Coast v. Dubbs

There is here brought to us for review a decision of the Board of Appeals of the United States Patent Office affirming the decision of the Examiner of Interferences awarding priority of invention to Dubbs upon the three counts of an interference declared, at his solicitation, between his application and a patent to Coast.

The counts are for a process of treating hydrocarbon oil of a heavy character for the production of gasoline therefrom. Count 2 is typical and the same is quoted, the particular feature at issue being italicized:

2. The herein described method Qf treating hydrocarbon oil which…