Patent Appeal No. 76-610. December 9, 1976. Kenneth F. Dusyn, atty. of record, for appellants; Melvin H. Kurtz and M. Ted Raptes, Arlington, Va., of counsel. Joseph F. Nakamura, Washington, D.C., for the Commissioner of Patents; Jack E. Armore, Washington, D.C., of counsel. Appeal from the Patent and Trademark Office Board of Appeals. Before MARKEY, Chief Judge, and RICH, BALDWIN, LANE and MILLER, Judges. MILLER, Judge. This appeal is from the decision of the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) Board
Patent Appeal No. 7822. June 29, 1967. Richard E. Warner, for appellants. Joseph Schimmel, Washington, D.C. (Jere W. Sears, Washington, D.C., of counsel), for the Commissioner of Patents. Before WORLEY, Chief Judge, RICH, SMITH, and ALMOND, Judges, and WILLIAM H. KIRKPATRICK. Senior District Judge, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, sitting by designation. SMITH, Judge. This is an appeal from the decision of the Board of Appeals affirming the examiner's rejection of the appealed claims under 35 U
Patent Appeal No. 4356. June 24, 1940. Rehearing Denied September 30, 1940. Appeal from Board of Patent Appeals, Serial No. 154,485. Proceeding in the matter of the application of Robert B. Huyett for a patent on an abrading apparatus. From a decision of the Board of Patent Appeals affirming a decision of the examiner rejecting two claims of the application, applicant appeals. Affirmed. William F. Hall, of Washington, D.C. (Raymond Underwood, of Washington, D.C., of counsel), for appellant. Howard
Patent Appeal No. 2745. November 27, 1931. Appeal from the Board of Patent Appeals. Application for patent by Alfred W. Abrahamsen. From a decision rejecting certain claims, the applicant appeals. Affirmed. C.A. Weed, of New York City, for appellant. T.A. Hostetler, of Washington, D.C. (Howard S. Miller, of Washington, D.C., of counsel) for Commissioner of Patents. Before GRAHAM, Presiding Judge, and BLAND, HATFIELD, GARRETT, and LENROOT, Associate Judges. GRAHAM, Presiding Judge. The appellant appeals
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