The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-08-09
TORPEDOES.
THE ROBERTS
PETROLEUM TORPEDO co.
Office at the
RED PLANING MILL.
COrner of Pine and Second Streets,
Near the Ratlroad,)
ITUSVILLE, Pa.

Owing ~ the large embarrassing demand for the
IsDberts' Torpeioes, aud the late decision of the
commissioner Of Patents in refusing to VIM Reed
patent. aod the decision of Judge r. &. Grer su $
tanning the Roberts patent they have LOWERED
the price of their Torpedoes
TWENTY. PER CENT.
60 that'evry Operator can afford ,v'try Tornedo
before abandoning Well. ~
The following il, the decision rendered bv .Jusgo
SrIer on the twenty-second (22) day of SeiItenbor
,s. m me Sni,ed States Circuit Court at Phladel
NJ Keller Of New York b. n Lucas :,na .i1,ics m
vance of Pittsburgh, for defendants. and Coa,.r, w
MnarIing OF Philadelphia, and George H. Christ
rhtsourgh, for plaintiff.
OPINIoNtOF JUDGE GRIE.
As write with difficulty can only state tho ron
cnislons to which my mind has come after core;;
examination Of 6hs case "'''' d e"rei'',
a.th ., ,c1m1,ainant % has exhibited patent dated
0sn aS q hPr 1850 This is prima ,ce evidence o
de OF proof that the patent is void or worthI or
- neea nor repeat my remarks in the case Of Coo,
.sort .sor "; nay y Wall, c. c. Rep; 229.l brt now
aaopt them as aifording rue OF decision ,y h now %
pies clearly to the present c,se "iieh up
q, Az tne infringement of the patent Ia oa,r;,.o,
Ony Question vii be as to the validity of conn.,
III was after speculation had boor ,o,
piaclicc ard after repeated eypcIiment. tht 20
cd succeeded in overcoming he prerdire Ie
anu Ignorance of the people on the ip,,J"uice @
persuading the public that his invpntona ana
ater ne had established its great utity and usi' n.'
% sna Wnen W MS genius and patient perseycronc" .1, IT,
cessful, that Reed, who Ind he,oro roonpeteiy sue
ments on the same subject and WINS expert
imagined that he had the best right to the inven,'
pedoes. he apnl;sd S one o. more compainants tor
ior patnt Tor substantially the sane cn,hio'
.,ons % VI oevices and machine Contained in ca,,,;
respopdenis u tr Un ne 10Th Of the same month the
corporation called "The Reed Tornodo 'S%lnp.ny or
t; .or ,ae purpose OF pirating the cdmnloinan,s
and thus dofsuap spfsnT h r the ne, expense Of tgaton
sessieI even after the preliminary innnction Ia i,.
properly granted by tho District ,judSo dn''ion very
pctnai ,uiunro oo entered forcomplainant for per
an account according to the prayer of The b,l 'No
H. Z. GItIER, Judge.
h; erh-The pnssage referred to by Iudno f,;or t.,
ms 'ermer decision, Wallace n 2a1 asu utier IN
"ppi,o;oie p,I, !; 10 inns case was as follows: nc
er ~ - usually The case, when any valuable dixc,v.
ery Is ande or any machine 9f ,,ra, M M4,scov.
invented, that tie attention of ihe nrII u,lity l.
@ 'u,n'n 70 nat subject previously and that No.,
lsrsohs lnve been making reseai che. ard orr.;y
ms m s,'e nifs'ite anticipated in their sn 1cIiot;on
no possibiiity or probability of such di,cn"c
iv t'as lnny experiments have bccr, successrnl
desired reS,l, MY near. yet falling short of the
rc;ai rssui'' Incy have produced nothing hrnn |
lcial: Ihe invention wheu perfected NAV truIv ho
t-f 10 DC ihe eliminating point of many nrS9J ~ |
..,s ,to' oy ny inc lhvehtOr. but by many oth. |
or'. ne may have profited Indirectly bv iba ins
expeenis and failures of Others. bmt
s'es mem no right to claim share OF the he nor nr
Ihe prom OF the successful inventor II IL ,,h,n m
rpecnation has been reduced to practice whsm ny
iea,nienl ha resulted In discovery and When t,,ar
u.s. uHcovety M, nee perfected by patient ana contin
"hen some new compound art
or machine has been thus producrJ
whch Is l-selnlto the public that the pnr,v mal;m,H il
"@ puDlc Dtiicilctor and entitled to A nniort
"Aud yet when genius and patitnt ncr.el",rnn,,
Ihve M NJ length succeeded in suite of sn,ers md
inH, e.'ic i vi,abls Invention discovery, how
, 81 doIii Is II followed by reward Envy Iob. lin
u tne honor, Whine spcculators, swindlrs. and i,i
auss Ioo nun OF the profits Every unsuccess;ul
'Aterihtn'er who did or did or did not co,ir y,.rv
near making discovery now claims i, NJ,
',a, ,no o' HV,n, an improvement vary its form
iunS a.iig'i' To pirale the original disc weFv W.,
le'u NOT summons Norsc, or Blanchard or Wood |
"'lth 10 prove that this is tho usual history of sy,,
fy sr.ai discovery or invention - WV
"lhe Present case ADDS another choDte- ;, .ti |
ons and uniform hisiogy 20 Wallace G =, H. T,
Lorts p. 292. - - 4'e-