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of the apparatus that requires to be heated, and to heat the ore in the process of feeding and the mercury in the process of amalgamating, substantially as specified."

63. For an Improvement in Winnowing Machines, Samuel Canby, Ellicott's Mills, Maryland.

Claim.-"Having fully described my improvements in grain winnowers, what I claim as my invention is, the combination of the piston, rack rod, pinion, valves, and eccentric pulley, in connexion with a conducting chest and blower, for the automatic graduation or government of the blast through the spouts of a winnowing machine, arranged and operating in the manner and for the purpose set forth."

64. For an Improvement in the Process of Making Illuminating Gas, George Danre, Pascal Nicolas, and Felix Lopez, Marseilles, France.

Claim.—“What we claim as our invention is, the combination of woody and fatty substances in gas generators, as described, so that the excess of hydrogen in the former may combine with the excess of carbon in the latter, and produce a rich carburetted gas of any required density, and free from sulphurous fumes."

65. For an Improvement in Temples for Looms; Elihu and Warren W. Dutcher, North Bennington, Vermont.

"Our invention consists in arranging a reciprocating "roller temple," so as to accommodate itself to the back and forth or yielding motion of the cloth, as produced by the beat of the lay, whereby the temples may be set up closer than usual to the reeds, without danger of the latter being damaged by striking the former."

Claim. "Having described our improved weavers' temple, what we claim as new therein is, 1st, The arrangement of parts, so that the temples have a reciprocating action corresponding with the motion given to the cloth by the beat of the lay, substantially as herein set forth."

66. For an Improvement in Cutting Paper; John P. Farnum, Assignor to himself, Jacob Jenkins and Charles B. Clark, Andover, Massachusetts.

Claim "Having described the elements of the combination invented by me, and explained the mechanism I have adopted for putting them in action in the manner as hereinbefore specified, I do not intend to confine my invention to the precise form or arrangement of its parts as represented in the drawings; but intend to vary the same to any extent, while I do not change the character of the machine.

"What I claim is, the combination of a press, or its equivalent, for holding the book or paper to be cut, with one or more cutters or knives, for trimming the front or one edge, and one or more cutters for trimming one or both of the other edges of the book, the different sets of cutters being simultaneously operated, while the paper or press is moved towards them, all substantially as above specified.

"And in combination with such cutters or knives for trimming one, or the front and other edges of a book, at one operation or time, I claim the improvement of combining with them, or either of them, one or more polishing surfaces as described, or their equivalents, whereby the edges of the sheets of paper are cut and polished or smoothed, ready for gilding, substantially as specified.”

67. For an Improved Mode of Mounting the Cutters of Machines for Planing Metals, &c., Pierre Saulnier, Assignor to John T. Bruen, City of New York.

Claim. "I wish it to be understood that I do not limit myself to the special mode of construction herein specified, as this may be changed at pleasure, so long as the principle or character of my invention is retained.

"What I claim as my invention is, hanging the cutters to the stock by means of a joint pin, or its equivalent, whose axis is diagonal to the line of cutting motion, and in a plane parallel with the surface, being cut, substantially as specified, for the purpose of relieving the cutting edge in two directions as specified, when the cutter-stock is set perpendicular to the plane of the surface to be produced.

"And I also claim combining together in one cutter-stock two cutters, hung substantially as specified, and with the angle of the axis of the two joint-pins reversed as specified, for the purpose of relieving both cutters from the two surfaces, when cutting in both directions, as specified."

68. For an Improvement in Magnetic Printing Telegraph; Royal E. House, City of New York.

"The nature of my invention and improvement consists in certain machinery for com

posing and printing, at the same time at one operation, which machinery, when combined with electrical or galvanic apparatus, is capable of effecting the operation of immediately any characters which may be selected by the compositor, even though the printing press be removed to a distance from the composing machine; and therefore, I design, by the use of certain electrical apparatus, as improved by me, to apply, among other things, the said machinery to the publishing messages in ordinary typography, and also signalizing messages at great distances, as means of communicating intelligence.

Claim. What I claim as my own invention is, 1st, The employment of electromagnetic force, in combination with the force of a current of air or other fluid, so that the action of the former governs or controls the action of the latter for the purpose described. “2d, I claim the construction of the electro-magnet as described, that is to say, a series of fixed magnets in combination with a series of movable magnets, arranged upon a central axis, which axis plays between or through the line of fixed magnets, so as to effect a vibratory movement of said axis by a force multiplied by the number of magnets of both kinds.

