King v. Gallun
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAR PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OE THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN. This was a bill in equity brought by Wendell R. King, the appellant, against August Gallun and Albert Trostel, to restrain them from infringing letters patent No. 152,500, dated June 30,1874, granted to the appellant for certain’ improvements in baled plastering hair.
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APPEAR PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OE THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN. This was a bill in equity brought by Wendell R. King, the appellant, against August Gallun and Albert Trostel, to restrain them from infringing letters patent No. 152,500, dated June 30,1874, granted to the appellant for certain’ improvements in baled plastering hair. The invention and its advantages are thus set forth in the specification: “ It is found that the wants of the trade in plastering háir require it to be compressed for transportation in packages of from three to five bushels ; this amount of…
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice "Woods
delivered the opinion of the court.
We are of opinion that the patent of complainant does not déscribe a patentable invention. The claim is for an article of manufacture, ■ to wit, a bale of plasterers’ hair consisting of several bundles enclosed in bags, and. compressed and secured to form a'package.
It is evident that the patent does not cover any improvement in the quality of the hair. Its qualities are unchanged. It does not cover the packing of the hair into parcels, or the size, shape, or weight of the parcels, nor the compression of the parcels separately. Nor does it…
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