Legal Opinion
Westinghouse Air Brake Co. v. New York Air Brake Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern New York
Decided December 20, 1901No. 6,632PublishedCited by 2 opinions
In Equity. Suit for infringement of patent. On final hearing.
1Opinion of the Court
COXE, District Judge.
This is an equity suit for the infringement
Of letters patent No. 401,916, granted to George Westinghouse and Frank Moore April 23, 1889, for an improved engineer’s brake-valve. By means of this mechanism, which is located in the cab of the locomotive, the engineer is able to exercise the necessary control over the brakes of the entire train, whether long or short. The specification contains the following general statement:
1 “Our invention relates to appliances employed in automatic brake mechanisms for effecting and regulating the supply of air under pressure from a main…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Westinghouse Air-Brake Co. v. New York Air-Brake Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1894
- Westinghouse v. New York Air-Brake Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1893
- Westinghouse Air-Brake Co. v. New York Air-Brake Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1896
3Cited by2 opinions
- Westinghouse Air Brake Co. v. New York Air Brake Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1902
- Westinghouse Air Brake Co. v. New York Air Brake Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern New York · 1905