Application of John M. Hardy, William B. Taylor and Wilber H. Griffin. Application of William B. Taylor, John M. Hardy, and Wilber H. Griffin

WORLEY, Chief Judge.

These appeals are from decisions of the Board of Appeals in application Serial No. 435,308, filed June 8,1954 (No. 6765) and application Serial No. 589,122, filed June 4, 1956 (No. 6776). The parties are the same and both applications are entitled “Sealed Joint.” Serial No. 589,-122 is designated as a continuation-in-part of Serial No. 435,308.

In Serial No. 435,308, the appeal is from the board’s affirmance of the examiner’s rejection of claims 15,16,19, 20 and 21. Claims 17 and 18, the only other claims in that application, were allowed by the examiner.

The appeal in…