Legal Opinion
Messerschmidt v. United States
United States Court of Federal Claims
Decided July 30, 1993No. 642-89CPublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
YOCK, Judge.
ín this pro se patent infringement suit, Mr. Eugene D. Messerschmidt (Messerschmidt), seeks compensation under 28 U.S.C. § 1498 (1988) from the United States for the unauthorized use of U.S. Patent No. 4,134,560 (the ’560 patent), entitled “Helicopter Control Device.” The plaintiff’s patent describes a mechanical helicopter control system which enables a helicopter pilot to control all flight functions (pitch, roll, heave, and yaw) with one hand. The plaintiff contends that the United States and contractors of the United States have infringed the ’560 patent by the…
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