Burgess & Associates, Inc., an Ohio Corporation v. Ben C. Klingensmith, an Individual, Ben C. Klingensmith, an Individual v. Burgess & Associates, Inc., an Ohio Corporation

487 F.2d 321 180 U.S.P.Q. 115 , 180 U.S.P.Q. 547 BURGESS & ASSOCIATES, INC., an Ohio corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Ben C. KLINGENSMITH, an Individual, et al., Defendants-Appellees. Ben C. KLINGENSMITH, an Individual, et al., Defendants-Appellants, v. BURGESS & ASSOCIATES, INC., an Ohio corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee. Nos. 72-1557, 72-1556. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Nov. 6, 1973. As Amended on Denial of Rehearing Dec. 19, 1973. 1 Robert D. Hornbaker (argued), Los Angeles, Cal., for Ben C. Klingensmith et al. 2 R. Douglas Lyon (argued), Reginald E. Caughey, of Lyon & Lyon, Los Angeles, Cal., for Burgess & Associates, Inc. 3 Before BROWNING and WRIGHT, Circuit Judges, and SOLOMON * , District Judge. SOLOMON, District Judge: 4 Both parties appeal from portions of a judgment holding one patent valid and infringed and another patent invalid. 5 Burgess & Associates, Inc. (Burgess) is the assignee of U. S. Patent No. 3,023,738 (738 patent) and U. S. Patent No. 3,367,480 (480 patent). Burgess brought this action for infringement of claims 1 and 2 of the 738 patent and claims 1, 2, and 4 of the 480 patent against Ben C. Klingensmith and his…