Rex Chainbelt, Inc. v. General Kinematics Corporation, and Albert Musschoot
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
KNOCH, Circuit Judge.
The United States District Court entered a decree finding the Musschoot Patent, No. 2,984,339, valid and in fringed by the defendants-appellants, General Kinematics Corporation and Albert Musschoot. This appeal followed.
The plaintiff Rex Chainbelt, Inc., acquired the patent in suit when it purchased the assets of Carrier Conveyor Corporation, by whom Albert Musschoot had been employed.
The District Court found that Mr. Musschoot assumed duties with Carrier under a two-year contract which called for an annual salary of $18,000 with an option to purchase company stock, which…
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