Blake v. San Francisco
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA. Bill in equity to restrain the infringement1 of a patent for an invention. The facts which make the case are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice "Woods
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is an appeal from a decree dismissing a bill filed by the appellant to restrain the infringement by the appellees of reissued letters patent granted to the appellant, as the assignee of original letters patent issued to Thomas H. Bailey. The original patent was dated February 9, 1864, and the reissue September 18, 1877. They were for “ a new and improved valve for the water cylinders of steam fire engines and other pump cylinders.” The specification, which was substantially the same in both patents, stated that previous to the…
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