American Chocolate Machinery Co. v. Helmstetter

Citations

• 129 F. 919
• 1904 U.S. App. LEXIS 4781

Syllabus

<p>1. Patents — Infringement—Machine fob Coating Confectionery.</p> <p>The Holmes patent, No. 492,205, for a machine for coating confectionery, claim 1, covering a combination of a dipping mechanism with a jarring device for removing surplus coating from the drops, was not anticipated, and is entitled to a liberal construction as embodying the first successful automatic machine for coating cream cores with chocolate, and is infringed by the machine of the Weeks patent, No. 634,633.</p> <p>2. Same — Chocolate Dipping Tray.</p> <p>The Gousset patent, No. 526,968, for a chocolate dipper, claim 4, was not anticipated, and is valid; also held infringed.</p> <p>3. Same — Chocolate Coating Machine.</p> <p>The Walter patent, No. 533,974, for a chocolate dipping or coating machine, claim 1, held infringed.</p>