Legal Opinion
In Re Austin
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided May 28, 1930No. Patent Appeal 2328PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HATFIELD, Associate Judge.
This is an appeal from the decision of the Commissioner of Patents affirming the decision of the Examiners in Chief which, in turn, affirmed the decision of • the Primary Examiner denying claims 5, 6, 12, and 13 of appellant’s application for a patent for an alleged invention relating to a latching or locking device for automatic circuit interrupters.
Claim 5 is illustrative. It reads:
“5. In locking mechanism for switches, a moveable switch contact member, a switch-operating lever and a locking bar provided with a projection adapted to move in a curved path, in…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Cromwell v. County of SacSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- In re WasserfallenCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1924
- In re DobleCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1926
3Cited by18 opinions
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- Application of GartnerCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1955
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