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Application of Walter D. Bernhart and William A. Fetter

Court of Customs and Patent Appeals

Decided November 20, 1969No. Patent Appeal 8187PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LANE, Judge.

This appeal is from the decision of the Patent Office Board of Appeals 1 affirming the examiner’s rejection of claims 8, 13 and 18-21 in patent application serial No. 151,909, filed November 13, 1961, entitled “Planar Illustration Method and Apparatus” and disclosing a method of and apparatus for automatically making a two-dimensional portrayal of a three-dimensional object from any desired angle and distance and on any desired plane of projection.

THE DISCLOSURE

The starting point for the method and the input for the apparatus is a set of data defining the three-dimensional…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Lincoln Engineering Co. v. Stewart-Warner Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Application of Charles D. Prater and James WeiCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1969
  3. Application of Shao Wen YuanCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1951
  4. In Re AbramsCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1951
  5. Application of Paul J. Naquin, JrCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1968

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  4. Radio Steel & Mfg. Co. v. Mtd Products, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1984
  5. Amoco Production Co. v. LindleySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980

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