In re Clarke

Bland, Judge,

delivered tire opinion of tlie court:

All of tlie claims, 14 to 17, inclusive, of appellant’s application for a patent relating to improvements in drying apparatus and method, were rejected by tlie Primary Examiner of the United States Patent Office and his decision was affirmed by the Board of Appeals. Prom the decision of the board appeal has here been taken.

In rejecting the claims the examiner cited two references:

Walter, 2,043,685, June 9, 1936.

Hurxthal, 2,068,181, January 19, 1937.

The alleged invention is concerned with a method and apparatus for drying aqueous pastes or…