Simplex Electric Heating Co. v. Leonard’s Empirical Analysis
180 F. 763 · 1910
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1 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on Kokomo Fence Machine Co. v. Kitselman · Boyd v. Janesville Hay Tool Co. · Union Match Co. v. Diamond Match Co. · Simplex Electric Heating Co. v. Leonard · Leonard v. Simplex Electric Heating Co.
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““1. In an electro-heating apparatus, the combination, with the heated surface plate and the resistance, of a coating of enamel or its equivalent, securing the resistance to, but insulating it from, said plate, substantially as set forth. “2. In an electro-heating apparatus, the combination, with the plate to be heated and the resistance, of a coating of adhesive enamel or its equivalent for securing the resistance to, but insulating it from, said place, substantially as set forth. “3. In an electrical apparatus, the combination, with a supporting body and an electric conductor, of a coating of enamel or its equivalent, securing the conductor to, while insulating it from, the body, substantially as set forth.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority““In using the term ‘enamel’ I refer to any of the adhesive substances commonly employed to produce on the surface of metallic and other objects an adherent coating or film, usually called an ‘enamel,’ and which is made permanent by heating it after its application; but I prefer to use such substances as are commonly applied to iron ware in the manufacture of cooking utensils, generally known as granite ware.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority““However, I do not regard as equivalents glass or such other vitreous .substances as have not the capability of requisite adhesion to the body they coat, and the property of expanding and contracting with it sufficiently to avoid breaking of the insulation.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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