Gormley & Jeffery Tire Co. v. Pennsylvania Rubber Co.

HOLLAND, District Judge.

This case comes here on an appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of the Western District of Pennsylvania dismissing the bill. In the court below infringement was charged as to four patents. On this appeal two of the patents are dropped, and the two relied on were granted to Thomas B. Jeffery for inventions in vehicle tires. The infringement is charged as to claims 1, 2, 3, 4, o, and 6 of letters patent No. 454,115, issued June 16, 1891, on application filed March 26, 1891, and claims 5 and 10 of letters patent No. 558,956, issued April 28, 1896, on application…