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AN INDICATOR FOR REGISTERING THE NAMES OF PERSONS OCCUPYING CHAMBERS AND OTHER APARTMENTS OR OFFICES, AND FOR SIGNIFYING WHETHER SUCH PERSONS ARE IN OR OUT, AND AT WHAT TIME THEY WILL RETURN
Year: 1857

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Edward Woolley at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 23rd June
1857.
I, EDWARD WOOLLEY, of High Street, Marylebone, in the County of Mid-
dlesex, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "AN INDICATOR FOR
REGISTERING THE NAMES OF PERSONS OCCUPYING CHAMBERS AND OTHER APARTMENTS
OR OFFICES, AND FOR SIGNIFYING WHETHER SUCH PERSONS ARE IN OR OUT, AND AT
WHAT TIME THEY WILL RETURN," to be as follows:-
The mode heretefore generally practised of registering names of persons
occupying chambers, offices, and other similar places of temporary or per-
manent residence has been to inscribe such names in paint upon the door post
or the wall of the entrance hall of the building. And the mode heretofore
generally practised of signifying whether persons occupying offices or other
business premises are out has been to affix to the outer door of such office a
notice written on paper. Now the object and intention of this Invention is,
first, to render the registering of the names of persons occupying chambers, &c.,
and when necessary the effacing of such said names, and the substitution of
other names, more simple and uniform than the means heretofore employed
for that purpose.

page_text: And, secondly, to obviate the necessity of persons going farther than the
entrance hall to ascertain whether any of the residents or principal occupants
are in or out, and at the same time to signify to the enquirer at what hour
they will return. To effect these objects I propose to employ the following
means I construct a frame or case of any suitable material, and in the front
thereof I-make several openings, both lengthwise and crosswise, and behind-
each of these openings I arrange and dispose upon and around a roller or
rollers pieces of paper or other material, on some of which are printed or other-
wise marked the names of the residents or occupants, and on others the words
"in," "out," and on others numerals of hours and half hours.
Each end of
the said case is formed with compartments (accessible by doors), containing the
mechanism for adjusting the aforesaid rollers. One end serving to adjust the
words "in" and "out," and the other end the hours and parts of hours. If
necessary, the front of the case may be covered with glass to prevent the
names, &c. being defaced or otherwise rendered illegible.
AN IMPROVEMENT OR IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR PREPARING COTTON, FLAX, WOOL, OR OTHER FIBROUS MATERIALS
Year: 1857

page_text: application for Letters Patent was not given within the time prescribed
by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Thomas Nuttall at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 23rd March
1857.
I, THOMAS NUTTALL, of Farnworth, near Manchester, in the County of
Lancaster, Spindle and Flyer Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of
the said Invention for "AN IMPROVEMENT OR IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR
PREPARING COTTON, FLAX, WOOL, OR OTHER FIBROUS MATERIALS," to be as follows:-
It consists in an improvement or improvements in presser flyers which act
by centrifugul force. At the upper part of the leg of the flyer I fix a staple
through which works a clip which passes round the leg of the flyer, and which
has on it two catches which limit the motion of the presser so as to prevent its
opening too far or closing too much. The staple and clip operate so as to form
a support to the presser and its appendages, by which the necessity of collars
at the bottom of the leg are dispensed with.
AN IMPROVEMENT IN CLASPS, BUCKLES, AND OTHER LIKE FASTENINGS
Year: 1857

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by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by John Paterson at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 21st September,
1857.
I, JOHN PATERSON, of Wood Street, in the City of London, Manufacturer,
do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "AN IMPROVEMENT IN
CLASPS, BUCKLES, AND OTHER LIKE FASTENINGS," to be as follows:-
My Invention consists in constructing clasps, buckles, and other like
fastenings with a spring tongue, the free end of which abuts against the
inside of the hook intended to receive the eye or other part of the clasp or
buckle. This tongue prevents the fastening from becoming unfastened
accidentally, as now frequently takes place, especially in those clasps and
buckles used on the belts worn by children and others.
IMPROVEMENTS IN SIGNALLING, IN ORDER TO PREVENT COLLISIONS BETWEEN TRAINS UPON RAILWAYS
Year: 1857

