Legal Opinion
In re Bass
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided March 15, 1973No. 8660PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Rich, Acting OMef Judge.
This appeal is from the decision of the Patent Office Board of Appeals affirming the examiner’s rejection of claims 1-9 of application serial No. 623,721, filed March 16,1967,1 for “Air Control System for Carding Machines.” All claims are rejected on the ground of obviousness in view of the following references:
- Holden — 1,612,681; Dec. 28,1926
Reiteren — 3,115,683; Dec. 31,1963
Bass, Jr. et al. (Bass) — 3,315,320; Apr. 25, 1967 (filed Aug. 23, 1.965)
Jenkins, Sr. (Jenkins) — 3,318,268; Oct. 21, 1967 (parent filed Oct. 13, 1964)
Fuji, Japanese Patent Application No.…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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