In re Williford

This is an appeal from the decision of the Board of Appeals of the United States Patent Office affirming the action of the Primary-Examiner in rejecting claims 24, 25, 26, and 27 in appellant’s application for a patent for “certain new and useful improvements in Accelerated Light Fastness Testing Method and Apparatus.”

Claims 24 and 25, which recite the method, and claims 26 and 27, the apparatus for performing it, were rejected on the ground that they defined no patentable distinction over the disclosure of the art of record. Six claims, 11 to 15, inclusive, and 21, which recite structure,…