Ernest D. Garrett v. Joseph B. Cox

WORLEY, Judge.

This is an appeal from the decision of the Board of Patent Interferences of the United States Patent Office awarding priority of invention of the subject matter to Joseph B. Cox, the junior party and appellee here. The invention in issue is a chain for a chain saw, defined in the single count as follows:

“A chain for a chain saw comprising successive groups of separately formed link members pivotally joined and overlapped in tandem formation to permit driving of the same when looped around a pair of sprockets, means on said chain cooperating with a guide blade provided on said…