Legal Opinion
Application of Edgar G. Heyl
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided October 5, 1967No. Patent Appeal 7881PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RICH, Judge.
This appeal is from the decision of the Patent Office Board of Appeals, adhered to on reconsideration, affirming the rejection of claims 30-35 and 40-46 in application serial No. 505,415, filed May 2, 1955, entitled “Closure for Bottles and Other Containers.” A rejection of claims 36-39 was also affirmed but appeal from that decision has been withdrawn. No claim has been allowed.
The Claimed Invention
The invention is a method for the formation of a closure at the opening in a container (e. g., at the top of a bottle) in which a sheet of polymer is placed over and around the opening…
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