In re Knowles

Tbe Primary Examiner of the United States Patent Office finally rejected claims 8, 9, and 11 to 18, inclusive, of appellants’ application for patent on an electric discharge apparatus. The applicants appealed to the Board of Appeals. It affirmed the action of the examiner, and from the decision of the Board appellants here appeal.

In this' Court, in their brief and oral argument, appellants state it is unnecessary for us to give any consideration to any of the claims except claims numbered 8 and 9, and we will treat their action in this respect as a motion to dismiss the appeal as to claims 11…