MacColl v. Crompton Loom Works
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts. This was a suit in equity by James R. MacColl against the Cromp-ton Loom Works for infringement of letters patent Nos. 570,2:59 and 570,260, both issued October 27, 1896, to tine complainant, for improvements in lappet looms. Claims 1 and 6 of the former patent and 1 and 2 of the latter were in issue.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts. This was a suit in equity by James R. MacColl against the Cromp-ton Loom Works for infringement of letters patent Nos. 570,2:59 and 570,260, both issued October 27, 1896, to tine complainant, for improvements in lappet looms. Claims 1 and 6 of the former patent and 1 and 2 of the latter were in issue. The circuit court found that there was no infringement of any of these claims, and accordingly dismissed the bill (87 Fed. 731), and from this decree the complainant has appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
COLT, Circuit Judge.
This appeal was heard at the same time as the suit by this complainant against: the Knowles Loom Works. 95 Fed. 982. The Knowles Case limited the charge of infringement to the first claim of MacColl patent, No. 570,259. This suit is brought for infringement of the first and sixth claims of that patent, and claims 1 and 2 of the second MacColl patent, No. 570,260. Both patents were issued the same day, October 27,1896. The opinion handed down this day in the Knowies Case, construing the first claim of patent No. 570,259, and holding that the Knowles pattern chain did not…
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- MacColl v. Knowles Loom WorksCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1899
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- MacColl v. Knowles Loom WorksCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1899