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Petersen v. Thomas

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided January 4, 1926No. 1788PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROBB, Associate Justice.

Appeal from a decision of the Patent Office in an interference proceeding, awarding priority to the party Thomas. The invention is a manually operated stoker for feeding fuel in successive and progressive stages. Although comparatively simple, it is practical and useful.

In his verified preliminary statement, Thomas says that he conceived the invention in March of 1917, and completely disclosed it in the following June; “that about the 1st of July, 1917, he sought to interest Mr. L. Leroy Close * * * in the invention, with the' idea of getting the invention manufactured…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Christie v. SeyboldCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1893

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Uihlein v. General Electric Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1931
  2. Burns v. CurtisCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1949
  3. Kendall v. SearlesCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1949
  4. John D. Scott and Rachel A. Steven v. Satoshi Koyama, Yukio Homoto, and Naoki EsakaCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2002
  5. Armour and Company v. Wilson & Co.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1958

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