H. Mueller Mfg. Co. v. A. Y. McDonaly & Morrison Mfg. Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern Iowa
In Equity. On final hearing. Suit for an alleged infringement of letters patent No. 813,272, issued to Henry Mueller January 23, 1894, for improvements in interchangeable right and left stop and waste cocks, and assigned to the complainant. .Defense, that the patent is anticipated by prior patent and the public use of other well-known devices, and noninfringement.
1Opinion of the Court
REED, District Judge.
Interchangeable right and left stop and waste cocks were well known in the plumber’s trade and in common use long before the patent in suit was applied for. In the beginning of the specifications of this patent it is stated:
“This invention relates to interchangeable right and left stop and waste cocks, and it is intended to protect the adjustable stops of said cocks, and to make the connection of the same much more secure.”
After describing the invention and its operation, the specifications continue:
“The operation and the general result above described is substantially…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- The Barbed Wire PatentSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Seymour v. OsborneSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
- Miller v. Eagle Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1894
- National Hollow Brake-Beam Co. v. Interchangeable Brake-Beam Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1901
- Cimiotti Unhairing Co. v. American Fur Refining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1905
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3Cited by3 opinions
- A. Y. McDonald & Morrison Mfg. Co. v. H. Mueller Mfg. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1910
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- Laclede-Christy Clay Products Co. v. City of St. LouisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1922