Aghnides v. SH Kress and Company

HAYES, District Judge.

This is a suit to restrain the defendant from infringement of Aghnides Patents Nos. 2210846 and 2316832 and for dam ages for infringement. The usual defenses are alleged.

Patent 2210846, hereafter referred to as ’846, is the basic patent and 2316832, referred to later as ’832, is for improvements on ’846. The patents are concerned with, and constitute, an attachment to be fastened to a kitchen sink water tap, by a rubber device to slip over the tap or by screwing the metal device into the tap. This attachment is properly called an Aerator. The object of the basic patent…