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пат. очевидное изобретение (понятное специалисту со средними знаниями в данной отрасли без дополнительных разъяснений; такие изобретения непатентоспособны)Ant:See: -
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пат. неочевидное изобретение (непонятное специалисту со средними знаниями в данной отрасли без дополнительных разъяснений; такие изобретения патентоспособны)Ant:See: -
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- invention in contemplation
- invention made in common
- invention reduced to practice
- hide the invention
- invention of application
- invention of no avail
- abandoned invention
- accidental invention
- actual invention
- additional invention
- AEC contract invention
- aggregative invention
- alleged invention
- atomic energy invention
- basic invention
- biotechnological invention
- broad invention
- chemical invention
- claimed invention
- cognate inventions
- combination invention
- communicated inventions
- company's invention
- competing invention
- complete invention
- contemplated invention
- dead wood invention
- declassified invention
- defense invention
- defensive invention
- dependent invention
- derived invention
- design invention
- developing invention
- disclosed invention
- distinct invention
- domestic invention
- economic invention
- efficiency promoting invention
- employee's invention
- epoch-making invention
- finished invention
- foreign invention
- fraudulent invention
- free invention
- frivolous invention
- fully disclosed invention
- fundamental invention
- gene-based invention
- generic invention
- home invention
- immature invention
- imperfect invention
- incidental invention
- incomplete invention
- independent invention
- individual invention
- ineffective invention
- injurious invention
- interfering invention
- joint invention
- labor saving invention
- later invention
- main invention under the PCT
- method invention
- military invention
- narrow invention
- new invention
- novel invention
- obvious invention
- ordinary invention
- original invention
- outsider's invention
- paper invention
- patentable invention
- patented invention
- pioneer invention
- pioneering invention
- practical invention
- practically operative invention
- prior invention
- process invention
- proposed invention
- protected invention
- purported invention
- recognized invention
- recommended invention
- registered invention
- revolutionizing invention
- scandalous invention
- secret invention
- service invention
- simple invention
- specific invention
- subordinate invention
- supplementary invention
- supposed invention
- trivial invention
- unfinished invention
- unobvious invention
- unpatentable invention
- unpatented invention
- unrealizable invention
- useful invention
- utility invention
- vicious invention
- works invention
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PI caractère non évident d'une inventionEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > non-obvious character of an invention
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'peitənt, ]( American) 'pæ-
1. noun(an official licence from the government giving one person or business the right to make and sell a particular article and to prevent others from doing the same: She took out a patent on her design; (also adjective) a patent process.) patente
2. verb(to obtain a patent for; He patented his new invention.) patentartr['peɪtənt]1 SMALLCOMMERCE/SMALL patente nombre femenino1 (obvious) patente, evidente2 SMALLCOMMERCE/SMALL patentado1 SMALLCOMMERCE/SMALL patentar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto take out a patent on something sacar una patente de algo, patentar algopatent medicine específicopatent leather charol nombre masculinoPatent Office Registro de la propiedad industrial Table 1SMALLNOTA/SMALL En Patent Office se pronuncia ['pætn2t]/Table 1patent ['pætənt] vt: patentarpatent adj ['pætənt, 'peɪt-]1) obvious: patente, evidente2) ['pæt-] patented: patentadopatent ['pætənt] n: patente fadj.• manifiesto, -a adj.• patentado, -a adj.• patente adj.n.• diploma s.m.• patente s.m.v.• patentar v.
