Fulton Co. v. Powers Regulator Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appeal from' the District Court 'of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Suit by the Fulton Company against the Powers Regulator Company to enjoin infringement of a patent. Decree for complainant, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
HOUGH, Circuit Judge (after stating the facts as above).
We are told by evidence that use has shown three marked advantages in plaintiff’s patented apparatus: (1) Utilizing a flexible connection dispenses with rigid, accurate, and expensive pipe-fitting; ■ (2) the passage of volatile fluid through a long tube external to the heated chamber cools it; and (3) a thermosensitive bulb containing a trap effectually prevents anything but liquid as distinguished from- vapor pressing upon the diaphragm of the collapsible member.
It is unnecessary to say whether we accept this evidence in its entirety or…
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