Luten v. Sharp’s Empirical Analysis
234 F. 880 · 1916
Citation profile
3 federal appellate ·
How this case has been cited
Cited by 3 later decisions — most recently August 1952
3 federal appellate ·
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on Luten v. Sharp
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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Patent No. 852,870. 14. “A bridge or arcb of concrete or other suitable material having, wings joined thereto by rods imbedded in said wiugs and extending into the abutments.” 15. “A bridge or arch of concrete or other suitable material having wings joined thereto by rods imbedded in said wings and extending into and through the abutments.” 16. “A bridge or arch of concrete or other suitable material having wings joined thereto by rods imbedded in one of said wings and extending through the abutment into the opposite wing.” Patent No. 853,202. 17. “A bridge of concrete or similar material having a reinforced spandrel or girder extending across Hie abutment or pier, and cantilevered on the abutment or pier, with tension members extending across the abutment or pier near the upper surface of the spandrel or girder.” Patent No. 979,776. 1. “A reinforcement for concrete girders, beams, etc., comprising a lower horizontal tension rod and upper and lower shearing rods, each having a central horizontal part, inclined parts extending outwardly from opposite ends ot the central part and horizontal parts extending outwardly from the ends of said inclined parts, the central horizontal part of the lower shearing rod being longer than that of the upper shearing rod, and the horizontal ends of the upper shearing rod being longer than those of the lower shearing rod, substantially as set forth.” Patent No. 989,272. 3. “The combination of an upright member with a transverse member and knee b”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Luten v. Washburn““The uso of steel and iron rods, wire mesh, expanded metal, and like articles imbedded in different ways in cement girders, beams, floors, posts, and other articles made of cement, to strengthen and reinforce them, was old, well known, and had long been practiced before the patented inventions of Iluten here-in question were discovered, and the question for review is one of fact.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Luten v. Washburn
How this case has been treated — in progress
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