IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANU. PROVISIONAL
Year: 1860

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to François Hypolite Lemoine, of 47, Howland Street,
Fitzroy Square, London, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANU.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said François Hypolite Lemoine
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on
22nd February 1860.
I, FRANÇOIS HYPOLITE LEMOINE, of 47, Howland Street, Fitzroy Square,
London, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVE
MENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF WATERPROOF PAPERS AND PASTEBOARDS OF EVERY
DESCRIPTION," to be as follows:-
This Invention consists in the application of gutta percha employed either
alone or mixed with substances such as white pitch and gum lac, varying
according to the quality of the paper, of its strength, and of the purpose for
which it is intended. This application may be made in a liquid or solid state,
and applied on any kind of papers by any suitable means. This said application
must be made warm.
This Invention can be applied to any kind of paper, whether packing paper,
paper hanging, (this latter used as an under covering for walls as a presèr-
vative against damp,) or any other paper. whatsoever, also to pasteboard,
because this new process will be a substitute for tin, zinc, or any other meta
employed for the packing of goods for exportation.'
I also claim the application of this waterproof substance in the manufacture
of chests, boxes, or any other articles.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent, filed
by the said François Hypolite Lemoine in the Great Seal Patent Office
on the 21st August 1860.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, 1, FRANÇOIS
HYPOLITE LEMOINE, of 47, Howland St., Fitzroy Sqre, London, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excelent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her Letters
Patent, bearing date the Twenty-second day of February, in the twenty-third
year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and grant
unto me, the said François Hypolite Lemoine, Her special license that I, the
said François Hypolite Lemoine, my executors, administrators, and assigns, or
such others as 1, the said François Hypolite Lemoine, my executors, adminis-
trators, and assigns, should at any time agree with, and no others, from time
to time and at all times thereafter dnring the term therein expressed, should
and lawfully might make, use, exercise, and vend, within the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Ireland, the Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an
Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF WATERPROOF PAPERS AND
PASTEBOARDS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION," upon the condition (amongst others) that I
the said François Hy polite Lemoine, my executors or administrators, by an
instrument in writing under my or their, or one of their hands and seals,
should particularly describe and ascertain the nature of the said Invention,
and in what manner the same was to be performed, and cause the same
to be filed in the Great Seal Patent Office within six calendar months next
and immediately after the date of the said Letters Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said François Hypolite Lemoine, do hereby
declare the nature of my said Invention, and in what manner the same
is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement, that is to say :-
This Invention consists in the application of gutta percha employed either
alone or mixed with substances such as pitch and gum lac, varying according
to the quality of the paper, of its strengh, and of the purpose for which it is
intended. This application may be made in a liquid or solid state, and applied
on any kind of papers by any suitable means. This said application must be
made warm.
My Invention will be better understood by referring to the Sheet of
Drawings, in which Fig. 1 represents a side view of an iron oven heated by
steam; Fig. 2 represents a front view of the same, showing the shelves A, A,
upon which the tray, Fig. 3, is to be placed; Fig. 4 represents ordinary rollers,
also heated by steam; Fig. 5, a side view of the same with the steam box,

page_text: The gutta percha being taken from the dividing machines, and after being
purified of all its foreign matters, such as wood and sand, is put in boiling
water to render it homogenous. It is then taken from the water and laid
under a flatting mill, which process renders it more adherent; it is then cut
into pieces and placed in the tray, Fig. 3. The oven, Fig. 1, is then heated to
a temperature of 80°,and at that heat the tray is laid on one of the shelves A, A,
Fig. 2, in order to keep together its adhesive properties. The rollers, Fig. 4,
are to be heated to the same degree and by the same means. The composition
being taken from the oven is then spread on the material on which it is
designed to cover, and the machine being put in motion renders the substance
on which the composition has been placed perfectly smoth and level.
This Invention can be applied to linen,cloth,or any kind of paper to prevent
damp, thereby being a great acquisition when used in the packing of goods
intended for exportation. This said paper can be easily joined by means of a
small iron blade slightly heated.
Having thus fully described the nature and particulars of my said Invention,
I wish it to be distinctly understood that I do not confine myself to the details
herein set forth, as such may be varied or modified without departing from
the principle thereof; but I claim as my Invention and which to my
knowledge and beleif has not been used within the realm, the application
of this waterproof substance in the manufacture of chests, boxes, or any other
articles calculated for the preservation of goods, as also for the fabrication of
cartridge tubes.
In witness whereof, I, the said François Hypolite Lemoine, have hereunto
set my hand and seal, this 20th day of August, in the year of our
Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty.
0
FRANCOIS HYPOLITE LEMOINE. (L.s.)
Signed, sealed, and delivered by the
within-named François Hypolite
Lemoine, in the presence of
JOHN HOLMES.
20 August 1860.