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Richard Archibald Brooman at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 19th
December 1857.-A communication from Jean Marie Joseph Degabriel.
I, RICHARD ARCHIBALD BROOMAN, of 166, Fleet Street, in the City of
London, Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention
for "IMPROVEMENTS IN SIGNALLING, IN ORDER TO PREVENT COLLISIONS BETWEEN
TRAINS UPON RAILWAYS," (communicated to me by Jean Marie Joseph Degabriel,
a foreigner residing abroad,) to be as follows:-
The object of this Invention is to produce by the aid of electrical apparatuses
light in a lamp or lantern supported upon a post at the side of the line, provided
with white and red glasses, and caused to revolve by clockwork in such
manner as to expose and shew a white light, say two minutes before, and a red
light, or, vice versâ, say two minutes after the passage of every train. The
light is produced from a wick dipping into a spirit reservoir in the lantern
upon being ignited by an electric spark, and is extinguished by being brought
under a fixed extinguisher held in the lantern. When one wick is brought
under the extinguisher by the clock movement, another wick is held in contact
with an electric wire to be ignited by the passing of the next succeeding train.
The electrical apparatuses may be erected at the side of the line, when the
train would be made to act upon one end of a lever, and raise or lower it, as the
case might be, to open up and complete the electric circuit between wires held
in one end of the lever leading from the battery and other wires held in a
stationary post leading to the signal lantern; or the electrical apparatus may be
placed between the rails to be acted upon by the passing trains to complete
the electric circuit for the purpose before described.
AN IMPROVEMENT OR IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF IRON AND STEEL
Year: 1857

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by John Coope Haddan at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 9th April
1857. A communication.
I, JOHN COOPE HADDAN, of Cannon Row, in the City of Westminster,
Civil Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "AN
IMPROVEMENT OR IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF IRON AND STEEL," to be
as follows:-
The Invention has reference to the application of combustible or other
gases employed in the reduction of metal, such as hydrogen, oxide of carbon,
carburetted hydrogen, or a mixture of these gases, for the decomposition of
the phosphurets, sulphurets, and oxides of iron, and also for the decomposition
of certain combinations of nitrogen and iron, which are formed when molten
iron is treated by passing atmospheric air through it. It is to be understood
that the Invention does not consist in the mere abstract use or employment of
the said gases, but what it does consist of is the use or employment of them
or any of them, or any mixture of them, for the purposes above mentioned, in
such a manner as that their use or employment can be alternated (when
required) with that of atmospheric air or steam without accident or explosion.
IMPROVEMENTS IN WROUGHT-IRON RAILWAY CHAIRS, SLEEPERS, AND CROSSINGS
Year: 1857

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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William Irlam at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 28th October
1857.
I, WILLIAM IRLAM, of the Gibraltar, Works, Newton Heath, near the
City of Manchester, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of the said
Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN WROUGHT-IRON RAILWAY CHAIRS, SLEEPERS,
AND CROSSINGS," to be as follows:-
The nature of my Invention consists in making railway chairs in two parts,
and in securing the two parts together by a bolt or other fastening, passing
through them and through the body of the rail. The chair is then secured to
a wood or other sleeper, of the usual construction, or to a wrought-iron plate,
either hollowed or flat, forming the sleeper. The wrought iron for the chairs is
rolled to the required section to fit between the shoulders of double-headed
rails, and to fit around or partly around the lower shoulder; and I prefer to
leave a little space between the rail and the sleeper, or a piece of wood may
be placed between them. The sleepers may form a continuous longitudinal
bearing for the rail, or they may be of any suitable length. The rails are
kept to guage by tie bars, or by making some of the sleepers of sufficient
length, and placed transversely, so as to have a chair near each end.
When the chairs are made out of rolled iron, the bars must be cut to the
required lengths, but instead of being rolled the chairs may be stamped, or

page_text: otherwise forged to the shape required; and when instead of the double-headed
rail other shaped rails are used, I make the two parts of the chair to suit the
shape of the rail.
My improvements in railway crossings consist in making the point with the
two side rails and the bed plate of one solid piece of wrought iron. The 5
crossing may be made double, that is to say, with grooves at each side, so that
when the top is worn or injured, the lower side can be brought uppermost.
AN IN- PROVEMENT IN THE MANUFACTURE OF 'ALIZARINE
Year: 1857

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Edward Mucklow at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 27th February
1857.
I, EDWARD MUCKLOW, of Bury, in the County of Lancaster, Manufacturing
Chemist, do hereby declare the nature of my said Invention for "AN IN-
PROVEMENT IN THE MANUFACTURE OF 'ALIZARINE,'" to be as follows:-
My improvement in the manufacture of "alizarine" consists in boiling the
well-known product of madder called "garancine" in an alkaline solution,
in place of employing high-pressure steam in the treatment of garancine in
such manufacture.
The improvement is effected by the following mode of operation, the
formula of proportions being slightly variable according to the quantity of acid
the garancine may contain; the object desired being to have a preponderence
of alkali.
To the product (in "garancine" of 7 cwt. of madder add about 12 lbs of
soda, slightly more or less, and about 200 gallons of water, thus forming a
solution having alkali slightly in excess, the whole to be boiled by fire or
other heat. After which, the "alizarine" is obtained by filtration as hereto-
fore.
IMPROVEMENTS IN WRITING INSTRUMENTS
Year: 1857

