Louisville Trust Co. v. Van Kannel Revolving Door Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Kentucky; Walter Evans, Judge. Suit in equity by the Van Kannel Revolving Door Company against the Louisville Trust Company. Decree for complainant, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
KNAPPEN, Circuit Judge.
Suit for infringement of patents Nos. 656,062 (1900) and 836,843 (1906) both granted to Van Kannel for improvements in revolving doors.
*167The district court found both patents valid and infringed, and entered the usual decree for injunction. Defendant being admittedly a good-faith user, plaintiff waived recovery of damages and profits, and so no accounting was ordered. Defendant has appealed.
[1] The specification of the 1900 patent states that it relates to “that class of revolving doors which have a series of radiating wings rotating in a casing.” The stated object of the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Van Kannel Revolving Door Co. v. Revolving Door & Fixture Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1914
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