Legal Opinion
Elevator Supplies Co. v. Graham & Norton Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 6, 1930No. 4251PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOOLLEY, Circuit Judge.
The bill charges the defendant with infringing certain claims of Re-issue Patent No. 13,932 to Wylde & Schenck and all claims of Letters Patent No. 1,105,053 issued to the same inventors. The District Court, having found the re-issue patent not infringed and the second patent invalid, dismissed the bill. 33 F.(2d) 146. The plaintiff appealed.
The inventions of the patents in suit relate to safety devices on elevators, particularly on passenger elevators.
The art knew from experience that certain dangers lurk in high speed elevator operations and that elevator passengers…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- James v. CampbellSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Corbin Cabinet Lock Co. v. Eagle Lock Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1893
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