Browning v. Johnson
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Appeal from the Commissioner of Patents. Interference proceeding between John Bailey Browning and Eldridge R. Johnson. From a decision awarding to the latter, the former appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
VAN ORSDEL, Associate Justice.
The invention in interference relates to a talking machine with the mechanical parts inclosed in a cabinet. Prior to the invention in issue, the amplifying horn was situated on top of the reproducing mechanism and exposed to view. The present invention was designed to inclose the amplifier in the cabinet in such manner that it would give forth sufficient volume of sound. It also contemplates a plurality of doors to regulate the sound issuing from the amplifier. The issue is in a single count, as follows:
“The combination witli sound reproducing means, of a…
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