NORTHROP ARCHITECTURAL SYS. v. LUPTON MFG. CO.

Nos. 24341, 24802 and 24803.

437 F.2d 889 (1971)

NORTHROP ARCHITECTURAL SYSTEMS, a corporation, Appellant, v. LUPTON MANUFACTURING CO., a corporation, Appellee. NORTHROP ARCHITECTURAL SYSTEMS, a corporation, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES ALUMINUM CORPORATION, a corporation, and International Window Corp., a corporation, Appellees. NORTHROP ARCHITECTURAL SYSTEMS, a corporation, Appellant, v. FULLVIEW INDUSTRIES, INC., a corporation, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Rehearings Denied February 23, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Poms (argued), of Miketta, Glenny, Poms & Smith, Los Angeles, Cal., for appellant.

Stanley Jones (argued), of Jackson & Jones, Pasadena, Cal., Fulwider, Patton, Rieber, Lee & Utecht, Long Beach, Cal., Herzig & Walsh, Beverly Hills, Cal., for Lupton Manufacturing Co.

Hamer H. Jameson (argued), of Herzig & Walsh, Beverly Hills, Cal., Fulwider, Patton, Rieber, Lee & Utecht, Long Beach, Cal., for United States Aluminum Corp. and International Window Corp.

Francis A. Utecht (argued), of Fulwider, Patton, Rieber, Lee & Utecht, Long Beach, Cal., Herzig & Walsh, Beverly Hills, Cal., for Fullview Industries, Inc.

Before TUTTLE, ELY and KILKENNY, Circuit Judges.


Rehearings Denied in Nos. 24341 and 24802 February 23, 1971.

PER CURIAM:

These appeals involve the validity of certain claims under United States Letters Patent No. 2,913,046 issued to appellant's predecessor, Arcadia Metal Products, for sliding closure doors employed in the construction of homes, apartments and other structures. After extensive pre-trial procedures, and consolidation for trial, the district judge declared the patent claims invalid for "obviousness...

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