The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1871-02-16
x0DEKFp FErR@I EUM TORPEDO.

xe1DERTp TErR9I.E .EU9l TORPEDO.
'TO.RP EiDOES.
r1fE ROBERTS
E2TgHsc.IsyM TgRREro ca.
Office at the
kYD R'LANING MILL,
CorAer OF Pinc and Second streets,
Near the rtatirOadJ
T1rUSVILLE, Pa. :.
Owing to the large aud increasing demand for the
kvbert-' Toipedoes, ani the late decision of the
Comni- i-sioncr of Patents in refusing to VIM Reed
patent and the decisi m OF Judge Il, q ei1er SUI
tai',ing the koberts pitent they nave Low rkED
ths price VI their Torpedoes
.TwEN ~ PER CENT.
20 that every Operator can afford ,v Try Torpedo
before abandoning Well.
The following Is the decision rendered by Judge
Grier on the twenty y-second (22) day of seite n,bcr
Is9 IN the United states Circuit Court at Phladel'
pnia The case was argued three duys by Charles
Al Keller OF New York, X r. Lucas and l. A. Pur-
Slauce Of Pittsburgh, for defendants, and GEORGE
Mardns Of pniladeiphla, and George Il. Chrisly, VI
Pittsburgh, for plaintiff.
OPINION OF JUDGE GRIER.
As write with difficulty eau only state tho con
c!us ions to which my mind has CO ns after A caref
examination Of this case
The com uaintnt has exhibited - patent dated
18th OF April, ioiJ. This is prlmi ,r evidence of
COOL title, and puts on the respondents the bur
deh OF prom that the patent Is void worthless
necd not repeat my remarks in the case Of Good.
year W Day Il Vail, G. G. KEEP; 2s9) but now
adopt them as aaoriinS rule oi decs ION which an,
plies Clearly to tne Present Case.
As the infringement of the patent Is ad,ni, ttG
the only question will he as the validity ot com.
phiinan s patent OF April y, 1s5S. w
"lt WIS after speculation had been reduced 70
practice" and after repeated experiments thar the
compailabt succeeded in overcoming he prejudice
ahC lghurancc OF the people on the subject, and
peraauig The public that his invention ~ a. sn,nI.
ai'tr he tad established its great uilt, and y.lue
and when his genius aud patient perseverance. in
spite Oi sncerS a,id scOh-,f were Comnlrtely .1r.
ces-h'i, that Heed who had before made expert.
iheu,a on Tue s'nie subject, and was succes
Imagined that c had the best ri.ht to IL invention
ara alter purchasing one of more complains ior
pedoe- he npp!ied on tho ist of November, 1877.
Tor plt',ht for substantially tho sanie co,nbipa
lions OF devices and ,aChine contained in co,nplain.
auts patent On tho 10th of the same month the
respondents formed themselves intoa company or
corporation caeti The Reed Torpedo Cuinnnv. !,
for the purposs Of Diriting the complainaIs in
Vention. and supporting tile expense OF litigation.
ard thus defiani him Uf the irults. They have ne,
properly granted by tine District Judge
Let decree he entered for complainant for a per
pett'a' injunction, and Isster appointed to take
al ACCOUNT according to the prayer Of Ihe bill.
n. Z. GRIER, Judge.
"orE.-The passage referred to bv Judge ;rier IN
his former decision, ! Wallace, .. 2g9 adopted ns
app ic.bie to this ease was as follows:
1T Is usually the case, when any VulunlIo d;.cnv
cry IL aade OF any new mncinne Of gr. at mi itv ia
Invented. tat nealtention of the public h,i, been
1nrned to that subject previously, aud thar n,,ny
pefsoas invc been making Researches and expert
1nents Philosophers ana irechanicians may hay,
}hs)ne MEASURE anticipated In their I'D. ctilarions
Tile possibility or probability Of such discovery or
Invention; many experiments have been successful
Iy tted, coming very near vet nlinp shor, ,t tIa
desired result. They have produced nolbino benr
ncai The Invention whei perfected NAV Truly he
Raid to be the eliminating point OF many eyncrj.
meas, npt ou'y by the inventor. hut by mauy yth.
ors lie may have proited indrcc,ly by The iipsnr
ce-sflll Experiments nd Futures of other4 but il
gives then no rigAt To ca share OF the hon Of
thc proht OF the sii,ccssiui inventor II il when
snecu'a'ioh mas peeh r'iuced 10 practice, when cx-
p'rihcht ma resulted Ii, discovery and when T. M
discovery has bssn perfected by pl,ont ana cOnin.
ued experiments when some new cpmnOund art
mahulictale, "r liciIne has been ,hil. produced
becomes apubc bencactor anu y titled TO pa, ent.
sand get when senaS aud plr ut perseverance,
have at length succeeded, in sDi,c Of .u.erS and
.eDns, % some xn,nabls Invention u discovery how
seldom Is II followed by reward - Envy rob. him
OF tie honor, Whine spccuators s,yinJc,s and nj.
fntes rob him of the profits. Every un,,lcce.sinl
exiernienter who did or did or Gid not come very
near hiaRing discovery now claims il. Every Qua
1no can invent an Improvement or vary its iurn,,
chi,i- " rlsii' 10 pirate the original discovery We
hau not summons Morse OF Blanchard or Wood
Wortn 10 prove mat this is the usual history Of eve
Ty great discovery or invention
"The Present case aQds uuother cb.,te- IN th,s
lonS ana UNIFORM hstosy."2 " ailace, G e. Ike.
ports y. "92 " ~''