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JULY 12, 1923 Inventions Commission: Curtiss Flying-Boat Claim CLAIMS of the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Corporation, Mrs. Porte, and the Norman Thompson Flight Company, Ltd., in respect of aircraft and flying-boats were further heard by the Royal Commission on Awards to Inventors on July 2. Counsel argued the point as to whether or not there was disclosure of the main features and design of the Curtiss flying-boat before the War. Mr. Whitehead, K.C., for the Crown, contended that there was nothing to prevent the British Government developing the Curtiss boat they originally purchased, as no monopoly rights existed. Mr. Hotchkiss, for the Curtiss Corporation, submitted that the sale in question constituted a disclosure of special or exclusive information. It was stated in evidence that the British Government made a loan of £120,000 to the Curtiss Company to extend their works, and orders to the value of 11,000,000 dollars were given to the company. The Commission dismissed the claim of the Curtiss Company, Mr. Justice Sargant, the chairman, stating that they were of opinion that the Crown had no case to answer. There was, in their view, a general publication of the idea embodied in the " America " flying-boat to a considerable extent in patents, and still further by an announcement in an aeronautical journal in 1914. Any gaps in that information would appear to have been completely filled by the delivery of two '' America" flying-boats to the British Government as ordinary purchasers in the expectation, no doubt, that they would become valuable customers of the Curtiss Company. The company, he added, no doubt were relying upon the validity of their English patents, but that position they, unfortunately, had to abandon. It appeared to the Com- mission that in such circumstances the British Government was not more liable to remunerate the producer or inventor of the article than would be an ordinary purchaser. R. M. Groves Memorial Prize Essay Awards - THE awards in the 1923 competition for the R. M. Groves Memorial Essay on "A Forecast of Aerial Development," open to all members of the Royal Air Force, are as follows :— First Prize : £30 and books.—Squadron-Leader W. S. Douglas, M.C., D.F.C., R.A.F. Staff College, Andover. Second Prize : £20 and books.—Squadron-Leader N. H. Bottomley, A.F.C., No. 4 Flying Training School, Egypt. Third Prize : £10 and books.—Squadron-Leader A. A. Walser, M.C., D.F.C., Air-Ministry. A special prize of £10 is also given for the best imaginative r^sumi on " Aviation in the Next World War." On this occasion the prize has been awarded to Flight-Lieut. R. P. Musgrave Whitham, M.C., R.A.F. Hdqrs, Middle East, Cairo. The Memorial Essay, it will be remembered, was established by the family of the late Air Commodore R. M. Groves, C.B., D.S.O., R.A.F., who died in Egypt in 1920. The essays are required to be divided each year into three parts, the first relating to Imperial Defence, the second in relation to Civil Aviation, Exploration, etc., and the last to an imaginative resume on Aviation and the next World War. France's New Air Force : . THE Commission of the French Chamber of Deputies issued their report on the Bill providing for the new Army organisation of France. The new provisions for the air arm include 132 fighting squadrons, 76 observation squadrons, 18 technical companies, and 15 companies of mechanics. Some Climb! ACCORDING to reports in the daily Press the " Motor Glider" looks like putting real aeroplanes completely in the shade. It is stated that Lieut. Simonet ascended from Evere aerodrome on Tuesday and climbed to 2,600 ft. in less than one minute—in a tiny monoplane fitted with a 7 h.p. engine. * m m » ^, ;r ^ PERSONALS . - - ~7 Married Squadron Leader S. M. CLEVERLY, R.A.F., was married quietly on July 5 at Christ Church, Westminster, to ISABEL, widow of WALTER JEEVES, late of Dyxcroft, Rottingdean, Sussex. To be Married A marriage has been arranged, and will take place on July 30, at St. Paul's, Knightsbridge, between Lieut.-Col. E. R. PEAL, C.B.E., D.S.C., late R.A.F., youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. H. WT. Peal, of Oakhurst, Ealing, and KATHLEEN HELEN, only daughter of Col. on the Staff B. R. KIRWAN, C.B,, C.M.G., Director of Artillery, War Office, and of Mrs. KIRWAN, present address, 25, Earl's Court Square, S.W. 5. SOCIETY OF MODEL AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERS (London Aero Models Association) OPENCompetition No. 4 for the " Model Engineers' Challenge Cup," which is a rise off ground duration competition for fuselage models (rubber driven), will be held at Wanstead Flats, Sudbury, on July 14, 1923. On Saturday, July 21, at 2.30 p.m., members will meet on the.Paddington and District Aero Ground, Sudbury, to make attempts on the general records and glider records. Meetings are held at Headquarters, 20, Great Windmill Street, Piccadilly, W. 1, every Friday at 7.30 p.m. A. E. JONES, Hon. Sec. m m m m PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED Technical Notes. No. 134.—Standardisation and Aero- dynamics. March, 1923. No. 135.—Measuring an Airplane's True Speed in Flight Testing. By W. G. Brown. April, 1923. No. 136.—Is There Any Available Source of Heat Energy Lighter than Gasolene ? By P. Meyer. April, 1923. No. 137.—Experiments with Fabrics for Covering Airplane Wings. By A. Proll. April, 1923. No. 138.—Determination of the Value of Wood for Struc- tural Purposes. By R. Baumann. April, 1923. No. 139.—Influence of Ribs on Strength of Spars. By L. Ballenstedt. May, 1923. No. 140.—General Theory of Stresses in Rigid Airship, Z.R.-l. By W. Wattwes Pagon. May, 1923. AERONAUTICAL PATENT SPECIFICATIONS Abbreviations: eyl. — cylinder ; I.C. — iaternal combustion) m. — motorThe numbers in brackets are those under which the Specifications will be printed and abridged, etc. APPLIED FOR IN 1915Published July 5, 1923 17,082. T. A. BATCHELOR. Optical apparatus for use-in connection withaircraft. - _ " APPLIED FOR IN 1922 •"* Published July 5, 1923 G. BREZZI. Bodies of flying-machines. (198,810.) RAUL, MARQUIS OF PATERAS PESCARA. Joy-sticks for helicopters. (178,452.) A. J. LEBEDA and A. DE W. MULLIGAN. Direction or course indicators. (198,890.) A. LAMBLIN. Oil-cooling radiators. (189,415.) '—"• G. E. "WILLIAMSON and A. C. BROWN. Oil-tanks. (198,903.) RAUL, MARQUIS OF PATERAS PESCARA. I.C. engines. (189,149.)Secret Patents Re-assigned to the Inventor. . _ Published July 12, 1923 •, . :* S. J. DEMOCRATIS. Parachutes. (199,104.) '- -E. H. J. C. GILLETT. Rotary I.C. engines. (199,156.) 7,620.10,544. 13,839. 14,994.15,155. 31,700. 7,353. 8,203. 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