Legal Opinion
In re Ludtke
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided May 6, 1971No. 8513PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Almond, Judge,
delivered tlie opinion of the court.
This is an appeal from the decision of the Patent Office Board of Appeals, adhered to on reconsideration, affirming the rejection of claims 1-7 of appellants’ application entitled “Sequential Opening Parachute.”1 No claims have been allowed.
The invention relates to a parachute canopy which will sequentially open and thus gradually decelerate. The result of such sequential opening is the reduction of the opening shock force on the parachute and on the load being carried by it. Appellants’ parachute canopy is shown, in the fully opened form, in…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Application of Carl F. Swinehart and Marko SfiligojCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1971
- Application of Arthur v. HughesCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1965
- In re WagenhorstCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1933
- Application of Russell C. FlintCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1964
- Application of Ulf C. H. JacobsonCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1969
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- In re OelrichCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1981
- In Re Lonnie T. Spada and Joseph J. WilczynskiCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1990
- In Re William J. KingCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1986
- In re BestCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1977
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