Thomson-Houston Electric Co. v. Wagner Electric Mfg. Co.

Citations

• 119 F. 178
• 1902 U.S. App. LEXIS 5252

Syllabus

<p>1. Patents—Infringement—Electric Motors.</p> <p>The Thomson patent, No. 430,328, for an alternating current motor, in View of the fact that the broad claims of the original application were rejected by the patent office and erased, and that no machine was ever built thereunder, is entitled to only a narrow construction as against an alleged infringer. Claims 1 and 2, as so constfued, held not infringed.</p>