In re Katz

This is an appeal from the decision of the Patent Office Board of Appeals affirming the rejection of claims 1-9 of appellent’s application entitled “Coupled Cargo Van Containers.”1 No claims have been allowed.

The invention relates to containerized cargo vans for hauling freight by sea, rail, air or highway transportation. Two or more cargo containers are coupled together end-to-end. As a result of the transmission of tension, compression, and shear forces from container to container, there is produced a rigidly coupled unit which is capable of being lifted or supported without auxiliary…