Legal Opinion
In Re Klaus Heck
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided February 14, 1983No. Appeal 82-558PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OSCAR H. DAVIS, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is from a decision of the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) Board of Appeals (board) sustaining the examiner’s rejection of claims 1-6 as obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103. We affirm.
Appellant’s invention (as set forth in his application for “Camshaft with Hardened Cam Surfaces”) involves camshafts in which the camming surfaces although engageable over their entire widths by cam followers are hardened in central regions and remain unhardened along edge regions, with both of the regions being engaged by the cam follower.1 The examiner and the board held a…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- United States v. AdamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- In re PearsonCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1974
- Application of Sol D. Gershon, Melvin A. Goldberg and Oscar W. NeiditchCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1967
- Application of Cesare ReniCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1970
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- Standard Manufacturing Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1991
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