Legal Opinion
Fast Heat Element Manufacturing Co. v. Rama Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 24, 1984No. Nos. 82-5421, 83-5970PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
GOODWIN, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff, Fast Heat Element Manufacturing Co., Inc., is the owner of the United States patents 3,970,821, entitled “Electrically Heated Torpedo” and 4,120,086, entitled “Method of Making Electrically Heated Nozzle.” Both relate to devices designed for use in molding plastics. The device heats and directs a stream of molten resins into a form. The “Torpedo” patent claims the device itself while the “Method” patent claims the method of producing the device. The named inventor of both is an employee of Fast Heat.
Fast Heat sued Rama Corporation, a manufacturer of heating…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Fast Heat Element Manufacturing Co., Inc., a Corporation v. Rama Corporation, a Corporation, and Amark Industries, Inc., a Corporation, Fast Heat Element Manufacturing Co., Inc., a Corporation v. Rama Corporation, a Corporation, and Amark Industries, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984