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Cawood v. Coe

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
Jun 30, 1941
122 F.2d 553 (D.C. Cir. 1941)

Opinion

No. 7750.

Argued June 5, 1941.

Decided June 30, 1941.

Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia.

Action to obtain a patent brought by Richard L. Cawood against Conway P. Coe, Commissioner of Patents. Judgment for defendant, 40 F. Supp. 771, and plaintiff appeals.

Affirmed.

Vernon E. Hodges, of Washington, D.C., and Richard L. Cawood, pro se (H. Hamlin Hodges, of Washington, D.C., on the brief), for appellant.

H.S. Mackey, of Washington, D.C., (W.W. Cochran, of Washington, D.C., on the brief), for appellee.

Before MILLER, VINSON, and EDGERTON, Associate Justices.


This is a suit to obtain a patent on an improvement in ball mills for grinding or "dispersing" paint, ink products, etc. The claims relate to "streamlined enlargements" or gradual undulations on the inside of, and integral with, the wall of the mill. We think the Patent Office and the District Court were clearly right in finding that the claims lack invention over the prior art.

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Cawood v. Coe

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
Jun 30, 1941
122 F.2d 553 (D.C. Cir. 1941)
Case details for

Cawood v. Coe

Case Details

Full title:CAWOOD v. COE, Com'r of Patents

Court:United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit

Date published: Jun 30, 1941

Citations

122 F.2d 553 (D.C. Cir. 1941)

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