Rubber Tire Wheel Co. v. Columbia Pneumatic Wagon Wheel Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York
This is a suit in equity by the Rubber Tire Wheel Company against the Columbia Pneumatic Wagon Wheel Company for infringement of a patent.
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, District Judge.
The complainant is the owner of letters patent of the United States, No. 554,675, issued February 18, 1896, to A. W. Grant, for a rubber-tired whrel. The tire manufactured pursuant to this patent, commonly known as the “American” tire, in distinction from the “English” tire, proved so acceptable that it came into general use, and practically excluded all other solid rubber-tired wheels from the American market. It is not necessary to describe at length its complete success. It is sufficient that it commands the trade in its peculiar field. The defendant desired to…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- The Barbed Wire PatentSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Topliff v. TopliffSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Reckendorfer v. FaberSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Pickering v. McCulloughSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
- Keystone Manufacturing Co. v. AdamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
8 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by9 opinions
- Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. v. Rubber Tire Wheel Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1902
- Rubber Tire Wheel Co. v. Milwaukee Rubber Works Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1907
- Home Ins. Co. of New York v. Sullivan MacHinery Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1933
- Consolidated Rubber Tire Co. v. Finley Rubber Tire Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the Northern District of Georgia · 1902
- Consolidated Rubber Tire Co. v. Diamond Rubber Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1907
4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.