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lJl m . . U"'l'lI1'.iID STATES COURT Oil' CLJU JS 

No. 213-.SJ 

EL.LU: L. HEiiKRll, executrix of the 

Estate o! £dw'c1.ra H. Hebern, l.locea1ed, 

ancf HEBERN CODE, n~c., a Corporation, 

Plain tilts, 

v. 

TKi:. tllUl'ED STNl"iS 0.F AMFJUCA, Defendant 

PETITION 

(Filed 1By 191 1953) 

To the Honorable the Chief Judge and the Associate Jud,;es of the 

United Sta tee Court or Claims 1 

l.. .Plaintiff imie L. He~ern is tho duJ¥. afipoi.'lted, 

qua.:..i~iod anJ acting execu.trix .:>.£ the eBtat.a of E!m'B.rd H. iiebem, 

deceased, Lettt?n ~estamentary havln:; ueen issued to !ler by the / 

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Superior Court o.s."' the Stat;e of Cali.t'ornl.a in and .for the Cow1~ 

ot A.laraeda, Depa.rtatmt Id. 41 in Proceeding No. ll.88181 on March 

ll, 1953· Plaintiff Ellie t. Heb•.:.rn is a ei U.Sen ot the Uaitaed 

Sta.tea of America, and Edward H. Beb~rn was a citiaen of "the lhited 

. States of .Amerioa. PlainU.£1' Hebern Coqe, l."lo, is a oorporation 

or.;a.ntzed and mciatine: under the laws of the Sa1;e of Navllda. ; 

2. 'l'his petition ia filed &i;ainst the United States or 

k,.rioa under and pursuant to the provisiona of the A.et of Oongrea• 

appr0ved Jwte 25, 1948, 62 Stat. 940 and 9~,· as ar-aended lrj' the '°' 

@'pproved for Release by NSA on 09-12-2013 pursuantto E.O. 1352e 
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6.i.' Con.;rcss approved ~ 241 1949, sec. f!fl 1 63 Stat. 102, tho Act of 

ConJress approved October 311 1951, sec. SO(c), 65 Stat. 72'7, and the 

Act 0£ Con5rass appi•oved July 171 1952, 06 Stat. 75'7, all as enbodil'!ld 

ln l':i..tle 28, Unite.l States Code, sections 1491 and l49S. 

3. '.l'he .i.'ollowin~ United. States Lotter• Patent wer<:1 isauetl we 

'll" ac-riired by &nmrd H. Hebern, deceased, and pl.aintit'l.' Heb'.':·rn C0t!e, Inc. 

Pat.ant llo. 1 1 51011.41 cr:.inteJ Saptcmb .. r 301 1924 

on an1pplication filed 'March 31; 1921, Sorial No. 

4571 419, by Edward !I. Hebem, bein3 an Electric Coding 

Machine. 

Pa:ten·i; No. l,663,072, .;rcln~ed Septamb::.!r 4 1 l92i. 

on an appli..:atiou oric;illil.lly !'iled tlovemb~r 20, 192.3, 

anci renewed ~ J:I, l9Z'/ 1 Serial i;o. 675,P.JC";, iJy 

Edward Ji. Bebcrn, b0ln5 an i:aectrio Ccxie Mac:ij.ne, 

also described aa Super Code • 

.Patent No. 11 061,057, ~ranted June 71 1932 ~nan 

a.ppllct.i.tion iiled ~ 17, l971, Serial No. l92,Cf14, by 

!<:dward H. Heoorn, bt.• :.n~ a C:cyptogra.p..'1.ic Mac.' 1iue anc! 

;:)y11tem, alao described as Uniwrsal Do;a. 

?at•mt Ho. ~7 196, .v:w1ted December 23, 19.!i,l 

on an &f'plicatiun filed J•11.y 5, 193U1 Serial No. 

217 ,480, by Walter ll. Fanni11t.:, be:ln_; i:l Remote Co!1tr~,1 

Syat;em, also ucscrilJe-d as ~ir.L..'l~ S-1stem. 

Patc-nt No. 2,269,341, gran~ed January 6, 191.2 nn 

an apvli.cation filcJ. iiovemb~r c: .. 1936, Serial ~o. 

2391469, by Ed1rci.rd H. Hel.icrn, Lein~ a J.ies3a.;e TranamissiJn Device, also described as Ramo~o Con~rol 

Sys tow. 

Pa~ent No. 2,J?J,890, ~rant,ed April 17, 1945 

on L"l appllcc:ttion l':Lled Oct;oller .3, 19.381 Serial Mo. 

232,995, by Edward Ii. liebern, belr!J a Clphcr J.lacld.ne 11 

also described aa New Code Wheel. 

