. The Scientific American reference book; a compendium of useful information for inventors and mechanics, containing the complete patent laws of the United States ... forms for patents, caveats, assignments, licenses, and shop rights ... etc., etc . ter the inven-tor gets there. No one can possibly have facilities orinfluence superior to our own ; a very large portion ofthe entire business of the Patent-Oflice passes throughour hands ; and we have an office in Washington,charged with the especial duty of watching over andpressing forward the interests of our clients. The Patent-Ofiice does not
. The Scientific American reference book; a compendium of useful information for inventors and mechanics, containing the complete patent laws of the United States ... forms for patents, caveats, assignments, licenses, and shop rights ... etc., etc . ter the inven-tor gets there. No one can possibly have facilities orinfluence superior to our own ; a very large portion ofthe entire business of the Patent-Oflice passes throughour hands ; and we have an office in Washington,charged with the especial duty of watching over andpressing forward the interests of our clients. The Patent-Ofiice does not prepare patent-papers, ormake models. These must be provided by the appli-cant or his attorney, according to law, otherwise hisclaim will not be considered. The law especially requires that all documents depo-sited in the Patent-Ofiice shall be correctly, legibly,and clearly written, and that the drawings shall be ofa specified size, and executed in an artistic manner. Persons who visit Washington in person, can haveall their patent business promptly attended to, by call-ing at MuNN & Branch Scientific AmericanOffice, corner of 7th and F streets, opposite the Pa-tent-Office. (See engraving on page 38.) ABOUT MODELS AND MODELS, BEMITTAITCES, ETC. ERSONS who apply for pa-.;tents are by law required tofurnish a model, iu all caseswhere the invention can beillustrated or partly illus-trated by a model. Themodel must not exceedtwelve inches in any of itsdimensions; it should beneatly made, of hard woodor metal, or other substan-tial material; the name of (the inventor should be engraved or painted upon it con-spicuously. Where the invention consists of an improve--*i ment on some known machine, the model only needs toshow the working of the improved parts. A representationof the whole machine in the model will not be necessary. When the invention consists of a new article of manufac-ture or a new composition, samples of the article must befurnished. New medicines
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