Irwin v. Hasselman
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United Slates for the District . of Indiana. This appeal Is a decree of dismissal entered on final hearing of a bill in equity for alleged infringement of letters patent No. 379,334, for “Improvements in bookbinding,” issued to Michael Ryan, March 13, 1888, and assigned» to the appellant. 80 Fed.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United Slates for the District . of Indiana. This appeal Is a decree of dismissal entered on final hearing of a bill in equity for alleged infringement of letters patent No. 379,334, for “Improvements in bookbinding,” issued to Michael Ryan, March 13, 1888, and assigned» to the appellant. 80 Fed. (342. The drawings, specifications, and claims are set forth in the patent as fol lows: “Fig. 1 Is a perspective view of an open book in which my device is used. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a sheet forming two leaves, showing a modification of same. Fig. 3 is…
1Opinion of the CourtSeaman, District Judge
An inspection of the several forms of record books which appear as exhibits in this case demonstrates the utility of chat feature of the patent device by which “the leaves of the book are creased and rendered flexible at a line parallel to and a short distance from the back.” It produces a book whereof, in the language of the specifications, the leaves, when open, will “fall and lie substantially flat, and the pages thus exposed present, as nearly as possible, a level surface for convenience in writing and ruling thereon.” By this improvement the well-recognized defect of bulging leaves in…
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