...the residue to the public. The object of the patent law in requiring the patentee to " particular!y point out and distinctly claim the part, improvement...combination which he claims as his invention or discovery," is not only to secure to him all to which he is entitled, but to apprise the public of what is still...

...of the reissued patent. The acts of congress require an inventor, before he procures his patent, to "point out and distinctly claim the part, improvement,...combination which he claims as his invention or discovery" (Rev. St. § 4888), and his specifications and claims constitute a dedication to the public of every...

...sold and introduced into use meters identical with those used by the defendant ; (2) that Nash did not particularly point out and distinctly claim the part, improvement or combination which he claimed as his invention or discovery, but, on the contrary, wilfully and fraudulently made his claims,...

...Section 4888 RS, which governs the application, expressly adds to the language of the former act, that " he shall particularly point out and distinctly claim...which he claims as his invention or discovery." The purpose of this change in the statute is well stated by Judge DALLAS, as follows : " The practice of...

...distinguish it from other inventions, and particularly point out and distinctly claim the part, or improvement, or combination which he claims as his...invention or discovery. The specification and claim must be signed by the inventor and attested by two witnesses. The applicant shall make oath that he...

...although the 583. inventor was in the government em• Ib. And see 149 US 315. The ploy. 137 US 342. claim the part, improvement, or combination which he claims as his invention or discovery." This specification and claim is to be signed by the inventor, and attested by two witnesses.1 The applicant...

...shall explain the principle thereof and of the manner in which he has applied that principle so as to distinguish it from other inventions, and he shall...combination which he claims as his invention or discovery. When the nature of the case admits of drawings the applicant shall furnish them as set forth in Section...

...contemplated applying that principle, so as to distinguish it from other inventions; and he »hall particularly point out and distinctly claim the part, improvement, or combination which he claims ae hie invention or discovery. The specification aud claim shall be signed by the inventor and attested...

...thing which he has invented, but that he shall — particularly point out and distinctly claim tbe part, improvement or combination which he claims as his invention or discovery. To claim such arrangement unless the applicant is the inventor of it and unless it is a patentable...

...which he has contemplated applying that principle, so as to distinguish it from other inventions; and particularly point out and distinctly claim the part,...signed by the inventor and attested by two witnesses. When the nature of the case admits of drawings, the applicant must furnish a drawing of the required...