Deuterium Corp. v. United States

OPINION

RADER, Judge.

In this patent infringement suit, Deuterium Corporation (Deuterium), seeks compensation under 28 U.S.C. § 1498(a) (1982) from the United States for the unauthorized use of U.S. Patent No. 4,123,506 (the ’506 patent). This patent covers a process for removing hydrogen sulfide from geothermal steam used to generate electricity. Hydrogen sulfide, known eolio*456quially as “rotten egg” gas, both offends human olfactory sensitivities and combines with water to form a corrosive agent, sulfuric acid. Thus, unless treated to remove impurities, geothermal steam pollutes the atmosphere…