John Imray

John Imray (12 August 1820 – 29 September 1902) assisted in founding the Chartered Institute of Patent Agents in 1882, and served as president of the institute from 1884 to 1886, and was therefore the second such president of the institute.

Biography He was the son of a Scottish Minister (Reverend John Ross Imray of Longside, Aberdeenshire ) and was born at Peterhead on 12 August 1820.

After graduating as a Master of Arts from the Marischal College of Aberdeen, he moved to London. In 1838 he began an apprenticeship with engineering firm Maudslay, Sons and Field. As an apprentice, he assisted Mr. Field in preparing the drawings for the arrangement of a marine engine known as the double-cylinder engine. Some of Imray's works were also featured in the 1862 International Exhibition in London.

In 1871, Imray joined Charles Denton Abel, brother of the late Sir Frederick Abel, in partnership as Consulting Engineers and Patent Agents, under the name Abel & Imray. He was frequently employed as an expert in cases of patent litigation, including notable cases such as the "Telephone actions", the "Otto gas-engine actions", the "Westinghouse air-brake actions", and the "Welsbach gas-lighting actions".

Imray assisted He was also a Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and of the Royal Institution.

John Imray died on 29 September 1902, aged 82.