Williams Bros. v. Michon Accelerator Co.

WESTENHAVER, District Judge.

The bill charges infringement of two United States letters patent, viz. No. 1,139,685, issued to Frank E. Judd, May 18, 1915, and No. 1,284,523, issued to Lloyd M., Percy J., and Chester L. Williams, November 12,1918. Plaintiff’s title thereto is not disputed. Claims 2 and 3 of Judd and claims 1 and 2 of Williams only are in issue. Unfair competition in aggravation of infringement is also alleged. The defense is invalidity for lack of novelty and lack of invention.

The subject-matter of this controversy is a mechanism for controlling the throttle valves of…