Dowell v. Doman
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Appeal from the Commissioner of Patents. Interference proceeding' between Chester M. Dowell and Lewis B. Doman. Erom a decision of the Commissioner of Patents, awarding priority to Doman, Dowell appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
SMYTH, Chief Justice.
From a decision of the Commissioner of I atents, awarding priority to Doman, Dowell brings the case here.
The invention relates to an air-cooling system, and is described in a s.ngle count, as follows:
The combination of an internal combustion engine, a cooling system therefor, means for varying the capacity of the cooling system, a motor for actuating the capacity varying means, having a chamber connected with the intake of the engine, a port connecting this chamber with the atmosphere, aid thermostatic means adapted to close the port, thereby controlling the d agree of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Kennicott v. CapsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1920
- Ruth v. GrochCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1922
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