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`IRELL & MANELLA LLP
`Morgan Chu (70446)
`MChu@irell.com
`Benjamin W. Hattenbach (186455)
`BHattenbach@irell.com
`C. Maclain Wells (221609)
`MWells@irell.com
`1800 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 900
`Los Angeles, California 90067-4276
`Telephone: (310) 277-1010
`Facsimile:
`(310) 203-7199
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`Attorneys for Defendant
`DEMARAY LLC
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`YAR R. CHAIKOVSKY (SB# 175421)
`yarchaikovsky@paulhastings.com
`PHILIP OU (SB# 259896)
`philipou@paulhastings.com
`JOSEPH J. RUMPLER, II (SB# 296941)
`josephrumpler@paulhastings.com
`DAVID OKANO (SB#278485)
`davidokano@paulhastings.com
`ANDY LEGOLVAN (SB# 292520)
`andylegolvan@paulhastings.com
`BORIS LUBARSKY (SB# 324896)
`borislubarsky@paulhastings.com
`PAUL HASTINGS LLP
`1117 S. California Avenue
`Palo Alto, California 94304-1106
`Telephone: 1(650) 320-1800
`Facsimile: 1(650) 320-1900
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`MATTHIAS KAMBER (SB#232147)
`matthiaskamber@paulhastings.com
`PAUL HASTINGS LLP
`101 California Street, 48th Floor
`San Francisco, California 94111
`Telephone: 1(415) 856-7000
`Facsimile: 1(415)856-7100
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`Attorneys for Plaintiff
`APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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`APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.,
`Plaintiff,
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`vs.
`DEMARAY LLC,
`Defendant.
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`CASE NO. 5:20-cv-09341-EJD
`JOINT CLAIM CONSTRUCTION AND
`PRE-HEARING STATEMENT
`(PATENT L.R. 4-3)
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`Pursuant to Patent L.R. 4-3, Plaintiff Applied Materials, Inc. (“Applied”) and Defendant
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`Demaray LLC (“Demaray”) (collectively the “Parties”) jointly submit this Joint Claim
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`Construction and Prehearing Statement (the “Statement”) for the above-captioned matter. Applied
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`seeks declaratory judgment of non-infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 7,544,276 (“the ’276 patent”)
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`and 7,381,657 (“the ’657 patent”) (Collectively, the “Patents-in-Suit”). This Statement contains
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`information on claim construction for the Patents-in-Suit under Patent L.R. 4-3 as follows:
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`I.
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`STIPULATED CLAIM CONSTRUCTIONS UNDER PATENT L.R. 4-3(A)
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`To narrow their disputes, the Parties have met and conferred and have reached an
`agreement on claim construction for the following claim terms:
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`Claim Term
`“A method of depositing a film on an
`insulating substrate, comprising”
`’657 patent, Claim 1
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`Stipulated Construction
`Preamble is limiting as to “insulating
`substrate”
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`II.
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`DISPUTED TERMS, PROPOSED CONSTRUCTIONS, AND SUPPORTING
`EVIDENCE UNDER PATENT L.R. 4-3(B)
`The parties provide their respective proposed constructions and supporting evidence (both
`intrinsic and extrinsic) as follows:
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`Claim Term
`“narrow band
`rejection filter”
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`’276 patent,
`claims 1 and 6
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`’657 patent,
`claims 1 and 2
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`Applied’s Proposed Construction
`and Support
`“filter that passes all of the
`frequencies of the power supply
`except within a narrow band”
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`Intrinsic Evidence
`’276 patent at Abstract, FIG. 1A,
`2:45-53, 5:19-20, 5:49-59, claims
`1, 6
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`’657 patent at Abstract, FIG. 1A,
`2:45-54, 5:25-26, 5:56-65, claims
`1, 2, 20
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`’657 patent prosecution history
`March 9, 2006 Non-Final Rejection
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`Demaray’s Proposed Construction
`and Support
`Plain and ordinary meaning
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`Intrinsic Evidence
`’276 Patent at Abstract, 2:48–51,
`5:19–20, 5:49–58, 22:31–33
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`’657 Patent at Abstract, 2:49–52,
`5:25–26, 5:56–65, 22:59–67
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`U.S. Patent App. No. 10/101,863
`prosecution history June 12, 2006
`Applicant Amendment/Request for
`Reconsideration, Claims, Applicant
`Arguments/Remarks Made in an
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`Applied’s Proposed Construction
`and Support
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`’657 patent prosecution history
`August 9, 2006 Applicant
`Amendment/Request for
`Reconsideration
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`IPR2021-00103, Patent Owner’s
`Preliminary Response
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`IPR2021-00103, Patent Owner’s
`Response
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`IPR2021-00103, Ex. 2002
`(Declaration of Alexander D.
