Patent of Robert Copland : economising fuel.

  • Copland, Robert.
Date:
1857
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Patent of Robert Copland : economising fuel. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Copland's Means of Effecting a Saving in the Consumption of Fuel. Robert Copland, his executors, admors, or assigns, shall at any time agree with, and no others, from time to time and at all times hereafter during the term of years herein expressed, shall and lawfully may make, use, exercise, and vend his said Invention within that part of our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland called England, our Dominion of Wales, and Town of Berwick- 5 upon-Tweed, and also in all our Colonies and Plantations abroad, in such manner as to him, the said Robert Copland, his executors, admors, and assigns, or any of them, shall in his or their discretions seem meet; and that he, the said Robert Copland, his executors, admors, and assigns, shall and law¬ fully may have and enjoy the whole profit, benefit, commodity, and advantage 10 from time to time coming, growing, accruing, and arising by reason of the said Invention, for and during the term of years herein mentioned; to have, hold, exercise, and enjoy the said license, powers, privileges, and advantages herein-before granted or mentioned to be granted unto the said Robert Copland, his executors, admors, and assigns, for and during and unto 15 the full end and term of fourteen years from the date of these Presents next and immediately ensuing, and fully to be complete and ended accord¬ ing to the Statute in such case made and provided. And to the end that he, the said Robert Copland, his executors, admors, and assigns, and every of them, may have and enjoy the full benefit and the sole use and exercise 20 of the said Invention, according to our gracious intention herein-before declared, we do by these Presents, for us, our heirs and successors, require and strictly command all and every person and persons, bodies politick and corporate, and all other our subjects, of what estate, quality, degree, name, or condition soever they be, within that said part of our United Kingdom of 25 Great Britain and Ireland called England, our Dominion of Wales, and Town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, and also in all our Colonies and Plantations abroad aforesaid, that neither they nor any of them, at any time during the continuance of the said term of fourteen years hereby granted, either directly or indirectly, do make, use, or put in practice the said Invention, or any part of the same 30 so attained unto by the said Robert Copland as aforesaid, nor in anywise counterfeit, imitate, or resemble the same, nor shall make or cause to be made any addition thereunto or subtraction from the same, whereby to pretend himself or themselves the inventor or inventors, devisor or devisors thereof, without the license, consent, or agreement of the said Robert Copland, his 35 executors, admors, or assigns, in writing under his or their hands and seals first had and obtained in that behalf, upon such pains and penalties as can or. may be justly inflicted on such offenders for their contempt of this our royal command ; and further to be answerable to the said Robert Copland,