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by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by John Henderson at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 25th March
1857.
I, JOHN HENDERSON, of Lasswade, in the County of Mid Lothian, North
Britain, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN WRITING INSTRUMENTS," to be as follows, that is to say:-
This Invention relates to that class of writing instruments commonly known
as "reservoir pens," by the use of which the writer can write for a very con-
siderable time without the necessity of replenishing his pen with ink. The
body or cylindrical handle of the pen forms the ink reservoir, and at the
extreme upper end of it is a small hole for the admission of air to allow the
contained ink to flow freely down to the actual writing point, and this upper
hole has a cap fitted over it to close the hole when the pen is out of use.
The bottom end of the holder to which the pen is fitted has in it a minute
lateral aperture for the passage through of the ink. This part of the holder
contains a few threads or fibres of silk, or other suitable conducting material,
these threads or fibres being passed through the bottom hole or ink duct,
and through a hole or slit in the pen, so as to reach the back or convex side
of the pen. With this arrangement the ink is safely retained in the holder
whilst it flows freely down to the pen. To facilitate the proper fitting of the
pen to the lower end of the holder, the upper barrel portion of the pen has

page_text: formed in it a small longitudinal channel or external duct, and the lower
portion of the holder has a corresponding channel in it. Thus, when the pen
is attached to the holder its connexion is formed at once, so as to suit the
flow of the ink.
CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF COMFORTERS, SCARFS, AND OTHER LIKE COVERINGS FOR THE NECK
Year: 1857

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by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Pierre Ernest Lavaud de Lavigerie
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
30th January 1857.
I, PIERRE ERNEST LAVAUD DE LAVIGERIE, of 39, Rue de l'Echiquier, Paris,
in the Empire of France, and 4, South Street, Finsbury, London, do hereby
declare the nature of my said Invention for "CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN THE
MANUFACTURE OF COMFORTERS, SCARFS, AND OTHER LIKE COVERINGS FOR THE NECK,"
to be as follows, that is to say:
The Invention consists in the manufacture of a new kind of neck comforter
or scarf wove without selvage, having a long round form, similar to that of a
sack open at both ends.
Until now the comforters and neck scarfs in use were open to various
objections both in respect to appearance and comfort in consequence of the
selvage or border. I obviate these defects by the manufacture of a neck
comforter or scarf wove of a round form and without selvage upon an ordinary
lace machine, and if it is desired to shew the under side, a similar or different
design to that on the right side may be worked for that purpose.
The texture, length, and breadth of the improved scarf may be varied, and
wool, silk, or other fibrous materials be employed for its manufacture..
IMPROVEMENTS IN CARRIAGES OF PRINTING PRESSES
Year: 1857

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by John Gedge at the Office of the
Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 10th August 1857.
- A communication from Adolphe Barthélemy Elbena, of Toulon,
France.
I, JOHN GEDGE, of No. 4, Wellington Street South, Strand, in the County
of Middlesex, Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of the said Inven-
tion for "IMPROVEMENTS IN CARRIAGES OF PRINTING PRESSES," communicated to
me by Adolphe Barthélemy Elbena, of Toulon, France, to be as follows:-
I make a framing in and on which the assemblage of wheels, drum, and
other mechanical parts, called the carriage, rest and work. An axle situated
about one-third of the distance from the back of the frame is worked by a
winch; on this axis I place two wheels and a drum (the latter to contain the
motor or driving spring); the larger of these two wheels being toothed, gears
into a pinion wheel supported by a shaft passing from side to side of the
frame; this pinion causes another wheel placed on a lower shaft to rotate, and
the last-mentioned wheel by means of a second pinion fixed on a third shaft,
causes a toothed wheel fixed on the same shaft also to rotate, it being driven
round by the wheels and pinions aforesaid; this wheel gears into a pinion
wheel fixed on the second or middle shaft, thus communicating motion to a
wheel placed beneath the framing on two supports of iron. A crank called
the carriage crank carries the arm of the balance, which is attached to the
carriage, and also the flier which is placed to retain power at command.
AN IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR PRINTING AND STAMPING
Year: 1857

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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Jean Salles at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 29th May
1857.
I, JEAN SALLES, of Paris, in the Empire of France, Gunsmith, do hereby
declare the nature of the said Invention for "AN IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR
PRINTING AND STAMPING," to be as follows:-
My Invention is intended chiefly for the use of post-offices to print or stamp
upon letters or papers the name of the office through which the letter had
passed, with the date, but it is applicable to other printing and stamping
purposes.
The apparatus consists of a piston rod free to move up and down in a
cylinder, with slots in the side thereof. The piston rod carries at bottom the
stamp, and at top a strong spring bears on the head of the rod; a cross piece
is fixed to the rod and protrudes through the slot in the side of the cylinder.
An inclined or curved lever, worked from a crank upon a pinion driven by a
toothed wheel caused to rotate through a crank handle fitted thereto, comes
under the cross piece, and upon the rotation of the toothed wheel raises the
piston, and with it its stamp or die until it reaches the top of its stroke, when
a flap pressed by a spring is brought under the cross piece, and keeps it up.
At the time the piston and stamp are so raised, an inking roller connected to
the back of the elevating lever is brought under the stamp, and the fore end

