Lord & Burnham Co. v. Payne

Citations

• 195 F. 75
• 115 C.C.A. 107
• 1912 U.S. App. LEXIS 1350

Syllabus

<p>Patents (§ 328*)—Validity and Infringement—Eave foe Greenhouse.</p> <p>The Burnham patent, No. 583,247, for a metal eave, designed specially for use in greenhouses, consisting of an angle iron located between the side wall and the roof, having one member in substantially the same plane as the plane of the roof, with the remainder in the interior of the building, so as to be affected by the temperature therein and to communicate the heat to the outside member, thereby preventing the formation of icicles and the accumulation of ice and snow, was not anticipated, and in view of its superiority, for the important purpose sought, over any structure in the prior art, discloses patentable inventipn, and not merely mechanical skill. Also held infringed.</p>