Legal Opinion
Ellis, Inc. v. Albert P. Denis
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 12, 1955No. 4926PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOODBURY, Circuit Judge.
We are concerned on this appeal with the validity of both claims of United States Patent No. 2,510,622 issued to Albert P. Denis for a Cable Shortening Device designed primarily for shortening the wire cable used in automobile braking apparatus.
The patented device is a simple one. It consists of two parallel metal plates in the shape of triangles with one angle truncated spaced about a quarter of an inch apart, preferably formed by stamping a butterfly shape out of sheet metal and bending the wing-shaped portions into parallel alignment. Thus, viewed edgewise, the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- McCord Corp. v. Beacon Auto Radiator Co., IncCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1952
- Associated Folding Box Co., Inc. v. LevkoffCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1952
- Denis v. Ellis, Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1954
3Cited by4 opinions
- Frederick v. Fowler v. Sponge Products CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1957
- Foster Metal Products, Inc. v. Jacoby-Bender, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1958
- Emerson v. National Cylinder Gas CompanyDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1956
- Magic Fingers, Inc. v. AugerDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1964