19. BY AN APPLICANT FOR A REISSUE (INVENTOR). [When the original patent is claimed to be inoperative or invalid "by reason of the patentee claiming as his own invention or discovery more than he had a right to claim as new," this form can be modified accordingly.] State of County of, 88: the above-named petitioner, being duly sworn, deposes and says that he does verily believe himself to be the original and first inventor of the improvement set forth and claimed in the foregoing specification and for which improvement he solicits a patent;' that deponent does not know and does not believe that said improvement was ever before known or used; that deponent is a citizen of the United States of America, and resides at -, in the county of and State of -;' that deponent verily believes that the letters patent referred to in the foregoing petition and specification and herewith surrendered are inoperative (or invalid), for the reason that the specification thereof is defective (or insufficient), and that such defect (or insufficiency) consists particularly in2 3 and deponent further says that the errors which render such patent so inoperative (or invalid) arose from inadvertence (or accident, or mistake), and without any fraudulent or deceptive intention on the part of deponent; that the following is a true specification of the errors which it is claimed constitute such inadvertence (or accident, or mistake), relied upon: that such errors so particularly specified arose (or occurred) as follows: 2 2 20. BY AN APPLICANT FOR A REISSUE (ASSIGNEE). [To be used only when the inventor is dead.] State of I., County of K., 88: A. B. and C. D., the above-named petitioners, being duly sworn [or affirmed], depose and say that they verily believe that the aforesaid letters patent granted to E. F. are [here follows Form 19, the necessary changes being made]; that the entire title to said letters patent is vested in them; and that they verily believe the said E. F. to be the first and original inventor of the invention set forth and claimed in the foregoing amended specification; and that the said E. F. is now deceased. A. B. C. D. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 14th day of November, 18 A. B., [Title of office.] Rule 46. 2 Rule 87. 3 Rules 85 and 87. 21. SUPPLEMENTAL OATH TO ACCOMPANY A NEW OR AN ENLARGED CLAIM. State of I., County of K., ss : A. B., whose application for letters patent for an improvement in seeddrills (serial number- -) was filed in the United States Patent Office on or about the 15th day of March, 18-, being duly sworn [or affirmed], deposes and says that he verily believes himself to be the original and first inventor of the improvement as described and claimed in the foregoing amendment, in addition to that which was embraced in the claims originally made, and that he does not know and does not believe that the same was ever before known or used, and that the matter sought to be inserted formed a part of his original invention at the date of filing said application, and was invented by him before he filed the same. A. B. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 11th day of July, 18—. C. D., [Official title.] 22. OATH AS TO THE LOSS OF LETTERS PATENT. State of I., County of K., 88: A. B., of said county, being duly sworn [or affirmed], doth depose and say that the letters patent No. -, granted to him, and bearing date on the 9th day of January, A. D. 18—, have been either lost or destroyed; that he has made diligent search for the said letters patent in all places where the same would probably be found, if existing, and that he has not been able to find them. A. B. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 5th day of October, 18—. C. D., [Official title.] 23. QATH OF ADMINISTRATOR AS TO THE LOSS OF LETTERS PATENT. State of I., County of K., ss : A. B., of said county, being duly sworn, doth depose and say that he is administrator of the estate of E. F., deceased, late of L., in said county; that the letters patent No. -, granted to said E. F., and bearing date of the 9th day of January, A. D. 18-, have been lost or destroyed, as he verily believes; that he has made diligent search for the said letters patent in all places where the same would probably be found if existing, and especially among the papers of the decedent, and that he has not been able to find said letters patent. A. B., Administrator, etc. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 5th day of October, 18—. C. D., [Official title.] 24. POWER OF ATTORNEY AFTER APPLICATION FILED. If the power of attorney be given at any time other than that of making application for letters patent, it will be in substantially the following form: To the Commissioner of Patents : The undersigned having, on or about the 20th day of July, 18—, made application for letters patent for an improvement in horse-powers (serial number), hereby appoints C. D.,* of L., in the county of M., and State of N., his attorney, with full power of substitution and revocation, to prosecute said application, to make alterations and amendments therein, to receive the patent, and to transact all business in the Patent Office connected therewith. Signed at L., in the county of M., State of N., this 6th day of June, 18-. A. B. 25. REVOCATION OF POWER OF ATTORNEY. To the Commissioner of Patents : The undersigned having, on or about the 26th day of December, 18—, appointed C. D., of L., in the county of M., and State of N., his attor ney to prosecute an application for letters patent, which application was filed on or about the 1st day of June, 18, for an improvement in the running-gear of wagons (serial number), hereby revokes the power of attorney then given. Signed at L., in the county of M., and State of N., this 21st day of July, 18-. A. B. 26. AMENDMENT.