VERVE, LLC v. Crane Cams’s Empirical Analysis
2001
Citation profile
2 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 35 U.S.C. § 102 · 35 U.S.C. § 112
Relies on Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. · Celotex Corporation v. Catrett H · Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio Corporation · Markman v. Westview Instruments, Inc. · Street v. Jc Bradford & Company
Most-quoted passages
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“A push rod for an internal combustion engine comprising: a single piece of metal in the form of an elongated hollow tube having a middle portion, first and second end portions and rounded seats at the tips thereof, said middle portion having a larger outer diameter than the end portions, and said tube having a substantially constant wall thickness throughout the length and the tips thereon.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“A method of making a one-piece push rod, said method comprising: (a) providing a hollow tube having a given outer diameter; (b) compressing at least the end portions of the tube provided in step (a) said tube having a substantially constant wall thickness throughout the length of the tube and the tips thereon; and (c) forming tips of the tube into the desired shape.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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