Legal Opinion
Thomson Meter Co. v. National Meter Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York
Decided October 5, 1900PublishedCited by 4 opinions
In Equity. Suit for infringement of patent.
1Opinion of the Court
TOT7XHKND, District Judge.
Final hearing on bill and answer raising questions as to validity and infringement of the second claim of complainant’s patent, bio. 387,831, granted August 14, 1888, to John Thomson, for a disk water meter. Said claim is as follows:
“In a water meter, the combination, with a disk chamber having a fixed diaphragm and an oscillating disk therein, of inlet and outlet ports formed in said chamber, the area and circumferential extent of the inlet port being greater than that of the outlet port, whereby the impact of the inflowing current upon the disk is decreased,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Renwick v. PondU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1872
- MacColl v. Knowles Loom WorksCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1899
- Computing Scale Co. v. Keystone Store-Service Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Pennsylvania · 1898
- National Meter Co. v. Thomson Meter Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1900
- Whitaker Cement Co. v. Huntington Dry Pulverizer Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1899
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Bassick Mfg. Co. v. Ready Auto Supply Co.District Court, E.D. New York · 1927
- McKee v. NoonanCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1936
- National Meter Co. v. Thomson Meter Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1900
- Kelley v. City of SyracuseDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1929