The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1871-01-14
1uBEETs' PETROLEUM TORPEDO.

iuBEHTS' PETROLEUM TORPEDO.
! EORP PE,DOES
| THE ROBERTS
! PETROLEUM TORPEDO CO.
I Office at the
fKaD PLANNING MILL,
Corner OF Pine and sceond Streets,
Near the zeaiiroadD
| TITUsvILLR, Pa. .
Owing TO the lan,e aud increasing demand for ,nt
hoberts' Iorpsdoss, anu the late decision OF The
CoinmissiOner Of Patents Ia refusing TO Wm. Reed
M,enii M ane the deci.inn q Judge II. e. Irer
h,ns .ha ,as 81 N9Dsr's % pstest they nave LoWEKkD
.TwENrY. PER CENT.
90 that every Operator can afford ~ try q Torpedo
} before abandoning Well.
The following IL the decision rendered NV 1,do.
sirier on the twenty.seconf (2z) day OF s.,tember
lSS IN the United States Circuit Court M Phladsl,
Pnla. The case was argued three days nv 1'harIos
A. Meiler 81 New York, b. n Lucas and s. A. Pur
Vance OF Pittsburgh, for defendants, and Caorae
Harding Of Philadelphia, and Gsorge L. ULris,v 81
fittsburgh, for plaintf '' VI
OPINION OF JUDGE GRIER
As write with difficulty can only star. ,,o ,o
cusions TO which my mind has come MI ter carat,
examination of this case sAie'a
o.. The com 9lainant has exhibited a patent dated
good title and puts ON the respondents The hrp, W.
den OF proof that the patent is void or worthless
need not repeat my remarks in the case Of Good
ssant ssar W ,bdm Dsy MS o. Rep 2so) but now
plies Clearly TO the present case. "P
As the management of the patent 10 admi, ted
the only Question viii be as to the validity Of COM
ut was after speculation had been redro.d o.,
practice and after repeated experiments, thar tho
complainant succeeded in overcoming .he nrepd;ns
nar sIofance ICE OF the people on the subject and
pssusoing the public that his invention was useh
after he had established its great utility and yana
aud when Ills genius and patient perseveronca ~,
spite OF enc sncers and scofs," were completely suc.
cessfui, that Heed, who had before made exnsr;
mens on the same subject, and was unsmccaPSi
Imagined that he had the best right to einyenrinn
ara after purchasing one more complainant tnr
g apDeu on ths lst OF November 1851
tons of devices and achnn Contained in connIa;"
ants patent. On the 18th of the same month the
responaea,s formed themselves into company or
caieo "The Reed Torpedo Coinnanv !, |
for the purpose of pirating the Communicates T.,
vsntion, and supporting the expense of liti"at;nn
md thus defraud him of the fruits They hive n,i
D.on.i ,...ni ny. tae preliminary injunction very
property granted by ths District Judge veg
Let decree be entered for complanont so- a
petnai Injunction and Master appointed 70 tsIe
NJ account according to the prayer Of the bili. ~
~ rxs -xv. n. q. GRIER, Judge.
II, Nors-The passage referred to by Judge (,rier IN
as former decision, Wallace, p. 2e9 sdontcd AZ
'ppiicssoie ?i, to this case was as follows: 'N 90
is usualIy the case, when any yaluabIs A, .c,,
~ Is made or amy new machine Of great mi ;,v T.
nvenieu, tuat tfe attention of the public ha, Iean
urntn TO that subject previously, and thai MAJ
nsnt. ,e Ph os Sern making researches and expert
"a some measure anticipated in their sn.cnia,i"r
me possloility or probability Of sneh di.coverv nr
ntsnoo; ,,sd many experiments have beo successful
iesired rssnt byy Ts,y hsar yet falling short Of the
,ciai. Inc Invention when perfected may frniy he
aid to be the eliminating point OF manv ay ayo; W
,rs sn no, ony 6y the inventor, but by many 9Th
y US re may nave protlted Indirectly by the nsnc.
essiui experiments and failures of oiber. hn, :,
ves Them no right to claim share of the bc Dor ~
ne Ploa OF the successful inventor it is when
erment has resulted In discovery ond VIA, 20,
scovery mas been perfected by patient ana contin'
ed experiments, when some new comnnnpJ art
rSnIiactie hi,, or machine has been thus produced
ou uselui 10 that the party ma iny n
eeomes apubic benefactor and entitled IN . no,an,
"Ano yet when genius and patient perseyeronnn
ave ave Ut length succeeded, In spite of sneers and
eaom is Il roIoweS In discovery how
tne honor, while Spectators, swindle,s. and nj.
atss ROD MN OF the profits. Every Iinsncces.trl
,ar wno did or did or did not come very
tar a making discovery now claims H. Every on,
no can invent ali improvement or va,v ~ ons
aims right to pirate the original discoyerv W.
sed not summons Morse, or Blanchard or vo"d
70 prove tnat tnls Is the usual history of eve
great discovery or invention.
"Ihe present case adds another cbanter to th,. |
ng ana a uniform history."-2 Wallace, G. c. Rs.
'rts p 292. O' A''