4. Patent Nos. 1166310721 11 861,85?, 21 2671196, 2,269,J~l and 

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' 2,J'IJ,f?.90 were assigned b:;·· the or1g1.'1al c.pplfoa.nta to International Code 

'1fachine Compaey, a Uevada corpor.,ti::u1, and by said corporation they were 

on May 22, 1945, aasii_!ned to Edward H. Hebern, s·~ch aaai&n.'llent oeing 

recorded in the lmited States Patent Oft'icc June ll, 1945, Li.b;.::r K-203, 

p:li_;e 56. The ai'oresa.id five paten~ were by Edward H • .Hebflm on J.hy 

23, 1945 assigned to Heb-"m Code Machine Corpor:~tion, Inc., a Nevada 

Corporat-i1J~ {the name or which was subaequentq chani..:ed to Heb::..'rn .Code, 

Ino. 1 one of the plaintiifa herein, such aa-sic;nment belne recorded in the 

United Sta.tea Pa.tent 0!.f'ice June ll, 1945, Liber K-203, pa,1<? 58. A.ll 

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ia"Gents and aey anu all im,provemenu made to •aid patents, and an;y a.'ld 

J.ll clail!la arising out of, or in i·esvec\ to, or by virtue of aaid. pateniia 

and :l.mprovetlents thereto, thcretoi'ore held by Intama'l:.iom.l Code !J.achine 

Compa.v, in.:ludin.c all claims ariaint; out of th1;1 aforesaid five paten\• &Dd 

Pat.ant; H'o. l,510,441, were assigned to Edwal·d H. Debem on Decem~r 2, 1947 

by Sh,;ritl''s Cert;if1ca:.e ol' Sale oI Perso!'li:l.l Propurt;r of lhtttrnati-:>nal Code 

itci:-.ine Coopa1~ Wld-::r Order of Exec11tion No. ·110645, elated NoV9li:her 21, 

a'JJ+'l 1 i!~ the Second Ju<.licld.l JJ.ist.rlu!i Cou.r-b of :the State o!i' ievada in and 

for t. he Coun1iy oi' Washoe. All paten"~s, 1mprove;aents and claiF.s acquired 

U"\tier said Sheri!i"'s Sale wero u.ssiJned to Hsbern Code, :ntc. by Edward 

: .•. Hecern on February 10, 1948. All ~tents, iw.provoments and cla i.r."..s 

acq'.l.ired by Hebe1.-n Code, r..,c. as set; i'orth in this paragraph were reasoi.~ned to &iwar:i r;. Hehern by- HeLam Code, Ino •. on April ll, 19501 such 

assi;;;m.10nt beint; recorded in the Uni\ed Sta'tu Pa.tent Office .April 13, 

19 50, Lihcr S-223, pa;.;e lob. 

iih:...t ·t;he Unit.ed States of .Ai:ieric~, throaJh tho officers and employees 

l)f i!is Dep..1.rtmor~ts o.i:.' tr~e iL.c-rrr:1, Havy, Air Force and Coast Guard, and 

othe:nr.i.ae, has a:lnce the Grant o! sald Unitod Sta~ea Letters Pa·:ent, u 

described in para(Iraph 3 hereof .. and before the filing or this pct.1-tbn, 

without the license of plaintif'fc or of Edward H. llebern, deceased, or ot 

a~ry otJ1or party au.lillorizetl t.horeto, ar¥1 without lawful right, caused to 

be r.:ade and iaanu~a.ctured au.d used, or caused to be uaed, ereat nuli1bogr1 

ni' :.ievices anu stru·:::tures 1:>a.1ed on and oontaininJ and er!bodying the , 

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inwntiot":s covered .:uid claim€-d by said lJnit;ecl. States Let+~ers Patent, 

111 vi0lation and ini'rlrii.;ernent of said Letters Patent and the ri:;hts of 

plaintil!'s and or Edward II. Hebem.1 deaeued, thereunder. 

6• By letter dated Saptecber 31 19471 plaintiff liebarn Code, 

Inc. and.Bdlfal\J Jr. Hebern, deoeased, filo!"ti wi~h the tlllited 8¥at-es Secre-

;;w:•ios of Pefe1111e 1 Al'!l\Y, Air Force and Navy a al.Aim t;o recover reasonable 

and en°'irf, pampenaation frc>!ll thiit -~ted States for :;be unauthor:l.zed use ,. : · .•

by or for th~ Az1it4d. Services o.r the United States, particular]¥ the War 

and Navy J.lepartments and the UniWd states Coast GuucJ, of eqllipoon.t a.mi 

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apparatus ambodj'in(; the :i.nvcmtions deacri~ed in ~nd oovcred by thG said 

r ..ctters Patent. The said claim was tinally rejected bJ' the Departments 

of the ?lavy,, A.rrq and A1r Force by Loiitcrs dated Jo.:rwarr 22, 1953· 

?. A portion or !".he manufacture and use herein complalned 

o.i B'ld ror wldch compensation is claimed i'irst accrued 'Withi.""J six 

yeara prior to the filin~ of this pe~1tion. 

s. A portion or lihe manuf'aoture and UBE# herein cOL:plain~ci cf 

ar.d l'or whi.ch coinpensiltL:n· is cla:U~d first ac.::rued !:I.Ore than six years 

l~r1.or to tho filind o! this petition br1t wit.bin the perioii, up to siA: 

