Show MINERALS separation WINS the united states district court at wilmington delaware on the 2nd and dinst decided in favor of the minerals separation company limited of london in its case against the miami copper company having head offices at wilmington and mines and concentrators at miami arizona unusual interest attaches to the decision owing to the number of mining companies which have installed the flotation system of treating ores and which are directly affected the wilmington court holds that the miami copper is infringing on the flotation patents of the minerals separation people the case is a parallel one to that of the butte superior mining company of butte montana which will come before tile the united states supreme court next month on a writ of certiorari federal judge george M bourquin at helena decided this case in favor of the separation company which alleged patent infringement on its flotation rights the suit involving damages and ana royalties on the use of the process the circuit court of appeals at san francisco reversed the decision but the supreme court followed that action with the granting of a writ of certiorari relative to the effect of the recent de casion against the miami the officials of that company have issued the following statement the bulk of our recovery of copper is by table concentration decision only affects comparatively small addition additional 11 a saving that is made by flotation a and nd 0 our U r council are confident this decision will be reversed in all higher courts the minerals separation american syndicate limited of which beer sondheimer company of new york are sole agents is the american branch of the london company edward H nutter of san francisco is the companas comp anys chief engineer 0 |