Legal Opinion
Aluminum Co. of America v. Thompson Products, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 9, 1941No. 8329, 8330PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMONS, Circuit Judge.
We have heretofore had presented to us the problems encountered in the search for an aluminum piston that could be reciprocated in the iron cylinder of an internal combustion engine with minute clearances. Our previous study was directed to patents involving the structure of such pistons designed to overcome the difficulties presented by the relatively higher thermal ex-pansivity possessed by aluminum over other metals. 1 The patents involved in the present infringement suit concern themselves with the composition and solidification of aluminum alloys and have for their…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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3Cited by43 opinions
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