Legal Opinion
Perry v. Revere Rubber Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts
Decided January 7, 1898No. 469PublishedCited by 2 opinions
Tins was a suit in equity by Edward L. Perry and others against the Severe Rubber Company for alleged infringement of letters pa-tent No. 462,278, granted November 8, 1891, to Edward L. Perry, for a steam-joint packing.
1Opinion of the Court
PUTNAM, Circuit Judge.
The patent in issue relates to steam packing, or gaskets, and contains a single claim, as follows:
“A steam-joint packing consisting oí a hollow core of cotton duck or other woven fabric, a covering of elastic material, and a coupling the ends of which enter the ends of the packing, substantially as and for the purpose specified.”
Questions have arisen as to the true construction of the patent, growing mainly out of inconsistent expressions found in the specification. As originally applied for, it contained several claims, of which only one, and that in an amended form,…
2Cited by2 opinions
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