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List of Patents granted in Scotland from April 26. to July 9,9.. 



1828. 



1828, 

 Apr. 26. To William Marshall of Fountain Grove, parish of Hudders- 

 field, county of York, shear-manufacturer, for " improvements in 

 machinery for cutting or shearing, cropping, and finishing cloth, 

 and other articles manufactured from wool, or other raw mate- 

 rials." 

 To Thomas Breidenbach of Birmingham, county of Warwick, 

 merchant, for " a machine, or improved mode by use of machine- 

 ry, for forging or manufacturing tubes or rodes, or for other pur- 

 poses." 

 To James Griffin of Whitley Moor Works, near Dudley, Wor- 

 cestershire, scythe-manufacturer, for " an improvement in the 

 manufacturing of scythe-backs, chafF-knife backs, and hay-knife 

 backs." 

 29. To John James Watt of Stacy Street, Stepney, Middlesex, sur- 

 geon, for " the application of a certain chemical agent, by which 

 animal poison may be destroyed, and the disease consequent there- 

 on be effectually prevented." 

 To Charles Carpenter Bompas of the Inner Temple, Esq. for 

 " improvements in the propelling of locomotive carriages and ma- 

 chines, and boats, and other vessels." 

 May 1. To Thomas Hillman of Millwall, Poplar, Middlesex, mast-maker, 

 for " certain improvements in the construction and fastening of 

 made masts." 

 To Jonathan Brownill of Sheffield, Yorkshire, cutler, for " an 

 improved method of transferring vessels from a higher to a lower 

 level, or from a lower to a higher level, on canals ; also for the 

 more conveniently raising or lowering of weights, carriages, or 

 goods on rail-roads, and for other purposes." 

 6. To James Palmer of Globe-road, Mile-end, Middlesex, paper-ma- 

 ker, for " improvements in the moulds, machinery, or apparatus 

 for making paper." 

 To Thomas Adams of Oldbury, county of Salop, manufacturer, for 

 " improvements on instruments, trusses, or apparatus for the re- 

 lief or cure of hernia or rupture." 

 To Francis Westby of Leicester, cutler, for " certain improved 

 apparatus to be used for the whetting or sharpening the edges of 

 the blades of knives, or other cutting instruments." 

 To Samuel Brooking, Esq. of Plymouth, Devonshire, a rear-ad- 

 miral in the royal navy, for " a certain turning or slipping fid, 

 for securing and releasing the upper masts of ships and vessels." 

 To Matthew FuLLwooDJun. of Stratford, Essex, gentleman, for 

 " a cement, mastic, or composition, which he intends to denomi- 

 nate German cement." 



