In re Horvitz

Appellant appeals from a decision of the Board of Appeals of the United States Patent Office affirming that of the Primary Examiner rejecting claims 17, 21, and 22 of an application, serial No. 263,750, filed March 23, 1939, entitled “Exploration by Soil Analysis.” The .claims were rejected as being unpatentable over the issues of and on the ground of estoppel arising out of the abandonment of contests by the appellant in two interferences, Nos. 78,304 and 79,340. Ten claims were allowed.

Claim 17 Appears to be illustrative of the subject matter and reads as follows:

17. A method of exploration…