Legal Opinion

Application of Lindberg

Court of Customs and Patent Appeals

Decided February 18, 1952No. Patent Appeal 5832PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHNSON, Judge.

This is an appeal from the decision of the Board of Appeals of the United States Patent Office. The board’s decision affirmed the holding of the Primary Examiner rejecting as unpatentable claims 3, 4, and 5, the only remaining claims in appellant’s application for a patent on a “Power Sprayer.”

Appellant’s device comprises a power sprayer adapted to be mounted on farm machinery such as a cultivator or tractor for use in spraying crops. The device, as disclosed by appellant, includes a cylindrical liquid spray tank having a spray agitator rotatably mounted therein. Mounted on top…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Ranco, Inc. v. GwynnCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1942
  2. In Re KaufmannCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1951
  3. In re WithingtonCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1939
  4. Application of RichardsCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1951
  5. In re HorneyCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1947

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3Cited by27 opinions

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  5. Application of Edgar E. Ruff and Robert E. DukeshireCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1958

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