I 'pætṇt, 'peɪtṇt, 'pætṇtnoun patente fto take out a patent on something — patentar algo; (before n)
patent agent — agente mf de patentes
patent attorney — ( in US) abogado, -da m,f especialista en patentes
Patent Office — ≈Registro m de la propiedad industrial
II 'pætṇt, 'peɪtṇt, 'pætṇttransitive verb patentar
III
1) 'peɪtṇt, 'pæt-, 'peɪtṇt ( obvious) (frml) patente, evidente['peɪtǝnt]patent medicine — especialidad f medicinal
1. ADJ1) frm (=obvious) patente, evidente2) (=patented) [invention] patentado2.N patente fpatent applied for, patent pending — patente en trámite
3.VT patentar4.CPDpatent agent N — agente mf de patentes
Patent and Trademark Office N (US) — = Patent Office
patent infringement N — violación f de patentes
patent law N — derecho m de patentes
patent leather N — charol m
patent medicine N — específico m
patent office N — oficina f de patentes
Patent Office N — (Brit) registro de la propiedad industrial
patent rights NPL — derechos mpl de patente
* * *
I ['pætṇt, 'peɪtṇt, 'pætṇt]noun patente fto take out a patent on something — patentar algo; (before n)
patent agent — agente mf de patentes
patent attorney — ( in US) abogado, -da m,f especialista en patentes
Patent Office — ≈Registro m de la propiedad industrial
II ['pætṇt, 'peɪtṇt, 'pætṇt]transitive verb patentar
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1) ['peɪtṇt, 'pæt-, 'peɪtṇt] ( obvious) (frml) patente, evidentepatent medicine — especialidad f medicinal
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1. adjective1) patentiertpatent remedy — Spezial- od. Patentrezept, das
2) (obvious) offenkundig; offensichtlich2. nounPatent, das3. transitive verbpatent applied for or pending — Patent angemeldet
* * *['peitənt, ]( American[) 'pæ-] 1. noun(an official licence from the government giving one person or business the right to make and sell a particular article and to prevent others from doing the same: She took out a patent on her design; ( also adjective) a patent process.) das Patent; Patent-...2. verb(to obtain a patent for; He patented his new invention.) patentieren (lassen)- academic.ru/117837/patent_leather_shoes">patent leather shoes* * *pa·tent\patent application Patentanmeldung f\patent claim Patentanspruch m\patent contest Patentstreitigkeit f\patent division Patentabteilung f\patent lawyer Patentanwalt, -anwältin m, fto file a \patent application ein Patent anmelden, eine Patentanmeldung einreichento forfeit a \patent ein Patent verfallen lassen [o verwirken]to infringe a \patent ein Patent verletzento take out [or file] a \patent on sth [sich dat] etw patentieren lassenII. adj\patent screwdriver Patentschraubenzieher mwith \patent distaste mit deutlichem WiderwillenIII. vtto \patent an/one's invention eine Erfindung/sich dat seine Erfindung patentieren lassen* * *['peɪtənt]1. nPatent ntto take out a patent on sth — etw (acc) patentieren lassen
2. vtpatentieren lassen3. adj1) (= obvious) offensichtlich2) (= patented) invention patentierthe's got his own patent method of doing it (fig) — dafür hat er seine Spezialmethode
his patent remedy for hangovers (fig) — sein Patent- or Spezialrezept gegen Kater
* * *A adj (adv patently)2. [ˈpeıtənt] offen(kundig):be patent auf der Hand liegen;become patent from klar hervorgehen aus (dat);patently wrong offenkundig falsch3. mit offiziellen Privilegien ausgestattet4. patentiert, gesetzlich geschützt:patent article Markenartikel m5. Patent…:patent application Patentanmeldung f;patent claim Patentanspruch m;patent law (objektives) Patentrecht;Patent Office Patentamt n;patent right (subjektives) Patentrecht;6. Br umg patent, (äußerst) praktisch (Methoden etc)B s1. Patent n, Privileg n, Freibrief m, Bestallung f2. Patent n (für eine Erfindung) (on auf akk), Patenturkunde f:patent of addition Zusatzpatent;take out a patent for → C 2;patent applied for, patent pending (zum) Patent angemeldetC v/t1. patentieren, patentrechtlich schützen, ein Patent erteilen auf (akk)2. (sich) etwas patentieren lassen3. TECH patentieren, glühenpat. abk1. patent2. patented* * *1. adjective1) patentiertpatent medicine — Markenmedizin, die
patent remedy — Spezial- od. Patentrezept, das
2) (obvious) offenkundig; offensichtlich2. nounPatent, das3. transitive verbpatent applied for or pending — Patent angemeldet
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I 1. ['pætnt, 'peɪtnt] [AE 'pætnt]to take out a patent on sth. — brevettare qcs.
