Legal Opinion
Eclipse Mach. Co. v. E. Krieger & Son, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 8, 1937No. 179PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANTON, Circuit Judge.
The patents sued on, to Kennington No. 1,527,588, granted February 24, 1925, for gearing for starting internal combustion engines, and to Bergmann No. 1,254,-196, granted January 22, 1918, for automatic clutching or starting device, were held invalid.
The patent to Kennington was held invalid in view of the prior invention by Bendix, Vogtland, and Bijur. This patent is for an automobile engine starter of the mesh and demesh type with spring means to cushion the shock of the starting engine. The appellant says it was a continuation in part of a joint application filed May…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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