In re Cramblet

The appellant filed his application in the United States Patent Office for a patent on certain improvements in mercury switches. The examiner rejected claims 1 to 6, inclusive, 8, 11, and 12, on reference to British patent to Hatfield, 17286, of 1911, 200-152, and Kaisser, 1517636, December 2, 1924, 200-152. Claims 15, 16, and 17 were added by supplemental apjieal. The Board of Appeals held that the decision of the examiner should be reversed as to his rejection of said claims on the references Hatfield and Kaisser. The board, however, cited a new reference, namely, Mailey, No. 1638123, of…