Legal Opinion
Excelsior Needle Co. v. Union Needle Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York
Decided February 23, 1885PublishedCited by 5 opinions
In Equity.
1Opinion of the CourtWallace, J.
Hopson and Brooks were the inventors of a machine for coinpressing articles of metal in dies, and letters patent therefor were granted to them August 9, 1864, and reissued December 12, 1865. The specification, among other things, states:
“Our invention has for its object the compressing of metal to a smooth, round form, corresponding to the shape of the dies, and consists in a divided die, that is forced together two or more times during each revolution around the article to be formed, and, by a series of compressions upon the sides of such article, reduces the same to the size and shape of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Wooster v. CalhounU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1873
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