Talk:Eugène Bourdon

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for research-
text for research, not for publication:"The 1844 Vidie patent was not taken out in his own name, but in the name of Peter or Pierre Armand, Lecomte de Fontainemoreau, London. It was British patent 10,157. There was French patent 12,473 and in 1846, US patent 4702. In 1846 a German named Schinz took out Prussian patent no. 3 of 1849 for a Bourdon type device (French patent 4408), the same construction as was patented by Bourdon on June 18, 1849. Charles Cowper patented a similar device (British Patent 12,889 of 1849). Vidie sued Bourdon for infringement, and lost the case on March 19, 1852. He also lost on appeal in 1852 and 1853. But in 1858, he won an award of 25,000 francs through the efforts of a brilliant advocate named Senard. This amount was reduced in 1861 to 10,000 francs. Vidie's patent had expired by 1861, and a renewal was refused. On July 28, 1845 Vidie took out another French patent in his own name (No. 1149)." re: barometers —Preceding unsigned comment added by Boringbob4wk (talk • contribs) 07:12, 14 July 2010 (UTC)

Noteability; Possible Redirect to Bourdon Guage
I think that Bourdon's invention is noteable, and Mr. Bourdon should be mentioned as the inventor in the Bourdon Gage article, but does not warrant a stand alone article if this is his only invention. Perhaps a redirect is in order. The Eskimo (talk) 16:39, 6 September 2010 (UTC)