JWC Environmental and Franklin-Miller, Inc. announce settlement of law suit regarding JWC held patent

JWC Environmental of Costa Mesa, California and Franklin-Miller, Inc. of Livingston, New Jersey jointly announce the settlement of a law suit for patent infringement brought by JWCE. The suit accused certain versions of two Franklin-Miller products, the TASKMASTER 8500 and TASKMASTER TITAN, of infringing a JWCE patent dealing with side rail technology.

June 11, 2004

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COSTA MESA, CA, Jne 2004 - JWC Environmental (JWCE) of Costa Mesa, California and Franklin-Miller, Inc. of Livingston, New Jersey jointly announce the settlement of a law suit for patent infringement brought by JWCE. The suit accused certain versions of two Franklin-Miller products, the TASKMASTER 8500 and TASKMASTER TITAN, of infringing a JWCE patent (RE 37,550E) dealing with side rail technology.

Franklin-Miller, Inc. has agreed to modify the side rails of its systems to a configuration that JWCE agrees does not infringe the patent. In return, JWCE has dropped its lawsuit. All other details of the settlement remain confidential.

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Advanced sewage treatment equipment is of vital and growing importance to the world. JWC Environmental is a leading manufacturer of equipment for wastewater treatment, solids reduction, solids removal and processing. The Monster family of products is legendary for quality and reliability - including the Muffin Monster and Channel Monster sewage grinder, Auger Monster
screen, Screenings Washer Monster and Monster Separation System incorporating a fine screen or band screen with superior screenings conditioning.. Our superior technology provides solutions for the most demanding applications for a sludge grinder, shredder, screen, washer compactor and septage receiving station.

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For more information contact Fritz Egger at [email protected], JWC Environmental, 290 Paularino Avenue, Costa Mesa, CA 92626, voice 800-331-2277, fax 949 833-8858, or visit them online at: www.jwce.com.