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Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXIX, Issue 10783, 3 June 1911, Page 6

DO PATENTS PAY?

It would almost be idle to quote the onormons profits derived from patents. Tho following are a few examples of profitable patents: — The Westinghouse air-brake made millions: Mr J. L. Easley's conical glass lemon-squeezer sold enormously, and his royalties were extremely heavy; an inventor obtained a patent for printer's ink. and he refused £50,000. and finally i sold it for £60,000; a slight improvoinont m straw-cutters realised 40,000 dollars. Howe, the inventor of the sewing machine, derived £IOO,OOO per annum'from it. The men who thought of putting metal plates on the solos of boots, and copper tips_ to children's shoes, each gained for himself a-com-petency. The patentee of the stylographic pen rejoiced -in an income of £-10,000. Indeed tho field is so vast, and tho number of profitable patents so great, that it would, perhaps, be a far easier task to undertake a recapitulation of what kinds of patents do not pay. If yon wish to obtain a patent, lvrr.c to.Henry Hnghes, 183 Hereford si rt-f t. Christchurch. Oamaru Agent: Mr H. j F. Gibson, Itchen street.