Coupe v. Royer
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS. This was an action of trespass on the case, brought in October, 1889, in the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts, by Herman and Louis Koyer against William Coupe and Edwin A. Burgess for an alleged infringement of letters patent of the United States, No. /T/T,920, dated May 12, 1868, for an “ improved machine for treating hides.”
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ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS. This was an action of trespass on the case, brought in October, 1889, in the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts, by Herman and Louis Koyer against William Coupe and Edwin A. Burgess for an alleged infringement of letters patent of the United States, No. /T/T,920, dated May 12, 1868, for an “ improved machine for treating hides.” The patent expired on May 12, 1885, and this suit was entered July 14, 1885. The trial resulted, on November 10, 1886, in a verdict for the plaintiffs…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shiras
The plaintiffs describe their invention as a new and improved machine for converting raw hides into leather, of that class which is used for belting, lacings, and other purposes where it is necessary to preserve the native strength and toughness without destroying or impairing the natural fibres or grain of the leather.
The machine, is composed of a vertical slotted shaft provided with set-screws, which said shaft is capable of being revolved, by suitable mechanism, first in one direction and then in the other; a circularly-arranged set of pins or rollers set in rings or fixed heads, the same…
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