In re Smith

This is an appeal from the decision of the Board of Appeals of the United States Patent Office affirming the decision of the Primary-Examiner rejecting all of the claims (Nos. 5 to 10, inclusive, and 13 to 19, inclusive) in appellant’s application for a patent for an alleged invention relating to a space current discharge device.

Counsel-'for appellant moved to dismiss the appeal as to claims 6 and 9. The motion will be granted.

*873The remaining claims may be divided into two groups — Nos. 5, 7, 8, 10, Í3, 18, and 19 comprising one group, of which claim 5 is illustrative, and Nos. 14, 15, 16, and…