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).
Provisional patent application for a suggested alteration in valve arrangement to prevent detonations.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 15\6\ Scan069 | |
| Date | 8th December 1927 | |
| Pt3/VN-8/12/27 X728 December 8, 1927. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}, Derby Copy to Whr{Mr Wheeler}, London. Further to mine Pt1/FHE-11/11/27 re detonations and suggested alteration in arrangement of valves, I have to inform you that, not knowing whether this idea had previously been patented or not and not knowing either, whether the idea was of any value or not, I have taken the precaution to apply for a Provisional Patent, and enclose herewith, for your information, copy of said application. Pt. | ||