Legal Opinion
Valmont Industries, Inc., Plaintiff/cross-Appellant v. Reinke Manufacturing Company, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided January 7, 1993No. 91-1377, 91-1378PublishedCited by 167 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RADER, Circuit Judge.
The United States District Court for the District of Nebraska determined that Reinke Manufacturing Company infringed Valmont Industries’ U.S. Patent No. Re. 31,838 (’838 patent). Valmont Indus. v. Reinke Mfg. Co., 14 USPQ2d 1374, 1990 WL 67881 (D.Neb.1990). Because the district court incorrectly found infringement of claims containing means-plus-function limitations, this court reverses.
BACKGROUND
On April 9, 1974, U.S. Patent No. 3,802,-627 (the ’627 patent) issued on an invention of David Seckler and David Porat, assignors to Valmont’s predecessor-in-interest. The ’627…
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