Legal Opinion

Griscom-Russell Co. v. Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co.

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided June 19, 1941No. 7501PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JONES, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff sued to restrain the alleged infringement of United States Patent No. 1,955,015 issued to one Price and whereof the plaintiff is the assignee. The District Court, finding want of invention, entered judgment dismissing the complaint and awarding costs to the defendant. The question on this appeal, therefore, is whether the patent discloses invention.

Only claim 1 of the patent is in suit,1 and covers a stationary head for feed-water heaters to be used with high pressure boilers. The plaintiff’s invention is said to lie in the combination which he made of…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Leeds & Catlin Co. v. Victor Talking MacHine Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1909
  2. Toledo Pressed Steel Co. v. Standard Parts, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
  3. Donner v. Sheer Pharmacal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1933
  4. Steiner Sales Co. v. Schwartz Sales Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1938
  5. H. Ward Leonard, Inc. v. Maxwell Motor Sales Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1918

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corp. v. Tatnall Measuring Systems Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1958
  2. Devex Corporation, in No. 71-1344 v. General Motors Corporation, in No. 71-1345Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
  3. Montmarquet v. Johnson & JohnsonDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1949
  4. Messing v. Quiltmaster CorporationDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1958
  5. Worthington v. Southern New Jersey Newspapers, Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1970

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