Commissioner of Patents v. Whiteley
Supreme Court of the United States
ErRor to the Supreme Court of the .District of Columbia. "YYhiteley, the defendant iu error, was the assignee of a sectional interest in a patent granted to Hains, on the 4th of September, 1855, for an improvement in mowing machines. lie held, by virtue of several assignments, all the territory embraced in the patent, except the State of Ohio and the northern half of the State of Illinois; and in all the territory, except as just mentioned, was assignee of all the rights of…
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ErRor to the Supreme Court of the .District of Columbia. "YYhiteley, the defendant iu error, was the assignee of a sectional interest in a patent granted to Hains, on the 4th of September, 1855, for an improvement in mowing machines. lie held, by virtue of several assignments, all the territory embraced in the patent, except the State of Ohio and the northern half of the State of Illinois; and in all the territory, except as just mentioned, was assignee of all the rights of the patentee. In 1863, he applied to the commissioner of patents for a reissue of the patent, according to the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Swayne
This case was brought here by a writ of error to the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia.
On the 4th of September, 1855, a patent was issued to Jonathan Haines for an improvement in mowing machines.
On the 22d of Hovember, 1856, Haines sold and assigned to Ball, Aultman & Co., an exclusive right to the invention and patent, within the limits of the State of Ohio.
On the 13th of April, 1858, upon the surrender of the original patent by Haines, and upon his application, without the assent of Ball, Aultman & Co., a reissue of the patent was granted to him.
On the 15th of January, 1860,…
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