page_text: of the lever is at the mouth or fore part of the apparatus. The lever has
connected to it points or small pins, and the letters or papers to be stamped
having been previously arranged on an inclined feed plate, each time the fore
end of the lever reaches the feed the points seize a letter or paper, and carrying
it down an inclined guide plate bring it on its return stroke under the stamp,
when a projection on the side of lever turns back the flap before mentioned,
whereby the piston is released, and the spring being now free to exert its
pressure, forces down the stamp-upon the letter brought under it, as before
named. In a moderately sized apparatus every complete rotation of the main
wheel causes the stamp to act three times, but by altering the gear a greater
proportion of strokes in the stamp may be obtained.
Where an impression is required to be struck upon paper, the inking roller
may be dispensed with.
AN IMPROVED POWDER FOR DUSTING TURNIPS, AND MACHINERY FOR DISTRIBUTING THE SAME, WHICH MAY BE EMPLOYED FOR SIMILAR USEFUL PURPOSES
Year: 1857

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Samuel Henry Sewers at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 4th December
1857.
I, SAMUEL HENRY SEWERS, of Curry Rivel, in the County of Somerset, do
hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "AN IMPROVED POWDER
FOR DUSTING TURNIPS, AND MACHINERY FOR DISTRIBUTING THE SAME, WHICH MAY
BE EMPLOYED FOR SIMILAR USEFUL PURPOSES," to be as follows (that is to say):-
My Invention, which has reference to an improved powder for dusting
turnips, and machinery or apparatus for distributing the same, which may be
employed for other similar useful purposes, such as distributing artificial
manure, consists, firstly, in the combination for the above purpose of the
following ingredients, namely, one part gypsum, two parts ashes, and one part
soot, saturated with ammonia; and, secondly, of a machine or apparatus con-
sisting of a hopper for containing the said powder, or otherwise communicating
with a cylindrical chamber provided with a slot opening extending throughout
the entire length of the lower portion thereof, through which the powder is
distributed by the action of a cylinder furnished with brushes on the periphery
thereof, being caused to revolve through the intervention of tooth and pinion
gear in connection with the axle of the running wheels, the said. cylinder
being provided with trap openings or slides for regulating the discharge of
the powder to the number and width of the rows to be operated upon.
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANU- FACTURE OF SCREW NUTS
Year: 1857

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Francis Watkins at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 26th Juno
1857. A communication from Richard H. Cole, of St. Louis, Mo.,
United States.
I, FRANCIS WATKINS, of Victoria Works, Smethwick, near Birmingham, do
hereby declare the nature of the Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANU-
FACTURE OF SCREW NUTS," to be as follows:-
This Invention has for its object improvements in the manufacture of screw
nuts. For these purposes, in place of forming the metal as heretofore, tho
end of the heated metal bar is first shaped immediately in front of the mouth
of the die box, so as to correspond on all sides but one with the construction
of the finishing die box, by which the necessity of cutting off by the punch of
more than one side of the nut to be formed is prevented, by which there is
not only a saving in metal, but the power required for such manufacturo
is reduced.
AN IMPROVED PHOSPHORIC FUSEE OR TINDER BOX AND LIGHTER
Year: 1857

page_text: Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 23rd
January 1857. A communication from Edmond Armand Louis d'Argy,
of Batignolles, Seine, France.
I, CHARLES FREDERIC VASSEROT, of the firm Wells and Vasserot, of
45, Essex Street, Strand, London, Patent Agents, Mechanical Draughtsmen,
&c., do hereby declare, the nature of the said Invention for "AN IMPROVED
PHOSPHORIC FUSEE OR TINDER BOX AND LIGHTER," a communication from
Edmond Armand Louis d'Argy, of Batignolles, Seine, France, to be as follows,
and consists of a box of any metal having two compartments, one for the
fusees or tinder, and the other containing a toothed wheel mounted on an axle
supported by the side of the box, and at one end of this axle is a small button
or handle to facilitate giving a rotary movement to the wheel.
The top of the compartment containing the wheel is of a form adapted to
it, with a hole in its centre large enough to allow of the phosphoric part of the
fusee or tinder entering therein and touching the wheel. The fusee or tinder
being held in that position, a rotary movement of the wheel ignites it.
Instead of using a toothed wheel, a rack may be employed to ignite the
phosphorus. Motion can be given to the rack by a button or handle placed
outside the box.
IMPROVE. MENTS IN THE PERMANENT WAY OF RAILWAYS
Year: 1857

