ory COL’*S PATENT FIRE ARMS BAMTRACTOR ING COMPANY, Hertford, Com, May 14,1929, G10 Newhouse Bldeg., Salt Lake City,Uteh. Dear Mr. Vilgons I was very sorry to lecarn last week, upon my return fran Washington, that T hed missed seeing you. mfortunately my hearings before the Patent Office in Washington, coineided with your visit to Hartford, You will recall thet inthe eonferense at your office with Mr, Varriner Browning, we agreed that a further assignment of patents and patent applications should the title make in the assignment ‘be prepared for execution by wr. John Brotming as edministrator of the estate of John Kk, Srown ing. The existing assignee memt executed by the heirs would probably be objected to by the Patent Offiee as there would be nothing in the Patent office records to show who the heirs actually are, is the Aecording to the Patent administrator te the J,,4 and the ¥.5. Browning administrator Office record, | should » therefore, Company. Ky recollection is that I was to prepare and submit en assignment suitable for execution by the administrater., 1 have done this and T em sending it herewith, together with two carbon copies. You will note thet I have, in the main, followed the langu age of the assignment which was excouted by the heirs ani y-u will furth er note thet f have omitted all reference to foreign patents, as our prese nt concern is merely with the United States paten ts, The inelus ion of expired patents in an assignment is certainly unusual and it might well be argued that inasm uch oe & patent has no legal exe istence efter expiration, there is nothi ng in connection therewith which could be ascsimed, TPowever » I do not see that the inelusion of these expired patents does any harm and at the most it is mere surplusage . You are probably aware thet some of the paten ts listed were issued in the name of Jon i, and Vatthew S, Srowming and not in the newe of John Me browning individually, as the text of the assignment seems to imply. However, not inesmuch seem to be as if this assignment have it signed retaining joint meete with by wr. be gled te attend Lam these patents of any particular the John to the ali your approval, Browning? recording certified have importance. copy If of the of the you expired, this will you please eare to have assignment.in Court order me the detail arrange do does to so ft will Patent Office. of December 19,1927