Rumford Chemical Works v. New York Baking Powder Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. This action was commenced in the Southern District of New York for the infringement of letters patent No. 474,811, granted to Charles A. Catlin, assignor to the Rumford Chemical Works, of Providence, R. I., May 17, 1892, for improvements in baking preparations. The Circuit Court (125 Fed. 231) dismissed the bill upon the authority of Glue Co. v. Upton, 97 U. S. 3, 24 L. Ed. 985.
1Opinion of the Court
COXE, Circuit Judge.
The patent in suit relates to that class of baking preparations in which the active acid agent is, in whole or in part, some form of phosphoric acid or acid phosphate. Broadly stated the invention consists of a baking preparation in which the phosphoric *386acid element is, practically, in a granular condition free from pulverulent phosphatic material. The patentee asserts that this granular material possesses peculiar and distinctive properties and characteristics of great value and is a new product or article of manufacture.
The specification states that baking preparations…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Loom Co. v. HigginsSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Smith v. Goodyear Dental Vulcanite Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Glue Co. v. UptonSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Hutter v. De Q. Bottle Stopper Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1904
- King v. AndersonU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1898
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