karl G. Roebling, Jr., Of Tren-
ton, patent for a sheave attachment for
OIL well apparatus. To the same inventor
a patent for spindle support. To Ellis f.
Edgar, of Woodbridge, for a new me-
chanlcal movement obtained by means of
elongated ellipse; and also a vertical tub
ular boiler constructed of circulator tubes.
one OF the most novel patents of the
week was ISSUED to Stephen B.. Morse. of
Railway. It is for a non-combustible
lamp wick. to be made from clay or other
ike porous earthly substance. There is
no such thing as burning out or trimming
the Morse wick. and its inventor claims
if the oil supply does not run out it will
burn on forever.
Adrian Hit, of Jersey City, for a nov
city oil can. Frank Bateman. of Gren-
utor and seed planter. Linford FL. Con-
rad and Alfred r.. Collins, OF Camden.
ventilator for rooms or bed chambers.
Emil b.. Meyrowitz. of Ridgefield. for bar
spring eyeglasses. John ". Beekman. of
Plainfield. a lubricator box for friction
drums.
An assignment for patents covering a
seam for sewed articles. and. a machine
FOR sewing mats was granted George S..
Eroeker, of Railway, by. Welcome p.
Gamnons, Jr. Another assignment Of
three patents to the New Jersey Collins
Automatic Pneumatic Tube Co. from
William G. Collins was granted. In
these patents it is specified by the inven-
tor that he has means for CONSTRUCTING
long distance pneumatic tubes, such as
are being placed from the United States
CAPITOL to the new Congressional Library
building. with branches. Ply the use Of
these tubes a member of CONGRESS seated
in the House has only TO write the name
of any reference book, place it in the t,lhe
and touch a button. In a few moments
the desired book is shot to him from The
Library, which is about 1000 yards dis
tant from the CAPITOL.
Among the unusual patents issued This
week was one for an underground electric
boat trolley system. Boats instead Of ears
are employed and can be propelled at a
high rate of speed over rivers. lakes Or in
ns.onduits or flooded tunnels within city
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