The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-11-26
ROBERTS PETROLEUM TORPEDO.
HOBEKTS FETKVLEUM TOKPEUU.
EDOES.
THE ROBERTs
PETROLEUM TaRPED1 GO.
Office q. the
RED planning NyAL,
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Owing 10 the large aud ircreas'- 2 deman, fer the
Roberts Torpedoes, anu the late decision Of the
commissioner Of Patents IN refusing to VIM Reed
patent. aad the decision OF Judge r. Q. Giier
tainny the Roberts pateut they have LOW IlsGN ,
tile price Of their Torpedocs
s- TWENTY. PER CENT.
90 that every Operator can afford ,o'try !: -oa edo
before abandoning Well.
Ihe following Is the decision rendered by Judge
Grier on the twentysecond (22) dsy of Sentember,
1872 in the United States Circuit Court at Phlsdel.
phia. The case was argued three dnys by Charles
NJ. Keller Of New York, b. 4. Lucas and s. A. Pur.
N!duce of Pittsburgh, for defendants, and Georre
Harding Of Philadelphia, aud George Il. Chris,y, of
Pittsburgh, for plaintiff
OPINION OF JUDGE GRIER
As write with difficulty can only state the con
cki.ions to which my mind has come after careful.
The complainant has exhibited a patent dated
25th Of April, 1885, This is prima ace evidence of
good title, and pnts on the RESPONDENTS the bur-
don OF proof that the patent is void or worthless
Ineed not repeat my remarks in the case of Good
year W. Day Il Wall, c. c. Rep; 220,) but now
Sdopt them as aitorsirS rule OF decision which an
plies cieariy to the PRESENT case.
As the sliriRsement Of the patent is admi, ted.
the eg Question will be as to the validity of com
st was after speculation had been reduced 70
practice" arc after roteaed experiments, that the
compl2.9ast succeeied ii overcoming he prejudice
persidag the public .t bis in inyeoion et se W. sl ana
offer a ie'7 established ia great utility and value
hnt ''vhsa his genius and patielt persepa ence in
cessf,sl that Reed who had before made exreri
meas Or the a4nae subject, anG was upsuccs,al,i
in,a,net that rs had the best right to seinven;on
ane al ou cnaslng eue OF more eonp,enant's tor
pr f1oss. hs fp7lisd on the list OF NoYemher 1857.
for ratent for substantially the same combins.
tt1s @! c3vr Nc AID naGhine contained In con,yInn
ants patert On the 18th OF the same monsh the
Respondents I'd themselves iuto comptny o.
ccrpoIation called '.The Reed Torpedo Company y
for ras Purpose of prating the cor,plainant,y in
velnten, ana oepo.ting the expense OF litigation,
and TINS datrnrd him of the fruits. They have rer
seysre1i even After the preliminary Injunction ys.y
pr9periy granted by tho District Judge
lss ssesee be entered fore complainant for per-
an account aecosiins TO the prayer of the bill
H. Z. GRIER, Judge
.Nors.-rt passage referred 10 bv Judge Grier in
his former decision, Wallace, p. 2s9 adooted as
apphc.ois to t.is case was as follows:
"it y usually the case, when any valuable disoov.
cry ls made, or any new machine of great rIiitv ia
llvepted, that thee,tention of the public has heen
turned to that subject previously, and that many
persons save 5sen making researches and expert.
ments. fhilo2opbers and mechanicians NAV nav.
N ss'ne nea5ure anticipated in their suec,iiatTons
the possibility or probability of such discovery nr
lnve;ltou; many experiments have been successful.
y tieG, coming Very yet falling short OF the
dosired rsuit They Have produced nothing beDe.
nclal. Ihe invention when perfected may truly be
sad to he tne eliminating point of MANY expert
ors as MY have proaited indirectly by the ins,,c
ce'siui expogim ants and failures of others, but il
gves theni NC tglit to claim share of the hcnor of
tie profit OF he successful! inYeator II Is when
specalal. On has been reduced to practice when ex
pertinent has resulted in discovery and wher. thc,
elcovery hes been perfected by patient ana contin,
ned ca.r erilnents, when some new comDonnd art
manufacture, or machine has bean thus produced
which ia useful 10 the public that The party making II
become aPublic benetactor and entitledto patent
Sand yas when genius and patient perseverance
have at length succeeded, in spite Of sneers and
SCOTS, some valuable invention or discovery, how
seldom is i, followed by reward Envy robs Kim
Of the honor, whine speculators, swnd!c, s. and nj
rates rob him OF the profits. Every unsnccessiul
expe,imenter VINO did or did or did not come yery
ncar making discovery now claims it. Every ous
who can invent al Improvement Or 7ary its form.
claims right to pirate the original discovery We
need not summons Morse or Blanchard or ;Tood
worth to prove that this is the usual hlstory Of eve
ry grea. discovery or invention.
"ihe present case ADDS another chapter tc this
long and uniform history.n-2 Wallace, c. 9. Ee.
ports p. 292.