Legal Opinion

Forward Process Co. v. Coe

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided December 9, 1940No. Nos. 7358, 7359PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EDGERTON, Associate Justice.

These are appeals from decrees of the District Court dismissing bills to obtain patents.1 The claims relate to the cracking of oil, to produce gasoline, by passing preheated oil through a series of pipes or “steam heat exchangers.” As the District Court states, “The oil enters the first of the steam heat exchangers at a temperature of from 400° F. to 450° F., leaving the fourth heat exchanger at a temperature of 850° F., and leaves the tenth heat exchanger at a temperature of from 975° F. to 980° F., the cracking of the oil taking place in heat exchangers 5 to 10,…

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2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Abbott v. CoeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1939
  2. Eames v. AndrewsSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
  3. Hansgirg v. KemmerCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1939
  4. Ellis v. ShawDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1924
  5. Prescott v. SwainCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1927

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Hoover Co. v. CoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  2. Interchemical Corporation v. WatsonDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1956
  3. Besser v. OomsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1946
  4. General Motors Corp. v. CoeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1941
  5. Standard Cap & Seal Corp. v. CoeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1941

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