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Charles Robert Moate at the Offico
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 14th February
1857.
I, CHARLES ROBERT MOATE, of 65, Old Broad Street, in the City of London,
Metal Broker, do hereby declare the nature of my Invention of "IMPROVE.
MENTS IN THE PERMANENT WAY OF RAILWAYS," to be as follows, that is
to say:-
My Invention has reference to the manufacture of cast-iron longitudinal
sleepers for railways, whether simply sleepers or sleepers and chairs in one
and the same piece, and consists in casting or constructing such sleepers and
sleeper chairs with the metal disposed in the form of a tube or hollow casting,
having a general triangular transverse section, equilateral or otherwise; the
term "triangular" as here employed comprising not only the true mathe-
matical form, consisting of straight lines or sides, but including variations
therefrom, in respect of a curvature inwards or outwards, which may or
may not be given to one, two, or all of the sides. It is particularly to be
understood that it is the general and not alone the precisely strict triangular
form which constitutes the main feature of my improved tube sleepers and
sleeper chairs, inasmuch as the Invention likewise comprehends the manu-
facture of such sleepers and sleeper chairs, whether cast with the edges or
corners, all or any of them, and especially the upper edge or corner, rounded
off or flattened or otherwise, so as to be adapted to saddled, or flat bottomed,

page_text: or other descriptions of rails, and likewise, whether the sleepers and sleeper
chairs are cast with or without, snugs; clips; bolt holes, or other contrivances
for fixing or fastening the rails; on, to or upon them. It is also to bó
understood that the term "tube" as here employed comprises not only tubes
properly so called, but also castings of a tubular form, having holes or openings
in the sides for the sake of lightness (however large such openings may bo),
and in either case with or without diaphragms or ribs for giving the necessary
strength; and such diaphragms or ribs may also liave holes. or openings in
them if desired: And; lastly, the-improved-sleepers-and-sleeper-chairs may
be cast either with or without special holes or other adaptation for fixing to
them tie bars for preserving the gauge...
IM- PROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF PAPER
Year: 1857

page_text: appucation for Letters Latent was not given within the time prescribed
by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Charles Townsend Hook at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 27th
January 1857.-A communication.
I, CHARLES TOWNSEND HOOK, of Snodland, in the County of Kent, Paper
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IM-
PROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF PAPER," communicated to me by a certain
foreigner, to be as follows:-
I propose to manufacture white paper from straw, or other vegetable fibre
or fibres, such as reeds, sugar cane, banana plants or plantain, by the employ-
ment of alkaline sulphurets, earthy sulphurets, or a combination of both with
hydrates of alkalis, subjecting in some cases the straw or other fibre to the
action of fluoric acid gas, or any similar acid having power of action to dissolve
silica, or combinations of silica, previous to treating the said straw or other
vegetable fibre with the sulphurets and hydrates of alklis before mentioned;
and I propose applying percolation during the boiling process, to which the
said vegetable substances are subjected in the manufacture of paper.
AN IMPROVED WATCH AND PROPERTY PROTECTOR POCKET
Year: 1857

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by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Joseph James Bannister at the Offico
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 23rd February
1857.
I, JOSEPHI JAMES BANNISTER, of Southwark, in the County of Surrey,
Furniture Dealer, do hereby declaro the nature of the said Invention for "AN
IMPROVED WATCH AND PROPERTY PROTECTOR POCKET," to be as follows:-
My improved watch and property protector pockets are made of leather or
other suitable materials, and may be strengthened by means of sheet metal,
wire rings, or the like. The opening of the pocket has a clasp or other
fastening, and also a spring or springs to render it self-opening. The pocket
may, if desired, be sown within tho dress pocket, for which purpose eyes are
attached, or it may be otherwise secured therein. The protector pockets may
be made of various sizes, forms, and materials.
IMPROVE- MENTS IN THE MEANS OF GIVING ALARM IN DWELLING HOUSES AND OTHER BUILDINGS IN CASES OF ROBBERY, FIRE, OR OTHER EMERGENCIES
Year: 1857

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Robert Martin and Joseph Walter
Sutton at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with their Petition
on the 1st April 1857.
We, ROBERT MARTIN, of No. 14, Cambridge Road, King's Cross, and
JOSEPH WALTER SUTTON, of 32, Lamb's Conduit Street, both in the County of
Middlesex, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN THE MEANS OF GIVING ALARM IN DWELLING HOUSES AND OTHER BUILDINGS
IN CASES OF ROBBERY, FIRE, OR OTHER EMERGENCIES," to be as follows:-
This Invention consists in adapting certain novel and improved self-acting
mechanical arrangements in combination with caps containing fulminating
powder to the doors and other parts of dwelling houses and other buildings,
so that when an entry is attempted to be effected by such parts the mechanism
is brought into action and caused to strike against a percussion cap, thereby
giving an alarm to the inmates of the house or other building. The con-
struction of the mechanism is such as to enable the same to be set from the
outside of the door or other part when closed.
IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS FOR MAKING OR MANUFACTURING TUBES OR PARTIAL TUBES USED IN SPINNING AND DOUBLING MACHINERY, AND FOR HOLDING THE SAME READY FOR USE, PART OF WHICH MACHINERY 18 APPLICABLE TO MAKING PENS, PENHOLDERS, AND SIMILAR PURPOSES
Year: 1857

