The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1871-03-13
.tpERTS PETROLEUM TORPEDO
HOEP .ElOES.
TBE RtBE ERTs
PETROLEUM TORsEDo co.
office ii the
K an kLANiNG MILL.
C''rAer OF pine ana second streets.
Near she tsas.rUad,J
TlIUSVILLE, PA.

Owing to the large and in, isasin demand for tn,
ioberl-' forped res. ami the iut- .Jcision Vi the
Commissioner uf Patents III reIu ',,., to Wiu k.yd
patent a.ld the .'isi III of Jud.c =. Z ulcr -tis
aiaing he i',berts p,tcnt ,ney have Low lnED
the pr,cc oi th.ir loipcdo,s
TSENii PhR CENT.
% that every Operator can afford ~ Try u Torpedo
before abandoning Well
The fo.lown. Is tnc decision rendered by JUDGE
uricr on the twent -ccond l22) day of 50 .tenDri
iS'n, III The United Stlte- Cncui, Court III I'l ln.e
phiA. Tne case was arvucI hrcr ,i,.ys b, Charlie.
NJ. Keller ut NI~ iOrk, Is Lucas and ). A. FUR
viance ol i'h;s"irsi ior d,t,hua.rs, and George
Harding Of Philadelphia, and George IL .hri.,y. ,i
tlisbdrsh, for p.a hltf
OPINION Of JUDGE GRIER
As write with ilcIity cali only state the c,p,
''n-ton- 80 which my niind co.uv al r u car.,u
examination of this case.
~. an ia,n III, ".s exhibited IL patent dat, d
OK, oil Ari,' 1870 lhis l. pr'nla iair nieuce u,
INs titc, anu pats IA the r-s,s. .u,rut> the bur
"a oi uro II that tie pair.i Is ,o.u "a wuriul,ys
uceI mol 'ep AT Ia, .ehi.ihs III ne case of ,,uud.
year W; Ia v ""'i' Z. e. he.; 80 Bat now
,dupt thcn IL, aiuriing rue o. decision WI lei, N, .
pies cIct /! tU Iue u e-rm ,se -
As the inifinee",n. "i the pa e 1t i. almi, d,
the uul qu, -ou viii be Us to ine ,ahdt, ~, ,,,,
plainans patent OF Npiii - ih5o.
at wa, a I speculation Il been reduced IN
.'lac'icc a'd Mcr .eea,ed eXpCriiie,is. TINT the
complainant >uct,edci III rv.fco.in. 'hr irpju,i,e
and ignuruncco OF tue ,Ieupp un lie cubic, I'D
pcrsiulig the puDc ti;l, l. invcutiuu Ma, nse al.
lfter he had established ii> ear u,it, and vain.
a,id " zen Ills gen II anu patient pet-c> ur,,il, in
spite q. >.I"er- aud scoii-, were ,uuu,,t,Iv an,
:cs -ful, t.ai Iced, who Lad uc.,ic made rxnrI
.li,u, ~, ti.s me sliiJc I. and wa. ui.ucc... .iI
,in ,te,! thai had the hest l. hl t,.t.clu, ION
u aiter PURCHASE one "a more co nnt,,'ur
l,r'iocS ho .piieu o.i lie i>t Of Aov, mLrr lsi!i
Tor pitcni for subs,.,Lt.ily the s.l.u, ,,unli,n
tivii> ol devices aid iLcc.itan.u in c,,u,,,,i,
a''ts pa'ett' On i.e lot.' o' me same nun,u the
Ic-p''nde'> 'oriIeu tiiehi-eIv,s into cu,u,uy or
;u i'ortiph "a ,uu - Gc laced Torpedo Juilu,ny
tur tie ,',ipO,c III Iifitin, the c,lnu,una,,.. In,
vcl",, ron, a.a ,, s"rp ram tie rxpensr ~ litigation,
,cNereu even 'ittr TIE pre- inila.y Injunction tvry
piulrIi, si"nteI u, TIC District Judge
&c, q crcG hc entered for omplan mt for N per.
pe'dit iJuicflU diii Il a. stcr appuiuted la l., h,
~ a;;oLn, acc1r,ins to tnc prayer Of III. Lill
A. t'-uhiE Ek, Judg..
NorE.-Ihe passage referred to BY Judge ,:rier In
Ms i"riher ii c'.'on, . ailac-, p .yJ aIuptvd a..
app ic,i,le io thu ,as,' Wa- as follows:
~, l. .iiy the cisr. when any y.lru.le q, c,,
cry is wade any n,;w .iiue of rr, Al nj liz i
invented, int .isn teiituii "f lhe tnDic LII. leon
"a nd 10 ti1t -ub eat previously. ami Thai nm
stfsons nave pe-ii i','Fig r''--a chc- and cAi,ri
i.ohis ia i"eop ',r' ana mech .uicitns may ay.
~ tS'ihe III "-Gte Anticipated III tlrir ~ cu atiuu.
e p'sstpiity or pr',liai.ty Of such discovery or
u,ento"; niiny experiments nave b. ell ,,lc,,s.ftI
n'eI' coi'll e'' i,e;r YET failing shurt Il tie
:c-litd result 1"y have pr,d.crd nii,ur hen,
hcal H. i0veni Ill wie pecicc,ed !.iay ituiy n.
>.,d 10 bu The cuith thi,ialig pu Ut oi MANY yi.ni
heh = u o'i %. Int Inventor. but by maiy ,t,.
rs. .'e may i,,y' prou indilec !, by lhe np,,I,.
;e-siu experiments 'nd iliiurcs of uiL-r but /,
ii,e- the no r'sit t",;n share OF ,b, ht uo, rf
ti'c proi' oi me s'"c''sst'I inventor IL Is when
'pecn'Alon las oeeh rciiic u Ia Practice when ca.
peiln'ni id resulted II, discovery and when T. N,
si'."'ery ~ be'l perfected ny piicn ana conl,n
lied experiments when solnc new campo md ntt,
m,snn..:ciin ar hac"iDc la, been thu p,ut,uc.,,
whcu Is tseiiil to tncpibli that the pnrty taking n
baohc- public D. n.n,.rur ard entitled IL, 4, +, 'rnt
",iid !ri "neii een'u> aud paii, III perseverance.
nave al iciistn succscdc,!, in ii v ,;'-u, .rs and
COLI s;ir iuib!e Invention or cisco. .Iy hu,y
sc,Ium Is il iorlu"cI by reward tnvy I,i,. Inn
oi the ,''n"r, " hc slecu iors, sw,ndlu . and IN.
fa'rs rob ln ol thc poft-. Every unsucce,siul
eSl,eri y or Win did Id or diu int ,oI,,e ,,r
h''' i'iAnlis uls''ve'y n"w claims 1t. t.very os
wii call inFnt dli iap.' ,veueui or vary its irm
u'u.,n' @ ,'. rs 20 'f"e iie o'iGln"l os: very. W.
worth t prove '.at III" /" the usual history OF cy.
ry 20 At ,iscuy''rt or Invention.
'Thc present case Wgds another th6ntar o., ,h;
i"ns M nI'rn .story."--2 ailuce, 4 q Ne
ports "a