Grinnell Washing MacHine Co. v. E. E. Johnson Co.

Citations

• 247 U.S. 426
• 38 S. Ct. 547
• 62 L. Ed. 1196
• 1918 U.S. LEXIS 1864

Syllabus

<p>Patent' No. 950,402, granted to W. F. Phillips, for a gearing device applied to a washing machine whereby the operation of wringing, • 4n either direction, may be conducted and controlled simultaneously With the operation of washing, or. separately, with one motor, is void for want of invention.</p> <p>A combination of old elements,, evolving no new cooperative function and producing no new result, other than convenience and economy, • field not patentable.</p>