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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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No. 25908.—5th May, 1909.—ERNEST WRIGHT, of St. Mary’s Cottage, Waxwell Lane, Pinner, Middlesex, England, Engineer. Improvements in machines for decorticating the fibrous leaves or stems of plants.

Claims.—(1.) In machines for decorticating the fibrous leaves or stems of plants, the employment of two sets of gripping-rollers, one of each set being movable by spring or weight-controlled, and the other fixed; a movable pillar or frame between each set of gripping-rollers, one movable gripping-roller being connected to a foot-lever for operation thereby, and the other to the pillar or frame, for automatic operation due to the tightening of the leaf between the gripping-rollers depressing the frame; the whole being operated upon and acting in the manner set forth for the purposes described.

[NOTE.—Here follow two other claims.]

(Specification, 7s. 6d.; drawing, 2s.)

No. 26003.—1st June, 1909.—HANS KNUDSEN, Engineer, of 12 Cyril Mansions, Battersea Park, London, S.W., England; and HANS BARTA, Engineer, of 187 Lavender Hill, London, S.W., England. Improvements in type-setting machines.

Extract from Specification.—According to this invention means are provided for individually setting any desired contact-pieces in the transmitting-machine so that such set contact-pieces are adapted to effect a mechanical contact with a moving member, such mechanical contact taking place only when it is desired to make an electric contact to close an electric circuit bringing about the transmission of a signal.

[NOTE.—The above extract from the specification is inserted in place of the claims.]

(Specification, 10s. 6d.; drawing, 3s.)

No. 26012.—1st June, 1909.—ARTHUR HENRY EDWARDS, of 96 Lordship Road, Stoke Newington, London, N., England, Engineer; and MARTIN DIEDERICH RUCKER, of Parliament Mansions, Victoria Street, London, S.W., England, Engineer. Improvements in or relating to aeroplanes and the like machines for mechanical flight.

Claims.—(1.) An aeroplane having planes extending forward from the transverse centre-line of balance and which converge forwardly and meet at the longitudinal centre-line of the aeroplane, and a plane or planes extending rearwardly from the points where same joins the said forwardly extending planes at the said transverse centre-line, said rearward plane or planes having a larger total superficial area than the forward planes, and having an opening substantially bounded by the inner edges of the sides of the forward and the inner edges of the sides of the rearward plane or planes, substantially as described.

[NOTE.—Here follow six other claims.]

(Specification, 10s. 6d.; drawing, 4s.)

No. 26033.—4th June, 1909.—JOHN LINDSAY, of Burnside, Dunedin, New Zealand, Inventor. Improved valve for keeping tobacco-pipe dry.

Claims.—(1.) In pipes used for smoking tobacco, a mouthpiece formed as a valve that allows inward suction to the mouth but prevents the reverse, and so keeps the tobacco dry and free from any mouth moisture, all substantially as shown on the drawing, and as described and explained. (2.) In pipes used by pipe-smokers, in combination with them, valves arranged to keep moisture from the mouth from entering the pipe-stem, while allowing the smoke to be drawn into the mouth, all substantially as set forth. (3.) A valve applied to the stem of a pipe for preventing moisture from entering the stem, all substantially as set forth.

(Specification, 2s.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 26059.—9th April, 1909.—ALEXANDER ANDERSON, of Kobb Street, Albion, Queensland, Australia, Foreman of Works. An automatic deodorant-distributor.

[NOTE.—This is an application under the International and Inter-colonial Arrangements, the date given being the official date of the application in Australia.]

Claim.—In an automatic deodorant-distributor, a box having a hinged flap on top, said box adapted to be hinged to the closet-seat, in combination with a pipe internally fitted thereto provided with a feed inlet and discharge outlet, guide-plates having flanged edges fastened to the said pipe and to the top, bottom, and sides of the box, and a covering-plate fastened to the guide-plates, as described and illustrated by drawings.

(Specification, 2s. 9d.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 26075.—15th June, 1909.—WILLIAM CAMPBELL PATERSON, of 211 East 20th Avenue, Denver, Colorado, United States of America, Gentleman. Improvements in pulp-agitators.

Extract from Specification.—My improved construction includes a funnel-shaped tank occupying a vertical position and having a centrally disposed pipe open at its upper extremity to allow the pulp which is carried upwardly through the pipe to overflow at its top and run back into the tank. The lower extremity of the pipe communicates with the body of the tank, whereby the pulp may be circulated from the bottom of the tank to the top, the pulp being kept in continuous motion until the metallic values are thoroughly dissolved. Provision is made for decanting or removing the solution containing the metallic values, and also for the separate removal of the solid material which, after agitation is completed, is allowed to settle in the lower part of the tank. For the better agitation of the pulp, the upper part of the tank is provided with a downwardly inclined riffled plate over which the pulp flows after being discharged from the upper extremity of the centrally located pipe. At the top of this pipe is a disc provided with a number of depressed run-ways through which the pulp flows to the outer portion of the tank, being discharged therefrom upon the outer edge of the riffled plate which is downwardly inclined from the outer wall of the tank, as indicated.

[NOTE.—The above extract from the specification is inserted in place of the claims.]

(Specification, 12s. 6d.; drawing, 2s.)

No. 26097.—16th June, 1909.—MARCONI’S WIRELESS TELEGRAPH COMPANY, LIMITED, of Watergate House, Adelphi, London, England (assignees of Guglielmo Marconi, LL.D., D.Sc., of Watergate House, Adelphi, London, England). Improvements in wireless telegraphy.

Claims.—(1.) A station for duplex wireless telegraphy provided with transmitting and receiving apparatus rendered operative and inoperative alternately to each other in rapid succession, the operative periods of the transmitting apparatus being considerably shorter than those of the receiving apparatus, and the transmitting apparatus being such that the making of each sign occupies several operative periods, substantially as described.

[NOTE.—Here follow six other claims.]

(Specification, 8s. 6d.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 26103.—19th June, 1909. — NEW ZEALAND ACETYLENE GAS LIGHTING COMPANY, LIMITED, a corporation organized under the laws of New Zealand, carrying on business as Manufacturers and Importers of Acetylene Supplies, whose principal office is at 32 Octagon, Dunedin, New Zealand (inventor, Herbert Peachey Desmoulins, Secretary of said Company). Improvements in carbide-trays for acetylene generators.

Claims.—(1.) In carbide trays or crates, a detachable bar. (2.) In carbide trays or crates, a detachable bar, a pin secured thereto, a lug fixed to an end of the said tray or crate, substantially as and for the purpose set forth and as described, and illustrated in the drawings.

(Specification, 2s. 3d.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 26114.—23rd June, 1909.—ARTHUR CHARLES KING, Engineer, and JAMES KING, Gentleman, both of “Clifton,” The Mall, Southgate, Middlesex, England; and FREDERICK HAMER, of Anchor Bridge House, Hayes, Middlesex aforesaid, Engineer. Improvements in or relating to the transmission of power from a prime mover to a load.

Claims.—(1.) A system or mechanism for transmitting power from a prime mover to a load through the medium of a dynamo-electric element and epicyclic gearing, characterized by the fact that the prime mover rotates the field-magnet structure, and the load is connected to one member of the epicyclic gearing which is geared to the armature part, said armature part being capable of rotation about its own axis and about the axis of the field-magnet structure, and the arrangement being such that when the field-magnet structure is rotated compound rotation is imparted to the armature part, the rotation of the armature about its own axis