page_text: En the Matter of Letters Patent granted to FRANÇOIS HYPOLITE
LEMOINE, of 47, Howland Street, Fitzroy Square, London, for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF WATERPROOF PAPERS AND
PASTEBOARDS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION," bearing date the 22nd February
1860 (No. 472).
DISCLAIMER AND MEMORANDUM OF ALTERATION proposed to be
entered by the Patentee of the said Letters Patent, according to the
Statutes in that case made and provided.
WHEREAS since the filing of the Specification of the said Letters Patent
I have boen informed that it is defective and ambiguous in some parts, I,
tlierefore, wish to amend and correct such parts of my said Specification as are
ambiguous or defective, so as to render the same perfectly intelligible, and of
benefit and advantage to the public.
And I do hereby make the following Memorandum of Alteration in my
said Specification. In page 2, line 30, of the printed copy of the Specification
issued by the Commissioners of Patents, I insert the words "or pasteboard"
immediately after the word "paper." In line 6, page 3, I insert the word
"centigrade" after the figures 80°. In line 7 of the same page I strike out
the words "keep together," and insert the words "melt the composition, and
retain." In line 9 in the same page I strike out the word "on" between the
ords" "material" and "which" towards the end of the linc. In line 10 of
Poice Rai

page_text: the same page I strike out the word "substance" at the end of the line, and
insert in its place the word "material." In line 12 of the same page I
strike out the word "Invention," and insert the word "composition," and I
correct the clerical errors in spelling that occur in several parts of my said
Specification.
And I do hereby declare that after the above-mentioned Disclaimer and
Memorandum of Alteration has been made,my said Specification will read as
follows:-
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I FRANÇOIS
HYPOLITE LEMOINE, of 47, Howland St., Fitzroy Square, London, send
greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her Letters
Patent, bearing date the Twenty-second day of February, in the year of our
Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty, in the twenty-third year of Her
reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and grant unto me, the
said François Hypolite Lemoine, Her special license that I, the said François
Hypolite Lemoine, my executors, administrators, and assigns, or such others
as I, the said François Hypolite Lemoine, my executors, administrators, and
assigns, should at any time agree with, and no others, from time to time and
at all times thereafter during the term therein expressed, should and lawfully
might make, use, exercise, and vend, within the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland, the Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF WATERPROOF PARTS AND PASTEBOARDS
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION," upon the condition (amongst others) that I, the said
François Hypolite Lemoine, my executors or administrators, by an instrument
in writing under my, or their, or one of their hands and seals, should par-
ticularly describe and ascertain the nature of the said Invention, and in
what manner the same was to be performed, and cause the same to be filed
in the Great Seal Patent Office within six calendar months next and im-
mediately after the date of the said Letters Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said François Hypolite Lemoine, do hereby
declare the nature of iny said Invention, and in what manner the same is
to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement (that is to say):-
This Invention consists in the application of gutta percha employed either
alone or mixed with substances, such as pitch and gum lac, varying according
to the quality of the paper or pasteboard of its strength and of the purpose
for which it is intended. This application may be made in a liquid or solid

page_text: state, and applied on any kind of papers by any suitable means.
application must be made warm.
This said
My Invention will be better understood by referring to the Sheet of Draw-
ings, in which Fig. 1 represents a side view of an iron oven heated by steam ;
Fig. 2 represents a front view of the same, showing the shelves A, A, upon
which the tray. Fig. 3, is to be placed; Fig. 4 represents ordinary rollers, also
heated by steam; Fig. 5 a side view of the same, with the steam box. The
gutta percha being taken from the dividing machines,and after being purified
of all its foreign matters, such as wood and sand, is put in boiling water to
render it homogeneous. It is then taken from the water and laid under a
flatting mill, which process renders it more adherent; it is then cut into pieces
and placed in the tray, Fig. 3. The oven, Fig. 1, is then heated to a tem-
perature of 80 centigrade, and at that heat the tray is laid on one of the
shelves A, A, Fig. 2, in order to melt the.composition and retain its adhesive
properties. The rollers, Fig. 4, are to be heated to the same degree and by
the same means. The composition being taken from the oven is then spread
on the material which it is designed to cover, and the machine being put in
motion renders the material on which the composition has been placed per-
fectly smooth and level. This composition can be applied to linen, cloth, or
any kind of paper to prevent damp, thereby being a great acquisition when
used in the packing of goods intended for exportation. This said paper can be
easily joined by means of a small iron blade slightly heated.
Having thus fully described the nature and particulars of my said Inven-
tion, I wish to be distinctly understood that I do not confine myself to the
details herein set forth, as such may be varied or modified without departing
from the principle thereof; but I claim as my Invention, and which to
my knowledge and belief has not been used within the realm,the application
of this waterproof subst ince in the manufacture of chests, boxes, or any other
articles calculated for the preservation of goods, as also for the fabrication of
cartridge tubes.
In witness whereof, I, the said François Hypolite Lemoine, have here-
unto set my hand and seal, this Thirteenth day of April, in the year of
our Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty-one.
Witness,
FRED. WALKDEN,
66, Chancery Lane,
London.
F. HTB. LEMOINE. (L.S.)

page_text: To the Commissioners of Patents for Inventions.
I hereby grant my fiat giving leave to the above-mentioned François
Hypolite Lemoine to file in the Great Seal Patent Office, with the Specifica-
tion to which the same relates, the above written Amended Disclaimer and
Memorandum of Alteration.
W ATHERTON, S.G.
Temple, 25th April 1861.