Lord v. Payne
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of New Jersey
In Equity. Suit by the Lord & Burnham Company against John A. Payne for infringement of letters patent No. 583,247, granted May 25, 1897, to William A. Burnham for improvements in metal eaves. On final hearing.
1Opinion of the Court
RELLSTAB, District Judge.
The complainant, by mesne 'assignments, is the owner of the letters patent. The patentee was a designer and builder of greenhouses. The main problem sought to be solved by the patented device was to prevent the accumulation of ice and snow at the eaves, which at times would cause the ice to creep up the glazed roofs and to overhang the side walls in the form of icicles. Such accumulations of ice were detrimental to the plants, because they shaded and had a refrigerating effect upon the interior.
In describing the invention, the patentee states;
“My Invention relates to…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Atlantic Works v. BradySupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Tiemann v. KraatzCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1898
3Cited by3 opinions
- Kurtz v. Belle Hat Lining Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1922
- New Jersey Zinc Co. v. American Zinc, Lead & Smelting Co.District Court, D. Maine · 1921
- Lord & Burnham Co. v. PayneCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1912