June 1, 1919.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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The personnel of the Tire and Rim Division and the assign- 

 ments to the different subdivisions are as follows: 

 Chairman. 

 Charles B. Whittlesey. 

 Pneumatic Tires for Passenger Cars. 

 W. H. Allen, C. I. Bradley, Burgess Darrow, E. C. Hulse, 

 William McMahon, J. C. Tuttk. 



Pneumatic Tires for Commercial Vehicles. 

 W. H. Allen, C. I. Bradley, J. E. Hale, E. C. Hulse, William 

 McMahon, J. C. Tuttle. 



Pneum.'ltic Tires for Airplanes. 

 W. H. Allen, W. M. Britton, Burgess Darrow, C. I. Bradley, 

 William McMahon, J. C. Tuttle. 



Solid Tires. 

 W. H. Allen, C. I. Bradley, W. M. Britton, Lawrence R. 

 Davis, Hugo Hoffstaeter, J. E. Hale, A. Hargraves. 

 Pneumatic Tire Rims. 

 W. H. Allen, W. N. Booth, C. C. Carlton, Burgess Darrow, 

 Lewis Fine, C. N. McFarland. William McMahon, A. W. Rich- 

 ards, J. G. Swain, J. H. Wagenhorst. 



Solid Tire Bands and Rims. 

 W. H. Allen, W. N. Booth, C. C. Carlton, Lawrence R. Davis, 

 Lewis Fine, J. E. Hale, A. Hargraves, C. N. McFarland, O. W. 

 Mott, G. S. Porter, A. W. Richards, 



S. A. E. SUMMER MEETING. 



Plans are rapidly being completed for holding the summer 

 meeting of the Society of Automotive Engineers at Ottawa 

 Beach, Michigan, from June 23 to 27, inclusive. The place 

 chosen affords ideal facilities for a meeting combining profes- 

 sional sessions with social features and recreation, and present 

 indications forecast a well-attended and very interesting meet- 

 ing. The papers and discussions will cover all important auto- 

 motive subjects, particularly the passenger car of the future, 

 farm tractors, and aeronautics. Representative exhibits of auto- 

 motive apparatus may be arranged. 



The recreation features include outdoor sports and athletic 

 contests of varied character, many of the events being open 

 to both men and women. There will be dancing every evening, 

 a grand ball on the evening of June' 26, and special entertain- 

 ments for the ladies. 



Reservations for the meeting may be made through the office 

 of the society at 29 West 39th street, New York City. 



KLUCINE. 



The pseudo-scientific term "Klucine." based on the inventors' 

 names, is the trade designation of a peculiar oil product. It is 

 depolymerized China wood oil. In its commercial preparation 

 it consists of a clear, dark amber-colored solution in gasoline. 

 In this form it may be applied to fabrics and metallic surfaces, 

 depositing a tough, elastic coating after 24 hours' drying. The 

 Klucine solution may be used pure or in combination with pig- 

 ments as a paint vehicle for the weather protection of any sur- 

 face. Owing to its thinness, the film deposited by the solution 

 has about double the covering capacity of ordinary painting 

 materials. 



Chemicall}', Klucine film is inert and when dr>- is insoluble in 

 its original solvent. It is very flexible under all conditions of 

 temperature, non-porous and tough. .\s applied to fabrics it 

 penetrates the fibres and bridges the intervals of the woven 

 structure, rendering the fabric both air and moisture proof, 

 .^s a compounding ingredient it is said to add appreciably to 

 the tensile strength of vulcanized rubber mixings. Pure rubber 

 articles such as thread, elastic bands, and soft rubber goods 

 generally, are preserved from deterioration by oxidation, it is 

 said, by the application of a light coating of Klucine solution. 



JUDICIAL DECISIONS. 



rLIGEL, et al. vs. Sears, Roebuck & Co. — Circuit Court of 

 *■ Appeals, Second Circuit, November 13, 1918. 



Patent No. 1,099,031 for a waterproof garment including a cape 

 and hood, the hood having a section capable of conversion either 

 as a vizor or a military collar. This is known to the trade as 

 the Billie Burke Brand. 



Sears, Roebuck & Co. do not manufacture but sell the alleged 

 infringing article. When the case came up in the District Court 

 the court decided that there was no invention or infringement 

 but the Court of Appeals held that there was invention but that 

 the article sold did not infringe since the band on the article 

 sold by Sears, Roebuck & Co. was simply a military collar and 

 did not have any other function than decoration and was not 

 capable of being used as a vizor as in the patented article. (Fed- 

 eral Reporter, Volume 254, page 698.) 



decisions of commissioner of patents. 



Ex parte Robert E. Miller, Inc. Decided March 14, 1919. 



The term "U-Put-On" as a trade-mark for rubber heels with 

 an open casing attached, so that it may be applied by slipping the 

 casing over the flared heel of a woman's shoe, held not register- 

 able as a trade mark, since it is descriptive of the goods with 

 which it is used. This decision was given by Assistant Commis- 

 sioner Clay in affirming the ruling of the Examiner. (Official 

 Gazette, March 15, 1919, page 733.) 



CUSTOMS APPRAISER'S DECISIONS. 



Protest 931,148, of George Borgfeldt & Co. (New York). 

 Rubber Nipples — Rubber nipples classified as toys at 35 per 

 cent ad valorem under paragraph 342, Tariff Act of 1913, are 

 claimed to be rubber nipples dutiable as druggists' sundries at 15 

 per cent under paragraph 368. (Treasury Decisions, Volume 36, 

 No. 18.) 



Protests 930,720, etc., of Pitt & Scott (New York). India 

 Rubber Manufactures. — Merchandise classified as a manufac- 

 ture of hard rubber at 25 per cent ad valorem under paragraph 

 369, Tariff Act of 1913, is claimed dutiable as a manufacture of 

 India rubber or gutta percha at ten per cent under paragraph 368. 

 (Treasury Decisions, Volume 36, No. 18.) 



CONCERNING TRADE-MARKS. 



.\ booklet of interest to every manufacturer and particularly 

 to those in the rubber trade has been issued by William E. 

 Richards, an attorney of New York, which contains a digest 

 of the most useful information pertaining to trade-marks, 

 handled in such a way as to be most readily comprehensible 

 to all. The contents are in brief form and compiled so that all 

 the facts necessary to the selection and registration of a trade- 

 mark for a new line of goods can be obtained in a half-hour's 

 time. ^Mr. Richards' booklet is divided into sections concerning 

 "Digest of United States Law and Practice," "Digest of Prac- 

 tice in Foreign Countries," "Piracy of Trade-Marks Abroad," 

 "Schedule of United States Charges," and "Schedule of Foreign 

 Registration Charges." Mr. Richards states that the purpose 

 01 his book is to "present in concise form for ready reference 

 the features most necessary to be available to lawyers and manu- 

 facturers to enable them to understand readily the leading 

 points of law and practice on this important subject matter, 

 and to take the necessary steps to secure protection for this 

 class of property." 



Nothing can be more important to the manufacturer of a new 

 line of goods than the selection of a proper trade-mark and it 

 may mean thousands of dollars to him eventually. In this 

 regard Mr. Richards' brief advice on this subject cannot b« 

 improved upon. 



First. It will be obvious that the most desirable and effective 

 marks are those that are (a) simple in design; (b) easy to under- 

 stand and remember; (c) attractive in appearance; and, (d) if 

 the marks is an arbitrary word, easy to speak, spell, and attractive 

 in sound.- 



