American Laundry Mach. Mfg. Co. v. Troy Laundry Mach. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of New York. Bill by the American Laundry Machinery Manufacturing Company against the Troy Laundry Machinery Company, Limited. Decree for defendant (171 Fed. 870), and complainant appeals.
1Per curiam
We incline to the opinion that, though the machine of the patent .is an improvement over those of the prior art, the changes which produced this result were quite obvious and did not require the skill of the inventor. What Wendell accomplished had substantially been done before, and when the new demand came for larger machines the prior art showed the skilled mechanic how to construct them. The entire subject has been carefully considered by the judge of the Circuit Court, and nothing need be added to his opinion (171 Fed. 870). The decree is affirmed.
2Cases cited1 opinion
- American Laundry Machinery Mfg. Co. v. Troy Laundry Machinery Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern New York · 1909
3Cited by1 opinion
- Turner v. Lauter Piano Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1918