Legal Opinion

In re Gardiner

Court of Customs and Patent Appeals

Decided December 7, 1948No. 5492PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJackson, Judge

This appeal is from a decision of the Board of Appeals of the United States Patent Office affirming that of the Primary Examiner finally rejecting claims 15 to 19, inclusive, of an application, serial No. 527,224, filed March 20, 1944 for a patent for new and useful improvements in “Power Transmission.” Twelve claims were allowed, seven by the Primary Examiner and five by the Board of Appeals.

*749Claims 15 and 16 are illustrative of the subject matter of the rejected claims and read as follows:

15. A valve comprising an annular seat, a ball adapted to close the seat, and a central jet passage…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. In re BrittonCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1940
  2. In re LeeCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1943

3Cited by15 opinions

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  2. Application of Edward M. Rothermel and Russell B. Waddell, JrCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1960
  3. Arctic Cat Inc. v. Gep Power Products, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2019
  4. Application of James H. Saunders and Paul G. GemeinhardtCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1971
  5. In re BourdonCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1957

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