In re Watson

This is an appeal from the decision of the Board of Appeals of the United States Patent Office affirming the action of the Primary Examiner in rejecting claims 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, and 15 in appellant’s application for a patent for “a new and useful Improvement in Staked Fasteners.” Four article claims, Nos. 16, 17, 18, and 19, and two method claims, Nos. 30 and 31, have been allowed.

The references are:

Anderson, 945,737, January 11, 1910.

Darling, 1,112,525, October 6,1914.

Meaker, 1,156,798, October 12, 1915.

Hasselquist, 1,919,552, July 25, 1933.

Johnson, 2,102,558, December 14, 1937.

Olson,…