September 1, 1912.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



609 



[Abstracted in The Illustrated Official Journal.] 



8,723. Automatic musical instruments. M. M. Kastner and C. Katz, 34 

 Margaret street, Cavendish Square, London. 



8,785. Boots. E. A. Lemoine, Le Coteau, Nord, France. 



8,896. Wheel tires. Z. Olsson, 32 Great Peter street. Westminster. 



8,983. Fastening wearing apparel. W. Corner, Grosvenor Factory, Black- 

 friars Road, Portsmouth. 



•8,987. Softening rubber. F. W. Howard, 509 W. 161st street. New 

 York, U. S. A. 



9,018. Lamp supports. E. von Schipp, Neustadt, Oberschlesien, Germany. 

 9,045; Rubber substitutes. A. Sauer, Zwingerberg, Hessen, and F. Gossel, 



Stockheim, Oberhessen, Germany. 

 9,081. Surgical trusses. J. and W. Almond, 103 Friar street, St. Helens, 



Lancashire. 

 9,190. Generating smoke for treating india rubber, etc. G. W. Sutton, 



Crofton Cottage, Stevenage, Hertfordshire. 

 9,197. Treating rubber. C. J. Beaver, "Rangemoor," Crescent Road, 



Hale, Cheshire, and E. A. Claremont, Throstle Nest House, Old Traf- 



ford, near Manchester. 



THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. 



PATENTS ISSTTED (with Dates of Application). 



061 (September 28, 1911). E. von Vargyas. Rubber substitute. 



125 (December 7). A. Dechamp. Bandages for ruptures with hollow 



rubber balls, molded together with metallic plates, and with multiple 



branches. 

 ,137 (December 11). L. Norzagaray and the Economic Rubber Washing 



Machine Co., Limited. Machine for treating rubber. 

 275 (December 26). L. Basso. Improvements in anti-skid automobile 



and other tires. 

 294 (December 27). 

 497 (December 29). 

 ,535 (December 30) 



tires. 



,638 (January 3, 1912). J. Musso. Elastic wheel. 

 648 (January 4). Currin and the Captain Rim Co., Limited. 



INDIA-RUBBER GOODS IN COMMERCE. 



438, 

 438, 



438 



438, 



438, 

 438, 

 438, 



438 

 438 



438, 



438, 



438, 

 438, 

 438, 

 438, 

 438, 



438, 



439, 



439, 



439, 

 439, 

 439, 

 439, 



439, 



439, 



439, 



Madame R. Basch. Elastic vehicle tire. 

 J. Thomann. Pneumatic tire. 

 M. Trebing. Protective device for pneumatic 



provements in movable rims for pneumatic tires. 



778 (January 

 of rubber. 



8). G. Eichelbaum. Process for improving the quality 



S). A. Seelig. Elastic tires sliding between inner and 



E. Clark. Cover for pneumatic tire. 

 J. Mayer. Improvements in rubber heels. 



A. Brottes. Protection for pneumatic tires. 

 J. M. Champon. Protection for pneumatic tires. 



B. Polack Co. Wheel with metal spokes, sectional 



9). 

 10). 



780 (January 



outer rims. 

 ,825 (January 

 ,843 (January 

 ,872. (January 8). 

 ,917 (January 10). 

 ,921 (January 12). 



rims and pneumatic tires. 

 ,929 (January 12). E. B. Killen, Improvements in rubber tires and in 



their attachment to wheels. 

 ,053 (January 17). C. F. Adamson. Device for vulcanizing cemented 



portions of rubber tires and similar objects. 

 ,101 (January 18). A. Heinemann. Improvements in preparation of 



synthetic rubber. 

 ,127 (January 19). H. Agha. Covers of pneumatic tires. 



297 (April 3, 1911). G. J. Krol. Pneumatic tire. 



298 (April 3). M. Bouchet. Elastic pneumatic tire. 

 408 (April 5). French Western Congo Company. Process for extrac- 

 tion of Ceara rubber. 



,454 (April 8). Vulcana Company. Process of repairing pneumatic 



tires. 

 ,382 (January 25, I9I2). Michelin & Co. Movable anti-skid devices, 



for tires. 



480 (January 29). E. G. Verdon. New anti-skid protective device for 



twin solid tires for use in heavy vehicles. 



THE GERMAN EMPIRE. 



PATENTS ISSUED (with Dates of Validity). 



249,583 (January 17, 1911). Pneumatic tire covers. Deutsche Dunlop 



(jummi-Kompagnie, a. G. Hanau a. M. 

 249,947 (December 30, 1910). Process for making carbo-hydrates fcr 



transformation into rubber or similar substances. Dr. Karl Gottlob, 



Elberfeld. 

