Legal Opinion
Mayo Knitting Machine & Needle Co. v. E. Jenckes Mfg. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 16, 1904No. 477PublishedCited by 2 opinions
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Rhode Island.
1Opinion of the Court
COLT, Circuit Judge.
This is a bill for infringment of four patents for improvements in circular knitting machines: Mayo patent, No. 363,528, dated May 24, 1887; Mayo patent, No. 461,357, dated October 13, 1891; Johns patent, No. 600,788, dated March 15, 1898; Ames patent, No. 600,761, dated March 15, 1898. The complainant has not pressed the Mayo 1887 patent on this appeal, thereby limiting the alleged infringement to the three remaining patents. The two Mayo patents relate to improvements in the machine proper, and the Johns and Ames patents to improvements in an attachment to the machine…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Keystone Manufacturing Co. v. AdamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Consolidated Safety-Valve Co. v. Crosby Steam Gauge & Valve Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1885
3Cited by2 opinions
- Comptograph Co. v. Mechanical Accountant Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Rhode Island · 1905
- George D. Mayo Mach. Co. v. Hemphill Mfg. Co.District Court, D. Rhode Island · 1917