General Electric Co. v. American Brass & Copper Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Suit in equity by the General Electric Company against the American Brass & Copper Company. Decree for defendant, and complainant appeals. This is an appeal from a decree of the District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissing the bill based on.letters patent No. 665,582 granted to Howard R. Sargent, January 8,1901, for a lamp socket.
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Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Suit in equity by the General Electric Company against the American Brass & Copper Company. Decree for defendant, and complainant appeals. This is an appeal from a decree of the District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissing the bill based on.letters patent No. 665,582 granted to Howard R. Sargent, January 8,1901, for a lamp socket. The claims in issue here (1, 11 and 15) were held, valid and infringed in General Electric Co. v. Freeman in the District of New Jersey. The decision of…
1Opinion of the Court
COXE_, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as .above). The patent in suit is for an improvement in lamp sockets for electric lights. The sole object of the patentee, so far as the claims in controversy are-concerned, is h>provide insulation for the cap of the shell. This consists of ordinary insulating fiber made to fit between the metallic cap and the upper portion of the insulating base of the socket to prevent current from flowing through the metallic cap. In this way the danger of fire and of shocks to persons handling the shell is avoided. In other words, at a point where experience…
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