 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1875 - 732 pages
...the original thought, a change only in form, proportions, or degree, the substitution of equivalents, doing substantially the same thing in the same way...substantially the same means with better results, is not such invention as will sustain a patent. These rules apply alike, whether what preceded was... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1917 - 780 pages
...Mere carrying forward of the original thought, a change only in form, proportions or degree, doing the same thing in the same way, by substantially the same means, with better results, is not such invention as will sustain patent. Id. 8. Patents claiming merely improvements in devices... | |
 | United States. Court of Claims - Law reports, digests, etc - 1926 - 1122 pages
...the original thought, a change only in form, proportions, or degree, the substitution of equivalents, doing substantially the same thing in the same way...substantially the same means with better results, is not such invention as will sustain a patent." The petition will be dismissed. It is so ordered.... | |
 | United States. Court of Claims - Law reports, digests, etc - 1937 - 786 pages
...mere carrying forward of the original thought, a change only in form, proportions, or degree, doing the same thing in the same way, by substantially the same means, with better results, is not such an invention as will sustain a patent." Rolerts v. Rycr, 91 US lW\Belding Mfg. Co. v. Challenge... | |
 | Law - 1885 - 550 pages
...the original thought, a change only inform, proportions, or degree, the substitution of equivalents doing substantially the same thing in the same way...substantially the same means with better results, is not such invention as will sustain a patent." The case of Reckendorfer v. Faber, 92 US 347, is much... | |
 | Law - 1875 - 722 pages
...the original thought, a change only in form, proportions or degree, the substitution of equivalents doing substantially the same thing in the same way,...substantially the same means with better results, is not such invention as will sustain a patent. This is so also whether what preceded was covered by... | |
 | United States. Patent Office - Copyright - 1877 - 678 pages
...subject was reconsidered and a patent issued to him. After this grant of a patent to Lyinan, Sandford surrendered his original patent and obtained his reissue...decided no longer ago than the last term, in Smith vs. Nichols, (21 Wall., 112.) Clearly, we think, therefore, the invention of Saudford was anticipated... | |
 | United States. Patent Office - Copyright - 1879 - 530 pages
...idea of the patentee without making a distinct invention. But a mere carrying forward or new or mere extended application of the original thought — a...thing in the same way by substantially the same means irith belter remit* — is not such invention as will sustain a patent. These rules apply alike, whether... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1895 - 2084 pages
...roof stones in roofs for vaults is not invention (French v. Carter, 137 US 239, 11 Sup. Ct. 90); that a change only in form, proportions, or degree, doing...thing in the same way by substantially the same means, but with better results, is not invention (Ansonia Brass & Copper Co. v. Electrical Supplv Co., 144... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1884 - 1902 pages
...the original thought; a change only in form, proportions, or degree; the substitution of equivalents, doing substantially the same thing in the same way...substantially the same means, with better results, — is not such invention as will sustain a patent." Smith v. Nichols, 21 Wall. 112, 119. Being satisfied... | |
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