Legal Opinion
Eldred v. Kirkland
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern New York
Decided July 18, 1903Published
In Equity. The bill of complaint in this cause was filed against the defendant to restrain him from further infringing letters patent No. 492,913, dated March 7, 1893, and issued to J. C. Chambers, being a patent for an electric lighter or cigar lighter, and for an accounting.
1Opinion of the Court
RAY, District Judge.
The complainant rests his case upon claims 1, 5, and 10, as set forth in his patent, and which claims read as follows:
“(1) In an electrical lamp lighter, the combination, with a lamp, the burner of which is formed into or provided with an electrode, an extinguisher formed *554into or provided with the opposite electrode, and means for establishing and breaking the electrical connection between said electrodes, substantially as set forth.”
“(5) In an electrical lamp lighter, the combination, with a lamp, the burner of which is formed into or provided with an electrode, an arm…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Cantrell v. WallickSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Le Roy v. TathamSupreme Court of the United States · 1860
- Eldred v. KesslerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1900