From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
The decision not to patent an air vessel for shock dampers following experimental trials.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 16\4\ Scan173 | |
| Date | 16th June 1930 | |
| X7520 BY9/G.16.6.30. X7520 X5520. DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} -------- SHOCK DAMPERS. -------- Referring to DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}1/M1/14.6.30. we had not overlooked the question of a patent for the air vessel previously, but since it was a matter which could easily be tried we waited the result of the trial before taking out a patent. From information which was given to us by the Experimental, as a result of the experiments, it certainly did not seem worth while taking out a patent, so we let the matter drop. BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} By | ||