Legal Opinion

William C. Elmore v. William F. Schmitt

Court of Customs and Patent Appeals

Decided May 10, 1960No. Patent Appeal 6536PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WORLEY, Chief Judge.

This appeal is from the decision of the Board of Patent Interferences of the United States Patent Office awarding priority of invention of the subject matter at issue in interference No. 87,611 to William F. Schmitt, the junior party. The invention is defined in two counts, of which Count 1 is representative and reads:

“1. A binary counter comprising a core of magnetic material exhibiting a substantially rectangular hysteresis loop, a coil wound on the said core, a source of input pulses, coupled to one end of said coil, and a capacitor coupled to the other end of said…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Romey A. Gaiser v. Cyril S. LinderCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1958
  2. Payne v. HurleyCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1934
  3. Kruger v. ResnickCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1952
  4. Henry St. Pierre v. Draper M. Harvey, Draper M. Harvey v. Henry St. PierreCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1956

3Cited by30 opinions

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  2. F. Brantley Scott and John H. Burton v. Roy P. FinneyCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1994
  3. Dsl Dynamic Sciences Limited v. Union Switch & Signal, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1991
  4. Eastern Rotorcraft Corp. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1967
  5. John O. Paivinen v. Eugene A. SandsCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1965

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