Legal Opinion
Hornback v. United States
United States Court of Federal Claims
Decided March 24, 1998No. 96-647CPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ANDEWELT, Judge.
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In this patent action filed pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 183, plaintiff, Alton B. Hornback, appearing pro se, seeks $10 million in compensation from the United States for the alleged unauthorized use of plaintiffs invention covering a “Real Time Boresight Error Slope Sensor” designed to improve the cost-effectiveness of missiles. A secrecy order was imposed on plaintiffs patent application covering this invention pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 181 and as a result, a patent has not yet issued. This action is before the court on the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment. In…
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