The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-11-23
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TORPEDOES.
THE ROBERTS
pETR0tEvn 11RpEDo 60.
ofslse as the
RED planning MILL,
Cofncr Os Pine and second Streets,
Near she HaiirOad,)
TITUsvILLE, PA. ::
Owing 10 ths larSe and increasing demand for the
Roberts TOrpeioe,, and the late decision OF the
Coniinissiouer of Patents In refusing to VIM Reed
lr,ent. a:sl thu dscis'n OF Judge r. e. Grier sus-
,aIning tho ,obs,,s patent they have Low EItED
che price Of their Torpedoes
TTENri..PER CENT.
so tr,t every Opera.o. can atIoru ~ try a Tprnedo
before Abandoning We'll.
The showing ia the decision rendered by Jrace
Gr,er on the tweDfy-second (22) day of seiitember
1859 in the United States Circuit Court ut Phiindel
pnia The case was argued three days by Charles
u Keller OF New York, B. =. Lucas and s. A. Pur.
viaace of Pittsburgh, for defendants, and Georce
Harding Of Phi'adelphis, and George H. Christi. of
Pittsburgh, for pia'ntitf. -
OPINION OF JUDGE GRIER
As write with difficulty can only state the con
sN..sons 70 which my mind has come after carefu.
examination Of this case. 'iu
The coinplainant has exhibited q patc,t da,ot
2osh oi April, ISIS. This is prma facie eyidsnce NJ
gcod title, and puts on the respondents tha hnr.
aen OF pro>t SHAT the patent is void or worthless
nced not repeat my remarks in the cn AZ ~ CO.
year VS.. Day t2 Wall, Z. G. Rep; 2s91 hat uo,,
adopt them Us a1Ordng rule OF decision which NV
pfies Clearly TO the present case. "P'
As the infrngement of tho natont q. .s,,
the only question will be as to the VALIDITY nf co,a
paAinan's patent of April 2s, 1858. 0' |oA
o,atc. %as s.r o.1s specnaton had been reduced to
complainant succeeded in overcoming he nre;n6ics
and ignorance of the people on the subject, and
sf,pr he Ind ss,anss a's its Gs invention was usen
aad when his genius and patient per:eversncs H.
spite OF sacess and sco'fs," were romn,sai,, ~
Soszis', ,. m Ina, Mssa' who had before made expert
ments on the same subject, and was rrn,ncca.fff,i
imagined tnat he had the best right to the inveN,
aod AFTER purchasing one OF more comnIsiman.,so'
n,tcnt nS aP2ea p3r On ths Let Of November i7
lions oil devices and achne Contained in corn,.ini
ants pateat' On the 10Th OF the same month the
pn.;o ,o,iaea Themselves into company or
.or ms purpose OF pirating tho cunsOIainants T.,
venti9n, aii1 supporting the expense of jti,,star
a sna mus deiraud him Of the fruits They have pee
property granted by the District ,judce very
Let decree be entered for complainant sor q moi,
,, o''. and Master appointed TO take
w account according to the prayer OF the bill.
T. Z. GRIER, Judge.
.SorE.-The passage referred to by Julre c1.- t.,
: ns iosmsr dscsmn, Wallace, p. 299 adonted a.
appic*oie tvthis case was as follows: Pec -
~ Is usually tne case, when any valuable d,.c,v.
Hy Is mace. or any new machine Of great uiitv ia
Iurneo 70 that subject previously and thar MAJ
persons nave been making rese,irhes and .xy ny
ments philosophers ana mechanicians NAV fav.
IN sene measare anticipated in their spccIilations
tnvetor. pot.y or PROBABILITY of such discovery or
,,nvenuon; many experiments have been s1ccassfnl
= uiee, coming very near. yet falling short Of tho
1eslied result They have produced nothin1 honn
oeai The Invention when perfected NAV irrI,, he
vs.a 70 De inc eliminating point of MANY exberi.
crS .Ur ony oythe inventor, but by many 9th.
s:ssmi experiments and failures of otRers hmt /,
GYes tnen no right to claim a share of th. bcnn ~
me pioHt OF the successful inventor n a. ,Dha @
epecuasion hss been reduced to practice wben ex.
PesIn.at nas resulted In discovery. and when thar
discovery has been perfected by patient and conti
ued experiments whom some new comnonnJ Tns, ar,
mSoniacture, or machine has been TINS nrrdrcaj
which Is Usefu to the public that fhe marty a.
becomes apublic benefactor and entitled fo
..ra ana yet when genius md patient perseverance
scons some valuable invention or dscoSerx hos,
esldon1 IL II followed by reward / Envy rcb. him
OF the honor, while sDecuatOrs a" ndlcr. srA ~" ~;
rates rob him Of the profits. E.ery unsuccssskInl
e1ps.imsntor vao did OF did or did not come WV
nSss mag ng oscovery nov claims 1t. Every ops
eiaina right 10 pilar. the original discovery. We
need not eumnlons Nor b or Blanchard or 'wooJ
worth to peve that this Is the usual histosy Of eve
~ gEsst discovery or invention.
Ihe Pfosen. rlSe adds another chspter ta-th,s
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