In re Thayer

This appeal from a decision of the Board of Appeals of the United States Patent Office involves rejected claims 60 to 63, inclusive, 66 and 67 of an application for a patent relating to “Pleat-Resisting Wall Construction.” The Primary Examiner allowed two claims, but rejected claims 49, 60 to 64, inclusive, 66, 67 and 70 to 73, inclusive, a& unpatentable over the prior art.

The Board of Appeals reversed the rejection of the examiner as to claims 70 to 73, inclusive, but in all other respects, affirmed his decision.

Appellant in liis notice of appeal withdrew the appeal as to claim 49 and in his…