JM. & M.S. Browning Co. : April 25, 1989, eo ies of British patents are sent to the United States Patma Office.as soon ag issued,so if a British patent has issued, it would be a rathér simple matter for me to have my Washington associate find the rah Le Patent and send me a copy 0 lit. However, this is considerable delay between the date of grant of a French Pa tent and the date when the copy is received by the United States Patent Office, . If we want to find out whether a French applica= vion has been. issued, it would be necessary to have someone in France go through the recent French Fes ents, As a matter of fact, 1% may be that a Beleium Patent has bien taken out »for a Be lgium Patent Taguas watt prompt ly after the application is filed, Possibly your Belgium office could be of assistance in running down the Beleium ai if any. search of th order bo de way lee of taking Val is robably out d etermine patent: working r. whether any ra tent claims with Making ee a pr Bex we Winchester is ily which Val's 1€ could to obtain oun may contfliet, .To make such a ,search, however, we would have to’ have more detailed snd Oran ee as to Val's idea’ than you have given us to da A rough sketeh and a . brief description would poke anive our purposes, Awaiting your further instructions, Very truly tT. Pic, I am, yours, . Clay Lindsey olnee wrttine the foregoing we have noted in the Fy bint Gazette for goins 16, 1938) the enclosed icures and claim of the Winchester Patent INo. 5 ,126,816. and aot hg ad in the which in mind I have ordered copies of this patent meantime shows you if the might you think that Winchester wire me, ‘ea is’ the invention degtie you