Legal Opinion
In re Wiseman
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided April 26, 1979No. Appeal No. 79-508PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RICH, Judge.
This appeal is from the decision of the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) Board of Appeals (board) affirming the rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 103 of claims 1-3, 6, 9, and 10 in appellants’ application serial No. 639,391, filed December 10, 1975, a continuation of application serial No. 223,949, filed February 7, 1972, for “Grooved Carbon Brake Discs,” as obvious from the combined teachings of Ruppe1 and Benini.2 We affirm.
The Invention
Appellants’ invention pertains to a disc brake assembly, primarily for aircraft applications, wherein there is a stack of alternating rotating and…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- In re SponnobleCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1969
- In re BurckelCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1979
- Application of Willie Fong, Amon H. Brown, William L. Wasley, Robert E. Whitfield and Lowell A. MillerCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1967
- In re HellsundCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1973
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- In re OelrichCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1981
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- In Re Stephen E. WrightCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1993
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