In re Application Papers Filed September 10, 1954

Pre-AIA Rule 1.47 is not an alternative to Rule 1.42 or 35 U.S.C. 117 for a deceased inventor, because the phrase "cannot be found or reached after diligent effort" has no reasonable application to a deceased inventor.

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