Brown & Sharpe Mfg. Co. v. L. S. Starrett Co.

Citations

• 225 F. 997
• 1915 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1331

Syllabus

<p>1. Patents <@=3.328—Infringement—Micrometer Calipees. ,</p> <p>The Spalding patent, No. 717,296, for micrometer calipers, relating especially to an improved device for clamping the spindle, held infringed by the device of the Starrett patent, No. 1,098,691.</p> <p>2. Patents <@=3213—Infringement--Omission of I’akts in Mechanical Device.</p> <p>Infringement is not avoided by eliminating a separate element of a patented combination, where its function is transferred to one of the remaining elements by adding thereto an integral part specially designed to perforin the function of the omitted element in substantially the same way.</p> <p>|Ed. Note.—Eor other cases, see Patents, Cent. Dig. §§ 382-384; Dec. Dig. <@=3213.]</p> <p>©ssFor other cases see same topic & KEY-NUMBER in all Key-Numbered Digests & Indexes</p>