Legal Opinion
Zoltek Corp. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided February 19, 2016No. 2014-5082PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.
Zoltek Corporation seeks compensation from the United States for use, with the authorization and consent of the Departments of the Air Force and Navy, of the patented method of producing carbon fiber sheet products as claimed in United States Reissue Patent No. Re 34,162 issued January 19,1993 (“the '162 patent”). The 162 patent is a reissue of U.S. Patent No. 4,728,395, issued March 1,1988 to inventor George Boyd and assigned to Mr. Boyd’s employer Stackpole Fibers Company. The patent was acquired by Zoltek Corporation with its acquisition of Stackpole in 1988.
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