Brenzinger v. Thornburgh

SMYTH, Chief Justice.

In an interference proceeding between Julius Brenzinger and Ivan D. Thornburgh, the Commissioner of Patents decided in favor of Thornburgh.

It appears that, in packing perishable products in tin cans closed and sealed by the double-seaming process, it has been found necessary to interpose a suitable packing between the layers of metal which are intercurled and compressed to form the douhle seam, in order to insure an air-tight joint. The invention in controversy relates to improvements in paper-lining machines for the covers of such cans. There were five counts in the…