In re Sponable

Appellant here seeks review of a decision of the Board of Appeals of the United States Patent Office, affirming a decision of the examiner, rejecting claims 7, 8, 10, and 11 of appellant’s application for want of invention in view of the prior art. No claims were allowed.

Claim 11 is illustrative of the claims in issue and reads as follows:

11. An apparatus for reproducing combined moving and sound pictures comprising a screen consisting of a single thickness of woven textile fabric having openings extending from front to rear of the screen sufficient in number and size to allow sound waves to…