Auditorium Conditioning Corp. v. Warner Bros. Pictures

COXE, District Judge.

This is an infringement suit involving the Lewis reissxxe patent, No. 16,611, dated May 3, 1927, and'the Fleisher patent, No. 1,670,656, dated May 22, 1928, both relating to air conditioning in theaters, auditoriums, or other large inclosures, where people congregate in considerable nxxmbers. The two patents are owned by the plaintiff; and the defendants are charged with operating an infringing system in the Hollywood Theater in New York City.

The claims in issue are Nos. 1, 3, 13, and 14 of the Lewis patent, and Nos. 1, 13, 14, 17, and 20 of the Fleisher patent; and…