Masseth v. Johnston
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Pennsylvania
In Equity. Suit by Benjamin Mjisseth against Johnston Bros. & Stanfield for infringement of a patent. Decree for complainant.
1Opinion of the Court
BTJFFIHGTOH, District Judge.
This is a bill in equity for an accounting for alleged infringement of letters patent Ho. 167,400, for improvement in packers for shutting off water from oil and gas wells, granted April 21, 1875, to James P. Gordon, and assigned to complainant, Beniamin Masseth. The answer admits the use at the time of filing, and for two years previous thereto, by the respondents. of what is known as the “I'aim Device,” but denies infringement thereby, and further denies the patentability of Gordon’s device. Since answer filed, this court has sustained the Gordon patent, (Masseth…
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- Campbell Printing-Press & Manuf'g Co. v. Manhattan Ry. Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1892
- Untermeyer v. FreundCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1893
- Masseth v. PalmU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Pennsylvania · 1892
- Roberts v. WalleyU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern New York · 1882
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