 Before he was ready to submit a design to the Patent Office he had usually changed the original idea many times.“But for all that,” he contends, “heading directly for your goal brings you up against far less patent interference than you’d think.”

In his efforts to promote safety he co-operated with the National Board of Fire Underwriters, the Underwriters Laboratories, the National Safety Council and other bodies.He was a hard-working member of the N. E. L. A. and other electrical societies.