`Glew)
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`IPR2021-00103, Ex. 2009
`(Declaration of Alexander D.
`Glew)
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`IPR2021-00103, Ex. 2019
`(Declaration of Hongmei Zhang)
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`IPR2021-00103, Ex. 2020
`(Declaration of Rajiv Pethe)
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`IPR2021-00103, Ex. 1105
`(Deposition Testimony of Hongmei
`Zhang)
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`IPR2021-00103, Ex. 1107
`(Deposition Testimony of Rajiv
`Pethe)
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`IPR2021-00104, Patent Owner’s
`Preliminary Response
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`IPR2021-00104, Patent Owner’s
`Response
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`IPR2021-00104, Ex. 2002
`(Declaration of Alexander D.
`Glew)
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`Demaray’s Proposed Construction
`and Support
`Amendment, Declaration of Dr. R.E.
`Demaray
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`U.S. Patent App. No. 10/101,863
`prosecution history December 5, 2005
`Applicant Amendment/Request for
`Reconsideration, Claims, Applicant
`Arguments/Remarks Made in an
`Amendment
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`’657 prosecution history, December
`18, 2007 Applicant
`Amendment/Request for
`Reconsideration, Claims, Applicant
`Arguments/Remarks Made in an
`Amendment
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`’276 prosecution history, December
`22, 2008 Notice of Allowability
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`IPR2021-00103, Patent Owner’s
`Preliminary Response
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`IPR2021-00103, Patent Owner’s
`Response
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`IPR2021-00103, Ex. 2002
`(Declaration of Alexander D. Glew)
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`IPR2021-00103, Ex. 2009
`(Declaration of Alexander D. Glew)
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`IPR2021-00104, Patent Owner’s
`Preliminary Response
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`IPR2021-00104, Patent Owner’s
`Response
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`IPR2021-00104, Ex. 2002
`(Declaration of Alexander D. Glew)
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`IPR2021-00104, Ex. 2009
`(Declaration of Alexander D. Glew)
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`IPR2021-00105, Patent Owner’s
`Preliminary Response
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`IPR2021-00105, Ex. 2002
`(Declaration of Alexander D. Glew)
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`IPR2021-00106, Patent Owner’s
`Preliminary Response
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`and Support
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`IPR2021-00106, Ex. 2002
`(Declaration of Alexander D. Glew)
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`Extrinsic Evidence
`Expert testimony of Dr. Glew
`regarding how a person of ordinary
`skill in the art would understand the
`term “narrow band rejection filter,”
`including technical background
`concerning the claim term and what
`one of ordinary skill in the art would
`understand the claim term to mean in
`view of the patent disclosure, the
`prosecution history, and/or the
`extrinsic evidence.
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`Declaration of Alexander D. Glew
`from W.D. Tex cases (Case Nos.
`6:20-cv-634 and 6:20- cv-636)
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`Deposition Testimony of Alexander
`D. Glew from W.D. Tex cases (Case
`Nos. 6:20-cv-634 and 6:20-cv-636)
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`Claim Construction Orders, August
`17, 2021, from W.D. Tex cases (Case
`Nos. 6:20-cv-634 and 6:20-cv-636)
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`Defs. Sur-Reply Claim Construction
`Brief from W.D. Tex cases (Case Nos.
`6:20-cv-634 and 6:20- cv-636)
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`narrowband (The New Oxford
`American Dictionary, 2001): “of or
`involving signals over a narrow range
`of frequencies”
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`Applied’s Proposed Construction
`and Support
`IPR2021-00104, Ex. 2009
`(Declaration of Alexander D.
