Frey v. Marvel Auto Supply Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Ohio; John H. Clarke, Judge. Suit in equity by Herbert H. Frey and the Mayo Manufacturing Company against the Marvel Auto Supply Company. Decree for defendant, and complainants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
KNAPFEN, Circuit Judge.
Suit for infringement of patent No. 1,001,132, August 22, 1911, to plaintiff Frey. Plaintiff Mayo Manufacturing Company is the exclusive licensee under the patent, which is for an improvement for apparatus in compressing air. The invention is specially designed for inflating the tires of an automobile. It consists of an air-pump intended to be substituted for the spark-plug of one of the cylinders of the automobile gas engine. The defenses are non-inyention, lack of novelty, and non-infringement. The District Court found the patent valid, but denied infringement, and…
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