Legal Opinion
In re Oelrich
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided June 15, 1978No. Appeal No. 78-502PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RICH, Judge.
This appeal is from the decision of the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) Board of Appeals (board) affirming the rejection of claims 1-5 in appellants’ application serial No. 452,050, filed March 18, 1974, for “Sub-Critical Time Modulated Control Mechanism,” under 35 USC 103 as obvious from U. S. Patent No. 3,430,536 for “Time Modulated Pneumatically Actuated Control *87Mechanism,” issued March 4, 1969, to John A. Oelrich, one of the present joint applicants. We reverse.
The invention relates generally to control mechanisms used, inter alia, to move steering fins on guided missiles.…
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