Hello Paul,
A quick result for the first patent: hopefully...
---------------------------------------------------------------------------=
-----
Publication number: GB191209228
Publication date: 1913-01-16
Inventor+Applicant: EDLIN ROBERT WILLIAM; EDLIN ERNEST
- international: B62K25/24; B62K25/04
Robin
----- Original Message -----
From: Schwander Paul
To: PIUG Discussion List @ Listbox
Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2008 1:26 PM
Subject: Re : [PIUG List] RE: A search brain teaser for the week-end
Agnieszka,
I am sorry to disappoint you, but this is not the right answer, even if =
your findings reveals another interesting "reinventing the wheel" story. =
Paul Schwander
----- Message d'origine ----
De : Agnieszka Górak-Marecik <agnieszka.marecik_at_bg.agh.edu.pl>
À : Schwander Paul <schwanderpaul_at_yahoo.fr>; piug_discussion_list_at_v2.li=
stbox.com
Envoyé le : Samedi, 19 Avril 2008, 22h56mn 16s
Objet : RE: [PIUG List] RE: A search brain teaser for the week-end
Hello,
I hope I found the solution:
That's very interesting story. Please let me cite some more details inste=
ad of explanation (source: http://www.mearns.org.uk/stonehaven/thomson.htm)
Robert William Thomson was only 23 years old when he patented the pneumat=
ic tyre. He was granted a patent in France in 1846 and in the USA in 1847. =
His tyre consisted of a hollow belt of India-rubber inflated with air so th=
at the wheels presented "a cushion of a to the ground, rail or track on whi=
ch they run". This elastic belt of rubberised canvas was enclosed within a =
strong outer casing of leather which was bolted to the wheel. Thomson's "Ae=
rial Wheels" were demonstrated in London 's Regent Park in March 1847 and w=
ere fitted to several horse-drawn carriages, greatly improving the comfort =
of travel and reducing noise. One set ran for 1200 miles without sign of de=
terioration. However, despite satisfactory testing the tyre developed furth=
er at this time because the North British Rubber Company was unable to supp=
ly the strong thin rubber necessary for the inner tubes. For many years Tho=
mson was frustrated by this lack of thin rubber and he turned to the develo=
pment of his solid rubber tyres. It was not until 43 years later that the p=
neumatic tyre returned when it was developed as a bicycle tyre by John Boyd=
Dunlop. Dunlop was granted a patent in 1888 but two years later was offici=
ally informed that it was invalid as Thomson's patent preceded it.
If I am right the the correct answer is:
John Boyd Dunlop
4116 ( UK ) issued March 8, 1889
435995 (US) issued September 9, 1890
Patent of Dunlop was invalidated by earlier patent of Robert William Thom=
son
"Improvements in carriage-wheels"
US patent 5104, issued 1847
British patent 10990, issued 10 Jun 1846
FR patent ???
I give up with exact French number. Only date 1846 appears everywhere..=
I suppose it can be mentioned in article http://www.jstor.org/pss/2596830=
but unfortunately I don't have access to all JSTOR resources.
Best regards,
Agnieszka Gorak-Marecik
---------------------------------------------------------------------------=
---
From: Schwander Paul [mailto:schwanderpaul_at_yahoo.fr]
Sent: 19 kwietnia 2008 16:33
To: PIUG Discussion List @ Listbox
Subject: [PIUG List] RE: A search brain teaser for the week-end
Kris,
This is unfortunately not the patent referred as "ours" in the text.
Some hints:
- Using the right strategy you will have no doubt about the result.
- Finding the relevant record requires more inspiration than online persp=
iration.
Paul Schwander
----- Message d'origine ----
De : "Atkinson, Kristine" <Kristine.Atkinson_at_bsci.com>
Ã? : "PIUG Discussion List @ Listbox" <piug_discussion_list_at_v2.listbox.=
com>
Envoyé le : Vendredi, 11 Avril 2008, 19h06mn 25s
Objet : [PIUG List] RE: A search brain teaser for the week-end
Is it:
Roue élastiquePublication number:
CH36680
Publication date:
1907-02-15
Inventor:
AUGUSTE EUGENE BRILLIE (FR)
Applicant:
BRILLIE AUGUSTE EUGENE
Although written in French, it's a Swiss patent (disclsoure leaves much t=
o be desired...).
Kris Atkinson
---------------------------------------------------------------------------=
---
From: Schwander Paul [mailto:schwanderpaul_at_yahoo.fr]
Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 4:07 AM
To: piug_discussion_list_at_v2.listbox.com
Subject: A search brain teaser for the week-end
PIUG experts may enjoy this search quiz: http://www.ipr-helpdesk.org/news=
letter/37/html/EN/espacenetQuiz.html
Paul Schwander
---------------------------------------------------------------------------=
---
EnvoyÃf© avec Yahoo! Mail.
Une boite mail plus intelligente.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------=
---
---------------------------------------------------------------------------=
---
PIUG ® -- Celebrating Our 20th Anniversary
PIUG Discussion List @ Listbox
List owner: Patent Information Users' Group Inc., http://www.piug.org
List rules and guidelines: http://www.piug.org/list.php
List admins: piug_discussion_list-owner(at)v2(dot)listbox(dot)com Modify =
Your Subscription | Unsubscribe Now
__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
En finir avec le spam? Yahoo! Mail vous offre la meilleure protection pos=
sible contre les messages non sollicités
http://mail.yahoo.fr Yahoo! Mail
---------------------------------------------------------------------------=
---
---------------------------------------------------------------------------=
---
PIUG ® -- Celebrating Our 20th Anniversary
PIUG Discussion List @ Listbox
List owner: Patent Information Users' Group Inc., http://www.piug.org
List rules and guidelines: http://www.piug.org/list.php
List admins: piug_discussion_list-owner(at)v2(dot)listbox(dot)com Modify =
Your Subscription | Unsubscribe Now
__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
En finir avec le spam? Yahoo! Mail vous offre la meilleure protection pos=
sible contre les messages non sollicités
http://mail.yahoo.fr Yahoo! Mail
---------------------------------------------------------------------------=
---
---------------------------------------------------------------------------=
---
PIUG ® -- Celebrating Our 20th Anniversary
PIUG Discussion List @ Listbox
List owner: Patent Information Users' Group Inc., http://www.piug.org
List rules and guidelines: http://www.piug.org/list.php
List admins: piug_discussion_list-owner(at)v2(dot)listbox(dot)com
Modify Your Subscription | Unsubscribe Now
-------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------
PIUG ® -- Celebrating Our 20th Anniversary
PIUG Discussion List @ Listbox
List owner: Patent Information Users' Group Inc., http://www.piug.org
List rules and guidelines: http://www.piug.org/list.php
List admins: piug_discussion_list-owner(at)v2(dot)listbox(dot)com
3&id_secret=101952990-a5e9bf
_secret=101483107-69b265
Received on Mon Apr 21 2008 - 03:39:22
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.2.0 : Mon Oct 17 2011 - 07:00:50