`Glew)
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`IPR2021-00104, Ex. 2019
`(Declaration of Hongmei Zhang)
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`IPR2021-00104, Ex. 2020
`(Declaration of Rajiv Pethe)
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`IPR2021-00104, Ex. 1105
`(Deposition Testimony of Hongmei
`Zhang)
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`IPR2021-00104, Ex. 1107
`(Deposition Testimony of Rajiv
`Pethe)
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`IPR2021-00105, Patent Owner’s
`Preliminary Response
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`IPR2021-00105, Ex. 2002
`(Declaration of Alexander D.
`Glew)
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`IPR2021-00106, Patent Owner’s
`Preliminary Response
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`IPR2021-00106, Ex. 2002
`(Declaration of Alexander D.
`Glew)
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`U.S. Patent App. No. 10/101,863
`prosecution history Application at
`FIGS. 15, 16A-D
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`U.S. Patent App. No. 10/101,863
`prosecution history March 22, 2006
`Non-Final Rejection
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`U.S. Patent App. No. 10/101,863
`prosecution history June 12, 2006
`Applicant Amendment/Request for
`Reconsideration
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`U.S. Patent App. No. 10/101,863
`prosecution history June 7, 2006
`Declaration of R. Ernest Demaray
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`U.S. Patent App. No. 10/101,863
`prosecution history September 6,
`2006 Non-Final Rejection
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`U.S. Patent App. No. 10/101,863
`prosecution history January 23,
`2007 Examiner Interview
`Summary Record
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`U.S. Patent App. No. 10/101,863
`prosecution history February 6,
`2007 Applicant
`Amendment/Request for
`Reconsideration
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`U.S. Patent App. No. 10/101,863
`prosecution history May 2, 2007
`Final Rejection
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`U.S. Patent App. No. 10/101,863
`prosecution history October 2,
`2007 Request for Continued
`Examination
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`U.S. Patent App. No. 10/101,863
`prosecution history November 15,
`2007 Non-Final Rejection
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`U.S. Patent App. No. 10/101,863
`prosecution history December 18,
`2007 Applicant
`Amendment/Request for
`Reconsideration
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`’657 patent prosecution history
`October 1, 2004 Preliminary
`Amendment
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`’657 patent prosecution history
`March 25, 2005 Non-Final
`Rejection
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`July 25, 2005 Applicant
`Amendment/Request for
`Reconsideration
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`U.S. Patent App. No. 11/191,643
`prosecution history July 27, 2005
`Preliminary Amendment
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`U.S. Patent App. No. 11/191,643
`prosecution history March 30, 2009
`Non-Final Rejection
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`U.S. Patent App. No. 11/191,643
`prosecution history September 30,
`2009 Applicant
`Amendment/Request for
`Reconsideration
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`U.S. Patent App. No. 11/191,643
`prosecution history February 16,
`2011 Non-Final Rejection
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`U.S. Patent App. No. 11/191,643
`prosecution history May 16, 2011
`Applicant Amendment/Request for
`Reconsideration
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`U.S. Patent App. No. 11/191,643
`prosecution history July 11, 2011
`Final Rejection
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`U.S. Patent App. No. 11/191,643
`prosecution history September 12,
`2011 Applicant
`Amendment/Request for
`Reconsideration
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`U.S. Patent App. No. 11/191,643
`prosecution history October 11,
`2011 Applicant
`Amendment/Request for
`Reconsideration
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`U.S. Patent App. No. 11/191,643
`prosecution history October 21,
`2011 Notice of Allowance
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`U.S. Patent App. No. 11/228,717
`prosecution history March 11, 2008
`Preliminary Amendment
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`U.S. Patent App. No. 11/228,717
`prosecution history April 2, 2008
`Notice of Allowance
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`WO 2006/063308
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`Extrinsic Evidence
`S. Gibilisco, Handbook of Radio &
`Wireless Technology (1999)
`(DEFTS-PA_0000989—997), at
`62-68.
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`B. Carter, Filter Design in Thirty
`Seconds (December 2001)
`(DEFTS-PA_0001361—1374).