"3d, I claim the combination of the electro-magnet with the valve, for regulating and directing the force of a current of air or other fluid, acting as a motive power upon the piston, or other analogous device, for producing a vibratory motion, as described.

“4th, I claim the endless band, in combination with the cylinder, as an inking machine, for conveying and applying the coloring matter to the paper at the moment of receiving the impression from the types, as described.

"5th, I claim the combination of the regulating bar with the type wheel for the purpose of regulating the proper position said wheel should have in connexion with a given position of the key shaft, at the moment of printing any letters or characters."

69. For Machinery for Heading Bolts, &c.; Edward Paye, Albany, New York.

Claim. What I claim as my invention is, 1st, The combination of the stationary die and die pivot with the sliding hammers, actuated by the rotary grooved cams or cam collar, substantially as described, for the purpose set forth.

"2d, The revolving ring or cam collar, provided with cams or their equivalents, on its inner and outer surfaces, when arranged with radial compressing and sliding upsetting hammers, in the manner and for the purposes described.”

70. For an Improvement in Shuttles for Looms; Wm. Tucker, Blackstone, Mass.

"The object of my improvement is to prevent the weaving of 'bad places' in cloth, or the consequences that generally result from the breakage of one of the warp threads; when this occurs, the movements of the lay so entangle the loose, broken warp threads in the adjacent warp, as to cause the latter to make an improper decussation, whereby, what weavers term a 'bad place' will be woven or made in the cloth, until the broken warpthread is repaired.

Claim. "What I claim as my invention is, the combination of the elevator, the bent spring, the platform, and its recess, the passage and the slot, as applied to the shuttle and cop spindle, and made to operate together, substantially in manner and for the purpose of causing the filling thread to be broken, so that no filling thread shall be woven into the warps, under circumstances as hereinbefore stated."

71. For an Improved Method of Heading Screw Blanks, Rivets, &c.; Wm. E. Ward, Portchester, New York.

Claim. "What I claim as my invention is, in combination with the swedge-header and die-plate, substantially as specified, the giving of a back or receding movement at the end of the heading operation to the follower, against which the point of the rod rests during the heading operation, substantially as specified, that the rod or wire may be upset, outside of the die, whilst resistance is made by the follower against the end of the rod, and then as the follower retires, cause the part so upset to be griped between the surface of the die and the swedge, to complete the form of the head, the surplus metal being thereby forced into the blank, as set forth."

72. For an Improved Safety Apparatus for Steam Boilers; Henry Waterman, Williamsburg, New York.

Claim. "What I claim as my invention is, 1st, The safety chamber and safety plate, combined with the boiler in any way substantially as described, whereby the bursting of the plate by the too high pressure in the boiler, causes the chamber to be filled, and the pressure in the boiler to be reduced by the expansion of the steam.

2d, The plate placed, substantially as described, between the boiler and the safety

plate, having one or more small openings, through which the steam is allowed to pass, to act on the safety plate and fill the safety chamber, whereby the water is prevented from priming or foaming, and being carried up by the steam when the safety plate bursts." 73. For Machinery for making Railroad Chairs; John F. Winslow and John Snyder, Troy, New York.

Claim. "We have described the mode of construction and arrangement, which we have essayed with success; but we do not wish to be understood as confining ourselves thereto, as the construction and arrangement may be greatly varied, without changing the principle of our invention.

"What we claim as our invention is, the movable cutter for making the cuts in the edges of the plate, substantially as described, in combination with the slides, which answer the purpose of stationary cutters and rests, to effect the partial bending of the lips, and which afterwards complete the bending of the lips, substantially as described.

"We also claim, in combination with the cutter, as described, the making of the mould or former to slide therein, for discharging the chair after it has been formed as described. "And finally, we claim the dies for upsetting and giving additional thickness to the lips, as described, in combination with the bending slides and cutters, substantially as described."

74. For an Improvement in Daguerreotyping; Wm. Yarnall, Newark, Ohio.

"The nature of my invention and improvements consists in chemically producing ornamental borders or marginal designs of a variety of hues and tints, colors and shades, or encircling the photographic image with a succession of circles, halves and irradiations." Claim. "What I claim as my invention is, the producing ornamental borders and designs of different shades and forms, and singly or in numbers, around any photographic image, by the method of irregular chemicalization, combined with the use of pattern slides, or chemical cut-offs, all of which is fully described in the detail of my process."

