Breen v. Cobb

MARKEY, Chief Judge.

These are consolidated appeals from the decision of the Board of Interferences in Interference No. 96,574, awarding priority as to counts 1 and 7 to Cobb and Jackson (Cobb) and priority as to counts 2-6 and 8 to Breen and Lauter-baeh (Breen). We affirm.

The invention relates to an air jet device for texturizing yarn.

The issue in appeal number 9005 is whether the drawings of Breen’s earlier applications provide support for counts 1 and 7. The issue in appeal number 9006 is whether Breen was properly awarded the benefit of a prior “grandparent” application when the notice of…