In re Lippold

This appeal is from a decision of the Board of Appeals of the United States Patent Office, affirming a decision of the Primary Examiner, finally rejecting claims 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 12 to 18, inclusive, of an application for a patent, serial No. 441,637, filed November 11, 1947, “For Receptable Filling Device.” Two claims were allowed.

Claims 1 and 9 are illustrative of the involved subject matter and read as follows:

1. A valve for filling containers with fluid from an apertured reservoir comprising, in combination, a valve plug, an open-ended freely flexible resilient body having a…