Boyd v. Janesville Hay Tool Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN. John M. Boyd filed a bill in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of 'Wisconsin against the Janesville Hay Tool Company and its officers, charging the defendants with infringement of letters patent granted the com-. plainant, numbered as No. 300,687, and dated June 17, 1884, for an improvement in hay elevators and carriers.
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APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN. John M. Boyd filed a bill in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of 'Wisconsin against the Janesville Hay Tool Company and its officers, charging the defendants with infringement of letters patent granted the com-. plainant, numbered as No. 300,687, and dated June 17, 1884, for an improvement in hay elevators and carriers. The answer denied that complainant was the original and first inventor, and alleged anticipating patents, prior knowledge and use by others, and that…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shiras
' John M. Boyd, the' appellant, filed his application on October 25, 1882, and, after several amendments, letters patent were granted him on June 17, 1884, and numbered as No. 300,687. The specification discloses that the invention has relation to improvements in hay elevators and carriers, and consists in 'the peculiar construction of the several parts and in their combination and arrangement. There are fourteen claims, of which twelve appear to be for combinations of parts, and two for specific devices which are claimed to be novel.
It clearly appears that Boyd was not a pioneer in this…
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