Bruckman v. Stephens
District Court, W.D. Missouri
In Equity. Suit by F. A. Bruckman and others against J. Q. Stephens and others. This is a suit for infringement of letters patent No. 1,071,027, dated August 26, 1913, covering a machine for the manufacture of ice cream cones. The purpose of the machine is to manufacture these articles in a clean, wholesome way, entirely automatically. The batter is introduced into a tank and flows down, and is automatically fed to the baking molds.
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In Equity. Suit by F. A. Bruckman and others against J. Q. Stephens and others. This is a suit for infringement of letters patent No. 1,071,027, dated August 26, 1913, covering a machine for the manufacture of ice cream cones. The purpose of the machine is to manufacture these articles in a clean, wholesome way, entirely automatically. The batter is introduced into a tank and flows down, and is automatically fed to the baking molds. The cones are baked, the molds are automatically opened, and the cones are automatically stripped loose from the molding surfaces, to which they have a decided…
1Opinion of the CourtVan Varkenburgh, District Judge
(after stating the facts as above). I do not think there is any necessity of taking up more time in this case. We have here presented a patented invention, which has developed a very considerable and practical commercial value in the art, and necessarily there is a great deal of desire on the part of others similarly engaged, or who desire to become similarly engaged, to avail themselves substantially of the general disclosures made by the patent in suit. The defendant in this case has taken the stand, and has displayed a very candid spirit, and I believe has acted in good faith in this…
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