Application of Warren R. Attwood

RICH, Judge.

This appeal is from the Patent Office Board of Appeals decision affirming the rejection of all claims in application serial No. 833,023, filed August 11, 1959, for “Structural Elements for Metal Framing System.” This appeal is taken only on claims 48-54, the appeal of claims 37-47 having been withdrawn.

This application is a continuation-in-part of serial No. 806,969, filed April 16, 1959, which was a continuation-in-part of the parent application serial No. 317,-128, filed October 27, 1952. The parent case was carried through an appeal to the Board of Appeals which, on February…