Westinghouse Mach. Co. v. Press Pub. Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Pennsylvania
. In, Equity. Suit for infringement of letters patent No. 583,585, for means for controlling and regulating gas engines, granted to George Westinghouse, Jr., and Edwin Ruud; June 1, 1897. On final hearing.
1Opinion of the Court
BUFFINGTON, District Judge.
This is a bill in equity brought by the Westinghouse Machine Company against the Press Publishing Company charging infringement of claims 2¡ 12, and 18 of patent No. 583)585! granted June 1, 1897, for “means for controlling and regulating operation of gas engines,” to George Westinghouse, Jr., and Edwin Ruud, and by'them assigned-to the complainant. The defenses are noninfririgement and invalidity of the patent.
There are two important factors in gas engine practice. One is a question of quality or the mixture of proper proportions of air and gas; the other, of the…
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