† To the Commissioner of Patents : In the matter of my application for letters patent for an improvement in sewing-machines, filed May 1, 18- (serial number), I hereby amend my specification as follows: By striking out all between the 5th and 20th lines, inclusive, of page 3; By inserting the words "connected with," after the word "and," in the 1st line of the 2d claim; and By striking out the 3d claim and substituting therefor the following: "3. The combination, with the driving-shaft, the needle-bar, and mechanism for reciprocating the same, of the shuttle-carrier, the shuttlelever, and a cam carried by the driving-shaft, whereby the proper re *See foot-note page 63. NOTE. In the preparation of all amendments a separate paragraph should be devoted to each distinct erasure or insertion, in order to aid the office in making the entry of the amendment into the case to which it pertains. ciprocating movement is imparted to the shuttle-carrier, and the needlebar is caused to operate in unison therewith, substantially as described." Signed at L., in the county of M., and State of N. DISCLAIMERS. A. B., By S. Z., His Attorney in Fact. 27. DISCLAIMER AFTER PATENT. To the Commissioner of Patents: Your petitioner, A. B., a citizen of the United States, residing at L., in the county of M., and State of N. [or subject, etc.], represents that in the matter of a certain improvement in printing-presses, for which letters patent of the United States No. were granted to C. D. on the 12th day of June, 18—, he is [here state the exact interest of the disclaimant; if assignee, set out liber and page where assignment is recorded], and that he has reason to believe that through inadvertence accident or mistake] the specification and claim of said letters patent are too broad, including that of which said patentee was not the first inventor. Your petitioner, therefore, hereby enters this disclaimer to that part of the claim in said specification which is in the following words, to wit: "I also claim the sleeves A B, having each a friction-cam C, and connected, respectively, by means of chains or cords K L and M N, with an oscillatory lever, to operate substantially as herein shown and described." A. B. SIR: In the matter of the interference above noted, under the provisions of and for the purpose set forth in Rule 107, I disclaim [set forth the matter as given in declaration of interference], as I am not the first inventor thereof, and I herewith transmit an amendment to my application (serial number), for the purpose of having the above disclaimer embodied as part of my specification. Signed at L., in the county of M., in the State of N., this 15th day of June, 18-. Witnesses: E. F. A. B. APPEALS. 29. FROM A PRINCIPAL EXAMINER TO THE EXAMINERS-IN-CHIEF. To the Commissioner of Patents: SIR: I hereby appeal to the examiners-in-chief from the decision of the principal examiner in the matter of my application for letters patent for an improvement in wagon-brakes, filed January 10, 18—, which on the 29th day of July, 18—, was rejected the second time. The following are the points of the decision on which the appeal is taken: [Here follows a statement of the points on which the appeal is taken, as provided in Rule 133.] [Place and date of signing.] A. B. 30. FROM A PRINCIPAL EXAMINER TO THE COMMISSIONER. To the Commissioner of Patents: SIR: I hereby petition to you in person from the decision of the principal examiner, made April 7, 18-, in the case of my application for letters patent for an improvement in harvesters, filed January 10, 18—, wherein he refused to consider the case upon its merits until certain alleged inaccuracies of expression in the specification should be corrected. The following are the points of the decision on which the petition is taken: [Here follow points on which petition is taken.] [Place and date of signing.] A. B. 31. FROM THE EXAMINERS-IN-CHIEF TO THE COMMISSIONER. To the Commissioner of Patents: SIR: I hereby appeal to you in person from the decision of the examiners-in-chief, made April 7, 18—, in the interference between my application for letters patent for improvement in sewing-machines and the letters patent of A. B., in which priority of invention was awarded to said A. B. The following are assigned for reasons of appeal: [Here should follow an explicit statement of the alleged errors in the decision of the examiners-in-chief.] A. B. 32. FROM THE EXAMINER IN CHARGE OF INTERFERENCES TO THE EXAMINERS-IN-CHIEF. To the Commissioner of Patents: SIR: I hereby appeal to the examiners-in-chief from the decision of the examiner of interferences in the matter of the interference between my application for letters patent for improvement in sewing-machines and the letters patent of A. B., in which priority of invention was awarded to said A. B. The following are assigned for reasons of appeal: [Here should follow an explicit statement of alleged errors in the decision of the examiner of interferences.] C. D. |