2.to come out of patent o off patent uscire dal brevetto; patent pending — brevetto in corso di registrazione
1) (obvious) evidente, palese, patente2) dir. (licensed) munito di brevettoII ['pætnt, 'peɪtnt, AE 'pætnt]verbo transitivo dir. brevettare* * *['peitənt, ]( American[) 'pæ-] 1. noun(an official licence from the government giving one person or business the right to make and sell a particular article and to prevent others from doing the same: She took out a patent on her design; ( also adjective) a patent process.) brevetto2. verb(to obtain a patent for; He patented his new invention.) brevettare* * *patent (GB, tranne che nella loc. letters patent) /ˈpeɪtnt/ ; ( USA, tranne che nel sign. A, def. 1) /ˈpætənt/A a.1 patente; evidente; apparente; manifesto; ovvio: a patent injustice, una patente ingiustizia; (leg.) a patent defect, un vizio apparente3 (med.) aperto; pervioB n.1 brevetto; privativa (industriale): to apply for a (o to file) patent for st., fare domanda di brevetto per qc.; to take out a patent for st., brevettare qc.; protected by patent, protetto da brevetto; (leg.) ‘patent pending’, ‘brevetto in corso di registrazione’; patent holder, concessionario (o titolare) di brevetto; patent infringement, violazione di brevetto (o di privativa); patent law, diritto dei brevetti; diritto brevettuale; (in GB) the Patent Office, l'ufficio brevetti; (leg.) patent rights, diritti di privativa industriale; brevetti; patent troll, troll dei brevetti ( società che fanno razzia di brevetti a scopo di lucro futuro)FALSI AMICI: patent non significa patente di guida● patent leather, cuoio verniciato; coppale □ (naut.) patent log, solcometro a elica □ (farm.) patent medicine, specialità farmaceutica da banco □ letters patent, (stor.) lettere patenti; (leg.) brevetto (d'invenzione).(to) patent /ˈpeɪtnt, USA ˈpætənt/v. t.* * *I 1. ['pætnt, 'peɪtnt] [AE 'pætnt]to take out a patent on sth. — brevettare qcs.
2.to come out of patent o off patent uscire dal brevetto; patent pending — brevetto in corso di registrazione
1) (obvious) evidente, palese, patente2) dir. (licensed) munito di brevettoII ['pætnt, 'peɪtnt, AE 'pætnt]verbo transitivo dir. brevettare -
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patent [ˈpætənt]1. adjective( = obvious) manifeste2. noun( = licence) brevet m d'invention4. compounds* * *['pætnt, 'peɪtnt], US ['pætnt] 1.to hold/take out a patent — détenir/obtenir un brevet
2.to come out of patent ou off patent — tomber dans le domaine public
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ˈpeɪtənt
1. прил.
1) открытый;
доступный, беспрепятственный, свободный a patent entrance ≈ открытый вход, свободный вход Syn: unobstructed
2) очевидный, явный Syn: overt, evident, obvious
3) а) патентованный;
составляющий чью-л. собственность Syn: proprietary б) разг. собственного изобретения;
оригинальный, остроумный
2. сущ.
1) а) патент (тж. амер. patient right) ;
диплом б) ист. жалованная грамота;
индульгенция patent office ≈ бюро патентов
2) право( на что-л.), получаемое благодаря патенту;
исключительное право
3) знак, признак, печать( благородства, ума, гениальности и т.д.) His hand was in itself a patent of gentility. ≈ Его рука сама по себе была признаком знатного происхождения.
4) амер. пожалование земли правительством
3. also гл.
1) а) патентовать;
брать патент( на что-л.) He patented many different modes of carrying his invention into effect. ≈ Он запатентовал множество различных способов практического воплощения своего изобретения. б) перен. быть родоначальником (чего-л.), давать начало( чему-л.)
2) выдать патент( на что-л.)
