The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-09
PATENTS AND PATENTEEs.
sinEulnrly Suggestive Names of
Many of the Latter.
From the Washington Posi-.

From the Washington Post.
\ veteran clerk of the patent office
shows by ten years collection of memo
randa slips that heavy per cent OF the
patents granted in his Office were signid-
canty related TO the name Of the Original
/ tor.
The fact that Messrs Falrweather. Biz
zard, Thunderbolt, and Rein took out pat
ents for Improvements to weather devices
first called this comical feature TO the
mind OF the record collector Mr.. Snow
was next in line to the weather men, and
in 1880 he was notified that the Snow sleigh
could be placed on the market The sum
mer OF the same year brought forth a
thought from a Mr. Cutter to improve the
runner of MIR Shows sleigh and a patent
for sleigh runner was granted him. A
| patent was then applied TOR by a. Break
for break shoe now sold by numerous
shoe dealers. This grant was hardly cold
when Mr.. Buck was given the desii ed pa
pers for his buckle, and Mr., z. Jack pat
ented a new bootjack.
Mr.. Cutter. having successfully sold his
sleigh Improvement device, reappeared at
the patent Office with an ice-cutting ma
chine. G. Il. Gum invented a breech-
loading gun and a Mr.. Candy invented
candy tablets.
Among the family of "eatable" names
appeared p. Hogg with his self waiting
I y
brand of wheat flour. Names recalling
metals are no exception. 1t was B1azier
who invented a stone firepOt and stoker
and r. ]. Bolt a combination lock. j.
McTammany invented a voting machine
and a patent was granted him. Racing
Is allowed in the collection for Mr.. Horse
was complmented on safety fast-driving
rein lately patented by him.
Mr.. Pulley patented a stump extractor.
| \ man named Girl invented a baby walk
| er, and Mr. Husbands, who is unmarried,
put before the masses a patent baby jump
! er. In railroad patents Mr.. Carr is regis
! tered with his patent car mover, and he
| opened the way for Mr.. Gatewood with
his original gate. Mr.. Ring invented a
! peculiar style of curtain, ring and r. NJ.
| Light patented a lantern. a novel sleigh
| was next presented to the department by
/ Mr.. Bellinger and afterNard patented. An
| addition to the feed store was made when
| Mr.. Flour patented his -four bin, and at
the same time Mr. Duckering invented
! an incubator
| Music is also represented, as Mr.. Leader
received "a letter saying that his mouth
| piece for musical Instruments had been
| favoraby reported. Mr.. ldler patented a
! pleasure and slide course and a conveyor
| therefor, while one of the Rockwels in
| vented a swing, and Mr.. Dunner pat
| ented an apparatus for shaking dice
Mr. Weatherwax patented the last sylla-
| Bile in his name for device for sealing
| punctures in pneumatic tires, and Mr., Tur-
! nipseed invented a form of fertilizer
| one of the weather men Ia again seen
with patent attachment for rubbers. The
/ inventor is +. T. Weather. Mr. Penman
| invented a notebook, and his patent was
| followed by Mr.. Pencil, the originator of
| an eraser. Mr.. Wheelwrights name Is
! associated with patent wheel, and next
! is Mr. l. Corn and his corn husker.
The temperate name of Mr.. Sober be-
! longs to a man who invented a barrel tap.
| He Is followed by Mr.. Croquette, who pat
! ented an apparatus for compressing air.
.W. 0. Blaze patented a cleaner and
smoke detector, and Mr.. Goodnight has 10
| his credit a fire eXtinguisher. Mr.. Spit
! is registered with a device for sealing
| splits in punctured tires.