Legal Opinion

General Electric Co. v. Allis-Chalmers Co.

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided January 31, 1910No. 35 (1,282)PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of New Jersey. Suit in equity by the General Electric Company against the Allis-Chalmers Company. Decree for defendant (171 Fed. 666), and complainant appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

LANNING, Circuit Judge.

The General Electric Company has brought this suit against the Allis-Chalmers Company for an injunction to restrain the latter company from an alleged infringement of the Potter patent, No. 671,232, dated April 2, 1901, for improvements in attachments for notched quadrants used in controllers for electric motors. The Circuit Court concluded that no infringement was shown, and by its decree dismissed the bill of complaint.

In the specification of his patent, Potter said that the object of his invention was “to positively insure a notch-to-notch movement” of the handle of…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. General Electric Co. v. Allis-Chalmers Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of New Jersey · 1909

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Bryan W. Nickerson, Jr. v. The Bearfoot Sole Company, Inc., the Bearfoot Airway Corporation,defendants-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1963
  2. Diamond Match Co. v. Sun Match Corp.District Court, E.D. New York · 1925
  3. Panduit Corporation v. Stahlin Bros. Fibre Works, Inc.District Court, W.D. Michigan · 1969
  4. PANDUIT CORPORATION v. Stahlin Bros. Fibre Works, Inc.District Court, W.D. Michigan · 1972
  5. National Rolled Thread Die Co. v. E. W. Ferry Screw Products, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1976

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