Rodiger v. Thaddeus Davids Mfg. Co.

Citations

• 126 F. 960
• 1904 U.S. App. LEXIS 4588

Syllabus

<p>1. Patents — Invention—Past® Cup.</p> <p>The Rodiger patent, No. 649,864, for a paste cup or mucilage holder, consisting of a cylindrical cup having a partition integral with the walls, dividing it into two compartments side by side, one for the material and one for water and the brush, with a cover extending above the top sufficiently to inclose the handle of the brush, and to permit the evaporation of the water to moisten the mucilage, is merely a combination of old devices, each performing an old function, and working out its own effect without producing anything novel as the result of the combination, and is void for lack of patentable invention.</p>