The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-21
WRIGHTS SPOIL
OhB MANS SNAP
EMPLOYE BUSY,
NEVER WORRIED BEFORE.
Examiner of Aeronautic Patents at
Washington is Rushed Day and
Night.
Is NOW POSSIBLE

Washington, Oct. 81. Omitted
Press Until about a year ago there
was one man in the United States
patent oiice Who had a soft snap.
He was the examiner In charge of
aeronautical patents; and 1t was only
once or twice twelvemonth that he
had a chance TO scan applications for
for patent rights on flying machines.
Now. he is the busiest man in the
whole Office. lie has three clerks
helping him, and has petitioned the
powers-that-be for a couple more.
His present troubles are due to the
recent tremendous influx OF applica-
tons for patents for aeroplanes. d.
riglbles and other craft. There was
a mild acceleratlon OF business last
fail when Orvflle Wright did stunts
at Fort Myer In his aeroplanes; then
things looked up a bit when Brother
Wilbur cut aerial capers over foreign
soil But business went with rush
after Bleriot few across the English
channel and Glenn Curtiss pulled
down the worlds championship at
Rheims.
+ From Germany. France. England.
Italy ana several other foreign ma
tions have como dozens of applica-
tons for patent rights on flying ma
chimes. Naturally American inventors
lead in the number OF applicants.
and they have simply overwhelmed
the patent Office with their demands
for protection.
Many patent attorneys here believe
that the two Dayton aeroplanists,
Wilbur and Oryille Wright. have the
entire field all to themselves, so far
as patent rights go. Il is the opinion
OF those who have looked carefully
into the matter that the Ohio boys
hold exclusive rights under one OF
the broadest patents ever granted by
the department-one that may mean
their control OF every aeroplane,
whether a bi-piane or monoplane-
turned out in America.
II is the announced policy o. the
patent office to grant the widest poss.-
bic rights TO an inventor who is a
pioneer in his particular field. Tn
doubtedly the Wright biplane. on
which a patent was granted on May
%, 1906. was the ver1 first aeroplane
which could navigate the air. More
than that the specifications of this
patent cover the famous wrapping"
device OF the Dayton brothers ma
chimes so thoroughly that Il Is doubt
full II any aerial machine which must
necessarily use this device 10 a
greater OF less extent. could legally
be manufactured in America without
liability Of the manufacturer for in
fringement of the Wright patent.
In BRIEF, there Is a very real posi-
billy Of the Wright brothers having
a monopoly OF the business OF build
ing and selling aeroplanes in this
country. The decision of the courts
, in the brothers present suit against
Glenn II. Curtiss for infringement,
may settle the whole question.
The Wrights are suing Curtiss for
infringement OF their "warping' de-
vice. On the Wright aeroplane the
i tips of both the main planes are sus-
Iceptible TO movement vertically
each side independent OF the other.
Il is this "warping" that helps main
tain stability. and Is the very basic
principle OF aerial navigation in
Observation-Disclosures machines.
The Curtiss machine has rigid
main planes. which do not warp,
However, TO maintain the equili-
brium whlch the Wright biplane Sc
cures through the warping scheme.
the Hammondsport aviator fixed a
small plane at either end Of his main
planes. lying horizontally and paral-
lei to them, but capable OF being
moved vertically up and down.
The Wrights claim this Is an in
frimgement of their. warping patent.