Legal Opinion
Lillian McCullough Berghane v. Radio Corporation of America
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 13, 1954No. 11245_1PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
BIGGS, Chief Judge.
Four patents issued to McCullough are before us on this appeal. Berghane alleged that RCA has infringed them. The court below found the claims of the patents involved to be invalid. See 116 F. Supp. 200. Lillian McCullough Berg-hane, presently co-owner of the patents with members of her family, has appealed.
The first patent is No. 1,615,093, issued January 18, 1927, for a “High Vacuum Space Discharge Device and Gas Accumulator Therefor.” Claim 1 is in issue. 1 The disclosure is for a “getter”, 2 “such as oxides of various kinds, or pure willow charcoal.” 3 The court below…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co. v. TaubDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1924
- Berghane v. Radio Corp.District Court, D. Delaware · 1953
3Cited by1 opinion
- American Cyanamid Co. v. Hercules Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 1966