West Coast Safety Faucet Co. v. Jackson Brewing Co.

Citations

• 117 F. 295
• 1902 U.S. App. LEXIS 4440

Syllabus

<p>1. Patents—Anticipation—Faucet and Bushing for Barrels.</p> <p>The Anthony & Savage patent, No. 468,144, claim 4, for a faucet-bushing and valve for barrels, is void for anticipation; the device being a combination of old elements, resulting merely in the aggregation of their respective functions, and producing no new result, and no sueh improvement in the method of operation as to amount to invention.</p>