MACDONALD ET AL.

v.

H. W. PETERS CO., INC.

Citator

Cited By

• Ranco, Inc. v. Gwynn, 128 F.2d 437 (6th Cir. 1942)
  …t produce a result which is the product of the combination, and not a mere aggregation of several results, each the complete product of one of the combined elements ; Hartman Furniture & Carpet Co. v. Banning, 7 Cir., 59 F. 2d 129, certiorari denied 287 U.S. 659, 53 S.Ct. 121, 77 L.Ed. 560. Mere skill is not invention; and an adaption of a well-known mechanical expedient is within the expected skill of the art; Shaler Co. v. Rite-Way Products, supra. The test generally applied in distinguishing invention f…
• Huntman Stabilizer Corp. v. Gen. Motors Corp. (two cases), 144 F.2d 963 (3d Cir. 1944)
  …e product of one of the combined elements. It must be the product of the coacting influences of the various elements and which is produced by their union. Hartman Furniture & Carpet Co. v. Banning, 7 Cir., 1932, 59 F. 2d 129, certiorari denied 1932, 287 U.S. 659, 53 S.Ct. 121, 77 L.Ed. 560. A number of old parts or elements which, in the aggregation, perform or produce no new or different function or operation than that theretofore performed or produced by them is not patentable invention. Lincoln Engineeri…