Legal Opinion
Struthers Scientific & International Corporation v. Rappl & Hoenig Co., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 4, 1972No. 203, Docket 71-1692PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OAKES, Circuit Judge:
This appeal involves the validity of patents on an autoclaving device (No. 3,423,805) and a method of autoclaving concrete blocks (No. 3,275,724). An autoclave, for those uninitiated in the art, is a “strong metallic vessel, gas-tight when closed, used for heating liquids under pressure.” Webster’s New International Dictionary 156 (1929).
The patents in question initially were issued, effective June 1960, to John B. Klingel, who later assigned them to plaintiff-appellee, Struthers Scientific & International Corporation. Throughout the ensuing infringement action,…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Scott Paper Company, and Cross-Appellee v. Fort Howard Paper Company, and Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1970
- Koehring Company v. National Automatic Tool Co.District Court, S.D. Indiana · 1966
- Rooted Hair, Inc. v. Ideal Toy Corp., and a & B Wig Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- De Graffenried v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1990
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