DESIGNS FOR DECEMBER, 1852.

1. For a Design for a Cook Stove; Ezra Ripley and N. S. Vedder, Troy, Assignors to Samuel McClure, Rochester, New York, December 7.

Claim. "Having described our design of cook stove, what we claim as new is, the ornamental design and configuration of cook stove, such as herein described."

2. For a Design for a Box Stove; James Wager, Volney Richmond, and Harvey Smith, Troy, New York, December 14.

Claim. "Having fully described our design, what we claim therein as new is, the foregoing configuration of the ornaments upon the plates, forming an ornamental design for a stove, illustrated and represented by the drawings."

3. For a Design for Iron Railing; Nicholas T. Horton, Cincinnati, Ohio, December 14. Claim. "What I claim as my invention is, a design for ornamental iron railings, as described in the above specification."

4. For a Design for a Coal Stove; Gilbert Knapp and Adnah H. Neal, Honesdale, Pennsylvania, December 14.

Claim. "What I claim as my invention is, the ornamental design and configuration of the stove and door, and also the ornamental openings, in combination with the different mouldings, as herein shown and described."

5. For a Design for Stove Plates; Sherman S. Jewett and Francis H. Root, Buffalo, New York, December 21.

Claim. "Having described our ornamental design for stove plates, what we claim as new therein is, the embellished panel of the plate, of the configuration herein represented and described."

6. For a Design for a Cooking Stove; Sherman S. Jewett and Francis H. Root, Buffalo, New York, December 21.

Claim.-"Having described our ornamental design for cooking stoves, what we claim as new therein is, the configuration and arrangement of the several devices ornamenting the panels and doors, the same consisting of annular mouldings surrounding the apex of a dished or hollow cone surface, formed of converging fillets, whose outer ends form a scolloped outline or border for the panel, as represented and described."

7. For a Design for a Hearth Plate; James Wager, Volney Richmond, and Harvey Smith, Troy, New York, December 21.

Claim. "Having fully described our design, what we claim as new is, the foregoing design for a stove, as illustrated and represented by the drawings."

8. For a Design for a Spittoon; Washington L. and Sylvester W. Pearsall, City of New York, December 21.

Claim. "We claim the design of the shape and configuration of spittoon shown in the drawing."

9. For a Design for a Girandole, Robert E. Dietz, City of New York, December 28. Claim. "What I claim as my production is, the arrangement and combination of the foliage, drapery, human figures, and flowers, as set forth in the accompanying drawings, forming an ornamental design for a girandole."

JANUARY 4TH.

1. For an Improvement in Machines for Heckling Flax and Hemp; James P. Arnold, Louisville, Kentucky.

Claim."I do not confine myself to any particular form or arrangement of the parts, so long as the machine is so constructed that it will operate substantially in the manner herein set forth; the form I have described and represented is the one that I have essayed with success, and therefore deem it sufficient to show how my invention may be practically carried into effect.

"What I claim as my invention is, the method of heckling hemp by subjecting it to the action of a series of mixed beaters and combs, the teeth of the latter being of varying length, some of them projecting so far, and others beyond the beaters, and the whole operating substantially in the manner herein set forth.

"I also claim a rest, having a narrow slot open at one end, in combination with a concave, projecting beyond the end of the cylinder at the open end of the rest, substantially in the manner herein set forth."

2. For an Improvement in Machines for Sawing Stone; John T. Bruen and James G. Wilson, Hastings, New York.

Claim. "What we claim as our invention in the sawing of marble and other stone is, lifting the saws at or sufficiently near the middle of the stroke, to effect the herein specified purpose, substantially in the manner specified.

"We also claim interposing india rubber, or its equivalent, between the ways and the inclined projections which lift the saw-frame, substantially in the manner and for the purpose specified.”

3. For an Improvement in Self-Winding Telegraphic Registers; James J. Clark, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Claim. "I do not desire to claim the application of the click and ratchet wheel, operated by an electro-magnet, vibrating a lever, to cause rotation and obtain power; but what I do claim is, regulating the current through the coil of the electro-magnet of the self-winding apparatus by means of the relative motion of the spring shaft and spring box, so that when the spring has been wound up to a certain point that current shall be cut off, and the self-winding apparatus cease to act."

