Cimiotti Unhairing Co. v. Derboklow
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern New York
Hearing upon pleadings and proofs of bill in equity to restrain infringement of claims 1 and 3 of United States patent No. 536,742, issued April 2, 1895, to complainant John W. Sutton for a machine for plucking pelts. The complainant the Cimiotti Unhairing Company is the exclusive licensee in the United States under said patent.
1Opinion of the Court
LACOMBE, Circuit Judge.
In preparing fur skins for the market it is necessary to remove certain stiff hairs (known as “water hairs”), which project up through the softer fur. Originally these were removed by band, the fur being parted by blowing upon it, and the water hair appearing in the “part” being snipped off with a pair of scissors. Subsequently machines were devised to do this work, including one invented by Sutton (United States patent No. 383,238, May 28,1888). The patent in suit is for an improvement on this last-named patent. A description sufficient for the purposes of this suit…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Poppenhusen v. FalkeU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1861
- Albright v. Celluloid Harness-Trimming Co.United States Circuit Court · 1877
3Cited by3 opinions
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