This CD contains over 2000 full patent files including the picture and full description. All patents are related to lanterns or in a few cases unrelated items by inventors of lanterns. My main interest in researching patents was to compile as many kerosene lantern patents as possible, particularly tubular lanterns. Also included are patents for Utility, Bicycle, Dark Room, Rail Road, Whale Oil, Electrical and other lantern types. Although not entirely complete, I have included all patents that I have found as of 1-5-2010 related to tubular lanterns, but expect to occasionally find more patents as I continue to search and there are many more patents related to Rail Road and other uses that are not yet included.
You will find on this CD, an instruction document and two Patent library files. There is also a Patent Library folder where all of the patents can be directly accessed and opened.
The preferred method of accessing the information contained on this CD is by opening the Excel (.xls) file. This spreadsheet contains a list of all the patents, the Inventor, who the patent was assigned to and a brief description. The spreadsheet can be sorted and filtered to hide or show only the information you are looking for and in any order you prefer. You can click on each patent number to instantly open the patent for review or printing.
If you do not have Microsoft Excel, I have included an Acrobat (.pdf) file to access the patents in basically the same way except there are no sort or filter features.
There are no guarantees to the accuracy or completeness of the information included herein.
Future updates will be available by contacting me.
I hope you get as much use from this research as I have.
Thanks,
John Morris
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