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).
Memo discussing a patent application for epicyclic gears and a complaint against Messrs. Phillips.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 15\6\ Scan034 | |
| Date | 22th May 1913 | |
| R.R. 657. (100H) (P.P. 976. 5-5-13) E.P. 4143. ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, NIGHTINGALE ROAD, DERBY. TELEGRAMS: "ROYCAR," DERBY. TELEPHONES: 476 (FOUR LINES). Copy. Names and Indicating letter. Initial of person addressed. A Mr. ADAMS By Mr. BAILEY Bn{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} Mr. BARRINGTON B Mr. BEREND Bt{Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer} Mr. BURT Cas Miss CASWELL Ca Mr. CHAMBERLAIN C Mr. COWEN Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} Mr. COX D Mr. DeLOOZE E Mr. ELLIOTT F Mr. FRIESE G Mr. GNAPP Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Mr. HALDENBY Hm{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} Mr. HALLAM H Mr. HANBURY J Mr. JOHNSON K Mr. KILNER M Mr. MOON Na{Mr Nadin} Mr. NADIN Ny Mr. NORTHEY Pd Mr. PATERSON Pl Mr. PLATFORD Rn{Mr Robinson} Mr. ROBINSON R Mr. ROYCE JR{Mr James Royce} Mr. JAMES ROYCE Sn{Mr Sanderson} Mr. SANDERSON LHS{Lord Herbert Scott} LORD HERBERT SCOTT Sp{Mr Spinney} Mr. SPINNEY V VIENNA Whr{Mr Wheeler} Mr. WHEELER Wd{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} Mr. WHITEHEAD Wo Mr. WORMALD Initial of person addressed: J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} To: Re Patent Agents. 22.5.13. With reference to the attached correspondence & your request for a draft letter to Phillipss on certain grounds. The grounds for complaint pointed out by Mr Royce were that we had been in danger of losing a valuable part of our patent for Epicyclic gears thr' the short-comings of Messrs Phillipss. The valuable part referred to was afterwards proved to have been anticipated & we ultimately abandoned the application referring to this part. Of course this fact does not excuse Messrs Phillipss (they did not state that they had knowledge of the anticipation as the reason for their alteration) but it makes the letter rather difficult to write & I am not sure whether you would wish for the letter to be written under these circumstances. Will you kindly instruct me. Bn.{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} All correspondence attached. This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||