Stockett, a draftsman in the Ordnance Bureau, and was known and referred to as the 'Stockett design,' and the 'Department design,' but more generally as 'Model 1895.' Stockett applied for and received a patent for the design.įrom time to time during 1894 to 1896 the Ordnance Bureau considered different forms of mechanism, and the company notified the Bureau that work under the contract had reached a point that it was necessary to know the mechanism to be used, and requested that if any change was to be made the company be notified. The design that was used was prepared by John W. It was thereafter manufactured and used by the United States on a number of guns. The commanding officer reported that the design was deemed superior to the other designs and that he had ordered its manufacture, as suggested by the Chief of Ordnance he should do in such case. Showing a form of mechanism saying that it seemed to possess marked merit and that it was a modification of the Leibert design, from which it differed 'mainly in the mode of operating the withdrawal block, and in the pitch of the segmental rack to give increased power for rotation.' On December 23, 1895, while the Leibert mechanism was in course of construction the Chief of Ordnance forwarded to the commanding officer of the Arsenal a communication The request was granted and the Bureau prepared drawings for the test.
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In February, 1894, the Bureau requested full information as to the patent and that it be permitted to use the same at the Watervliet Arsenal in an experimental test on a 12-inch gun. This the Bureau did and a patent was issued to Leibert on March 20, 1894 It suggested that the Bureau have the application made special. The company notified the Bureau of the invention and of an application for a patent. Leibert, an employee of the Bethlehem Iron Company, made application for an improvement in breech mechanism for ordnance. On November 21, 1893, and pending the execution of the contract, Owen F. On November 7, 1891, the United States by and through the Ordnance Bureau of the War Department contracted with the Bethlehem Iron Company for the manufacture of 100 guns of 8-inch, 10-inch, and 12-inch caliber, which were to be equipped with the usual breech mechanism then known as 'Model 1888 M 2.' Suit by the Steel Company to recover royalties for the use by the United States of a patented invention owned by the company.
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Justice McKENNA delivered the opinion of the Court.
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Byrnes, of Pittsburgh, Pa., and Robert C.