3) метал. подвергнуть процедуре закалки (в свинцовой ванне) патент, диплом - consular * консульский патент - to drant a * предоставлять патент - to receive a * получать патент - the * runs out срок патента истекает (историческое) жалованная грамота;
привилегия знак, печать право, получаемое благодаря патенту;
исключительное право - a * for an invention право на изобретение запатентованный предмет, изобретение (американизм) пожалование земли правительством (американизм) документ о пожаловании земли правительством оригинальное решение;
метод явный, очевидный - * fact очевидный факт - * crime явное преступление - to have a * way of doing smth. иметь свою манеру - the advantages of the plan are * у этого плана явные преимущества патентованный - * food патентованные продукты - letters * жалованная грамота, патент запатентованный - a * lock запатентованный замок оригинальный, остроумный, новый;
собственного изобретения - * device оригинальное изобретение открытый - a verandah * to the sun открытая для солнца веранда - one extremity of the tube is sealed, the other is * один конец трубки запечатан, другой открыт (редкое) доступный, возможный (ботаника) раскрытый общеизвестный - it is * that cats dislike dogs не секрет, что кошки не любят собак общедоступный;
общественный высшего сорта (о муке) патентовать (что-либо) ;
брать патент (на что-либо) - he *ed many inventions он запатентовал много изобретений быть оригинальным, отличаться( чем-либо) - a style *ed by Conrad стиль, характеризующий Конрада (американизм) получать право на правительственную землю( редкое) жаловать additional ~ двойной патент Community ~ патент Европейского экономического сообщества file an application for a ~ подавать заявку на патент grant a ~ выдавать патент independent ~ независимый патент issue a ~ выдавать патент letters ~ патентная грамота letters ~ публично-правовой акт пожалования прав, жалованная грамота maintain a ~ сохранять патент в силе patent брать патент ~ жалованная грамота, публично-правовой акт пожалования прав ~ запатентованный ~ знак, печать (ума, гениальности) ~ общедоступный ~ общеизвестный ~ общественный ~ оригинальный ~ открытый, явный, очевидный ~ открытый;
доступный ~ очевидный ~ патент;
диплом;
ист. жалованная грамота ~ патент ~ патентный ~ патентованный ~ патентовать;
брать патент (на что-л.) ~ патентовать ~ амер. пожалование земли правительством ~ получать право на правительственную землю ~ право (на что-л.), получаемое благодаря патенту;
исключительное право ~ привилегированный ~ привилегия ~ публичный, публично-правовой ~ собственного изобретения ~ разг. собственного изобретения;
остроумный, оригинальный ~ явный, очевидный ~ явный ~ of addition дополнительный патент ~ office бюро патентов;
patent right амер. патент right: patent ~ патентное право process ~ патент на способ product ~ патент на изделие provisional ~ временный патент refuse a ~ отказывать в выдаче патента registered ~ (reg. pat.) зарегистрированный патент revoke a ~ аннулировать патент seal a ~ регистрировать патент seal a ~ скреплять патент печатью work a ~ использовать патент -
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1. n патент; дипломumbrella patent — «зонтичный» патент, широкоохватный патент
patent specification — описание патента; содержание патента
repeal of a patent — отмена патента; аннулирование патента
right of patent — патентное право, право из патента
2. n ист. жалованная грамота; привилегия3. n знак, печать4. n право, получаемое благодаря патенту; исключительное правоtake out a patent — взять патент; выбирать патент
5. n запатентованный предмет, изобретение6. n амер. пожалование земли правительством7. n амер. документ о пожаловании земли правительством8. n амер. оригинальное решение; метод9. a явный, очевидный10. a патентованный11. a запатентованный12. a оригинальный, остроумный, новый; собственного изобретения13. a открытый14. a редк. доступный, возможный15. a бот. раскрытый16. a общеизвестныйit is patent that cats dislike dogs — не секрет, что кошки не любят собак
17. a общедоступный; общественный18. a высшего сорта19. v патентовать; брать патент20. v быть оригинальным, отличатьсяa style patented by Conrad — стиль, характеризующий Конрада
unenforceable patent — патент, не могущий быть основанием для иска
21. v амер. получать право на правительственную землю22. v редк. жаловатьСинонимический ряд:1. clear (adj.) apparent; clear; clear-cut; conspicuous; crystal-clear; distinct; evident; manifest; noticeable; obvious; open-and-shut; openhanded; palpable; plain; straightforward; unambiguous; unequivocal; univocal; unmistakable; unsubtle; visible2. controlled (adj.) controlled; copyrighted; exclusive; licensed; patented; protected; trademarked3. open (adj.) open; unclosed; unobstructed4. charter (noun) charter; copyright; permit; trademark5. control (noun) concession; control; license; privilege; protection6. certify (verb) certify; register7. copyright (verb) copyright; exclude; license; limit; safeguard; secureАнтонимический ряд:concealed; covered; dim; dubious; hidden; obscure; questionable; unclear -
