Dukes v. Bauerle

This is a bill charging defendants with the infringement of patent No. 16,039, granted April 14,1885, to Nicholas A. Hull, for “a design for a sewing-machine case,” duly assigned to complainant, and patent No. 16,040, granted at the same date to Nicholas A. Hull, for a “design for a sewing-machine case” and duly assigned to complainant; each patent being for the term of three and one-half years. Patent No. 16,039 describes the design as follows:

■ “The front portion of this case has a raised panel, — raised from the main panel. This raised panel is divided into a series of smaller panels, by a…