Patents Vested in the Alien Property Custodian: Reproduced from the Patent Office Official Gazette (Class 244: Aeronautics), 1943-06-08

Item — Box: TB.S2.001, Folder: TF.S2.A.0011.01

Identifier: 20170498

Scope and Contents

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Document Type: Publication (Informational).

Purpose: Informational.

Authority: Government Civil.

Scope: Report extract showing Class 244 (Aeronautics) patents held by enemy (or occupied) aliens [i.e. non-U.S. citizens] which were seized at the start of World War II and vested in the Alien Property Custodian for use by U.S. companies for the war effort. This report is a sort of sampler, in which key patent information and descriptions, including a single drawing, were reproduced--several to a page--from the Patent Office Official Gazette.

Contents: - The first section includes 60 pages covering 247 patents. This appears to have been part of the original report created in mid-1942 and includes pages 3295 through 3354 of the overall Alien Property Custodian report. - The second section is 8 pages long and covers an additonal 58 patents apparently granted after the inital report was created. This section includes pages 4391 through 4398 of the overall Alien Property Custodian report.

Dates

Existence: 1943-06-08

Creator

From the Collection: Aircraft Engine Historical Society, Inc. (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research in the Archives & Special Collections reading room. Handling guidelines and use restrictions will be communicated and enforced by archives staff members.

Full Extent

68 Pages (Document in two sections: 60 pages (page numbers 3295 to 3354) & 8 pages (page numbers 4391 to 4398.)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Format & Physical Description

Bound 8.25" x 14" booklet without covers (68 pages). Includes black & white graphs and drawings. Bound by two aluminum post-screws on left edge of document.

Note: Printed on war-time paper with moderate browning.