The motion picture projectionist (Nov 1931-Jan 1933)

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February, 1932 Motion Picture Projectionist 29 tractive speculative possibilities in the mind of the investors, the mortality rate of such new corporations is known from statistics to be so great that the experienced are prone not to take a chance, and instead to limit their investments to established businesses with a record of past earnings. Nevertheless, skilled salesmanship will often succeed in raising money by this means, particularly if it is possible to follow the advice offered recently by one of the best known financial brokers in the country. He stated that when all other methods fail, he could always depend upon floating a new company successfully by locating it in a small community anxious to get new business, and getting a free factory site and the cooperation of the local Chamber of Commerce in selling the stock locally, through the argument that the suc' cess of the new enterprise meant more business for the local merchants, jobs for the townspeople, and perhaps the bringing in of new workers, with a resulting increase in property values. In Conclusion In the conception of a valuable patentable invention, in obtaining a strong patent to protect it, and finally in making money out of the patent, — whether in the capacity of inventor, manufacturer, or investor — the quality of persistence plays an allimportant part. It is therefore fitting to close this little treatise with the sage advice of Mr. Edison, our greatest inventor: "I believe that any person, even of the most limited capacity, could become a successful inventor by sheer hard work. You can do almost anything if you keep at it long enough. The constant brooding on the one thing is sure to develop new ideas concerning it, and these in turn suggest others, and soon the completed idea stands out before you. Above all things a man must not give up, once he has outlined his plan of action. A ball rolling down hill is sure to reach the bottom ultimately, no matter how many obstacles stand in the way. It is this principle which finally levels mountains. So, once fairly on your way, don't stop because of some seemingly impassable object in front of you. What you want may be just beyond your nose, though you do not see it." The End QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Q. 1 — Please advise if there is any way to protect my invention from someone getting ahead of me to the Patent Office while I am still experimenting on it. I am told by a local attorney about a paper called a Caveat which can be prepared and signed, and which is much less expensive than filing an extra patent application. A. 1 — There is no way to prevent someone getting ahead of you to the Patent Office with an application for a patent on an invention without filing your application first. The law of Caveat was repealed July 1, 1910. It provided for an inventcfr giving notice to the Patent Office of incomplete inventions by a signed paper called a Caveat which explained the purpose of the invention or discovery and its distinguishing characteristics and asked protection of the inventor's rights until he should have matured his invention. It was required to be filed in the confidential archives of the office and to be kept in secrecy and it had to be removed from year to year to keep it enforced. The person filing it was entitled to be notified of any application for a patent made during the lifetime of the Caveat, which application, if granted, would interfere with the invention claimed therein, and was entitled to priority by reason thereof. The next best thing to do in the absence of your ability to file the application as soon as possible is to prepare a description and sketch of your V A L L E N proscenium equipment is designed to enable the projectionists to correlate its operation with the projection equipment, thus enhancing the artfulness and glamour of the presentation. Detailed information on request. VALLEN ELECTRICAL CO., Inc. 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This announcement is in line with National Carbon Company's policy of sharing with the industry benefits derived from its program of intensive research and steady improvement in manufacturing methods. Use National Projector Carbons in your theatre. A sound investment in 1931. A better investment in 1932. PROJECTOR CARBONS BRANCH SALES OFFICES: NEW YORK . . . Sold exclusively through distributors and dealers. National Carbon Company will gladly cooperate with the producer, exhibitor, machine manufacturer or projectionist on any problem involving light. NATIONAL CARBON COMPANY, INC. Carbon Sales Division • Cleveland, Ohio Unit of Union Carbide |im and Carbon Corporation PITTSBURGH CHICAGO SAN FRANCISCO