The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-30
HE COUR T S.
Important Patent Case The Erie War-Alleged
Forgery A Menagerie in Court Decisions.
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT.

UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT.
Important Patent Case-Decision by Judge
Blafchford.
IN the Natter 0rJdfnes H. HOFFMAN Us. Albert Ar01-
son and Another.-Tnis has been very closely
contested case, the financial result to either party
covering large interests The plaintiff Mr.. Hon.
man. has prosecuted this suit swell and long" and
as the result proves comes out first best Judge
BlatchIord renews his decision as. follows:-
I on psass 1 he ss
Of original letters patent granted to HIM January ~ sco or
% he the
dnction Of tarnedaown paper collars rs an article OF usual
them with nm cnsmelied surface but until my in.
ssmp 'pS ss m ss so ed Ss
that they attempted to mske collars from paper
The uses which ensmslsd paper vas usually employsd
making the fold The error which led ali sach
prepared for an entirely different purpose n The 81
make the required fold for turned.down collar paper
a~ea FOR other % wsn 90 not sS re
could be devised that could prevent the enameed surface
efforts and the trial compositions Tor producing
the enameea surface none Of whsh would sreseh sac
that the desired result would be obtained BY making
paper MAKING isn applied .ssn sRs"s
ons abrsp and A by preference Outlined from linen
my improved Collars am careful no, 10 reduce the linen
stock inner pulp than as,ossy Cor paper
the body Of the paper be uniformly flexible or am care
i Ss dns ss aa
Taking paper made moisten and steam it until all its
required receive The csmposoa which constitutes 1s
for h Of four
part Of white wax and trace 81 ultra marine 70 give the
msrne no. water and the white way being melted
Ss eS @ E other
materials and the whole reduced to thin Homogeneous
steamed steam payer BY Sru.h. Or BY coating warm
sSs he then v sns and Ss
position be taken up BY absorption from tho
the Coating Of composition 50 thin viii simply
the n s r 70 h
the metal plate from which i then absorbed by the paper
zs s ps ssa as
n
and the @ surface h$ay From paper thus
Or senemen and then folded turned down Tie union
he 50 s % a g. de
or .. the % s be-
punched printed desired the surface enameed
R ss j. Ss ns% e. Of s
ns If e G snsr as an so
me tina! the defendants have made and sold collars made
and anufacurcd upon the plan described and claimed in
that to the plaintiff right TO the de-
collars made and sold BY them for these That
matter OF fact turndown collar made of linen. muslin
the rpapintns Invention. and that, Il the psiu
ria for smother in the manufacture Of an Old not
sRnS n es ss patent sl?' g. hs
tbs invention rrryIon.y Known
sss an 81 Sss wo SSaa not
T @ Of making 'ss pap
embraced many Known processes ,o :" msnniactp,s,
methods well known and paesed by those skilled in the
M d be 70 81 ~
s s s s.eas the surface
SA the sn % As aS
ns ;sspsss fos
rs ie,a@seu,a g made w.,ssas invention y
%nsy s1sS % Y
turn collars described claimed in
DOWN papp a 81 nameed papsT ia, d
break The fold when folded the process
and of turn down paper collars BY
ssaea the ssv S.ys not .a
essence the painns Invention. that he has discovered
which 10 make PAPER collar wholly o. snaneed
By inc on the psg II
cracking breaking the enamel or the paper The speech
a%n pap paper % a 1 a1s new q
is rundown paper collar practically and sue.
the attempt. TO make such collar failed pointed
cr
cracked broke u making the fold and sometimes he
lie Tor he purpose but was ri the par
sSsa
collars which required . be folded in tho in
s.n state. that, The pon;I made
requiem and snss dis that 'Is
coating Of enamel must be very thin and much thinner than
tina. the mus; be paper long nre and therefore uni
e he the
ton constituting the enamel The composition is absorbed
eompeie the coating q congestion nm that the
the plaintiffs invention The constitution OF the enameng
Il Of sbou. part. Of s4nc i. and one
s Mh init a a to no a.,. s
BE- applied to the surface Of the and made 70 adhere
the collars have been made made by usng
s 81 ss BEEN sn More
and alum Much discussion was had on the Argument %
Of Holman and stislsl q Batchf. Z: 9 s., then
mrs. person who successfully made 4 turneddown
an to s %s S
HIM q the invention covered his reissue patent
collar wholly Of PAPER; The fact that such collar
i would naturally tho conclusion that the proper
sname.ed paper was no, made unl the plaintiff made H.
collar was sufficiently obvious Finding proper ensmeled
paper ready to his hand the plaintiff Experimental
time 70 produce ~ and sccceded and the making Of
MODE OF enamelns the proper quality Of paper to ena
BILE turneddown folded collar be wholly OF
paper, without danger of crumbing breaking
enamel by the operation of folding collar
such enameied paper article Of and
tn. claim to the article of Consisting of
turneddown or folded enameed paper collar substantially
~ described. II valid"
In that infringement OF the patent was not dis.
putcd The views then only been confirmed
by the evidence developed In this But there nothing
In those Views which the idea that the patent
Is to be construed claiming any and every
or folded collar made OF enameled without reference
10 the structure OF such paper enamelled
The claim to the collar Of such enanelled
paper-that Is such and enamelede
the use substantially Of such composition, composed OF
such Ingredients and applied such the plaintiff
scribcs ON this of the claim the
be tested to Its novelty validity and tho question
it, infringement be decided In this view there is
no force In the objection taken in the
that the patent cannot be sustained. because the
plaintiff has done nothing except TO- substitute, In
making rundown folded collar. enAmelled
paper as material IN place Of lincn muslin or
rlcd The evidence In iul and
plaintiff the rs person who In
proper ensmeled paper of which make folded
lar having tho qualities which q collar have II
naoe of enaineled paper. He erpermented sometime to
her avn cdt