Hedenskoog v. Backus

This is an interference case in which appeal is taken from the decision of the Board of Appeals of the United States Patent Office, reversing the decision of the examiner of interferences, and awarding priority of invention of the subject matter in issue to appellee.

The application relates to apparatus for automatically setting tenpins on the beds of bowling alleys and includes a frame which is elevated about 2 feet above the bed of the alley and into which the pins are placed by an attendant. The frame is then caused to descend and set the pins on the alley in correct position. The pins are…