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patent, US [transcription]["p_tnt"]A n1 ( document) brevet m (for, on pour) ; to hold/to take out a patent détenir/obtenir un brevet ; to come out of patent ou off patent tomber dans le domaine public ; patent pending en cours de brevetage m ;2 ( patented invention) invention f brevetée.B adj1 ( obvious) manifeste ; -
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[br]fl. 1880s[br]American mechanic and inventor of the first fuel-dispensing pump.[br]Bowser lived and worked in Fort Wayne, Texas. In 1885 he was approached by a local storekeeper, Jake Gumper, who had been receiving complaints from some of his customers. Gumper's store stocked both kerosene (lamp oil) and butter, and the two were stored alongside each other; the kerosene cask leaked and tainted the butter. Gumper consulted Bowser, but neither of them considered the obvious idea of moving the two containers further apart; instead, working in an adjacent barn, Bowser set about devising a means of dispensing kerosene in given quantities.He delivered his invention to Gumper on 5 September 1885. It was a circular tank with a cylinder soldered inside and an outlet pipe attached to the top. A hand-operated piston controlled two marble valves and wooden plungers which were fitted inside the cylinder. When the wooden handle was raised, a gallon of kerosene flowed from the tank into the cylinder, and when the handle was lowered the liquid was discharged.He formed S.F.Bowser \& Co. of Fort Wayne to exploit his invention, and twenty years later the company was producing pumps for motor spirit. In 1925 the Bowser Red Sentry, which registered quantity on a clock dial, was introduced. The first automatic "Bowser" in Britain was put into operation in a Manchester garage in 1921.[br]Further ReadingP.Robertson, 1974, The Shell Book of Firsts, London: Ebury Press \& Michael Joseph.IMcN -
19 Huygens, Christiaan
SUBJECT AREA: Horology[br]b. 14 April 1629 The Hague, the Netherlandsd. 8 June 1695 The Hague, the Netherlands[br]Dutch scientist who was responsible for two of the greatest advances in horology: the successful application of both the pendulum to the clock and the balance spring to the watch.[br]Huygens was born into a cultured and privileged class. His father, Constantijn, was a poet and statesman who had wide interests. Constantijn exerted a strong influence on his son, who was educated at home until he reached the age of 16. Christiaan studied law and mathematics at Ley den University from 1645 to 1647, and continued his studies at the Collegium Arausiacum in Breda until 1649. He then lived at The Hague, where he had the means to devote his time entirely to study. In 1666 he became a Member of the Académie des Sciences in Paris and settled there until his return to The Hague in 1681. He also had a close relationship with the Royal Society and visited London on three occasions, meeting Newton on his last visit in 1689. Huygens had a wide range of interests and made significant contributions in mathematics, astronomy, optics and mechanics. He also made technical advances in optical instruments and horology.Despite the efforts of Burgi there had been no significant improvement in the performance of ordinary clocks and watches from their inception to Huygens's time, as they were controlled by foliots or balances which had no natural period of oscillation. The pendulum appeared to offer a means of improvement as it had a natural period of oscillation that was almost independent of amplitude. Galileo Galilei had already pioneered the use of a freely suspended pendulum for timing events, but it was by no means obvious how it could be kept swinging and used to control a clock. Towards the end of his life Galileo described such a. mechanism to his son Vincenzio, who constructed a model after his father's death, although it was not completed when he himself died in 1642. This model appears to have been copied in Italy, but it had little influence on horology, partly because of the circumstances in which it was produced and possibly also because it differed radically from clocks of that period. The crucial event occurred on Christmas Day 1656 when Huygens, quite independently, succeeded in adapting an existing spring-driven table clock so that it was not only controlled by a pendulum but also kept it swinging. In the following year he was granted a privilege or patent for this clock, and several were made by the clockmaker Salomon Coster of The Hague. The use of the pendulum produced a dramatic improvement in timekeeping, reducing the daily error from minutes to seconds, but Huygens was aware that the pendulum was not truly isochronous. This error was magnified by the use of the existing verge escapement, which made the pendulum swing through a large arc. He overcame this defect very elegantly by fitting cheeks at the pendulum suspension point, progressively reducing the effective length of the pendulum as the amplitude increased. Initially the cheeks were shaped empirically, but he was later able to show that they should have a cycloidal shape. The cheeks were not adopted universally because they introduced other defects, and the problem was eventually solved more prosaically by way of new escapements which reduced the swing of the pendulum. Huygens's