Journal of the Franklin InstitutePergamon Press, 1844 |
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Page 8
... railway should be laid out , the end and object being to convey the greatest extent of traffic at the least cost : this cost was compounded , first , of the interest of the capital expended , which should be considered a constant charge ...
... railway should be laid out , the end and object being to convey the greatest extent of traffic at the least cost : this cost was compounded , first , of the interest of the capital expended , which should be considered a constant charge ...
Page 9
... railway with that on the ordinary road ( where the friction , meaning thereby axletree friction , and sur- face resistance , may be called sixteen to twenty times greater than on a railway , ) and assuming the inclination on railway and ...
... railway with that on the ordinary road ( where the friction , meaning thereby axletree friction , and sur- face resistance , may be called sixteen to twenty times greater than on a railway , ) and assuming the inclination on railway and ...
Page 10
... Railway has shown that for passenger trains only , there was , com- pared with the most expensively worked lines on the locomotive sys- tem , to say the least , no economy in the motive power , though other conveniences arising from the ...
... Railway has shown that for passenger trains only , there was , com- pared with the most expensively worked lines on the locomotive sys- tem , to say the least , no economy in the motive power , though other conveniences arising from the ...
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... railway thus worked , and need not be further alluded to . The Professor was pre- paring for publication a separate ... railways under various circumstances of traffic and gradient ; fully enabling the value of the principle , as a ...
... railway thus worked , and need not be further alluded to . The Professor was pre- paring for publication a separate ... railways under various circumstances of traffic and gradient ; fully enabling the value of the principle , as a ...
Page 12
... Railway by stationary engines , with ropes and pullies , with what would be the case if the motive power were locomotive engines - and by tables , showed that while the working of the Blackwall Railway ( 34 miles ) on the stationary ...
... Railway by stationary engines , with ropes and pullies , with what would be the case if the motive power were locomotive engines - and by tables , showed that while the working of the Blackwall Railway ( 34 miles ) on the stationary ...
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Page 378 - Pennsylvania, and in no other place, or places ; the same to be held and enjoyed by the said John Doe, for his own use and behoof, and for the use and behoof of his legal representatives, to. the full end of the term for which said letters patent are, or may be, granted...
Page 301 - That any person or persons having discovered or invented any new and useful art, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement on any art, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, not known or used by others before his or their discovery or invention thereof, and not, at the time of his application for a patent, in public use or on sale, with his consent or allowance, as the inventor or discoverer...
Page 376 - Be it known that I, John Fitch, of Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia, the State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and improved mode of preventing...
Page 307 - But no such disclaimer shall affect any action pending at the time of its being filed, except so far as may relate to the question of unreasonable neglect or delay in filing it.
Page 307 - Whenever an application shall be made for a patent, which, in the opinion of the Commissioner, would interfere with any other patent for which an application may be pending, or with any unexpired patent which shall have been granted, it shall be the duty of the Commissioner to give notice thereof to* such applicants, or patentees, as the case may be; and if either shall be dissatisfied with the decision of the Commissioner, on the question of priority of right, or invention, on a hearing thereof...
Page 379 - To the Commissioner of Patents. The petition of A B. , of , in the county of , and State of , respectfully represents: That he has made certain improvements in the ; and that he is now engaged in making experiments for the purpose of perfecting the same, preparatory to his applying for letters patent therefor.
Page 378 - Now, this indenture witnesseth, that, for and in consideration of the sum of two thousand dollars, to me in hand paid, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, I have...
Page 376 - Ores; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and...
Page 307 - Every patent so reissued, together with the corrected specification, shall have the same effect and operation in law, on the trial of all actions for causes thereafter arising, as if the same had been originally filed in such corrected form...
Page 103 - The Committee on Science and the Arts constituted by the Franklin Institute of the State of Pennsylvania, for the promotion of the Mechanic Arts, to whom was referred for examination a Solar Compass, invented by WM.