Legal Opinion
King-Seeley Thermos Co. v. Tastee Freez Industries, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 12, 1966No. 15234PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HASTINGS, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal by Tastee Freez Industries, Inc. from the judgment of the district court allowing King-Seeley Thermos Co. damages for and an injunction against infringement by Tastee Freez of claims 2 and 4 of King-Seeley’s United States- Letters Patent No. 2,753,694 (’694), issued July 10, 1956, through its manufacture, use, and sale of certain flake ice making machines. 1
Flake ice consists of small, irregularly sized and shaped pieces of ice. When most satisfactorily made, the pieces of ice will not stick together when stored in a storage bin, but are easily scooped…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Graver Tank & Mfg. Co. v. Linde Air Products Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Admiral Corporation v. Zenith Radio CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1961
- Devex Corporation v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1963
- Talon, Inc. v. Union Slide Fastener, Inc., Union Slide Fastener, Inc. v. Talon, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1959
- King-Seeley Thermos Co. v. Refrigerated Dispensers, Inc., Diamond Ice MacHine Company, and the Diamond CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1965
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3Cited by29 opinions
- La Salle Street Press, Inc. v. McCormick and Henderson, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1971
- Walt Disney Productions v. Fred A. Niles Communications Center, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1966
- Illinois Tool Works, Inc. v. Continental Can CompanyDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1967
- Earl R. Ortman, D/B/A Advance Pump & Equipment Co. v. Herbert W. Maass, D/B/A Herb. Maass ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1968
- Uniflow Manufacturing Co. And Jefferson Ice Company v. King-Seeley Thermos Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1970
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