The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1871-12-12
ROB ERTs PETROLEUM yoam,
ROB EKTS PETROLEUM voaprnI
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THE ROBERTS
PETROLEUM TORPEDO A
Office at the
G I'm PLANING MIlI
cor cr OF pine and Sce ond IT,.
Near the ka'iroadJ
TITUSV1LLE, PA.

pwlnE ~ IN" ihn-e ana increasing demsna ~
Roberts TUrpedOrs, and the late deci,ioa ~
Commi- sioner Of Patents IN refusing m "
patent and the decision of Judge 4. G. ssn
tanning the itObSTts' patent they lave InWu
the price of their TorpedosI
TWENTY PER CENT.
so that every Operator can Afford ,v ,ry
before apaudcnin. Well.
The to lowing IL the decision rendered Nv !, i
Gricr on the twenty y.second (22) day of s,,,.'
1862 In the United States Circuit Court Al pss.'
phia. The cass WAS argued three dsys hv R.
NJ. Keller OF Ncv York, b. Y. Lucas and tt ~
vance of Pittsburgh, for defendants, and q.
Harding OF Philadelphla, and George H. Ihr..
Pittsburgh, for piainuf.
OPINION OF JUDGE GRIER. n,
As write with difficulty can only .,a,. N.
clusions to which my mind has COME after A y,
examination of this case.
The complainant has exhibited . psteo, A,
25th Of April, ISIS This Ia prima fAci. eyid,-.
a good title, aud puts On the respondents N"
den of proof that the patent is void or wor,hlr.
need not repeat my remarks in the case Of Go,&
year vs.. Day {. Wall, c. L. Rep; :29,) ba, "A
adopt them IA aiiording a rule OF decision which =
pic- clearly 10 the present case. 4
As the infringement Of the patent II aaml,
the only question will be as to the validity Of ~
plainanis patent Of April 25, 1855.
Il WAS after speculation had becn reduees J
practice aud afttr repeated experiments iA.,
complainant succeeded In over coming the prga:
and ignoi auce Of the people OIL the sutie,,
uessu tulug the public thai his Invention va, ~
att he mad established Its great utility and nd
and when his genius and patient perseyefspa
spite o sneers and sooffs, were complrtry
Get siu, that Reed, who had before made en-,
mcnt, on the same subject, and WAS unsuso Ii
and after burchasiny one or more complainsu,
l,. annlitu TIM 81 nf y,
Tor patent for substantially the same con
uu- ui dc,ic,s and machine cont aimed In com, ,
an, ps;.nt Gu the 18th Of the same moni :
rc-pUudcuts formed thenss ives into a compsr,
cor, Grafton called "1hc Heed Torpedo tcr,r'I
the purpose Of pra.lng the CON piainsl,.
aud tnus deiraud HIM Of the frui1. They hau Il
sHved. even aftcr the prcl.mAry injupe,.a "A
properly granted by tic ..i.tricr Judge;
Let a d-i;es be cuter'3 for cQiuI lsinai iOr p
petual inJun ctiop: and - Master, aypuinle " "
an account ac,Vidinsy 10 lhs payer u ,hshll =
X, c.. GRlEk, 1uxs
NOTE The passage refe!red to BY judge (ihs!
his former decision, 8 Wallace, p. 10 saop,:
app icabie to this caee waa ~ follows:
at is usually the ease, when any valuable tin'
cry Is made, or amy new machine Of grra, uiii,
Invented, that the attention OF the public hs. N
turnu1 ~ that subject sviously, aad that nj
persons have been making researches and eye
ments. Philosopher abd mechsniciAus may hV
IN some measure anticipated In their speeul,al
.he possibility or probability Of such di.eo,sg
nNcntiou; many experiments have besI suecu,.
y liicd, :or.ag very near. yet failing short o. .
desired yesult. They have produ ;sd nothing Ia
fclai The Invention Whsi perfected may iu!
said to be the eliminating poin, OF many ere
men r, not only by the inventor. hut by mai! a
ors. iie may have proflted indirectly by the li,.
ce--fl experiments and failures Of other, bE
gives them no right To claim II share oil the teta
TIE profit Of tho successful in,cutur Il Il W
speculation has been reduced TO practice, vt9s
pertinent ha- resulted III discovery and WHEN u
discovery mas been perfected by patient and toir
| ued experiments, when some new compound I
manufacture, or machine has been thu, pnsrs
which is useful to ths blic, that the party niai'i
becomes apublic bcnefactor and entitled to Iss
sand yet when genius aud psti, ut pere,sriI
| have at length succeeded, In spite of sn,srt .
| -coffs, some valuable invention or disco"sry, b
seldom Is Il followed by reward Envy robs \
| Of tine honor, hiie speculators, swindeia and
rates rob him of the profits. Every unsuetts
| exl'erimcn,er who did or did or do not come
near making discovery now cls.jns II. Eyd!
who can Invent an Improvement OF vary Ito Va
claims right 10 piraIr the original disco,sr!.
need not SUMMONS Morse, or Blanchard, or Ws
worth to prove that this II the usCa history of &
| ry great discovery or invention.
The Present case ACIDS another chapter W !
long and uniform hlst0ry."-2 wA,Jacs,I T. =
ports p ~: