Hanifen v. E. H. Godshalk Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. This was a suit in equity by John E. Hanifen, trading as John E. Hanifen & Co., against the E. II. Godshalk Company and E. H. Godshalk, for alleged infringement of letters patent Ho. 374,888, dated December 13, 1887, to Levi By water, for improvement in knitted fabrics, whereby an article is produced having the appearance of looped or Astrakhan cloth.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. This was a suit in equity by John E. Hanifen, trading as John E. Hanifen & Co., against the E. II. Godshalk Company and E. H. Godshalk, for alleged infringement of letters patent Ho. 374,888, dated December 13, 1887, to Levi By water, for improvement in knitted fabrics, whereby an article is produced having the appearance of looped or Astrakhan cloth. The circuit court held that the patent was anticipated by the Booth British patent, Ho. 756, of 1881, and accordingly dismissed the bill. 78 Fed. 811.…
1Opinion of the Court
ACHESON, Circuit Judge.
The By water patent in suit is for a new manufacture, namely, a knitted fabric whose face is matted and curly, presen ting the appearance of Astrakhan cloth. To produce this knitted fabric, the face yarn must be of mohair or a curly, crinkly wool, and the yarn must be put in in long floats, so that it will mat and curl, thus imparting to the face of the fabric an Astrakhan like appearance. The specification and drawings of this patent seem to be perfectly intelligible to skilled knitters, giving them all needed directions. Ho witness has testified, nor is it *650alleged,…
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