Fishburn v. Vincent

This is an appeal in an interference proceeding from the decision of the Board of Appeals of the United States Patent Office affirming the decision of the Examiner of Interferences awarding priority of invention of the subject-matter in issue to appellee.

The counts of the interference are Nos. 1 to 4, inclusive, of which count 1 is illustrative. It reads:

Count 1. A synchronizer comprising, in eombinatron with a driving and a driven member, a clutch member mounted on one of said members having a friction clutch portion and a positive clutch portion, said positive clutch portion having radial…