The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1871-02-13
OBEK7s' PETRa! ECN TORPEt o

OBEkTS' PETROL ECN TORPEDO
TORP tLiDOES.
THE RUBERTs
PETROLEUM T0RsGDa CO.
ofs,ce al he
|seaB i'L,N.ya HiaA,
corner of P;n. ana second see IL
;>~as the sfat "oai'
TIIUsViLLE, Pa.
Owing TO the large ana iHcica.in. dcnanh 20 W.
Roberts rorpei ami Tn. ato docstDiI OF 'h
, Commissioner VI ptent- Ia fcia'inl 10 " III "tu
parent ald the i'isi III of Jn4ssc t'et SUI
tanning The tubsrt-' pitcut they Lave LOW T. 'Hi
the price vi their Iorped0Ns
TWENTY, PER CENT
.o that every Operator can Afford To try q Torpedo
before abandoning Well.
The 70 lowing is the decision rendered by Judge
tirier on the weity-econl t22l day of SCI teubcr.
iS'9, N the Uniled states Circrii Count At Ph lade
phia. The case WAS argued three days by Charlc,
" Keller Of New York, Is u Lucas hnd y A. i'ur
vance Of Pittsburgh, ios dci' ndanis, and Neursc
Hardin. Of pnaicpha. ana Gevfge IL. ,hi-iy, Uf
Pittsburgh, for plsnta.
OPINION OF JUDGE GRIER.
Az write with iiniculty can ouly state the con
cltl. ion, whicd my mind has come aticr u.
examination Of this case. !
rhr com iain,nt n,s exhibited patent dat. q
25th Of April, lod5. This il prma iacr evidence oi
good title, aud puts on the respondents the bur
dyl of proof t!mt the patent is void worthless.
neeu mt repeat my leniarhs IN the case of Good
year vs.. Da q Wall C. G. he.g - bat noa
adopt them ar aiierdins "a raeo decision which ap-
elm Ia IN 4 ~ n-pnt a.
As the Infringement Of the patent is admitted,
the ont question will be us to the yalidt, ol com.
paiunns patent OF Aprii p, lo5S.
.'lt was after speculation mad been reduced to
practice aid sier repeated experiments. that the
complainant succeeded in overcoming he lrejuOice
aud Ignorance ot. the people un tic subject, and
r.rsuadg the punlic thal I'll. invention was use u ;
afer he had established ii- great u.t, aud r,iue
ad "when ills gen u and patient perseverance, IN
spite oi sicers and scOif-,n were completely nc
e--fi,l, that Reed, who lad ueI'Ie made cxpet-
mcnis IN the same suhJc t, and was Unsuccessful,
i'm ginec that he had the hest /. .hl tuteinveniou
u after purchasing ohe of more Compla nant'-lo
penOe, he applied ON the lat of November, lsGi
for pitcnt Tor suD5tintitly the slutr comhina
ton. Of devices and IL hine contained in conp ain.
anis patent ,'n the 10th 0i the same month the
Respondents formed themselves intoa company on
COZ l,OisliUn called "fhe Reed Torpedo Company
for tie purpose Of ,irUtns the cunplainais in.
We, ton, ai s,ipp brin. the eXpei.s- tirrtioh.
NJ d thu defraud hiri "f the fruits. The, have pc.
severed, even 't,r the pre- imnary INJUNCTION Very
properly granite Nv TIE Distinct .'udle
Let cree he entered for complainant for "A per-
petual injunction. aad Il a,ster appointed 10 take
an accolnl according 10 'hc prayer Of The bill.
IL =. UlIEa, Judge.
NorE.-Thn passage referred TO bv Judge Grier il,
hi- former d-ct'un, y Wallace. p 800 adopted as
app ic,s'e to ihi- casc WAS ts fuiluw-
"lL il Usually the case. when any valuable di.coy
cry is made or any Now nacnine ot great nj ity l.
invented. that Tea tentiun Ut The public has betl
turned to TIN. subject prev ousy aud hat mai,
persons have he.n making iescit itchcs and eNr.ri
| ments fh losopntr- ana meclaDciaDs may ha,.
| n some MEASURE anticipated in their 50 cuatiun
the Ds,ioi iIy or proDio'lty of such discovery o
invention; mnny experiments have bee. bucc, s-fll
T.! iIied, coniuG veri near yet IA ling short ui til
| dc 'ircd result. They have prJitced uo;ling ben
| acal The Invention vine iieric ';e. may truly "
sid to be the eliminating point iimany expe,i
men :, n,t 0n hy the Inventor. tut by many ct.
Ur- Q NAV have l'r"i,ted niTgctl, by the un>,i,
| cc-,lui experiments and Failures of ether. bat
gives tie n nU r-t to a IN IL are OF the he nor
u.e prob, Of tho successful inventor 1t i. whe
.pecua'iOu his been reduc to practice. when ey
| pertinent ,u resulted II. disrogery and when n
discovery la b- pert cied y pa ienl anu cOntlI
| lied experiments when some new cuulJO md ar
| manu- tncln a or marune ha- been hIi. pre- due
winch Is useidl - the cpubic that the pagtV ma Kim.
becomes apdbic b. factor aud entitled 10 a "a en-
"ind yet -vicn genus and pa.i mt perseverance
have at length -uCc 'cdti, in 10 OF -u,er AN
COTS me V luablr iuvcuti, II ur LiscO"e.y hn
| ,'idom !, IL loiloHci ID, reward ENVY luh. hir
Of tae hpnOr hiIe ecu.fors, sw udir $ and !,
| rates rob him UI TIE profits Every un,ucce-s Sit
| eXperu nier who do or d.d ur did not come vi
| near ni,hiug II discovery n'w claims IL. tvcry oi
who can invent an inpr vcmeut ar vary its inr
claims right ID iralc the or.nul oisc very v
| u I'd not -umnOn- O"se or Rlinchnd or Wo,
worth t" prove Tat thi- l. HE usual history Of cv
rs gr, at uiscovr rry or invention.
The present case aGds another chapter to Il
long tnd Uniform history - ailace, G. =. /
ports p 292