Legal Opinion
Smith v. Warnock
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 7, 1921No. Nos. 1363, 1365PublishedCited by 8 opinions
Appeal from a Decision of the Commissioner of Patents. Interference proceeding between Karl D. Smith and Robert Warnock. From a decision granting Smith priority, except as to one count, both parties appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
VAN ORSDEL, Associate Justice.
This is an interference proceeding between an application filed by the party Warnock January 8, 1916, and the application of Smith, filed September 7, 1917. The invention relates to an air pump. The issue is in seven counts, of which the following are illustrative:
“1. In a structure of the class described, the combination of a cylinder, a cylinder head comprising an inner head member having an annular inlet valve seat on its outer face and a plurality of inlet passages opening inio said valve seat, and a plurality of cylinder ports, an intermediate head member…
2Cited by8 opinions
- Boucher Inventions, Ltd. v. Sola Electric Co.District Court, District of Columbia · 1942
- Searle v. GlarumCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1950
- General Motors Corp. v. Bendix Aviation Corp.District Court, N.D. Indiana · 1954
- Heywood-Wakefield Co. v. SmallCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1937
- Jorgensen v. ShaffCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1951
3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.