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`B. Carter, More Filter Design on a
`Budget (December 2001) (DEFTS-
`PA_0001342—1360).
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`U.S. Patent No. 6,284,110
`(DEFTS-PA_0000953—963).
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`U.S. Patent No. 6,485,602
`(DEFTS-PA_0001075—1087).
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`U.S. Patent No. 4,846,920 (DEFTS-
`PA_0001254—1264).
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`U.S. Patent No. 5,148,133 (DEFTS-
`PA_0001278—1291).
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`U.S. Patent No. 5,331,218 (DEFTS-
`PA_0002798—2805).
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`R. Graf, Modern Dictionary of
`Electronics, Seventh Edition (1999),
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`Applied’s Proposed Construction
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`at 304, 497, 637 (DEFTS-
`PA_0002784—2797).
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`Declaration of Alexander D. Glew
`from WDTX cases (Case Nos.
`6:20-cv-634 and 6:20-cv-636)
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`Deposition Testimony of
`Alexander D. Glew from WDTX
`cases (Case Nos. 6:20-cv-634 and
`6:20-cv-636)
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`Case No. 20-cv-634 Dkt. 70-5
`(Demaray LLC’s Disclosure of
`Extrinsic Evidence in WDTX
`cases)
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`IEEE Standard Dictionary of
`Electrical and Electronics Terms
`Second Edition (1978) at 52, 256-
`57, 448, 577-78 (DEFTS-
`PA_0004679—4685).
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`McGraw Hill Dictionary of
`Scientific and Technical Terms
`Fifth Edition (1994) at 187
`(DEFTS-PA_0004686—4690).
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`Comprehensive Dictionary of
`Electrical Engineering (1999) at
`50, 429 (DEFTS-PA_0004670—
`4674).
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`Dictionary of Computing Fourth
`Edition (1996) at 34, 334 (DEFTS-
`PA_0004675—4678).
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`Expert testimony of Dr. Glew
`and/or percipient testimony from
`Richard Ernest Demaray, Hongmei
`Zhang, Ravi Mullapudi, Mukundan
`Narasimhan and/or Rajiv Pethe
`regarding how a person of ordinary
`skill in the art would understand
`the term “narrow band rejection
`filter” including technical
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`Claim Term
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`“pulsed DC
`power supply”
`/ “pulsed DC
`power”
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`’276 patent,
`claims 1 and 6
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`’657 patent,
`claims 1 and 2
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`background concerning the claim
`term and what one of ordinary skill
`in the art would understand the
`claim term to mean in view of the
`patent disclosure, the prosecution
`history, and/or the extrinsic
`evidence.
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`“pulsed DC power” means
`“direct current power that
`oscillates in the form of a square
`wave”
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`“pulsed DC power supply”
`means “supply for providing
`direct current power that
`oscillates in the form of a square
`wave”
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`Intrinsic Evidence:
`’276 patent at FIGS. 4, 9-10, 12,
`2:25-39, 2:64-67, 4:44-52, 5:30-54,
`9:37-39, 10:37-45, 10:60-62,
`11:26-30, 11:59-12:2, 12:39-43,
`13:18-21, 13:30-34, 13:39-45,
`13:51-55, 14:36-37, 14:63-64,
`15:57-58, 16:37-39, 16:60-62,
`17:1-11, 17:15-16, 21:15-16,
`21:46-52, 22:1-4, 22:9-17, 22:24-
`26, Tables 1A-1C, 2-4, claims 1, 6
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`’657 patent at Abstract, FIGS. 4, 9-
`10, 12, 2:25-41, 2:66-3:2, 4:48-57,
`5:36-60, 9:49-51, 10:50-58, 11:8-
`10, 11:44-47, 12:10-21, 12:58-62,
`13:38-42, 13:50-54, 13:60-66,
`14:6-10, 14:58-59, 15:18-20,
`16:15-17, 16:60-62, 17:16-18,
`17:25-32, 17:36-37, 21:40-41,
`22:6-13, 22:30-33, 22:38-46,
`22:53-55, Tables 1A-1C, 2-4,
`claims 1, 2
