New-York tribune., 1922-12-10
Begins
Litigation on
Vital Patents
o.,,,o,.. sf Sui, Instituted
v',aF sgecls All Independent
aaurai aNaaUufsciurers of Vacuum
T''Ss Radio Ins:runeuts
a.. Far.Reaching lmpor'
sLonld the Final DecisIo" ,I,,,,
'nTs,r S,Tor R. c. A. They Will
Have, Have virtual Monopoly

a let 49, ertirs nav lo',sIs
poTtanee " ...,rsef . me southern
has been go, b ths Radio corpora
District SosH. S.., srsinst ~ Il. Gfebe
lcn Of A15'a Bsnneli Company as
Co. ana .tr Ths complaint al
5lri cci,tll.e'~-.-cs Of five specific pat
sgts iniI'.ss'-s ne vacuum tube. In
rs eches.,,,.s ,rnirst other concerns
1870 - been filed.
80 against toe first mentioned
Ss-fs. Is apparently the opening
= 49, long threatened legal wsr-
~lieh was forecast the moment
- reh'ic interest IN radio broad
-. - became evident.
Il jis brosdcst aspects the. present
,..,~.,isn affects the manufacturers
.1sl rs1io apparatus designed lor use
- the vacuum tgbe, and the cues
- involved is whether they have
49, r1ht 81 make such appliances
.i.kool Infringing the rights claimed
ty thc Plaintiff.
Independents Affected
qouli the Radio Corporation be
,,,,eaiu IN this action =, will be
s-arognt % bcstov ing upon u a
,s-,lete monopoly in the rlarufacture
4 Al yacuun tube rl.J equipment.
, See,sion in It's favor v.ll sound
q, Seatk-kncll of all independent
-sruissturers, incluaing the group
sssh Is manufacturing on licenses is-
ned under thc Armstrong rcgcncratiye
sksuil patent
~ frst OF TIE two suits instituted
,,,in, re Grebo and Bunneil COM
ss~iss involvcs the two DC Forest
,.sents gti.3S7 ard S7e,532. The for
~, eoSeYs the vacuum tube as 40
f,lis5 audion amplitier, and the latter
,ov,rs the well known grid" structure
- ,se modern "tri0de." or three-cIe-
"a, vacuum tube. This suit Is tho
-ors important Of the two.
liihough both these patents have
cured In litigntion before. their valid.
~ IA, never been carried to . court
A l,st resort, bccause IN the previous
,r.isa the late Narconi Company Of
I-sries eorfessed judgment 20 botA
(, e-Ser 10 Gear the issue which de-
tsrrise5 that the audion was an Is
'rinrrstt % The Fleming valve co
rn,to oi.the three OF ita elements
rtp ,oaf,med. -.J
he ksao Corporation g. the sue
cesscf m tis Aafconi Coz ;. The
10 De Fprfst patents WeIe trans
erred 70 w Amer rican Telephone ard
telegraph Company by Or. Lee Dc
Forest and the DC Forest Company.
ne title 70 these patents has been
giren 70 the Radio Corporation, TO-
yt'heg with the right % sue under
ben for the purpose OF this suit cnd
other srecifc suits, but the articles OF
he tross licensing agreement as be-
.vsea Tie General Electric, Westing-
sosR Electric, American Telephone
I'd telegraph companies and others
q ne Radio Corporation OF AmeTica
gros, have not been diecloscd in the
1cnpiirt
Arndrong Licensees Affected
Al h,eresting feature Of the situe-
ht u.s,ed by tho action Is the posi-
ac1 q lke seventeen licensees Of the
ArTrong rogenerHtivc patent. These
aifett.urers were tho original
i,lhuts. and at the time the Wostina-
kogs. Electric Company took over the
Armstrong patent they did so subject
y he licenses and agreements out
Standing.
The AuircnC licenses have formed
eef9ofatiou, the directors and OIL
Gers Of which are ~ each case repre-
seni2llyts or owners Of Armstrong IL
snstL This corporation will cooper
ais With the Grcbc company in the
f'itii. o. TIE action, u IS ssid.
. ne Radio Corporation 30 success
sl IN i,s action sgsinst the Crebs
Company, Il Is said. none OF the Arm
nTong licensees will be able 10 manu-
,assufe TsgsueTatiye sets under their
icsutet.
The Radio Corporation IS repre-
Na.sa ey Sheffield & Betts, sttor
,s.' sAa l. 7. Il. Belts. counsel. The
wv aaa Rannel companies arc
nsR'.'ss,ed % the Grm Of Pennie,
- ',, ,,.s.yin saaiyin Z Edmonds, sttorneys,
niii'am d. Davis and Willis II.
iJ''oF IT, of the sane firm, as coun-
Second Suit on Minor Patents
nc second sri, involves three
1ehts Which arc ALLEGED 10 be In
essa. flty arc the Lsrg,nuir nateut.
~ 49, 1,sr' l9'olVing the grid condenser
n, -l's- i,g, g !ehk; The Lowensteia pat
4 1870, "nlca covers the system
'.,as negative bias on the grid
-. 'seaum tube. and the Mathes
t's-o''os, Thich places q mega
81 49,. on Toe gsid b. means Of
/" ee' ihl' patent is alleged 20
~. '''Pfofemeot on the Lowonsteiu
Olk..
a 49, + concerns already sued by the
~. eeiPotation are the following:
Il ~, s.',es Corporation, New York
i &C. -e Lsngnuir patent; john Firth
i saoer the two Dc Forest and
j ~, patents, and the Sleeper
I 49,. onpany under The Langnuir
4 m. Vtner suits along similar lines
Instituted, {. was learned.
-, eiion will probably be tried
~ nne early In THE nev, wear.
~ 'ae suits specifically men
me-. ele The only ones 90 far
j NJ j, Uery Independent manufac-
tss,. Iscio apparatus in which g
~ t1oe is employed Is involved
III, roseomo, because should the
',,,r,,;L.o lpotation be upheld in It's
\ ~ sns The ruling will mean that
q IA 80. manufacture such aprara-
4 y -. -. though they DO not supply
Fs...ssem tubes for il.
4 ss,r.-..f me manufacturers Of non
"a al. vacuum tube apparatus
i 10 49, frequency afnpliaed sets will
4 tf 80. ~. together 20 defend any action
x vs 70 brought against them is
4 ti,,t.. apparent. but tae actions
~ -. .oi'uzht have causod consider
4 a. ie mo manufacturing circles
'aelo Industry.
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