Kasser Egg Process Co. v. Poultry Producers of Central California

WILBUR, Circuit Judge.

Appellant brought this action for infringement of two patents issued to Samuel F. Henderson, No. 1,174,008, issued February 29, 1916, for the art of preserving eggs by the application of a colorless, odorless, tasteless, nonvolatile mineral oil to the shell of the egg, and patent No. 1,177,105, issued to him for the art of preserving and sterilizing eggs. Appellant states: “Both patents relate to and cover methods for preserving eggs by treating them with petrolatum. In addition, the first patent also covers, as a new product or .article of manufacture, an egg treated…