page_text: application for Letters Patent was not given within the time prescribed
by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by George James Wainwright and
Charles Timothy Bradbury at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents,
with their Petition, on the 30th September 1857. .
We, GEORGE JAMES WAINWRIGHT and CHARLES TIMOTHY BRADBURY, of
Dukinfield, in the County of Chester, Cotton Spinners, do hereby declare the
nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS
FOR MAKING OR MANUFACTURING TUBES OR PARTIAL TUBES USED IN SPINNING AND
DOUBLING MACHINERY, AND FOR HOLDING THE SAME READY FOR USE, PART OF WHICH
MACHINERY 18 APPLICABLE TO MAKING PENS, PENHOLDERS, AND SIMILAR PURPOSES,"
to be as follows:--
We fix on a suitable frame or stand two or more fluted or plain rollers
revolving in contact, which may be driven by any suitable means or power,
with a second or sliding motion given to one of them by a cam, tappet, or
other suitable means well known to mechanics: By the first or revolving
motion, when the metal is placed between the said rollers, it is formed into the
proper shape, either tubular or partially tubular; and by the second or sliding
motion it is pushed from the machine.
We also employ a self-acting or partially self-acting feeder, to supply the
rollers with the pieces of metal to be shaped.
Our apparatus for holding the tubes or partial tubes ready for use, relates

page_text: to those used in spinning and doubling machinery, and consists of a table or
frame placed at the front of the mule or other machine, with either an aperture
or projection opposite each spindle, to each of which we place one of the
tubes, so that the operator will have every tube in a position ready to
be placed on its respective spindle, instead of having to collect them from a
confused quantity.
The said tubes may be placed on their respective spindles, either singly by
hand, or by a frame made to clip each of them at the same time, which
by being pushed forwards either by hand. or power, may be all put on the
spindles at the same time, or if preferable a portion of them at a time.
IMPROVEMENTS IN BRAKES FOR OMNIBUSES
Year: 1857

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by James Joseph Cardin at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 15th August
1857.
I, JAMES JOSEPH CARDIN, of No. 9, Orange Street, Red Lion Square, in the
County of Middlesex, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of the said
Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN BRAKES FOR OMNIBUSES," to be as follows, that
is to say:-
This Invention consists principally in the arrangement and combination of
certain levers whereby a more speedy application and release of the brake is
obtained. For the ordinary description of omnibus three levers are or may
be necessary; the fulcrum of the first one is attached to the end of the foot-
board farthest from the driver, while his foot acts upon the other end; under
this short lever is affixed a rod which runs down the front of the omnibus,
and is connected at the bottom to another lever, the fulcrum of which is con-
nected to one side of the omnibus while the arm is attached to the end of
another lever which runs along the side of the omnibus and works on a pivot,
the short arm having a brake block attached hanging down in front of the
hind wheel; when the driver's foot is pressed down on the first lever the others
acting in concert, force the brake block against the wheel. This action is
reversed by a spring or springs, whereby the levers regain their position on

page_text: being released from the driver's foot. By a slight modification and addition, the
brake can be applied to both hind wheels simultaneously. An addition can be
made by the use of a spring rack, whereby the lever worked by the driver's
foot is held down in a fixed position, and released again as required.
For the "double-headed," "saloon" or other description of omnibus, only
two levers may be necessary, the shape of the head allowing the brake lever to
have a direct action with the rod worked by the driver's foot.
IMPROVEMENTS IN OBTAINING FATTY AND OILY MATTERS BY DISTILLATION
Year: 1857

page_text: application for Letters Patent was not given within the time prescribed
by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Vincent Wanostrocht at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 13th October
1857. A communication.
I, VINCENT WANOSTROCHT, of 10, St. Swithin's Lane, in the City of London,
do hereby declare the nature of the Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN OBTAINING
FATTY AND OILY MATTERS BY DISTILLATION," to be as follows:-
This Invention has for its object improvements in obtaining fatty and oily
matters by distillation, and is particularly applicable for separating fatty and
oily matters from schist. For this purpose a retort is employed, set in a
furnace in the same manner as an ordinary gas retort. Within the retort iron
rails are fixed, so as to facilitate the introduction of a waggon containing the
schist or other material to be distilled into the retort. The retort is heated to
such an extent as to cause fatty and oily vapours to be produced by the
material under process, but not to such an extent as to volatilize the tar or
other similar product. The fatty and oily vapours are conducted by a pipe
proceeding from the bottom of the retort to a condensing vessel. The bottom
of the retort is formed sloping, so that the tar or other fluid product from the
material under process flows through the pipe at the bottom, and is prevented
passing into the condenser by a branch pipe proceeding downwards; through
which the fluid products flow into a receiver. By this means the fatty and
oily matters are obtained separate from the tar or other similar material.
IMPROVE- MENTS IN PROPELLING VESSELS
Year: 1857

