Modern Food Process Co. v. Chester Packing & Provision Co.

KIRKPATRICK, District Judge.

This is a suit for infringement of U. S. Patent No. 1,786,372, to Vogt, for a method of preparing and packaging loaves of various food products for marketing. The specification refers broadly to meat loaf, pan baked cakes, bread, and the like, but there is nothing to show that the method is useful for anything other than scrapple.

The patent has six claims, all of which are in suit. Claims 3, 4 and 5 cover the whole process. Claims 1, 2, and 6 have to do with the single step of removing the scrapple from the mold before packaging it. Claim 2 is the narrowest of the…