Interference No. 103,878
was supported by declarations from Messrs. Wilkerson and
Kenyon and documentary exhibits of prior art. The motion was
opposed by the senior party.
The following represents our findings of fact with
respect to the prior art exhibits filed in support of the
motion.
Exhibit 1 is a promotional or catalog page from
General Electric describing Novalux street lighting fixtures.
It was discovered in the files at Hubbell. It bears a printed
date of November 4, 1944. The figure in the lower right-hand
corner illustrates a fixture for use on an outdoor pole having
a head fixture containing a socket for a depending light
source. Depending from the head fixture is a unitary reflector
formed from light impermeable material. The reflector is of
generally
parabolic configuration and is apparently of circular cross
section and tapers inwardly to a top. The bulb filament is
generally located at the focus of the parabolic reflector.
The reflector appears to have an inwardly directed flange
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