page_text: application for Letters Patent was not given within the time prescribed
by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by John Reeve at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 9th November
1857.
I, JOHN REEVE, of 46, Rutland Gate, in the County of Middlesex,
Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN PROPELLING VESSELS," to be as follows:-
My Invention of improvements in propelling vessels consists in the appli-
cation of steam in the direct line of propulsion, but in which the motion of
the piston is multiplied greatly by the introduction of a set of cross levers
otherwise known as lazytongs, by which the motion of the piston is trans-
mitted to the propelling surfaces. By this means, although the stroke of the
piston is only, say, five feet, a stroke of twenty or thirty feet or even a longer
stroke may be given to the propeller, according to the combination of levers
employed, thus offering a long direct thrust for the propulsion of the vessel,
while a short stroke of the steam piston is employed. One, two, or more
propellers may be employed in the same vessel and similarly actuated.
The propelling surfaces employed consist of surfaces which expand in the
act of propelling, but collapse during the retrograde stroke.
A MECHANICAL SLOW MATCH FOR SUBMARINE OR OTHER BLASTING AND MINING OPERATIONS
Year: 1857

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Frederick Bonaparte Anderson at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
27th July 1857.
I, FREDERICK BONAPARTE ANDERSON, of 56, High Street, Gravesend, Kent,
Spectacle Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention
for "A MECHANICAL SLOW MATCH FOR SUBMARINE OR OTHER BLASTING AND MINING
OPERATIONS," to be as follows:-
My Invention consists in constructing a slow match for submarine or other
blasting and mining operations, composed of a train or trains of wheels so
combined, put into motion (by springs or otherwise), and regulated as to
discharge the blasting powder at any given time, by means of a percussion cap
or other suitable fire-producing agent. The train or trains of wheels employed
is or are formed and arranged in a manner analogous to that which is adopted
in the construction of ordinary watches or timepieces. The said wheels are
used to give motion to a disc, a portion of which is cut away for the purpose
of liberating a hammer or other instrument for firing the percussion cap or
other fire-producing agent; but I do not confine myself to the use of such
disc, as any suitable liberating contrivance may be employed.
AN IMPROVED LUBRICATOR
Year: 1857

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Wright Jones and Thomas Edwards
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with their Petition, on the
28th April 1857.
We, WRIGHT JONES, of Pendleton, in the County of Lancaster, and THOMAS
EDWARDS, of Eccles, in the said County, Engineers, do hereby declare the
nature of the said Invention for "AN IMPROVED LUBRICATOR," to be as
follows:-
Our Invention consists in employing a vessel of any suitable material and
form, having a tube or passage leading to the part to be lubricated. Within
the vessel, at the upper part of the tube, we place a trough, the inner part or
aperture of which leads to the interior of the tube. Above the tube, at right
angles, we place a wheel or pulley, to which rotary motion is given in any con-
venient manner. Connected to the under side of the said wheel or pulley is
one or more feeders, consisting of a peice of wire or other material, which, as
the wheel or pulley revolves, is alternately lifted in and out of the oil in the
vessel, and then across the trough, depositing the oil into the interior of the.
trough by means of its scraping against the top edge of the trough or notch
which regulates the action of the feeder or feeders, the oil afterwards passing
from the inside of the trough to the interior of the tube leading to the part to

page_text: be lubricated. In order to give more or less oil, as required, we employ a
fluted cone pulley or similar means to obtain different speeds.
For the purpose of lubricating one or more parts with one lubricator we
insert troughs in the side, which are connected to pipes for conveying the oil
wherever it may be required.
CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN SELF-ACTING MULES FOR SPINNING
Year: 1857

page_text: by the Act.)
was not given within the time prescribed
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Henry Bernoulli Barlow at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
31st July 1857.-A communication.
I, HENRY BERNOULLI BARLOW, of the City of Manchester, Patent Agent, do
hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS
IN SELF-ACTING MULES FOR SPINNING," being a communication from abroad, to
be as follows:-
This Invention is applicable to those mules in which a cam shaft is employed
for producing the requisite changes, and consists in an improved mode of
communicating motion to the friction pulley that works the cam shaft. In
performing this Invention, the pulleys on the rim shaft are both of the same
width, and the friction pulley is put in motion during the going out of the
carriage by a click connected to the driving pulley and a ratchet wheel fixed
to the loose pulley. When the carriage is out the strap is moved on to the
loose pulley, which then continues to revolve, and the click spring coming
against a stud, lifts the click clear of the ratchet wheel. By this arrangement,
when the carriage goes in it has the full breadth of the strap to start the
spindles, and the motions are communicated with more precision than
heretofore.
AN IMPROVED MODE OF EXTRACTING THE IRON FROM TIN ORES
Year: 1857

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Frederick Braithwaite at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 5th
January 1857.
I, FREDERICK BRAITHWAITE, of 32, Gower Street, Bedford Square, in the
County of Middlesex, Civil Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of the
Invention for "AN IMPROVED MODE OF EXTRACTING THE IRON FROM TIN ORES."
This Invention has for its object an improvement in extracting tin from its
It is well known that tin ores contain large quantities of iron, and it
requires much care and expense in washing and calcining such ores in order to
separate the tin from the iron. Now, my improvement consists in separating the
iron contained in tin ores by the aid of magnets. For this purpose the tin ores
are reduced by stamping, and are washed, and when requisite calcined, as
heretofore, the separation of the iron by magnets being performed from time
to time when the ore is in a dry state after the successive washing processes.
IMPROVED GRAVING SLIPS FOR THE REPAIRING OF SHIPS
Year: 1857

