The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-08-17

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ENI E'EANING naILL,
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TUSVILLz, "a.
0w4p; - ;a.ce end increasige demand 70, TIE
It0Ssr1s' IO,pclols. ard tie late decision O. the
Con Si,iener c. Patents in refusing % WE iced
tafrsc. Ei, Rouefta' 1s.ent they ,bay1 I,Oly Erred
the s1s-s Ct .heT To.pe6oes
Tvg,rr-. PEa CEagT.
Q - tSe.y oper.sor c:n kiyord c,-y E .orprdo
bScis a.si1iciirg o Well
Ths Nlloyioy = :sc decision rendered bv .su6e,
Ss.S .. sa2 ~ cond (s2l day OF September.
ISS, q To- United States Circuit Court a. S.eael,
PGsa: Hie case was a'grel three days Sy CSSrss.
n. ASls o. New York, D. r. Lucas and &. a. PR.
Tance Ct Pittsburgh, Tor defendants, and Gso-ces
Herdag Of Philadelphia, and George L. Chrls,y. q
o1INIoN OF JUDGE GRIEn
AZ wrss With tiicuity I can only state the con
eiusicno . which my mind has come after cs-et,,
vxa.ni .tiol Of this case ''' " 'a'e'u,
lhe cor.r;ainsnt hs, exhibited a patent dated
sosa 9. Aprii, 1865 Thsis prima face evidence % Of
den OF Iro2t that the patent IL void or worthless
med no. repeat my remarks in the case Of Good.
year vs; Day q Wall, c. c. Rep; 22OJ bnt now
plies clearly to the present case. ''A " "i'" ai''
., Ia .ne miiingement of the patent IL a1mi, ted
me only question will be to the validity Of com
planaiits patent OF April IS. 1858 VI e''''
ut was after speculation had heon rod,ooa o.
pIacuce, aila AFTER repeated experiments ths, Ma
complainant succeeded In overcoming .be nre;,dm &c
ne , ,, Oh me people on the subject and
pssuaulng the pubic that his nve,itiou was semi.
Aer ne mad established its great utility and vajnn
Sna "whan his genius and patient perseverance, IN
s e. .ss, snSerI Ra.d and ';o were completely sc
ments on the s,ile snh.e,t, and was unsnccosllf,i
mag1neI that he had the best right to the enyeniion
nG r aish purchasing one or more o,nplanants tor
Poooes ne applied on the 1st OF November 1Sf1
TOR patent for substantially the same co,,t;a
nons OF devices and machine Contained in con,nlnin
runoss pssehs' On ne 10Th Of the same month the
Neponaehts 'ormed themselves into a coInn,nv or
corporation called "The Reed Tornado Gn,ny "
Ior !ne purpose OF pirating the cumD,ainant,s in.
Sention, ana supporting the expense 0t litrntion
seysre even st, ny, ~ OF the rnlts They have pee
properly grnnte1 by the District Judv,' 'e'S
Lei decree be entered for complainant for , ,,o-
Petuai INJUNCTION. and Master appojnted tn tol.a
IN A''oilt according to the prayer of the bill.
H. c. GRIER, Judge.
=, NoTE-Thc passage referred TO by Judge Grior IN
n ", inr,her decs'tll Wallace. p. 2eg adopted as
app icsbfe to this case was M follows: 's
~ ls nSu'liy the case, when any valuable di.cov.
is MADE, or any new machine Of great mi t,. ia
invented. that the attention of the public ha To-,
InrnfHi to tliat subject previously. md that r,t
possons nnve neen making researches ard exnerI.
~ some measure anticipated in tteir s,.cni,,i"ns
tne possibility Or probability Of sueh dscover, M
nven'ion many experiments lave beer, s,,ccesf,,l
nie; coming very near. yet falling short ot tbe
g., res result Ihey have produced nothing bene-
M.a' ih, Invention when perfected may tr,Ily he
esld 10 ne the culuiinaing point of m0nv .x5;or;
men 3, not only by the inventor hrt by NAM ,,b.
ors. ,e may have proited indirectly BY he nnsrn.
sirs experiments and failures Of Others, but il
fyes tuen no rieht to claim share of the hc nor NJ
ue proat OF the successful inventor If il ,yhon
'epecnia1On has b,en reduced to practice v.han ey
pertinent has resulted in discovery and yb,,, -,
n-covcry IA. oe perfected by patient and contin
,ro,u.",,ra w. wen some new compound art
Inenn'acture or machine has been ibIis nrrircei
winch Is useful to public that the Marty I,,o
becomes apublic brn,flctor and entitled to .in,nt
"Auo yet when genius and patient perseyeranco
Sun, ' enstn ,acesedsd In spite of sncers ana
seldom Is II followed by reward Envy ,obs HIM
~ tle hnnor " lille Spectators, swipd!eys and nj
In'.s ron MIN OF the profits. Every unsnccessinl
eNperim, n'er who did or did or did not come yrry
rear making discovery now claims IT, Ever ona
who can'uvont an Improvement or ynrv ;ts fr,n ra'
claims right to pirate the original discovery W.
msNnot summons Morse, or Blanchard, or Wood.
WORTH to prove that this Is the usual history of eve
~ gr"at discovery or Invention Wv
. "Ihe present. case acds another chanter IN +h;,
Pofe p sSa " ~ Az