Legal Opinion
Asbestos Shingle, Slate & Sheathing Co. v. Rock Fibre Mfg. Co.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided September 23, 1914No. 227PublishedCited by 4 opinions
In Equity. Suit by the Asbestos Shingle, Slate & Sheathing Company and Ludwig Hatschek against the Rock Fibre Manufacturing Company. On final hearing.
1Opinion of the CourtBaker, Circuit Judge
(orally). [1] The bill is the usual one for the infringement of a patent. Complainant sues as the owner of the Hatschek patent, reissue No. 12,594, dated January 15, 1907, for the manufacture of imitation stone plates or slabs. The seven claims of the patent and the parts of the specifications which sufficiently disclose the invention read as follows :
“This invention relates to the production of artificial stone plates from hydraulic cement, e. g., Portland cement, Roman cement, hydraulic lime, or like cements which set with and under water. These stone plates have a great resisting power…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Kuehmsted v. Farbenfabriken of Elberfeld Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1910
- Tesla Electric Co. v. ScottU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Pennsylvania · 1899
- Asbestos Shingle, Slate & Sheathing Co. v. H. W. Johns-Manville Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1910
- Asbestos Shingle, Slate & Sheathing Co. v. H. W. Johns-Manville Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1911
3Cited by4 opinions
- Los Angeles Lime Co. v. NyeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1921
- A. S. Boyle Co. v. Siegel Hardware & Paint Co.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1938
- In re WhiteCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1930
- Asbestos Shingle, Slate & Sheathing Co. v. Asbestos Shingle Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1917