clocks had another innovatory feature: maintaining power, which kept the clock going while it was being wound.Pendulums could not be used for portable timepieces, which continued to use balances despite their deficiencies. Robert Hooke was probably the first to apply a spring to the balance, but his efforts were not successful. From his work on the pendulum Huygens was well aware of the conditions necessary for isochronism in a vibrating system, and in January 1675, with a flash of inspiration, he realized that this could be achieved by controlling the oscillations of the balance with a spiral spring, an arrangement that is still used in mechanical watches. The first model was made for Huygens in Paris by the clockmaker Isaac Thuret, who attempted to appropriate the invention and patent it himself. Huygens had for many years been trying unsuccessfully to adapt the pendulum clock for use at sea (in order to determine longitude), and he hoped that a balance-spring timekeeper might be better suited for this purpose. However, he was disillusioned as its timekeeping proved to be much more susceptible to changes in temperature than that of the pendulum clock.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsFRS 1663. Member of the Académie Royale des Sciences 1666.BibliographyFor his complete works, see Oeuvres complètes de Christian Huygens, 1888–1950, 22 vols, The Hague.1658, Horologium, The Hague; repub., 1970, trans. E.L.Edwardes, AntiquarianHorology 7:35–55 (describes the pendulum clock).1673, Horologium Oscillatorium, Paris; repub., 1986, The Pendulum Clock or Demonstrations Concerning the Motion ofPendula as Applied to Clocks, trans.R.J.Blackwell, Ames.The balance spring watch was first described in Journal des Sçavans 25 February 1675, and translated in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society (1675) 4:272–3.Further ReadingH.J.M.Bos, 1972, Dictionary of Scientific Biography, ed. C.C.Gillispie, Vol. 6, New York, pp. 597–613 (for a fuller account of his life and scientific work, but note the incorrect date of his death).R.Plomp, 1979, Spring-Driven Dutch Pendulum Clocks, 1657–1710, Schiedam (describes Huygens's application of the pendulum to the clock).S.A.Bedini, 1991, The Pulse of Time, Florence (describes Galileo's contribution of the pendulum to the clock).J.H.Leopold, 1982, "L"Invention par Christiaan Huygens du ressort spiral réglant pour les montres', Huygens et la France, Paris, pp. 154–7 (describes the application of the balance spring to the watch).A.R.Hall, 1978, "Horology and criticism", Studia Copernica 16:261–81 (discusses Hooke's contribution).DV -
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[br]b. end of the seventeenth century Lanarkshire, Scotland (?)d. 13 December 1766 Edinburgh, Scotland[br]Scottish inventor and lawyer.[br]Menzies was admitted as a member of the Faculty of Advocates on 31 January 1719. It is evident from his applications for patents that he was more concerned with inventions than the law, however. He took out his first patent in 1734 for a threshing machine in which a number of flails were attached to a horizontal axis, which was moved rapidly forwards and backwards through half a revolution, essentially imitating the action of an ordinary flail. The grain to be threshed was placed on either side.Though not a practical success, Menzies's invention seems to have been the first for the mechanical threshing of grain. His idea of imitating non-mechanized action also influenced his invention of a coal cutter, for which he took out a patent in 1761 and which copied miners' tools for obtaining coal. He proposed to carry heavy chains down the pit so that they could be used to give motion to iron picks, saws or other chains with cutting implements. The chains could be set into motion by a steam-engine, by water-or windmills, or by horses gins. Although it is quite obvious that this apparatus could not work, Menzies was the first to have thought of mechanizing coal production in the style that was in use in the late twentieth century. Subsequent to Menzies's proposal, many inventors at varying intervals followed this direction until the problem was finally solved one century later by, among others, W.E. Garforth.Menzies had successfully used the power of a steam-engine on the Wear eight years beforehand, when he obtained a patent for raising coal. According to his device a descending bucket filled with water raised a basket of coals, while a steam-engine pumped the water back to the surface; the balance-tub system, in various forms, quickly spread to other coalfields. Menzies's patent from 1750 for improved methods of carrying the coals from the coalface to the pit-shaft had also been of considerable influence: this device employed self-acting inclined planes, whereon the descending loaded wagons hauled up the empty ones.[br]Further ReadingThe article entitled "Michael Menzies" in the Dictionary of National Biography neglects Menzies's inventions for mining. A comprehensive evaluation of his influence on coal cutting is given in the introductory chapter of S.F.Walker, 1902, Coal-Cutting byMachinery, London.WK
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