Julius King Optical Co. v. Bilhoefer’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate ·

Most-quoted passages

The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 1 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““In an eyeglass, the combination, with lenses, of posts or standards secured thereto, nose pads secured to said posts or standards and adapted to grip the nose, and other nose pads rigidly secured to said standards above and to the rear of the nose pads first named, and also adapted to grip the n.>se, substantially as specified.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Julius King Optical Co. v. Bilhoefer

2. ““By my invention I provide an eyeglass which is adapted to grasp the fleshy portion of the nose by pads which are rigidly secured and prevent any swiveling or rocking movement, and also other pads adapted to grasp the cartilaginous portion of the nose and to act as steadimonts.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Julius King Optical Co. v. Bilhoefer

3. ““It is evident that these pads are intended to grasp the nose at least at two different points, one of which points is in the rear of the other and higher up; the purpose being to prevent any swiveling or rocking movement of the glasses.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Julius King Optical Co. v. Bilhoefer