Myers v. United States

The plaintiff alleges that the defendant infringed his patent #1226985 granted May 22, 1917, for a Flying Machine. In both the briefs and oral argument the contention is made that plaintiff’s patent is a basic one and plaintiff a ; pioneer inventor. Finding 5 discloses the claims at issue. Ten are relied upon by plaintiff.

Finding 4 depicts in accurate terms, and also discloses by illustrations, plaintiff’s conception of a flying machine and the specified manner of its operation. The facts therein found and the illustrative figures are taken from the patent in suit.

The patent relied upon by…