Alma Motor Co. v. United States

This is a suit for patent infringement. Plaintiff alleges that its patent 2,145,089 was infringed by the United States ■through its War and Navy Departments which caused to be manufactured, purchased, and used, during the years 1942 to 1946, numerous trucks and vehicles equipped with front wheel drive constructions. It is contended that these constructions embodied inventions covered by claims 4 and 10 of plaintiff’s patent.

Patent 2,145,089 was issued to Karl D. Kysor on January :24, 1939, on an application filed on April 20, 1936, and is entitled “Front Wheel Drive For Automotive Vehicles.”…