Bernard Gloekler Co. v. Walker Bin Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Pennsylvania; Charles P. Orr, Judge. Suit in equity by the Walker Bin Company against the Bernard Gloekler Company. Decree for complainant, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
WOOLLEY, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a decree holding the patent in suit valid and infringed.'
The bill of complaint charges infringement of letters patent No. 614,279, granted November 15, 1898, to Edwin J. Walker, for a tilting bin. Having been many times adjudicated, the validity of the patent is admitted. The one defense is noninfringement, and this involves thé scope of the patent as defined by the first claim, which is the only claim in issue.
The complainant’s patent is for an improvement in bins of the kind commonly used in grocery stores for keeping commodities in bulk, which…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Walker Patent Pivoted Bin Co. v. BrownU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Pennsylvania · 1901
- Walker Patent Pivoted Bin Co. v. Miller & EnglandU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Pennsylvania · 1904
- Miller v. Walker Patent Pivoted Bin Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1905
- Walker Patent Pivoted Bin Co. v. Bernard Gloekler Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Pennsylvania · 1909
3Cited by1 opinion
- Cincinnati Butchers' Supply Co. v. Walker Bin Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1916