Schmertz Wire-Glass Co. v. Pittsburgh Plate-Glass Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Pennsylvania
In Equity. Suit for infringement of letters patent No. 791,217 and reissue No. 12,443 (original No. 791,216), each for a process and mechanism for making wire-glass, granted to Edmund C. Schmertz. On final hearing.
1Opinion of the Court
BUFFINGTON, Circuit Judge.
This case concerns a comparatively new article of commerce called “wire-glass,” which is a sheet of plate glass having imbedded in its center a fine wire-web. This web strengthens the sheet and prevents its being shattered by fire or a blow. Rough wire-glass is cast in two varieties, one adapted for polishing, the other not. Unpolished wire-glass is used for skylight and area purposes. Polished, or wire-glass plate, is used as ordinary plate glass in large buildings for window lights. In addition to window-light service, however, wire-glass plate, by reason of its…
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