GARDNER v. TEC SYSTEMS, INC.

Appeal No. 83-697.

725 F.2d 1338 (1984)

Thomas A. GARDNER, Appellant, v. TEC SYSTEMS, INC., et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

January 12, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry C. Fuller, Jr., Milwaukee, Wis., argued, for appellant.

James E. Nilles, Milwaukee, Wis., argued, for appellees.

Before MARKEY, Chief Judge, FRIEDMAN, RICH, DAVIS, Circuit Judges, NICHOLS, Senior Circuit Judge, BALDWIN, KASHIWA, BENNETT, MILLER, SMITH and NIES, Circuit Judges.


RICH, Circuit Judge.

Thomas A. Gardner appeals from the order and judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin dismissing his complaint for patent infringement against appellees TEC Systems, Inc., et al. (TEC) and holding claims 1, 3, 4, and 81 of his U.S. patent No. 3,452,447 issued July 1, 1969 (the '447 patent), invalid for obviousness under 35 USC 103. We affirm.

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