Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-07-01
LAN LASE.
Firk VS.. Uitbe,.,


District CCEti ,fle tu,ltad S,a,,s for ,t r,i.,; 40
maryland, hcld ,!e 9Th jun 1917. Judge Houston ,re
sldis. Gen. Harper and /. Purviance Csgrs Tor The
Fctuoner, Gen. Wluter and L. Keli ESQ for The Res
pou1-ut. ~
ms vas case OF application 10 vacaic patsnt OBJ
taiisf b. the Respondent Auguot D. lsl3 for ibe ey
eiCsyelight 10 The " cqSt Fyog lrjTr ,r,, IN ,,bict
h@' been generally used in all machinery vere wooden
tA movements, ana which, il Is known has hs,np f,
.i'i use ~ shs country ell as Ia Eggore Tor hsCa
e'a,uT pass.
TIE t"tiafg Of the patent was iripeacl,I ON the
sfoNho ~ usage long before the paleutces suyrs-l
$685.. ~ the Invention.
ny The deta.Iu Of tac court m this ease tine oat.nt Of
Withessis now confined 60 ,qEg, he t-rr,. .,,, ,,
1f.,, y Dr,e,hug 90 stopping one side c .1cl Vim, az
tie edge ths neck nf ar..u e. rs M Sac.
tat edge about saf as tbicA tIe inner pait ad ou
ins She body of the gudgeop us a e or, ti,. ,asr ,
Connected wt ihe bands which bind HE guag,on and
sait together The other edge remaining OF an uniform
thickness.
lie epresst, q5aaaoas at clghl To- i6e reneyot min,
cigh ot NE nina gHdeeO8 as us3,alfy t7.sfeither
win beytion both sides ofc2ch ,,ir4 rrpn, tl,,,
Vusi4fiotin the tbicslie.s 81 he ,,i ' '''1'o'
Ihetesiiuon, ofscvcral experienced and re,pec,a,I
millwright and mechanics before the court i.pufd in
expressing the beef na.uo benefit could aris nom rho
al edged Improvement % Withers !. and som. af len,
expressed belieftha s alteration is uiurois. in Oh
er words, dIat the inpro, enent makes tie common
wingsufgeon worse. itcerfaply makes the vino Al
er, aud 'unse queHtly more liable 90 lie broken IN m dr;v
ing the wedges accident which sometimes b2nnens
TO those o IN usual form notwithstanding an m. rss
Withe-s rested he merit of his p,ete1geg jy,,~o.
We"t on t"C iplhiSt
ISL. ma tie gndgcon made on this plan NAV be fss
tened with }ctT 1rcdseS instead OF cIqitU ,yi.tts
common sndg euu requires. lf iis "a IA ir.,. lie
advantage would De perfectly insignificant 3oty
NH wright can judge hOw much az iitf- wng.J h.
say 10 making wafer Wheel by INSERTING o,l, .;,.
wedges n the end ofthe shan instead OF eioty
10 iAat rom ie 'iepe Of htvel which NE wing has
towards The boGy Of the EltgeOh nom liz, oui,r
eh%e the wedg n driving viii ttlG dcUuu AIDS 10.
wd'Hsthe hOdy of the gud econ and tls kr, III moro
NJ o. nNa va lis central position"
"h'I.i the tehdhg dOwuwaIds nt Tie Wod.es as tius
eescHDed would produce this effect far nom ns,,.
tie"' DUi u IS qhile certain iat tie effect mas be- east
~ go completely produced with the common grdgcon
nlon' ne dh a. NIihefs' pretended improvement
ANY "oINAiah N see ID amOment that Il ION WIN I'D
MAJ a"edSe tend eownWaIds n diving horizontally
an thai Won have {" do Is 0 betri lie a4re or make
taickef At one edge an 40 the atbeT, rGcn place e
thicA cage doWhNdfds driving, making the saue Tine
the opening ntp wbchit to he driven wider below
eia' 4ooVe "h'eh Is most easily doae By usgs beveed
ehlsel TO mahe ihe opening.
ptovement is mere alteration and ,iet IA, in,r,.,
neat: and Tie of Congress expressly dec.arts tt
mere alteration ~ the iOTW or propOrfiOn OF an IN
sifument OF machine shall the fouidaiion Of "a
TENT ana the patent IT teIs is therefore clearly void
." NC VIII ~, suoip eeeIer attempt to onosce II by
al ac'ipu At "a" ioI its ~ ngement.
Bnt iiis II is confidently belt eyed he will never do
hewh cohlent himself as he kas hitherto done with
getting paid Tor his pretended Improvement is such Der
sons as ma fg"0raHty ~ jNcaUtigiv consent to pay
nun u"9et the impression that bis patent embrace
and LhtiUy embraces the wing gudgcon con,uonlv in
use. In ts manner he has already Gotten son,e %oSey
y ls 20 nc hoPed hat alie the Teceu proceeding IN this
OistHcl nc wii thus getno more.
ne OBJECT OF that proceeding was to bis patent
o. @ ,'',n'y NJ o Ile sl9lho mat y MAD been obtain
Tbe indde ye,y .tr9poiy irt,r,,,e,t bj -, ,.
e. iba, he ,i',.|'n" S Ss P,,td'f oPniHn
yseST ~ ,i ie'itu Oh ny nilhef' vas not
no,io, ,1 $50, t, - q, Ia'tnidgle Improvement
,-c ,i'aPt, is j." Oeni ~o'us' mat WAS
that he could NOT under fhe su1,,,,, ne ill.,: ~ w
on the point 1r prouornte the anc,irca ; "S1iu.