Series IV. Premier American Technologies Corporation (PATCO) Files, 1987-1999, undated

Premier American Technologies Corporation (PATCO) was a short-lived American scientific instruments manufacturer and the corporate successor of Measurement and Analysis Systems, Incorporated. PATCO purchased MAAS’ assets in 1992 and attempted to continue the former MAAS operations in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. However, the firm was unable to overcome the financial issues that plagued MAAS and went out of business in the late 1990s.

Arranged alphabetically by subject, this series contains Premier American Technologies Corporation’s corporate records, which were collected and maintained by Leonard F. Herzog. The files in this series mainly document legal and financial matters, which include PATCO’s acquisition of MAAS and the firm’s efforts to address the legal and financial issues it inherited from its predecessor. A small amount of information regarding PATCO’s operations and instruments manufactured by the firm is also preserved here.

The contents of the Premier American Technologies Corporation Files consist of a variety of materials. Correspondence, legal documents, and internal memoranda are the most common materials found in this series. Small amounts of other miscellaneous materials, including, but not limited to, printed materials, financial documents, minutes, reports, and sales orders are preserved here as well.