Jones v. General Fireproofing Co.

An application for rehearing demonstrates inaccuracy in the opinion filed, and necessitates further discussion.

It was the theory of the opinion that.the diagonally edged support is the essence of the invention, and that the language of the claims which we sustained justifies, and the whole case requires, the conclusion that such support should be implied as an element in these claims. It is now pointed out that this diagonal support is expressly specified in certain other claims not in suit, and hence that it should not be read into claims where it is not named. The rule invoked does not go…