Platt v. Fire-Extinguisher Manuf'g Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. In Equity. Suit by the Fire-Extinguisher Manufacturing Company against William K. Platt for infringement of patent. Decree for complainant. Defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
WALES, District Judge.
The Fire-Extinguisher Manufacturing Company, a corporation of the state of New York, brought suit against William K. Platt, to restrain him from the infringement of *898letters patent dated July 9, 1878, and numbered 205,942, which had been originally issued to Archibald Graham, administrator of the estate of William A. Graham, for the process of extinguishing fires by means of a stream of mingled water and carbonic acid gas thrown upon the fire by the expansive force of the gas. The defendant, in his answer, set up several defenses, but relied chiefly upon the alleged want…
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