Imperial Brass Mfg. Co. v. Nelson
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern Division of the Northern District of Illinois; Arthur E. Sanborn, Judge. Suit in equity by the Imperial Brass Manufacturing Company against Alexander Nelson, doing business under the name of A. Nelson Manufacturing Company. Decree for defendant, and -complainant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
KOHESAAT, Circuit Judge.
Appellant, herein termed complainant, filed its bill to enjoin infringement of claims 3 and 4 of patent No. 906,099, granted to W. S. Burgess on December 8, 1908, for a compression coupling, of which patent complainant was, by due assignment, the owner. The invention covers a union or coupling, for firmly connecting the ends of pipes or rods to each other, or to any desired structure, without solder or brazing. The claims sued on read as follows, viz.:
“3. In combination, a pair of tubular coupling-members threaded one into - the other, the inner end of the inner…
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