Word: patently
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...shows total assets of $568,101,639-consisting of $93 million real estate; $87 million machinery and equipment; $94 million merchandise, materials and stock in process; $271 million in cash, accounts receivable, etc.; and $20 million good will. The large cash item also includes securities, patent rights and trademarks. As against these, the liabilities consist of $17 million capital stock; $71 million accounts payable; $37 million reserve for Federal taxes, etc.; $442 million in profit and loss surplus. The astonishing ratio of surplus to capital-26-1- is probably unequalled by any other company in this country...
...falling in love with her. But she spurns their Piccadilly peccadilloes for the honest, 100% American heart of a simple prizefighter who sings tenor with impunity. For further proof of the closeness to life of this show, consult the following: Check suit worn by the Krausmeyer manager, tuxedos and patent leather shoes worn by the reporters of great London dailies...
...distributing electric light bulbs. The suit is mainly directed against a contract system between the General Electric and several companies engaged in distributing electric bulbs, as preventing competition. The petition declares that the Company does a business amounting to about $50,000,000 a year. General Electric claims patent rights for the exclusive manufacture of tungsten filaments used in the better grade of bulbs today...
...wires, thus enabling it to control by tolls any radio inventions requiring the use of long-distance wires as connecting links, such as the multi-plex telephone and telegraph carrier systems. Also in 1917, before the radio fad had developed, it purchased from Lee DeForest, leading radio inventor, the patent rights of his audion vacuum tube, which is basic to all amplifying systems...
Thus the A. T. & T. had the most complete natural monopoly until recent inventions made it possible to broadcast long distance without the use of wires for relaying. The Company then brought suit against the independent companies in order to "stabilize the industry," in other words to protect its patent rights on vacuum tubes, modulators, amplifiers. It hopes to prevent broadcasting from stations not equipped or licensed by the A. T. & T. There are some 400 of the latter, as against 50 controlled by it. Evidence is accumulating, however, that the real fight will be between...