Legal Opinion
Application of Roger A. Perkins and Max L. Pochon
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided June 24, 1965No. Patent Appeal 7401PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALMOND, Judge.
This is an appeal from the board’s decision affirming the rejection of all claims in appellants’ application. 1 The invention relates to an alloy containing tantalum and titanium. Addition of titanium to tantalum produces improvements in the tantalum properties. Claims 1, 9 and 11 are illustrative:
1. A novel composition of matter characterized by excellent malleability, ductility and low work hardening, and also having resistance to oxidation and corrosion consisting essentially of between 90 and 70 per cent by weight of tantalum and between 10 and 30 per cent by weight of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Application of TanczynCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1953
- Application of Jack Raymond Bird, Geoffrey William Meetham and Marcus Alan WheelerCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1965
- Rem-Cru Titanium, Inc. v. WatsonDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1956
3Cited by2 opinions
- In re MalagariCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1974
- Application of Wilhelm Ahlert and Ernst KrugerCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1970