Legal Opinion
In re Scheiber
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided November 16, 1978No. Appeal No. 78-520PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARKEY, Chief Judge.
The Patent and Trademark Office Board of Appeals (board) affirmed the rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 102 of claims 10-17, 19-22, 24 and 25, in application serial No. 270,-184 filed July 10,1972, and entitled “Spherical Coordinate Sound System.” We affirm.
The Invention
Scheiber invented apparatus for communicating three or more directional sound signals on standard, two-channel audio systems.
Two position angles, alpha and beta, are assigned to each of the sound signals. By proper selection of position angles, a sound source can be located in three dimensions. Amplitude ratios…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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