Computing Scale Co. v. Keystone Store-Service Co.’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate ·

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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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The insertion of these words meant something, and they must be given dué weight.- The construction we adopt accords them meaning. That of complainant ignores their presence, and makes nonressential what the patentee and the office have deemed material and essential.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Thomson Meter Co. v. National Meter Co. · McKee v. Noonan

2. ““(I) The combination, with tlie computing beam and the weight beam, of a rod connecting said beams, having a flexible joint between such connections, whereby said rod will adapt itself to the variations in the vibrations of the said beams in tlie efficient working of the scale, substantially as described.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Computing Scale Co. v. Keystone Store-Service Co.

3. “. “(12) The combination with the price beam, having its left branch slotted, of the head block having the rod, e, pivotally connected therewith, and mounted in said slot, whereby the pivotal supports of the beam and rod, e, may be brought into alignment, as and for the purpose described.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Computing Scale Co. v. Keystone Store-Service Co.