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`’657 patent prosecution history
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`Rejection
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`“pulsed DC power” means “direct
`current power that oscillates
`between positive
`and negative voltages”
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`“pulsed DC power supply” means
`“supply for providing pulsed
`power”
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`Intrinsic Evidence:
`’276 Patent at Abstract, 2:45–53, 5:9–
`18, 5:19–20, 5:30–39, 5:40–47, 5:59–
`5:67, 12:26–31, 10:41–45, 12:39–43,
`13:19–23, 13:43–13:57, 21:45–51,
`22:31–33
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`’657 Patent at Abstract, 2:45–54,
`5:15–24, 5:25–26, 5:36–45, 5:46–53,
`5:66–6:3, 10:54–59, 12:46–50, 12:58–
`62, 13:39–42, 13:64–14:12, 22:7–11,
`22:59–67
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`U.S. Patent App. No. 10/101,863
`prosecution history February 6, 2007
`Applicant Amendment/Request for
`Reconsideration, Claims, Applicant
`Arguments/Remarks Made in an
`Amendment
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`U.S. Patent App. No. 10/101,863
`prosecution history June 12, 2006
`Applicant Amendment/Request for
`Reconsideration, Claims, Claims,
`Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made
`in an Amendment
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`U.S. Patent App. No. 10/101,863
`prosecution history December 18,
`2007 Applicant Amendment/Request
`for Reconsideration, Claims,
`Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made
`in an Amendment
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`and Support
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`’657 patent prosecution history
`December 18, 2007 Applicant
`Amendment/Request for
`Reconsideration
`
`U.S. Patent App. No. 10/101,863
`prosecution history July 23, 2004
`Applicant Amendment/Request for
`Reconsideration
`
`U.S. Patent App. No. 10/101,863
`prosecution history October 6,
`2004 Final Rejection
`
`U.S. Patent App. No. 10/101,863
`prosecution history January 13,
`2005 Final Rejection
`
`U.S. Patent App. No. 10/101,863
`prosecution history June 10, 2005
`Applicant Amendment/Request for
`Reconsideration
`
`U.S. Patent App. No. 10/101,863
`prosecution history August 4, 2005
`Non-Final Rejection
`
`U.S. Patent App. No. 10/101,863
`prosecution history December 5,
`2005 Applicant
`Amendment/Request for
`Reconsideration
`
`U.S. Patent App. No. 10/101,863
`prosecution history February 14,
`2006 Final Rejection
`
`U.S. Patent App. No. 10/101,863
`prosecution history March 22, 2006
`Non-Final Rejection
`
`U.S. Patent App. No. 10/101,863
`prosecution history June 12, 2006
`Applicant Amendment/Request for
`Reconsideration
`
`Demaray’s Proposed Construction
`and Support
`
`IPR2021-00103, Patent Owner’s
`Preliminary Response
`
`IPR2021-00103, Patent Owner’s
`Response
`
`IPR2021-00103, Ex. 2002
`(Declaration of Alexander D. Glew)
`
`IPR2021-00103, Ex. 2009
`(Declaration of Alexander D. Glew)
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`IPR2021-00104, Patent Owner’s
`Preliminary Response
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`IPR2021-00104, Patent Owner’s
`Response
`
`IPR2021-00104, Ex. 2002
`(Declaration of Alexander D. Glew)
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`IPR2021-00104, Ex. 2009
`(Declaration of Alexander D. Glew)
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`IPR2021-00105, Patent Owner’s
`Preliminary Response
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`IPR2021-00105, Ex. 2002
`(Declaration of Alexander D. Glew)
`
`IPR2021-00106, Patent Owner’s
`Preliminary Response
`
`IPR2021-00106, Ex. 2002
`(Declaration of Alexander D.
`Glew)
`
`Extrinsic Evidence
`
`Expert testimony of Dr. Glew
`regarding how a person of ordinary
`skill in the art would understand the
`term “pulsed DC power [supply],”
`including technical background
`concerning the claim term and what
`one of ordinary skill in the art would
`understand the claim term to mean in
`view of the patent disclosure, the
`prosecution history, and/or the
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`extrinsic evidence.
