Legal Opinion
Kilgore Mfg. Co. v. Triumph Explosives, Inc.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided March 19, 1941No. Civ. A. 502PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHESNUT, District Judge.
In this patent infringement case, I have separately filed findings of fact and conclusions of law. This opinion will therefore be limited to comments on the most essential features of the case.
The three patents in suit relate to a special kind of pistol and fixed ammunition therefor to fire signal lights or flares, especially for use by combat and other aviators. A brief history of the development of the art will afford a helpful background for the understanding of the patents. .
The need for signal lights and flares adapted for the use of aviators was clearly…
2Cases cited47 opinions
- Lincoln Engineering Co. v. Stewart-Warner Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Tilghman v. ProctorSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Potts v. CreagerSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Leman v. Krentler-Arnold Hinge Last Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Altoona Publix Theatres, Inc. v. American Tri-Ergon Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1935
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3Cited by7 opinions
- American Medical Systems, Inc., Plaintiff/cross-Appellant v. Medical Engineering CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1993
- International Nickel Company v. Ford Motor CompanyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1958
- Briggs v. Wix CorporationDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1969
- Miller v. DAYBROOK-OTTAWA CORPORATIONDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1968
- Triumph Explosives, Inc. v. Kilgore Mfg. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1942
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