Legal Opinion
Fulton Co. v. Bishop & Babcock Co.
District Court, N.D. Ohio
Decided February 13, 1925No. 726PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WESTENHAVER, District Judge.
This suit is based on United States letters patent 947,229, issued January 25, 1910, and 971,-838, issued October 4, 1910, both to Weston M. Fulton. All claims of both patents are in issue. The defenses are invalidity for various reasons and noninfringement.
Patent 971,838 is for a process; 947,-229 is for the product. The latter is narrowly limited and is of minor importance; hence the process patent will be first considered. The process as described by the patentee is one for the making of flexible corrugated metal walls for collapsible and expansible vessels. The…
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