for any one of the four which may have become disabled held valid and infringed.

Defendants contended that the change set forth in the patent was merely standardization of parts involving no invention. The court found in this case that the result obtained was more than the mere result of mechanica! skill and not such as might occur to any skilled worker on vehicle wheels.

The delay in filing the divisional case eleven years, did not constitute abandonment.

Injunction and accounting granted.

OF GENERAL AND PERSONAL INTEREST.

Mr. N. L. Leek, a third assistant examiner in Division 48, resigned July 14, 1924. Mr. Leek was appointed from New York on April 11, 1922 and has been examining Electrical Appliances.

Mr. T. W. Miller, a fourth assistant examiner in Div 23, resigned July 4, 1924. Mr. Miller was appointed Feb. 18, 1924 and is resigning to associate himself with a patent law firm in Chicago.

Mr. G. H. Corey, an assistant examiner at $2600 in Division 3, resigned July 31, 1924. Mr. Corey was appointed April 15, 1920 from Pennsylvania and has served continuously in Division 3, where he has been engaged in examining the classes of Heating, Metallurgy, etc. He is leaving to engage in patent practice.

Mr. F. H. Wisch, an assistant examiner at $2500 in Division 31, resigned July 15, 1924. Mr. Wisch was appointed from New York in November 1920 and has been

examining the class of Oils, Fats and Glues, and Class 203, Ammonia, Water and Wood Distillation. He is a graduate of New York University with the degrees of B. S. and M. S., and is leaving to go with the firm of Prentiss, Stone and Boyden of this city.

Mr. Charles H. Shamel, third assistant examiner in Division 6, resigned August 1, 1924. He was appointed October 29, 1921 from Illinois and served in Divisions 22 and 6. He has returned to his home in Springfield, Illinois to look after some private business and will later engage in the practice of Patent Law.

Acknowledgment.

The article on "Proposed Changes in the Building of the United States Patent Office" by Karl Fenning in the August Journal, should have been followed by a note stating that the article was reprinted from the Chemical Age.

Death of Florence King.

It is not often this Journal has occasion to note the passing of a woman patent attorney; of course, this is because not many women are engaged in the patent business as attorneys. It is estimated that less than a dozen women have been registered to practice before the Patent Office since registration has been required.

Mrs. Florence King of Chicago died June 20, last, at her home in that city; she had been registered on the Office roster of attorneys since October 1897 and had enjoyed a large practice; the legend "Florence King, Attorney" was familiar in almost all divisions of the Office.

The Chicago Tribune under date of June 21, 1924, published the following:

"Florence King, probably the most famous woman lawyer in the United States, and the only woman who ever won a case before the United States Supreme Court, died yesterday at her home, 3824 Michigan Avenue. "Miss" King, as she preferred to be called although she was a widow, was born in Iowa. She was director of the woman's division of the Armenian and Syrian relief committee, and was president of the National Woman's Republican club of Chicago urged President Harding to appoint her to the federal judgeship left vacant at that time in the northern district of Illinois. She gained fame in 1921 by opposing the campaign among women to have a woman sit at the international conference on disarmament at Washington.

"She leave one son, Willis King, recently admitted to the Illinois bar."

Young patent attorney with several years experience desires position with a patent firm or a corporation patcnt department. Address Box 1 Sept. c/a Journal.

Former assistant examiner in Patent Office, experience almost two years as examiner of patents, law school graduate, desires situation with reputable patent attorney or firm, Washington or elsewhere. Address Box 2 Sept. c/o Journal.

Patent Attorney, member of various Patent Law Associations, expert in U. S. and foreign patent work and practice, practical engineering experience and knowledge of several foreign languages, seeks responsible position either with a corporation or a firm of Attorneys. Address Box 3 Sept. c/o Journal.

Position Wanted-Patent Attorney Engineer twelve years experience. Seeks part time connection with Corp. Prefer middle west. Address Box 4 Sept. c/o Journal.