Legal Opinion
De Graffenried v. United States
United States Court of Federal Claims
Decided October 4, 1993No. 541-80CPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ANDEWELT, Judge.
In this patent action filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1498(a), plaintiff Albert L. de Graffenried, sought compensation from the United States for the unauthorized use of United States Patent No. 3,217,598 (the ’598 patent). The ’598 patent covers a system used for controlling “runout,” i.e., misalignment of a cutting tool during deep boring operations. In two prior decisions, this court concluded that defendant is liable for the unauthorized use of plaintiff’s patent, De Graffenried v. United States, 20 Cl.Ct. 458 (1990) (De Graffenried I), and awarded “reasonable and…
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