That is the symbol for Gorham silver. Perhaps you found Patent 1895 on the back of silverware.
Patent Applied For.
Clara Barton
Clara Barton was the first woman to work at the patent office....because it was normally a man's job but they saw how she helped the soldiers in the field while bullets whizzed over her head and she started working at the patent office
She worked as a clerk in the government patent office when the war began.
Absolutely. The term "patent pending" applied to a product has no legal ramifications. It's just advertising that they are trying to patent the technology that went into the product. Only an issued patent is enforcable. Some products will print patent numbers on their packaging if patents have issued for the technology. You cannot get a patent for something you didn't invent though. Filing a patent application involves signing an oath, and lying under oath is perjury. Patent pending can only be displayed on the product/services, when you have applied for a patent. So, there is no question of applying for a patent while a product is under pending patent. http://indiapatents.blogspot.com
He invented the first mechanical Cotton Gin in 1797 and applied for a patent in 1798. The patent was granted in 1807.
A patent is a grant from a patent office, such as the United States Patent Office. "Patent Pending" is a phrase that an application for a patent has been filed and is in some stage in the process of obtaining a patent. Thus, a patent can be presently enforced while a patent that is merely pending is unenforceable but can mature into a patent that can be enforced. Once the pending patent matures, the patent owner can sue for back damages or reasonable royalties starting from the filing date of the patent.
"Patent pending" means that Domino's has applied for a patent for a new product or service, but the patent has not yet been granted by the government. This indicates that Domino's is seeking legal protection for their innovation.
Telephone
There is no record of a product patent for a "revolutionary" product on Valentine's Day of 1876, but Alexander Graham Bell received a patent for the telephone on March 7, about 3 weeks after Valentine's Day.
He applied for the patent in 1835 and received it on 25 February 1836