Legal Opinion

Application of Paul L. Osweiler

Court of Customs and Patent Appeals

Decided June 17, 1965No. Patent Appeal 7225PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SMITH, Judge.

This is an appeal from a decision of the Board of Appeals affirming the rejection of claim 7 of appellant’s application for patent for an improvement in a concrete pipe joint, serial No. 613,480, filed October 2, 1956.

As pointed out in the specification, the pipe joint to which the present invention relates is a metal joint designed for joining the ends of abutting sections of concrete pipe. Its purpose is to impart mechanical stability to the joined pipe ends while providing a liquid-tight sealed joint which eliminates leakage from the interior of the joint or seepage from the…

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2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Application of Philip A. Shaffer, JrCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1956
  2. In re GrinerCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1961

3Cited by12 opinions

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  4. Travelers Property Casualty Insurance Co. of America v. National Union InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010
  5. Application of Helena Rubinstein, Inc. (Two Cases)Court of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1969

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