Legal Opinion
Air Devices, Inc. v. Air Factors, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 24, 1954No. 12921_1PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POPE, Circuit Judge.
The former opinion, given prior to rehearing herein, is withdrawn, and this one filed in its stead. This is an appeal from a judgment in an action for infringement of Harrigan Patent 2,240,-617, issued May 6, 1941. The trial court D.C., 94 F.Supp. 819, held that the claims in issue, 1, 2 and 5, were not infringed. It held that the patent was valid if limited to the specific construction described in the patent.
The patent discloses a device for introducing air into a room, called an “air distributor”. It is a grill constructed with a combination of louvers and vanes. The…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Leishman v. Associated Wholesale Electric Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1943
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Great Lakes Carbon Corporation v. Continental Oil CompanyDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1963
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- Curtiss-Wright Corporation v. Link Aviation, Inc.District Court, N.D. New York · 1959
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