Legal Opinion

Peters v. Active Manufacturing Co.

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided March 5, 1889No. 65PublishedCited by 91 opinions

APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR ' THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO. IN equity, to restrain an alleged infringement of letters patent. Decree dismissing the bill,' from which complainant appealed. The case fs stated in the.opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Blatchfoed

This is a suit in equity, brought in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of Ohio, in January, 1882, by George M. Peters against' The' Active Manufacturing Company, for the alleged infringement of letters patent No. 178,463, granted June 6, 1876, to the plaintiff, George M. Peters, for an improvement in tools for .attaching sheet-metal moldings, on an application filed March 7, 1876.

The specification, drawings and claims of the patent are as follows:

“My invention comprises a peculiarly constructed sheath or holder, wherewith the ornamental molding on the top of the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Pennsylvania Railroad v. Locomotive Engine Safety Truck Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1884
  2. Planing-Machine Co. v. KeithSupreme Court of the United States · 1880

3Cited by91 opinions

  1. Miller v. Eagle Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1894
  2. Knapp v. MorssSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
  3. Roger W. Brown, ph.d. v. 3m, and Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., and Revlon, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2001
  4. Lewmar Marine, Inc. v. Barient, Inc. And Barlow Marine, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1987
  5. Polaroid Corporation v. Eastman Kodak CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1986

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