Stewart-Warner Corp. v. Rogers

SCHOONMAKER, District Judge.

These two patent infringement suits charge contributory infringement by defendants of three patents, i. e,; Manzel patent, No. 1,459,662, issued June 19, 1923,' on application filed August 18, 1920; Zerk patent, No. 1,475,980, issued December 4, 1923, on application filed November 21, 1922; and Butler patent, No. 1,593,791, issued July 27, 1926, on application filed February 19, 1923.

These two cases were consolidated for trial, with the understanding that all the evidence taken would be available and apply to the issues in each suit.

Claim 1 of the Manzel patent is…