Legal Opinion
U.S. Valves, Incorporated v. Robert F. Dray, Sr., Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 9, 1999No. 98-3794, 98-3823PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANION, Circuit Judge.
Robert F. Dray, Sr. invented a valve which regulates the flow of molten plastic into molds. This valve prevents the molten plastic from flowing back into the injector machine, which makes for more uniform molds and less wasted plastic. The parties refer to this as the “internal piston valve,” and so shall we. Dray patented his invention, and in 1991 exclusively licensed this patent to U.S. Valves, Inc. in exchange for a royalty commission on every internal piston valve sold by U.S. Valves. After a few years of U.S. Valves manufacturing and selling the internal piston…
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