Legal Opinion
In re Kuhle
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided December 4, 1975No. Patent Appeal No. 75-602PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILLER, Judge.
This appeal is from the decision of the Board of Appeals of the Patent and Trademark Office affirming the examiner’s rejection of claims 5 and 6 of application serial No. 314,180, filed Dec. 11, 1972, for “Portable Moisture Meter.” We affirm.
The Invention
Claim 5 defines a portable electrical instrument for measuring the amount of moisture in the soil by detecting the conductivity of the soil. The smaller the conductivity, the drier the soil. Figure 1 of the drawings illustrates the device.
*554Claim 5 reads as follows:
5. An instrument for measuring the moisture content of soil within…
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