Word: patenting
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Patent infringement suits were filed last week against RKO Radio Pictures. RCA Photophone, Electrical Research Products. Plaintiff was one Tri-Ergon Corp., whose president is William Fox. ¶Control of Loew's, Inc. passed last spring from Fox Film to Film Securities Corp.,the common stock of which is believed to be held by the Chase bank. Last week three places on Loew's directorate were filled by representatives of Film Securities. They were: John E. Searle, Eugene W. Leake, J. R. Hazel. At the annual meeting it was revealed that President Nicholas M. Schenck received...
Caraway was born in Missouri 60 years ago. His father, a Confederate veteran, was murdered in a back-country feud. Young Thad did farm work at 7, sweated as a railroad section hand, sold patent medicines, taught school. Later he studied law. In 1912 he was elected to the House of Representatives where he served three quiet, inconspicuous terms. Not until he came to the Senate did his quality as a political gadfly on the broad complacent back of the G. O. P. elephant become apparent. A friendly, amiable man out of politics, he shunned Washington Society, put two sons...
...Colt's Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Co. makes such peaceful things these days as fuses, washers, buttons, switches, dish-washing machines, but still makes the pistol once famed as Judge Colt, advertised now as "the World's right arm." It also turns out the Thompson Sub-Machine Gun, used by many a police department. A submachine gun can fire 300 shots a minute, costs $175 to $200. Last year Colt earned $103,000 against...
...Sharp patent lawyers on the lookout for good suits have during recent years found the razor industry an especially pleasing field. But the motor industry, with its many gadgets and "basic principles" always offers opportunities. Big companies are always prepared for the sudden appearance of an angry inventor in search of damages...
Last week such an inventor started suit against Ford Motor Co. The inventor was Arthur L. Banker of Banker Windshield Co. In 1907 he applied for a patent on a clear-vision windshield in which the glass was held by clamps on the ends instead of by the usual crossbar. Four years later the patent was obtained, manufacturing begun. According to Mr. Banker, Henry Ford came to see the windshield, in 1913, soon used it on his cars. Between 1925 and 1928 (when the Banker patent expired), Inventor Banker claims Mr. Ford caused him $6,000,000 actual damages...