Wilden Pump & Engineering Co., a Corporation v. Pressed & Welded Products Co., a Corporation

SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge:

This case involves a device patented by the appellee, Wilden Pump and Engineering Company, and known as the “Wilden Pump.” The district court entered judgment against the corporate defendants, Pressed and Welded Products Company and other interrelated corporations, individual officers, and an employee Walcott, finding all liable for increased damages as willful infringers. We affirm the findings of validity and infringement of the patent but reverse the rulings that increased damages should be imposed and that Walcott should be held personally liable for the…