Brogden v. Slater

LENROOT, Associate Judge.

This is an appeal from a decision of the Board of Appeals of the Patent Office in an interference proceeding. The invention involved is a process of preparing fresh fruit for market, comprising subjecting the fruit to the action of a solution of sodium hypochlorite to prevent decay.

There are six counts comprising the issue, which read as follows:

“1. A process which comprises the step of bringing the entire exterior surface of fruit into a contact with a non-poisonous disinfectant solution containing a hypochlorite of an alkali-forming metal.

“2. The process which…