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William Williams at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 27th July
1857.
I, WILLIAM WILLIAMS, of the Parish of Dale, in the County of Pem-
broke, Engineer and Contractor, do hereby declare the nature of the said
Invention for "IMPROVED GRAVING SLIPS FOR THE REPAIRING OF SHIPS," to be
as follows:-
This proposed slip differs from those now and hitherto in use, in many
respects. It is intended to commence at a sufficient depth of water to allow
the vessel to be placed on the intended cradle; the cradle is constructed
principally of wrought iron, with 2 or 3 ribs on each side, to be raised up
nearly perpendicular to the height of the deck of the average of vessels
intended to be placed on the cradle; these ribs to have regulating screws,
fixed in a slot or groove, to be moved to any height required, for the purpose
of accurately fixing the vessel on the centre of the cradle.
The cradle, with the vessel thus secured, to be drawn up by the aid of
powerful machinery to the top of the incline, which portion of the incline it
is now proposed to be a lifting bridge, secured by a hinge joint at the top end
and the bottom end to be lifted, when required by the aid of hydraulic press,
so as to bring the bottom end on a level with the other. Thus the vessel and
cradle are placed on level ground, and may be drawn to any distance required.
The ground adjoining is to be laid out for shipwrights' yards, with iron plates
or rails, at right angles to the proposed slip, so that the vessel when remove.!

page_text: opposite to any particular yard, to be repaired, may be drawn by means of a
crab, winch, or otherwise along the rails laid down for that purpose, and on
wheels underneath the cradle, which are to be placed at right angles to the
wheels, traversing the ship into the yard alongside of a proper permanent
staging there ready for any repairs required.
And it is proposed to keep the longitudinal slip at all times clear of every
obstruction, so that with the last-mentioned proposed improvement, the re-
moval of any vessel or vessels from any particular yard or yards may take
place without interfering or obstructing the work on any other vessel or with
any other yard; thus one slip only will be required for any number of yards.
Furthermore, graving docks as at present being situated mostly at a distance
from shipswrights' yards, a great expense is incurred in the conveyance of
materials to the docks, which expense, it will be seen, will be obviated by
means of the improvement now suggested.
IMPROVEMENTS IN VENTILATING
Year: 1857

page_text: nus Invention receivea
nsional Protection, ut notice to proceed with the
application for Letters Patent was not given within the time prescribed
by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by John Bertwistle and Daniel
Bertwistle at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with their
Petition, on the 29th July 1857.
We, JOHN BERTWISTLE and DANIEL BERTWISTLE, both of Padiham, in the
County of Lancaster, Joiners and Builders, do hereby declare the nature of
the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN VENTILATING," to be as follows:-
Our Invention is particularly applicable to ventilating rooms or apartments,
but it may be applied to churches, ships, sheds, and other buildings. In per-
forming our Invention we prefer to admit the fresh air through a suitably
perforated window sill, or at any convenient place near the floor of the room
or building, and to allow the vitiated air to escape through a perforated plate
or opening near the ceiling or upper portion of the room or building to be
ventilated. By this means a constant circulation is kept up. The openings
for the ingress and egress of air may be partially closed by wire gauze or
other means, and dampers or shutters are applied to close the openings when
required.
Our Invention also consists in a self-acting damper applied to the upper or
lower opening, and acted upon by the current of air through the lower
opening, or vice versa, to regulate the current of air through the room or
building.
IMPROVEMENTS IN BOLTS FOR DOORS
Year: 1857

page_text: application for Letters Patent was not given within the time prescribed
by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Charles Iles at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 1st April
1857.
I, CHARLES ILES, of Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, Manu-
facturerer, do hereby declare the nature of the Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
IN BOLTS FOR DOORS," to be as follows:-
My said Invention consists, firstly, of an improvement in bolts for doors,
by which said improvement the bolt is thrown in or out of fastening in a
simpler and more expeditious manner than in the ordinary bolt. This is
effected by making the handle of the bolt work in an oblique or spiral slot in
the frame or case in which the said bolt is enclosed. When the handle is
raised or lowered so as to give a partial rotation to the bolt, the said bolt is
thereby made to advance into or retire from the staple with which it engages.
The same effect may be produced by a pin fixed in the case engaging in a
helical slot in the bolt.
My Invention consists, secondly, in coating the cases and making parts of
the handles of door bolts of vitreous or semi-vitreous materials, or of plastic
materials which harden by drying, or otherwise, such as earthy cements or
compositions. The use of the said materials prevents the corrosion of the
parts to which they are applied, and admits of the production of an ornamental
appearance.