[D9223AAG], Letter from Eaton and Lewis to Thomas Alva Edison, November 19th, 1892
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[Letterhead of Eaton & Lewis] Thomas A. Edison, Esq., Orange, New Jersey. Dear Sir: Herewith we beg to hand you a form of assignment by you to Edison Electric Light Company of the 5 following patents recently granted to you: No. 484, 184, October 11, 1892, Manufacture of Carbon Filaments. No. 484, 185, October 11, 1892, Manufacture of Carbon Filaments. No. 485, 615, November 8, 1892, Manufacture of Carbon Filaments. No. 485, 616, November 8, 1892, Manufacture of Carbon Filaments. No. 485,617, November 8, 1892, Incandescent Lamp Filament. Under the contract which was made between yourself, the Edison Lamp Company and Edison Electric Light Company under date of November 25th, 1887, these patents should be assigned to the Light Company. For your convenience of reference, we give you below a copy of the clause of that contrast under which we have drawn this assignment. It is as follows: “(5) In consideration of the foregoing modifications MR, EDISON and the LAMP COMPANY, jointly and severally agree, in addition to the license provided for in the contract of March 8, 1881, to assign to the LIGHT COMPANY, free of charge, all patents, licenses, rights and inventions per-taining to the lamp or its manufacture, now held or con-trolled by them or either of them, or hereafter, at any time, within a period of three years from the date hereof, invented or acquired by or for them, or either of them, and agree to take all needed steps to patent the said inventions,- the LIGHT COMPANY to pay for only the actual legal fees and costs of obtaining said patents or any of them. Mr. EDISON will continue to seek in all respects, by appropriate invention, to improve the lamp so as to make it of greater commercial value to the LIGHT COMPANY”. We also hand you herewith copies of the patents covered by this assignment. Will you kindly execute the document in the presence of a witness and return the same to us at your early convenience. Very truly yours,