MR. JUSTICE CLARKE delivered the opinion of the court.
The appellant sued the United States in the Court of Claims to recover compensation for the use, without license or lawful right, of a tool, which was covered by United States Letters Patent, of which he was the owner. In his amended petition he alleged that during the years 1903 to 1914, inclusive, he invented the tool in question, which was adapted to be used "as a reefing-iron on the decks, sides, and bottoms...
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