Gilchrist v. F. B. Mallory Co.
District Court, D. Oregon
In Equity. Suit for infringement of a patent by John E. Gilchrist against the E. B. Mallory Company.
1Opinion of the Court
BEAN, District Judge.
I have carefully examined- and considered the record and elaborate briefs submitted by counsel, but the time at my disposal will not permit a discussion of the various questions argued, nor do I deem it necessary.
[1] Under the proof the ultimate question for determination, as far as complainant’s patent 977,613 is concerned, is whether the element of a pulley side cast in one piece and provided with an interior oil chamber is sufficient, in view of the prior art, to constitute invention and *351give validity to the patent. All other elements of the claims in question are old…
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