`
`Declaration of Alexander D. Glew
`from W.D. Tex cases (Case Nos.
`6:20-cv-634 and 6:20- cv-636)
`
`Deposition Testimony of Alexander
`D. Glew from W.D. Tex cases (Case
`Nos. 6:20-cv-634 and 6:20-cv-636)
`
`Claim Construction Orders, August
`17, 2021, from W.D. Tex cases (Case
`Nos. 6:20-cv-634 and 6:20-cv-636)
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`pulse (Modern Dictionary of
`Electronics (7th ed.): “1. A variation
`of a quantity whose value is normally
`constant; this variation is
`characterized by a rise and a decay
`and has finite amplitude and duration.
`2. An abrupt change in voltage, either
`positive or negative, that conveys
`information to a circuit. See also
`impulse. 3. A brief excursion of a
`quantity from normal. 4. Signal
`characterized by the rise and decay in
`time of a quantity whose value is
`normally constant. 7. A sudden and
`abrupt jump in an electrical quantity
`from its usual level to a higher or
`lower value, quickly followed by an
`equally abrupt return.”
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`
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`Applied’s Proposed Construction
`and Support
`
`U.S. Patent App. No. 10/101,863
`prosecution history June 7, 2006
`Declaration of R. Ernest Demaray
`
`U.S. Patent App. No. 10/101,863
`prosecution history September 6,
`2006 Non-Final Rejection
`
`U.S. Patent App. No. 10/101,863
`prosecution history January 23,
`2007 Examiner Interview
`Summary Record
`
`U.S. Patent App. No. 10/101,863
`prosecution history February 6,
`2007 Applicant
`Amendment/Request for
`Reconsideration
`
`U.S. Patent App. No. 10/101,863
`prosecution history May 2, 2007
`Final Rejection
`
`U.S. Patent App. No. 10/101,863
`prosecution history October 2,
`2007 Request for Continued
`Examination
`
`U.S. Patent App. No. 10/101,863
`prosecution history November 15,
`2007 Non-Final Rejection
`
`U.S. Patent App. No. 10/101,863
`prosecution history December 18,
`2007 Applicant
`Amendment/Request for
`Reconsideration
`
`U.S. Patent App. No. 11/191,643
`prosecution history March 30, 2009
`Non-Final Rejection
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`U.S. Patent App. No. 11/191,643
`prosecution history September 30,
`2009 Applicant
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`Amendment/Request for
`Reconsideration
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`U.S. Patent App. No. 11/191,643
`prosecution history April 27, 2010
`Final Rejection
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`U.S. Patent App. No. 11/191,643
`prosecution history July 26, 2010
`Request for Continued
`Examination
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`WO 2004/077519
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`WO 2004/106581
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`EP 0639655
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`A. Belkind et al., Pulsed-DC
`reactive sputtering of dielectrics:
`Pulsing parameter effects, Society
`of Vacuum Coaters 43rd Annual
`Technical Conference Proceedings,
`Denver, CO, April 15-20, 2000
`(DEFTS-PA_0001100—1104).
`
`R. Scholl, Power Supplies for
`Pulsed Plasma Technologies: State-
`of-the-Art and Outlook, Advanced
`Energy Industries, Inc. White
`Paper, 1999.
`
`R. Scholl, Power Systems for
`Reactive Sputtering of Insulating
`Films, Advanced Energy
`Industries, Inc., White Paper,
`September 2001.
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`U.S. Patent No. 5,942,089
`(DEFTS-PA_0001088—1099).
`
`IPR2021-00103, Patent Owner’s
`Preliminary Response
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`IPR2021-00103, Patent Owner’s
`Response
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`Claim Term
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`2
`3
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`Applied’s Proposed Construction
`and Support
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`IPR2021-00103, Ex. 2002
`(Declaration of Alexander D.
`Glew)
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`IPR2021-00103, Ex. 2009
`(Declaration of Alexander D.
