Enterprise Manuf'g Co. v. Sargent’s Empirical Analysis

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3 federal appellate · 1 district ·

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1. ““(1) The combination, in a machine for cutting up plastic or yielding substances, of the following instrumentalities, namely: First, a casing for containing the substances to be cut up; second, a perforated plate at or near the end of the casing; third, a device for forcing the crude mass forward in the casing and against the said plate, without otherwise disturbing the integrity of the said mass; and, fourth, a knife operating against the inner face of the plate, and serving as the sole means, in connection with the said plate, of cutting up the mass by severing therefrom the portions which enter the perforations, all substantially as set forth.” “(4) The combination of the casing, E, made larger at its outer than at its inner end, with a perforated plate, a knife, and a feed-screw. “(5) The combination of a easing, E, made larger at its outer than at its inner end, with a perforated plate, a knife, and a feed-screw, the thread of which conforms with the said easing, as set forth.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Enterprise Manuf'g Co. v. Snow