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and design centers worked closely with each other, exchanging
ideas and information about new technology.
The most significant and profitable technology within
Schlegel Corporation was wire carrier, a wire-knitted textile
device for stiffening and giving shape to automotive seals. Wire
carrier was a preferred attachment medium for automotive seals
and weather stripping throughout North America and Europe. Wire
carrier was manufactured at the South Carolina division of
Schlegel Corporation and at Schlegel Ireland, and it was
protected by a number of patents, including the original patent
and several subsequent "enhancement patents". Although the
original wire carrier patent had expired by 1989, the enhancement
patents were still in effect in that year. All of the patents
including patents pertaining to wire carrier were owned by
Schlegel Corporation.
Schlegel UK
Schlegel Holding Company was a subsidiary of Schlegel
Corporation that owned all of the stock of Schlegel UK. Schlegel
UK had two separately managed operating divisions: automotive
and building products. The automotive division had two
manufacturing plants, located in Leeds, England, and Coalville,
England, and both plants produced and supplied car manufacturers
with seals for car doors, trunks, and windows. The Schlegel UK
building products division operated a single manufacturing plant
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