4. For an Improvement in Machines for Planing Mouldings; John D. Dale, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

"The nature of my invention consists in arranging a series of moulding cutters or plane irons, side by side, and along the length of and around an axis of rotation, when this is combined with rotating saws or their equivalents, for slitting or separating the several mouldings at the same operation, whereby the operations are not only simplified, but accurate work is insured."

Claim. "What I claim as my invention is, arranging a series of sets of moulding cutters or plane irons, side by side, along the length of a rotating stock, substantially as specified, when this is combined with rotating saws, or their equivalents, interposed and projecting beyond the periphery of the cutter for separating the several mouldings formed on one plank, substantially as specified, whereby the operations of planing the several

mouldings, and separating them, are performed at one and the same operation, and accuracy of work secured, as set forth."

5. For an Improvement in Machines for Planing Mouldings; John D. Dale, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Claim. "I do not wish to limit myself to the number of knives or rollers to be used, nor to the manner of operating the rollers, as these may be varied at pleasure. And I wish it to be understood, that I do not wish to limit myself to the use of all my improvements in one machine, although the best results will be produced by the employment of all of them.

"What I claim as my invention is, attaching the planing iron to a plane stock, which is hinged to an adjustable sliding plate, substantially as specified, by means of which combination the plane iron can be readily thrown up, to be sharpened, without the necessity of taking it out of the machine, as set forth.

"I also claim the adjustable sliding plane, substantially such as described, when combined with the separate movable mouth piece, by the means substantially such as herein described, so that in setting the plane iron, a differential motion is given to the mouth piece, in order to vary to any desired thickness the shaving, that when the plane is set to cut a thick or thin shaving, the mouth piece shall receive a corresponding set, as described."

6. For an Improvement in Grain Washers; George Feaga and George W. Feaga, Frederick, Maryland.

"The nature of our invention consists, First, In washing the grain in water, by which means the smut is loosened, and in which the smut, garlic, and all other light impurities will rise and pass off with the water, and then carrying the washed grain by elevators or otherwise, and passing it over or through a chamber or chambers, heated by steam or hot air, where it is thoroughly dried, and thence to the stones for grinding."

Claim. "Having thus fully set forth the nature of our invention, and shown the means of putting it into practical use, what we claim therein as new is, the method herein described of separating grain from smut, garlic, and other impurities, by first washing it in a trough or reservoir of water, where the separation takes place, and then conveying the washed grain to a drying apparatus, where it is thoroughly dried-the whole operation being performed substantially in the manner herein set forth and described." 7. For an Improvement in Crutches; John S. Gallaher, Jr., Washington, D. C.

Claim. "Having described the construction and operation of my improved crutch, what I claim is, First, The revolving plain or corrugated spring top, in combination with an air cushion, substantially as above described.

"Second, I claim, in combination with the revolving spring top, the sliding joint applied to the staff of a crutch, in the manner and for the purpose described.

"Third, I claim, in combination with the sliding staff, the revolving handle, extension ferrule, and elastic bulb, as above described and set forth in the accompanying drawing." 8. For an Improvement in Hill-side Ploughs; John C. Bidwell and John Hall, Executors of Samuel Hall, deceased, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.

Claim. "What we claim as the invention of Samuel Hall is, the manner of arranging the mould boards upon the land-side, to wit: placing their hinges at such a distance from each other, on each side of the centre of the land-side, that each mould board may be supported by the edges and projection as far as practicable, from the hinges, and rest upon the grooves near the middle of the land-side, substantially for the purposes herein set forth."

9. For an Improvement in Hose Pipes; Richard Hollings, Boston, Massachusetts. Claim. "What I claim as my invention is, hanging the spread to the hose-pipe by means of pins passing through the collar, (which allow it to vibrate,) in combination with adjusting apparatus for varying the position of the spread, in the manner specified." 10. For an Improvement in Lathes for Turning Irregular Forms; Benj. F. Jenkins and Luke L. Knight, Barre, Massachusetts.

"This invention relates to that description of lathe, in which the work and cutters both revolve, and the irregularity of form is produced by the vibration of the axes of the work, and of the whole or part of the cutters-the improvements consist in certain simple and effective means of controlling the vibrations of the said axes."

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