In re Brandt

The appellant, Edward J. Brandt, filed his application in the United States Patent Office on May 24,1924, for a patent on certain improvements in money handling machines. As a result of the proceedings in the Patent Office, the examiner rejected claims 18, 19, and 22 to 28, inclusive, of said application. This decision was affirmed by the Board of Appeals, and the appellant has brought the case here. Claims 18 and 24 are thought to be typical of the rejected claims, and are as follows:

18. A money handling machine including a spout adapted to receive coins discharged from a coin tray, said…