Legal Opinion
Thacher v. Transit Const. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 7, 1916No. 290PublishedCited by 7 opinions
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Bill by Edwin Thacher against the Transit Construction Company. Erom a decree (228 Fed. 905), dismissing the bill for want of infringement, complainant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
CHATFIEED, District Judge.
This action involves a charge of infringement of claims 1 and 3 of patent No. 617,615, granted to Edwin Thacher, the plaintiff-appellant, on January 10, 1899, upon an application filed October 16, 1896. Claim 1 sufficiently shows the question presented and reads as follows:
“1. Tiie combination with abutments, and a concrete arch spanning the intervening space, of a series of metal bars, in pairs, one bar of each pair above the other, near the intradós and estrados of the arch, and extending well into the abutments, each bar of a pair being independent of the other,…
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- National Tube Co. v. MarkCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1914
- Thacher v. Mayor of BaltimoreDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1915
- Goodwin Film & Camera Co. v. Eastman Kodak Co.District Court, W.D. New York · 1913
- Gaisman v. GallertU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1901
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- Katz v. Horni Signal Mfg. CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1944
- Clipper Belt Lacer Co. v. E-W Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1916
- Champion Spark Plug Co. v. Champion Ignition Co.District Court, E.D. Michigan · 1917
- Thacher v. Inhabitants of Town of FalmouthCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1917
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