Legal Opinion
F. A. Smith Mfg. Co. v. Samson-United Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 7, 1942No. 298PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHASE, Circuit Judge.
The appeal is from a decree in the usual suit in equity holding valid and infringed claims 1 to 7 inclusive and 15 and 18 of Patent No. 2,095,223 granted to A. O. Samuels on October 5, 1937 and duly assigned to the plaintiff.
The patent in suit is for a fan of the motor-driven type having flexible blades, made of a suitable material like rubber, which will be efficient for producing air currents and hold their shape when not in operation and yet will be comparatively harmless when being run without a guard because the blades will yield readily to any solid obstruction…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Cantrell v. WallickSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Mumm v. Jacob E. Decker & SonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Smith v. HallSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Barber v. Otis Motor Sales Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1916
- Samson-United Corp. v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1939
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Schreyer v. Casco Products Corp.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1951
- Duplan Corp. v. Deering Milliken, Inc.District Court, D. South Carolina · 1973