Legal Opinion
Janette v. Folds
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided March 3, 1930No. Patent Appeal 2322PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRAHAM, Presiding Judge.
On May 15, 1925, George R. Folds and Lawrence M. Persons filed their joint application, serial No. 30,578, for a patent on a combined safety device and resetting mechanism relating to liquid fuel burning systems. The device, as set forth in the application, is, in brief, a fuel pump operated by an electric motor. The motor circuit is controlled by a float controlled switch mechanism. This mechanism consists of three floats within a cylindrical receptacle. The fuel is pumped into and through this receptacle, where it rises to a predetermined level controlled by a float…
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