Legal Opinion
Stewart-Warner Corp. v. Lone Star Gas Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 10, 1952No. 13478PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIVES, Circuit Judge.
This is a suit for infringement of U. S. Patent No. 2,087,983, issued July 27, 1937 to J. Woodward Martin, and covering a device described as a “Draft Equalizer for Gas Burners.” The district court held the patent valid and infringed and enjoined appellant from the further manufacture and sale of its “Saf-Aire” gas heater.
The evidence involves the gas-burner art, and particularly the problem of taking from out-of-doors the fresh air necessary to operate such a burner, and discharging into the outside atmosphere the combustion gas from the burner, without allowing the ga9…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Kokomo Fence MacHine Co. v. KitselmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Butex Gas Co. v. Southern Steel Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1941
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3Cited by54 opinions
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- Karl Ziegler, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. Phillips Petroleum Company, Defendant-Appellee-Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- James C. Hobbs v. United States of America, Atomic Energy CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
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- Southern States Equipment Corp. v. Usco Power Equipment Corp. Usco Power Equipment Corp. v. Southern States Equipment CorpCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1953
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