The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-12-12

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Owing TO the large aui increasing demand for ,he
koores TorpeiJcj. ana the late decision OF the
omnissious'r OF Patents il rctu-,., to Wm. Reed
apsteai. AID the decision OF iuc 4. Z. Trtcr sus.
tsinns the Nhbelt-' . Iten, they nave l.OWkRgp
tae r..rs OF their icrg-Siovs
.TGES *. Pm CENT.
30 sl,st every Operator can ATorn 10 ;ry 4 formed,
sesors abandoning We'll
I'be following ;s the i.c.rion rendered h- Jri,o
Grh~ on tue t'veniy-serora t32i day OF seilteuh,r
ISA, in the Uui;ed S;,,ea Cirruit Cuurt n. Phlaue
ia'a: TIE case WAS srcaed three days by CbarIe:
Al. h.iler OF Rev York, H. o. LucAs and i. A. pur-
t.aioo IT thtcblrSh, lor defendants, and t;sorre
tt"tulnE 81 thissdephla, and George II. lhris,y VI
fiiAHusgb, for 2n,na3.
OPINION Op JUDGE GRrER
A. wn'e ~ith d.icuit. can only STAT. nc con
eiusions 70 "h:ch my miui has cpU,e after a careiu
exagninarUn Of this cxst.
The cIrlrls,n mt has exhibited p.tcnt Sato,,
2Stn a April, 1868 Tnie pr1ps facv e.l ienrn of
gofH title, snd pnts on the respondents the mr..
den 81 pro't that the pateLt IL yoio or worthless
nSed ncf repeat my remarks in the case Of ,,.si
year Ns Day u Rpu &. q. Rsf; 1.g) bat p,,,,
adopt them es aordins rue oi decision ulich Az.
piis- ceAriy tn the p!es-ut cass
As the irfcinsemeIn Of the patent 10 s,f,n;, TAD
the ols question will h the validity of c,,tn.
pAninsns patent OF Apri ~, 1858.
at Sss sft'f speculation had been rp,sy,ced tc
prac tce ard alter rs,,ea,ed exp;r,,ue ;. tnnt te
tNinpsAiTant sacctSdej IN overcoming he Ireturjre
;Ssd 'xnorsnce of the people on the subject, and
INK the pubic that Ia ifiveGtoo a. osel
nfl~I be han established us great n,ity and ynue
Aaa "whsn h~ genus anu patien; perseverance,. in
spite o' sncsrs an; scof.," were completely sue.
se~afn tsAt iSt>d, who had before mad, exneri.
iasVJs un the same sThIer, and wa unsucc...G,i
imagined taa1 he had the best night TO otnejnyen,on
ithr prrchaaine one of fuore Corn pianant' tor
. !'eatS> t- apDiisd on the 1st ot itovem:,r lsn7
slr patent Tor 81 ,stAu t.lly IN. sam. ct,uh;n,
hv1s vi devices aud p,uhin' cts in comp. in
sats pitent 90 tho l5th o: the same mouth IA,
je~pDrdenss formed them elves into a co.,u.ry az
corporation called The feed ror,,e.o ,.,t,,,,nv
for tse purpose of ,,:rstiny the cunIp'aion,, in
Neet"ii, shJ supp'rtn., tao e1pens.. ~ hpratnu
aie u us'!sud hiH0 Of the iriIt. They hly,. ne
severed eeen aitr the pre- .ipinary inJuciiun y.ly
prp.'~riy gftatei ny tne District Judge
- c?Iev ne entered Tor npiairant for per
petus' 'Iluncs1on. s:ld AsstUr apr,uu,ed TO lax.
aa account sccSrdins to the prayer of me bill
K. Z. GiilEa, Judge
"oss Tho rasaage referred to bv .Iud-a Irier 4,
IN lor'ner decs'on, Wallace, p. 293 adopted d.
spp icsSe 70 this case vas as follows:
y ~ n.Nsiiy the case, when any valuable d.cov
cry " s'eoe, or am new machine or great uiity I,
mVfited tat sac 'telltior Of the or,lic ha. her,
WrN~n 70 'h2t SN1ect previously. ard thai man,
pers1ot nave, hem making r,-sea-cnca and o.. n,r,
i"ea's Philosophers anu meohanicians ,rav nav,
III ss'rs m.asfrc anticipated in their sprc,i,o,on.
.ee .eleilty or propabiluy Of suoh discovery o
lhseniioE Esny experiments nave been sl,,.sf,ll
uieo co'uiils very near yet failir.. .hor, of IN,
nSl,ra result. Tney have prytincr;i nothing b,ne
T,st The lnVnniua vho, perfected may irUv bt
e.d IN oe the cu!minaiinc po'nt OF many ,x5.ri
=, hot my ny thc Inventor. blt By may oth
~. ne may naNe proh,cd intircctly by the un.uc
ee<n experiments and failures of olhe-J but II
H@se 1neu 30 right 10 claim sha.e OF the hCuor o
sSe c,ool OF the successful inventor IL il vho,
speca'st1on hss been Reduced 10 practice whon ey
Fetf@-at hs' resnited IN tiscovery. and when tha
u-sov'sy has be'u po'iectsi ny patient ara conlin
80 experiments when some new c,,npound arr
NsnatSc;nie. or nachine has been thu. nrodrcr,
~ncn 10 osefrt TO theprblic that the ,arty inakuy
eoret apGbi,c otuefactor and entitled Ia a nfept
"ANu ssi when genus aud patient uersevcrgll,,
sA'e ~ length sncc cd., in spi,s of III, ers an,
esdrs' enie Ns.uable fnNcDto,l or Cisco"ery, how
ssbaon n IL followed by reward Envy ron. lin,
q zoe tiaor, ~hiie slecuIa,ots swinde.s = and nj
Ss"s too hifn of tho profits. Every unsncc.ssii
shsrMtpier who did Or di or d. not come var
e~sf mskinz discovery now claims IL. Every on
eoo eau 'nv"nt ~ Improvement or vary .s form,
cAs,ns right TO I,ira,s the original ,.iscoyery "
e'c1 not tppnnns -'ors., Dr UHlnchsrd or Woof
WSV tn prove tllat this il the usual hstory OF cy,
~ kT'At discovery or invention.
I've present case A0ds ai,Otlar chapter IN thi
iore And uadosR history.'-2 Wgllace, c. Z. IL.
pssss . s0a