Legal Opinion
In re Holt
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided June 17, 1947No. 5303PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBland, Acting Presiding Judge
The Primary Examiner of the United States Patent Office rejected claims 7, 8, 9,10,15,16 and 18 of appellant’s application for a patent relating to a floor surfacing machine, and upon appeal the Board of Appeals affirmed the action of the examiner. Appellant has appealed here from the board’s decision.
Claims 11,12 and 13 were allowed by the examiner.
We, as did the board, regard claims 9, 15 'and 18 as typical of the appealed subject matter and they read as follows:
9. A floor surfacing machine comprising a portable wheeled housing, a rotary surfacing element rotatably mounted in opposite sides…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Loom Co. v. HigginsSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Sinclair & Carroll Co. v. Interchemical Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Potts v. CreagerSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Hobbs v. BeachSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Leeds & Catlin Company v. Victor Talking Machine Company (No. 2)Supreme Court of the United States · 1909
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Application of McKennaCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1953
- F. E. Myers & Brother Co. v. Goulds Pumps, Inc.District Court, W.D. New York · 1950
- Application of HallCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1953
- Application of John Bulina (Deceased) and Jack T. BrownCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1966
- Ellicott MacHine Corp. v. Wiley Manufacturing Co.District Court, D. Maryland · 1969
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