Lorraine v. Townsend

DIETRICH, District Judge.

The suit involves a consideration of patented inventions, used in connection with oil wells, for separating the constituents of the crude flow from well pipes — generally a frothy mixture of dry gas, light and heavy oil, water, and sand. Plaintiffs below, appellees here, are the holders of patent No. 1,269,134, issued to Milon J. Trumble, June 11, 1918, upon an application filed November 14, 1914, which they charge is infringed by apparatus the defendant manufactures and sells. The essence of the invention is supposed to be the conception, in combination, that the…