Cleveland Trust Co. v. Thomas

BREWSTER, District Judge.

This proceeding in equity is brought under R. S. § 4915 (35 USCA § 63) to compel the commissioner of patents to issue letters patent upon the application of one Frank G. Crane, plaintiffs’ assignor, who had applied for a patent covering new and useful improvements in a sanitary napkin or the like.

Statement of Facts.

1. On February 14, 1927, Crane filed an application covering several different inventions, and on May 21, 1927, he filed a divisional application which included eight claims.

2. On June 21, 1927, interference was declared by the Patent Office between claims…