Masseth v. Larkin

Citations

• 111 F. 409
• 1901 U.S. App. LEXIS 4971

Syllabus

<p>1. Patents—Construction of Claims.</p> <p>An express functional limitation in a claim cannot be ignored in its construction to determine infringement.</p> <p>2. Same—Infringement—Deep-Well Packer.</p> <p>The Masseth patent, No. 439,100, for a packer for deep wells, claims 1 and 2, construed, and held not infringed.</p>