Gould v. Rees
Supreme Court of the United States
Error to the Circuit Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Eees sued Gould in an action at law for an alleged infringement of a patent for improvement in steam engines, dated January 24th, 1860. The claims of the patent were as follows: “ Having thus described the nature, construction, and operation of my improvement, what I claim as my invention and desire to secure by letters-patent of the United States is: “ First.
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Error to the Circuit Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Eees sued Gould in an action at law for an alleged infringement of a patent for improvement in steam engines, dated January 24th, 1860. The claims of the patent were as follows: “ Having thus described the nature, construction, and operation of my improvement, what I claim as my invention and desire to secure by letters-patent of the United States is: “ First. The flanges i on the reversing crank or arm b, and the projection t on the cam-rod e, when used for the purpose of guiding the hooks 1 and 2 into their proper position…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clifford
Patentable inventions may consist entirely in a new combination of old ingredients whereby a new and useful result is obtained, and in such cases the description of the invention is sufficient if the ingredients are named, the mode of operation given, and the new and useful result is pointed out, so that those skilled in the art, and the public may know the nature and extent of the claim and what the parts are which co-operate to produce the described new and useful result.
Damages are claimed by the plaintiff for the alleged infringement of certain letters-patent, and he instituted for that…
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