Legal Opinion
Criner v. Micro-Westco, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 7, 1944No. 12612PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STONE, Circuit Judge.
This is a suit for infringement of two patents (Numbers 2,110,290 and 2,195,641 issued to Harry J. Criner). From a decree holding the patents valid but not infringed and dismissing the petition, this appeal is brought by plaintiffs.
Each of the patents is a combination patent for a multiple bread slicing machine using endless band blades or saws. Each is made up of-four elements: (1) opposed pulleys which support the band blades; (2) plurality of band blades crossed in figure 8 arrangement; (3) double sets of slotted blade guides (positioned, respectively, above and below…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Boyden Power-Brake Co. v. Westinghouse Westinghouse v. Boyden Power-Brake Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Westinghouse v. Boyden Power Brake Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1898
3Cited by4 opinions
- Rogers v. HensleyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1961
- Matarazzo v. IsabellaDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1956
- Sbarbaro v. United StatesDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1947
- Sid Street, Jr. v. Arno A. ApelCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1957