Patents For Inventions: Abridgments Of Specifications : Class - Softcover

B. Woodcroft

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0461322889 ISBN 13: 9780461322880

Publisher: HardPress, 2021

Synopsis

Patents For Inventions: Abridgments Of Specifications : Class by B. Woodcroft is a historical reference compiling succinct abstracts of patent specifications concerning the manufacture of iron and steel in Britain. Published in 1858 by the Great Seal Patent Office, the work gathers abridgments from the old legal framework (Part I) and later amendments (Parts II and III). Each entry identifies the inventor or assignee and summarizes the claimed improvements in furnaces, refining, puddling, rolling, cementation, and alloying, spanning developments from early 17th-century charcoal-based ironmaking to mid-19th-century processes. The book also provides an Index of Names and an Index of Subject Matter, facilitating cross-referencing across topics and individuals. The Preface explains the indexing rationale and notes that many specifications were not enrolled, making abridgments a practical surrogate for the full documents. This compilation is a valuable resource for historians of technology, metallurgy, patent history, and industrial archaeology, offering a curated view of the evolution of iron and steel manufacture and its regulatory context.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0461322889
• ISBN 13: 9780461322880
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 311