Court of Customs and Patent Appeals May 28, 1930, No. 2336 (In re Bronson)

Bland, Judge,

delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an appeal from the decision of the Board of Appeals of the United States Patent Office which affirmed the decision of the examiner, rejecting appellant’s claims 1 to 4, and 10 to 13 for a method for forming an external washer ujoon a valve member. Claims 1, 4, and 13 are regarded as typical of all the claims rejected and are as follows:

1.