 249.803 (December 25, 1909). Improvement of properties of rubber sub- 

 stances obtained from solutions. Dr. Paul Alexander, Charlottenburg. 

 249,868 (October 24, 1911). Process for production of rubber or similar 



substances. F. E. Matthews and E. H. Strange, London. 

 249,923. Endless belting made from woven fabric impregnated with balata. 



John B. Hay and John Stewart, Youngstown, Ohio. 

 250,115. Roller with zig-zag longitudinal ribs for rubber washing machines. 



Crude Rubber Washing Company, Limited, and M. M. Dessau, London. 

 250,215 (May 3, 1910). Machine for extraction of rubber from the bark 



of rubber bearing plants. Leopold Valour, Marchienne-au-Pont, 



Belgium. 

 250.245 (August 2. 1910). Manufacture of objects in any desired length 



from powdered rubber waste. Thomas Gare, New Brighton. Cheshire, 



England. 

 250,279 (December 25, 1910). Process for vulcanizing portions of rubber 



objects. Continental Caoutchouc & Gutta Percha Company, Hanover. 

 250,281 (AugtJSt 6, 1910). Process for imparting elastic properties to the 



product of the solution of albumen in formic acid. 

 250,335 (December 28, 1909^1. Production of a substance resembling rubber. 



Farbenfabriken vorm. Fried. Bayer & Co., Elberfeld. 



EXPORTS FROM THE UNITED STATES. 



■ I 'HE following is an official statement of the value of exports 

 •*• of manufactures of india-rubber and gutta-percha from 

 the United States, for ten fiscal years, ending June 30: 



Years. 



Belting, 



packing 



and hose. 



Boots 



and 



shoes 



$1,502,890 

 2,219.430 

 1,984,739 

 1,292.673 

 1,614,290 

 1,231,898 

 1,505,082 

 1,214,342 

 1,086,364 

 1,056,491 



All 



other 



rubber. 



$7,349,115 

 6,564,402 

 5,115,331 

 3,823,956 

 3,743,040 

 3,729,643 

 2,966,144 

 2,572,375 

 2,469,750 

 2,299,875 



Total. 



$11,167,229 

 10.947,248 

 9,060,895 

 6,615,074 

 6,705,105 

 6,214,910 

 5,692,385 

 4,780,817 

 4,435,590 

 4,176,351 



1911-12 $2,315,424 



1910-11 2,163,416 



1909-10 1,960.825 



1908-09 1,498,445 



1907-08 1,347,775 



1906-07 1,253,369 



1905-06 1,221,159 



1904-05 994,100 



1903-04 879,476 



1902-03 819,985 



The above heading, "All Other Rubber," for the last two fiscal 

 years includes the following details relating to Tires : 



For 

 Years. Automobiles. 



1911-12 $2,657,809 



1910-11 2,085,107 



Exports of rubber boots and shoes (in pairs) have been as fol- 

 lows, by fiscal years ending June 30: 



Years. Pairs. 



1911-12 2,545,076 



1910-11 3,984,332 



1909-10 3,791,084 



1908-09 2,396,435 



1907-08 3,080,253 



Years. Pairs. 



1906-07 2.310,420 



1905-06 2.693,670 



1906-05 2,390,539 



1903-04 2,310,808 



1902-03 2,307,401 



Exports (in value) of reclaimed rubber and of waste rubber 

 have been as follows : 



Years. Reclaimed. Waste. 



1911-12 $875,501 $780,188 



1910-11 781,650 723,664 



1909-10 535,795 578,944 



1908-09 414,861 402,597 



1907-08 418,738 449,727 



1906-07 665,109 548,695 



1905-06 511,843 339,507 



1904-05 522,902 204,945 



Imports into the United States of manufactures of india-rubber 

 and gutta-percha, elasticon and similar substitutes : 



India- 

 Years, rubber. 



1911-12 $874,736 



1910-11 875,125 



1909-10 1,154,347 



1908-09 1,391,770 



1907-08 1,956,590 



1906-07 2,262,783 



1905-06 1,992,413 



1904-05 1,389,064 



1903-04 821,562 



1902-03 665,972 



GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. 



Official statement of exports of manufactures of india-rubber 

 for the first six months of three years : 



1910. 1911. 1912. 



Boots and shoes £86,988 f69,376 i61,721 



All others 897,199 961,804 891,954 



Total value i984,187 il,031,180 £953,675 



In U. S. money $4,789,546 $5,018,237 $4,641,059 



Value of "Apparel" waterproofed by any process — first six months of 

 the year: In 1910, £221,370; in 1911, f302,059, and in 1912, £368,624. 



Exports of rubber footwear amounted to 83,106 dozen pairs in 1910; 

 66,521 dozen pairs in 1911, and 57,588 dozen pairs in 1912. 



