The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-02-05
PATENTS AND PATENTEES.
singularly Suggestive Names of Many
of the Latter.

|
| Of the Latter.
| A veteran clerk of the patent office
shows by a ten years collection of
| memoranda slips that a heavy per cent,
of the patents granted in his office were
| significantly related to the name of the
| originator.
| The fact that Messrs. Fairweather,
| Blizzard Thunderbolt land Rein took
out patents for Improvements to wealth
err devices first called this comical fea-
ture to the mind of the record collector.
Mr.. Snow was next in line to the wealth
er men, and in 1890 he was notified that
the Snow sleigh could be placed on the
market The summer of the same year
brought forth thought from a Mr..
Cutter to improve the runner of Mr..
Shows sleigh, and a patent for a sleigh
runner was granted him. A patent was
then applied for by A. Break for a
break shoe now sold by numerous shoe
dealers This grant was hardly cold
when Mr.. Buck was given the desired
papers for his buckle, and Mr.. j. Jack
patented a new bootjack.
Mr.. Cutter, having successfully sold
his sleigh improvement device, reap
peared at the patent office with an ice
cutting machine. G. p. Gum invented
a breech-loading gun and Mr.. Candy
invented candy tablets.
Among the family of "eatable" names
appeared p. Hogg with his self-waiting
table and Seneca S. Drybread with a
new brand of wheat flour. Names
recalling metals are no exception. 1t
was Brazier who invented stone fire.
pot and stoker and r. J. Bolt a combi-
nation lock- J. McTammany invented
a voting machine and a patent was
granted him. Racing is ollowed in the
collection, for a Mr.. Horse was compli-
mented on a safety fast-drving rein
lately patented by him.
Mr.. Pulley patented stump extract
or. man named Girl invented a baby
walker, and Mr.. Husbands who Is I'M
married, put before the masses patent
baby jumper In railroad patents Mr.
Carr is registered with his patent car
mover, and he opened the way for Mr.
Gatewood with his original gate. Mr..
Ring invented a peculiar style of cur
tain ring and R. M. Light patented a
lantern. novel sleigh was next pre-
sented to the department by Mr. Bellin-
ger and afterward patented. An addi-
ton to the feed store was made when
Mr.. Flour patented his flour bin, and a t
the same eime 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 favorably reported Mr. Idler
patented a pleasure and slide course and
a conveyor therefore, while one of the
Rockwells invented a swing, and Mr..
Dunner patented an apparatus for
shaking dice.
Mr.. WeatherwaX patented the last |
syllable in his name for a device for |
sealing punctures in pneumatic tires, |
and Mr.. Turnipseed invented form of |
fertilizer.
One of the weather men is again seen |
with patent attachment for rubbers. !
The inventor is F. T. Weather. Mr.. |
Penman invented MOTEL book, and his
patent was followed by M. Pencil, the |
originator of an eraser. Mr.. Wheel |
wright's name is associated with pa
tent wheel, and next is Mr.. I. Corn and |
his -huskef.
ne temperate idlIlt OI ME- GODGT DG-
longs to a man who invented barrel
tap He is followed by Mr.. Croquette,
who patented an apparatus for COM
pressing air. w. o, Blaze patented a
cleaner and smoke detector and Mr..
has to his credit fire-extin-
guisher. Mr.. Split is registered with a
levice for sealing splits in punctured
Lires,-Washingt Post.