Cornell v. Weidner
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN. Bill in equity for the infringement of letters patent. Decree dismissing the bill. Complainant appealed. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gray
This was a bill in equity for the infringement of a second reissue of letters patent. When the facts are understood, the case is clear.
The original patent, issued August 29, 1871, No. 118,517, was for an “ improvement in metallic bushings for the bungs of casks, etc., and in wrenches for operating the same;" and described the bushings thus: “ A tapering thimble or ring of metal, provided with a flange, ó, at its larger end, and having a screw-thread, o, on its outer surface, which screw-thread is cast on the bushing in the mould, and is capable of immediate use without other finishing. The…
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