Legal Opinion
Iron Fireman Mfg. Co. v. Industrial Engineering Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 7, 1937No. 5977PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPARKS, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is from a decree of the District Court holding United States patent to Garrison, No. 1,386,698 invalid and not infringed as to claims 1 and 3; holding United States patent to Banfield, No. 1,778,349, invalid as to claims 1 and 2; and dismissing the bill of complaint for want of equity.
Appellant manufactures a complete automatic stoker equipment for heating furnaces, and appellee sells control units designed to be placed on stokers of other makes so that, when equipped with such control unit, they will perform the functions of and compete with appellant’s…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- New York Scaffolding Co. v. WhitneyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1915
- Hartman Furniture & Carpet Co. v. BanningCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1932
- Iron Fireman Mfg. Co. v. Industrial Engineering Corp.District Court, S.D. Indiana · 1936
3Cited by5 opinions
- United States v. Vincent PapaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- Levin v. CoeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
- Electrons, Inc. v. CoeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1938
- Kelley v. CoeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1938
- Downtown Medical Center v. BowenCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991