Moist Cold Refrigerator Co. v. Lou Johnson Co.

217 F.2d 39 103 U.S.P.Q. 410 MOIST COLD REFRIGERATOR CO., Inc., a corporation, Appellant, v. LOU JOHNSON CO., Inc., a corporation, Meier & Frank Co., Inc., a corporation, Admiral Corporation, a corporation, and Amana Refrigeration, Inc., a corporation, Appellees. No. 13811. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Nov. 24, 1954. Writ of Certiorari Denied Feb. 28, 1955. See 75 S.Ct. 441 . Buckhorn & Cheatham, Orme E. Cheatham, Portland, Or., John B. Cuningham, Davis, Hoxie & Faithfull, T. Roland Berner, New York City, for appellant. Leonard S. Lyon, Lyon & Lyon, Los Angeles, Cal., W. Elmer Ramsey, Portland, Or., Frank H. Uriell, Charles L. Byron, William E. Lucas, Chicago, Ill., Beahl T. Perrine, Cedar Rapids, Lowa, for appellees. Before HEALY, POPE, and CHAMBERS, Circuit Judges. HEALY, Circuit Judge. 1 This matter is before us on appeal from a summary judgment for the defendants (appellees) in an action brought by appellant for infringement of reissue patent No. 23,058. 2 Appellant is assignee of the original patent No. 2,056,165, which was issued October 6, 1936 after protracted proceedings before the Patent Office. The patent claimed a combination of known…