IN RE MORETON

Patent Appeal No. 6718.

295 F.2d 945 (1961)

Application of Douglas H. MORETON.

United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals.

November 17, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis C. Browne, Washington, D. C. (William E. Schuyler, Jr., Andrew B. Beveridge, Joseph A. DeGrandi, Washington, D. C., Gerald H. Peterson, Santa Monica, Cal., of counsel), for appellant.

Clarence W. Moore, Washington, D. C. (J. E. Armore, Washington, D. C., of counsel), for Commissioner of Patents.

Before WORLEY, Chief Judge, RICH, MARTIN and SMITH, Judges, and Judge WILLIAM H. KIRKPATRICK.


RICH, Judge.

This appeal is from the decision of the Patent Office. Board of Appeals affirming the rejection of claim 20, the only claim remaining in the application of Douglas H. Moreton, Ser. No. 369,055, filed July 20, 1953 for "Back Up Washer and Sealing Device."

Appellant's specification describes the invention generally as follows:

"This invention relates to sealing or packing arrangements and more particularly to a helical back up washer either...

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