Legal Opinion
United Shoe Machinery Co. v. Greenman
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 27, 1907No. 663PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts.
1Opinion of the Court
CORT, Circuit Judge.
This is a suit for infringement of the Davey & Radd patent, No. 672,056. The patent was applied for March 31, 1897, and issued April 16, 1901. The court below dismissed the bill, and the case is now before this court on appeal.
The Davey & Radd patent is for an improvement in clutches for starting and stopping machines. The improvement relates particularly to the stopping feature of the clutch. The specification says:
“This invention relates to a clutch and is shown as embodied in a clutch adapted to be used on sewing-machines, nailing-machines, and in machines in which it…
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- Brooks v. SacksCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1897
- Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co. v. Stanley Instrument Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1904
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