Tannage Patent Co. v. Zahn
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Appeal from the circuit court of the United States for the District of Now Jersey. This was a hill by the Tannage Patent Company .against William Zahn for infringement of patents for processes of tanning leather. The circuit court dismissed (lie bill on the ground that the patents were’lacking in novelty. (56 Fed. 986. Complainant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
DALLAS, Circuit Judge.
This suit was brought upon two patents (Nos. 291,781 and 291,785) granted to Augustus Schultz on January 8, 1884, for processes for “(awing hides and skins.” Each of these patents contains a single claim, as follows:
No. 291,784: “The within-described process for tawing hides and skins, said process consisting in subjecting the hides or skins to the action of compounds *1004of metallic salts, such as a solution of bichromate of potash, and then treating the same with a compound containing hyposulphurous acid (or, as it is otherwise called, ‘thiosulphuris’ acid), such as a…
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