Legal Opinion
Atherton v. Payne
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided January 25, 1932No. Patent Appeal 2818PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARRETT, Associate Judge.
This is an interference proceeding in which Atherton has appealed to this court from a decision of the Board of Appeals of the United States Patent Office affirming a decision of the Examiner of Interferences awarding priority of invention of the subject-matter to Payne.
The subject-matter relates to certain features of a “Remote Control Valve”'designed primarily for use in the fuel pipe which leads to a heating furnace; electric means being provided to open the valve for permitting fuel, such as gas, to flow through the pipe, or to close the valve and stop the fuel…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Thompson v. PettisCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1930
- In Re BijurCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1930
- Field v. StowCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1931
3Cited by2 opinions
- Metalock Corp. v. Metal-Locking of Louisiana, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1972
- Hy-Lo Unit & Metal Products Co. v. Remote Control Mfg. Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1936