Legal Opinion
Auto Hone Co. v. Hall Cylinder Hone Co.
District Court, N.D. Ohio
Decided May 22, 1924No. 434PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WESTENHAVER, District Judge.
This is the usual patent infringement suit. It is based on United States letters patent No. 1,193,884, issued to Victor J. Emery and Mellen N. Bray, August 8, 1916. Claims 5 and 6 only are in issue. The defense is non-infringement. The validity generally of the patent is not challenged, but it is urged that claim 5, if given the broad construction for which plaintiff contends, is void as functional.
The device in question is a portable grinder, primarily used in truing up out-of-round cylinders, particularly automobile cylinders. It is operated with a portable…
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