The assignee performs duties similar to a trustee under federal bankruptcy. The applicant may be the inventor or its assignee. However, in general, the assignee has privity of estate with a lessor. The fees and expenses of the Assignee or Liquidator are paid first. The liability of the assignee depends upon the contract formed when the assignment takes place. With an assignment, the assignor transfers the complete remainder of the interest to the assignee. The assignee, once the assignment process is completed, issues a dividend. The assignee of the contractor proceed against Stokes in 1907, suing for $90,000. In equity, these principles operate to protect both the assignor and the assignee. The Assignee was Trex Company LLC, operating in Winchester, VA. The original assignee was Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company. Normally the contact information of the resources assignee is returned.