Pomace Holder Co. v. Ferguson

Citations

• 119 U.S. 335
• 7 S. Ct. 382
• 30 L. Ed. 406
• 1886 U.S. LEXIS 1993

Syllabus

<p>The claim of letters-patent No. 187,100, granted to John Clark, February 6th, 1877, for an “improvement in cheese-formers for cider-presses,” namely, “The-guide-frame D, in combination with an extended pomace-rack, and a cloth to inclose a layer of pomace therein, substantially as described,” is invalid, because it did not require invention to use the described guide-frame in connection with the racks and the cloths.</p> <p>.The racks and the cloths had been before used in connection, and' an enclosure was used with them, which enabled the operator to make the pom-ace of uniform depth on each rack, and prevented the lateral spreading of the pomace; and it required only ordinary mechanical skill and Judgment to make either the guide-frame or the rack of the desired size.</p>