Legal Opinion

Tyler Refrigeration v. Kysor Industrial Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided November 15, 1985No. Appeal 85-1872PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DAVIS, Circuit Judge.

Tyler Refrigeration Corporation (Tyler) appeals from the judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware holding invalid Patent Nos. 4,144,720 (the ’720 patent), 4,207,747 (the ’747 patent) and 4,283,922 (the ’922 patent) (collectively called “the Subera patents”) 1 and finding infringement by Tyler of claims 3 and 6 of U.S. Patent No. 4,026,121 (the Aokage patent), owned by appellee Kysor Industrial Corporation (Kysor). We affirm.

I. Background

a. The Subera Patents

The Subera patents are directed to the refrigeration and the defrosting of open…

2Cases cited11 opinions

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  3. Ssih Equipment S.A. v. United States International Trade Commission and Stewart-Warner CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1983
  4. Lindemann Maschinenfabrik Gmbh v. American Hoist and Derrick Company, Harris Press and Shear Division, Commercial Metals CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1984
  5. Peter Gabor Kalman v. Kimberly-Clark CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1983

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