Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit February 8, 1937, No. 179 (Eclipse Mach. Co. v. E. Krieger & Son, Inc.)

MANTON, Circuit Judge.

The patents sued on, to Kennington No. 1,527,588, granted February 24, 1925, for gearing for starting internal combustion engines, and to Bergmann No. 1,254,-196, granted January 22, 1918, for automatic clutching or starting device, were held invalid.

The patent to Kennington was held invalid in view of the prior invention by Bendix, Vogtland, and Bijur.