Stebler v. Riverside Heights Orange Growers' Ass'n
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of California; Olin Wellborn, Judge. Suit in equity by Fred Stebler against the Riverside Heights Orange Growers’ Association and George D. Parker. Decree for defendants, and complainant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
DIETRICH, District Judge.
The appellant, as the owner of reissue letters patent No. 12.297, granted to Robert Strain December 27, 1904, *736brought this suit to enjoin alleged infringement. The invention is a machine for grading or assorting fruit with reference to size, and is presently useful chiefly in the orange industry, where, in order to secure a uniform pack, it is necessary that all oranges in a box be practically of the same size. Assortment by hand is too slow and inaccurate, and hence the need of a mechanical device.
The claims alleged to have been infringed are 1 and 10, which are as…
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