;"<!ars, rJurint= whicr. the claim descri.;;ed ~.n pura.~raph 6 hereof was ;oand1ng 

hefo:..·~, tie n&.'11.ed depart.r:ienta or agencies 0£ the Uni~ed States Go'\-i:'rr.Jucnt; 

and 00·1pcnuation therefor is claimed by virtue o! the provisi-:>:is of Title 

J5, lln:.tt.ed States Code, uection ·2&6, as added by 1ihe Act of CoJ&;,;1·eaa 

approved Jul,y ·19, 19521 66 Stat. 813~ · 

9. A JlOrti on of 'fih.e isnu!'acture and uae herein complained 

ot Wl<.l .i.'or which co~nsation is clair:ied l'ir•t accrued T':lore than siJc 

year·s, es ex'tiaJtded b:; tM aforesaid provi81on8 o! Title> 35, United 

Sta .. e~ CoU.c, section 286, r;1•ior to the filing of this pe.titlon, ~11t the 

Uni·l;ae States Goverr.:nent ·ha.a at ·:i11 times rofu.aed, and still· rRfuec~a, 

to d:f.sclose any informatilJn with 1·eopect to the manu.f'ucture ar..d use 

of it in violation o.i' saic Letters Patent. 

10. I::dwd.rd H. Hebern, deceased, was, up to and includiJli! the 

date oi' his death, and plaint:trrs .have beon at all mal;erial titncs ~u1d are, 

bound bl• an agreement between the said Edward H. Hebern and the Unit"d I 

Sta tas Go.,rcrnment prohibi tin.g aiv diaclosure or any ;nakil1i p11:.:a.~o of 

cert.:··~n i'aa.tw-es ot his lnvonfii•ms; but devices and structures based 

on 11md con t:.linin6 and Dbodline such s aorf:t .i'eat urea 11e1•e t"W"mtactured 

and used. b~· th~ United Sta.tea Goven.i.ment· 1.Ulder an implied contra.ct (within 

th" l!lPanin~ o1' subdivision (4) of Titla 28, Uni!ied States Code, section 

L'i91) tllat the said bard H. Bebom would be campensated for 11uoh -:n&..'lUfa<. t.urc and uae. 

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ll. The invontions disclo3ed and claimed in'the United 

Sta~es Letters fit.tent described in para;;raph 3 hereof were not inVf"ntcd or discovered while the iuventc.1·:: or patentees thereof were 

employees of or .in the service of the United States Government, nor 

are s 1.lch invent.ors or patentees no1v employeu by the United States 

Gov(>rn:;.ent or in its service. 

12. Pla lntiffs' claim for coinpens~;. t! 0n for the :na.m1factlU'e 

... nl1 ,mf::. b]' or i'or the United States of America of devices a!.td structures 

eml.iodyin; the imentions diaclosed. and claimed in the Unitej Stat.es 

Letters P<•tcnt described in para.graph 3 hereof, :is not baeed on the use 

or manuf~tcture by or for the United States of any articlG owned, lea5ed,, 

u.sud by, or in the posaessi~ oi iihn Jniti81J :>tat-es priur to Ju]Jr 1, 19lt'. 

:t'). Neither the plainti.f.!1 nor Edward n. Hebam has sold or 

t1°.'.J.r1si'erred the cla:iJn as deecribed he rain, or any part ~ereof, to any 

_pprson or persons, axct:pt aa set i'orth in paragraph 4 horeol.'; no action 

haa uean ta.ken on this clailil in 1.he Co;i(Sress; the United States has bee::n 

notified by E.dward H. Hebern and by plaintiffs of this iru'ri:-ic;ement of 

the su.Jtl United States Letters Pa+.~nt and of t~.ie violation by t;he United 

.Sta~es ol the aforesaid .!.Tllplied contr:ict for compens"1tion for rnnufacture 

and use of devices and str.ictures based on and containing anci embodying 

tlw secrf:t features of Hebem•s inventions, but such infrllli.;einent and 

violation by the United States h<.1s, a!ter mah notice, continued and 

st-111 contoi. nues and no camponsc;_ t;ion tl1ere!or h.as ever been paid to I 

plaintifi's or to Edward H. Hebern. 

Wii:EIIBFORE, plaintif!'s pray for judgment against the United 

States of America for the sum of Fifty Million Dollars($50,ooo,ooo.oo) 

and for such ot.her and further relief as to the Court may seem just. 

0' !IARA' P.Ai~DALL, CAS TACHETro 

& .KILPA'.L'f;ICK 

. BAii.lU.Jill & HENRY 

1~oc :ill E. BROOKS 

JOHN WARD CUTIJ!:R 

Of' OOUJ18el. 

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ERNr.;5'? 'F. HENRY~ 

Attorney for Plaint1l'f, 

923 20th Street, N. w., 

Washington 6, D. c •