Legal Opinion
Oshkosh Grass Matting Co. v. Waite Grass Carpet Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 15, 1913No. 1,932PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Wisconsin; A. L. Sanborn, Judge. Suit in equity by the Oshkosh Grass Matting Company against the Waite Grass Carpet Company. Decree for defendant, and complainant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
KOHESAAT, Circuit Judge.
Appellant (described hereinafter as complainant) filed its bill to restrain infringement of claims 23 and 24 of patent No. 688,789, granted to Monahan & Kieren, December 10, 1901, for an improvement in machines for making twine having rc*938lation “more particularly,” says the specification, “although not necessarily, to twine composed of lengths of grass.” The claims read as follows:
“23. In a machine for making twine, the combination of means for forcing the material forward, means for bringing the length of the material close together, compression means adapted to…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Seymour v. OsborneSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
- Gill v. WellsSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- Fuller v. YentzerSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Standard Computing Scale Co. v. Computing Scale Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1903
- American Grass Twine Co. v. ChoateCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1907
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