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[[underlined]] Bakelite freely to all members present among them Dr. Langmuir, Mr. & Mrs. Whiting explained their use and manufacture,  had a long talk on the subject with [[/underlined]] Dr. Brown of National Carbon Co. who wants to use it for coating small dry cells
Had also a long conversation on the subject with [[underlined]] Mr. Howard [[/underlined]] who kept interrogating me [[underlined]] as to possible applications [[/underlined]] during the ride back to Albany. [[underlined]] From what I saw in the [[fired?]] insulator department my process for making insulators is far superior to their methods [[/underlined]] here and Seabury would find excellent opportunity for com
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peting, both in price and specially in quality.  Possibilities for Bakelite seem greater every day.
Evening before supper had further conversation with [[underlined]] [[Rocegener?]]on patent-law. [[/underlined]]  He is a patent lawyer of considerable experience and lucrative practice.  I am glad to see that he agrees fully as to the following proposition for improving our patent laws.
Leave system of issuing [[strikethrough]] and and [[/strikethrough]] patents as it is now.  is afraid of introducing german system of [[?]] of applications - hence large wealthy companies would try to crush poor inventor by raising untold objections to any applications and delay issue of patents.
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