Legal Opinion
In Re Shimer
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided April 2, 1934No. Patent Appeal 3254PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRAHAM, Presiding Judge.
The appellant filed his application in the United States Patent Office on August 16, 1928, for a patent upon certain improvements in valves for pumps used in pumping liquids containing large quantities of solid matter. Many claims were attached to the application. Some of those were allowed. Claims 23, 24, 26, 27, and 28 were rejected by both tribunals in the Patent Office, and are brought here on appeal. Claims 24 and 27 are thought to be typical, and are as follows:
“24. In combination, a reversible disc valve having on opposite sides tapered seating surfaces and a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- In Re AustinCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1930
- In re DobleCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1926
- In re DementCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1920
- In re BoudinCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1932
- In re KrauchCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1932
3Cited by15 opinions
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- Avery v. ChaseCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1939
- In Re ChaseCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1934
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- Application of John W. Hession, JrCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1961
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