Legal Opinion
Contour Saws, Inc. v. The L.S. Starrett Company
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 18, 1970No. 7521_1PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALDRICH, Chief Judge.
This is an action for infringement of Anderson Patent No. 3,315,548, dated April 25, 1967, now Re. 26,676. Plaintiff, owner, is Contour Saws, Inc.; defendant, The L. S. Starrett Company. The patent is for a method of making a bimetal band saw blade having a low alloy base with tooth tips of high speed tool steel. The principal defense is invalidity. The district court found the patent valid and infringed, and defendant appeals.
A metal-cutting band saw blade must have great flexibility and resistance to fatigue, and hard cutting teeth. The two require characteristics…
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