New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-05
TIE EDISON COMPANY WINS.
\ GREAT DEAL OF MONEY WAS AT STAKE
\ DECI ION BY THE UNITED STATS CIRCUIT
COURT OF APPEALS AGAINST THE
United STATES COMPANY.

4 DECISION BY THE UNITED STATS CIRCUIT
COURT OF APPEALS AGAINST THE
UNITED STATES COMPANY.
The court Of last resort has decided that Thomas A.
Edison is the inventor OF the ncandescent lamp This
means that the Edison Electric Light Company Will BE-
nrlched by many thousands, Dbl ars The decision was
aIdcd down Yesterday in the United states Circuit
Court Of Appeals Justices Wallace. Lacombe and
>hipman sitting. The style Of III, original suit was
the Edison Electric Light Company against the United
states Electric Lighting Company. In the Circuit
Court Judge Wallace decided In favor of the com
piainnn;. An appeal was taken to the higher court
and the appcllees won there.
Mr.. Edison made his invention of u carbon filament
in "A vacuum lamp In 1879. In 1850 he secured his
patent. Other inventor, claimed the priority. ana
number of COMPANIES hegan 10 manufacture the lamps
In lse5 he Edison Company began the suit against the
United states Company for infringement OF Its patent
This defendant manufactured the lamps in great.
quantities the other companies having much smaller
abilities. These other concerns will also be compelled
10 give an accounting OF their profits and to cease the
manufacture Of the lamps.
The validity Of the Edison patent first decided
5y Justice Bradley OF the United states Supreme
court In the wcll-known MckeespOrt case. In le39
This judge overt brew the claims of Sawyer and Man,
whose inventions had been bought BY the nlted
states Company. The suit Just decided was argued
before Judge Wallace In the United states Nrcui'
Court The counsel were. for the Edison Company
Eaton e. Lewis, GrOsvenor p Lowrey, Clarence A.
seward r. n. Dyer and Albert II. Walker: for the
United states Company, Kerr & Curtis. Edmund Wet
MORE General s. A. Duncan and Frederick H. Bets
Judge Wallace decided in favor OF the Edison Company
The case reargued by the same counsel Delore
Judges acombe and Shpman, In the Court OF Appeals
II is thought that the Edison Company VIII re
cover many thousand dollars In damages IRON uit
United States and other companies, ana II VIII nave
1 is declared, its revenues Increased Tl,oUoOoo
ear until the patent expires. Mr. Lewis, OF Eato'
~ Lewis said Yesterday that from 10000 to eo,oOe
lamps were used daily. OF these the Edison company
not be advanced and customers of the United state
Gonna would not be interferld with. II was nkeN
that an arrangement would b. entered into by which
other companies would lie allowed to continue The
manufacture OF lamps. as the Edison Company haf
not sufficient capacity to manufacture all the lamp
required.
,eDrgc Westing hOuse jr., president Of the Wesing
house Electric Il Manufacturing company, was seei
cult Court Of Appeals handed down In the Edison
lamp case. lie said that while 1t had always beef
IDS opinion that the Edison lamp patent ought no
in fairness to be Sustained, hi, company had beef
Of year might be sustained BY the Crcui
Court OF Appeals. His company accordingly iat
fully anticipated the decision banded down, so tina
Is business will not be hampered by 1t. The paten
Sustained had almost expired and furthermore suci
developments had been made In the electrical wOrl(
during the last year two that the decision. copni
now. would not have the effect which 1t might lav,
had if given earlier In the history OF the business.