Legal Opinion
Millett v. Allen
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 6, 1906No. 1563PublishedCited by 1 opinion
Heading on. an appeal by the complainant from a decree of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia dismissing a bill to establish their right to a patent The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Shepard
On June 12, 1899, Joshua H. Millett and Samuel Gr. Reed, claiming to be joint inventors of an improvement in Bourdon tube springs for steam or pressure gages, filed an application in the Patent Office for a patent therefor with the following claims:
“1. In a steam gage, the Bourdon tube and the part to which it is secured, the joint between the two being unsoldered and held solely by frictional contact, as explained.
“2. In a steam gage, the Bourdon tube and the part to which it is secured, the joint between the two being unsoldered and held by frictional contact, as explained.
“3. In a steam…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Pennsylvania Railroad v. Locomotive Engine Safety Truck Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Howe MacHine Co. v. National Needle Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Derby v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Lettelier v. MannU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern California · 1899
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- Shell Development Co. v. Pure Oil Co.District Court, District of Columbia · 1953