`Glew)
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`IPR2021-00103, Ex. 2019
`(Declaration of Hongmei Zhang)
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`IPR2021-00103, Ex. 2020
`(Declaration of Rajiv Pethe)
`
`IPR2021-00103, Ex. 1105
`(Deposition Testimony of Hongmei
`Zhang)
`
`IPR2021-00103, Ex. 1107
`(Deposition Testimony of Rajiv
`Pethe)
`
`IPR2021-00104, Patent Owner’s
`Preliminary Response
`
`IPR2021-00104, Patent Owner’s
`Response
`
`IPR2021-00104, Ex. 2002
`(Declaration of Alexander D.
`Glew)
`
`IPR2021-00104, Ex. 2009
`(Declaration of Alexander D.
`Glew)
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`IPR2021-00104, Ex. 2019
`(Declaration of Hongmei Zhang)
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`IPR2021-00104, Ex. 2020
`(Declaration of Rajiv Pethe)
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`IPR2021-00104, Ex. 1105
`(Deposition Testimony of Hongmei
`Zhang)
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`Applied’s Proposed Construction
`and Support
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`IPR2021-00104, Ex. 1107
`(Deposition Testimony of Rajiv
`Pethe)
`
`IPR2021-00105, Patent Owner’s
`Preliminary Response
`
`IPR2021-00105, Ex. 2002
`(Declaration of Alexander D.
`Glew)
`
`IPR2021-00106, Patent Owner’s
`Preliminary Response
`
`IPR2021-00106, Ex. 2002
`(Declaration of Alexander D.
`Glew)
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`Extrinsic Evidence:
`D. Barnaal, Analog Electronics for
`Scientific Application (1982), at
`A73-A75 (DEFTS-PA_0003079—
`3088).
`
`P. Horowitz et al., The Art of
`Electronics (1996), at 18-19
`(DEFTS-PA_0003089—3105).
`
`R. Graf, Modern Dictionary of
`Electronics, Seventh Edition
`(1999), at 304, 597-602 (DEFTS-
`PA_0002784—2797).
`
`E. Demaray, Introduction to
`Demaray LLC Patent Portfolio,
`found at
`http://www.edemaray.com/applicat
`ions.html (DEFTS-PA_0002691—
`2783).
`
`E. Demaray, Introduction to
`Optical Capabilities including thin
`film passivation and barrier
`applications, found at
`http://www.edemaray.com/applicat
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`Case 5:20-cv-09341-EJD Document 126 Filed 02/01/22 Page 15 of 42
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`Claim Term
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`1
`2
`3
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`and Support
`ions.html (DEFTS-PA_0003208—
`3297).
`
`J. Sellers, Asymmetric bipolar
`pulsed DC: the enabling
`technology for reactive PVD,
`Surface and Coatings Technology
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`PA_0001441—1445).
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`D. Morton et al., Bipolar Pulsed
`DC Sputtering of Optical Films,
`Society of Vacuum Coaters (1999)
`(DEFTS-PA_0001530—1536).
`
`D. Mattox, Handbook of Physical
`Vapor Deposition (PVD)
`Processing (1998) (DEFTS-
`PA_0001131—1150), at 229-230.
`
`U.S. Patent No. 5,917,286
`(DEFTS-PA_0001570—1594).
`
`Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.
`SPARC-LE 20 Accessory (2000)
`(DEFTS-PA_0003064—3065).
`
`Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.
`SEC Form 10-K, 2000 (DEFTS-
`PA_0003106—3207).
`
`PinnacleTM Plus+ Pulsed DC
`Power Supply: New Horizons in
`Reactive Sputtering Performance
`Data Sheet, April 1999 (DEFTS-
`PA_0001823—1826).
`
`Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.,
`Pinnacle Plus+ 10kW (325-650
`Vdc) Manual (Nov. 2001) (AMAT-
`DEM-PA_0000001—186).
`
`Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.,
`Pinnacle Plus 10kW User
`5702269-B, User Manual, June
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`and Support
`2002 (DEFTS-PA_0000749—
`952).
`
`Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.,
`The Advanced Energy MDX
`Magnetron Drive (March 1993)
`(DEFTS-PA_0000006—250).
`
`Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.,
`The Advanced Energy MDX-L
`Magnetron Drive (March 2002)
`(DEFTS-PA_0002824—2935).
`
`Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.,
`Pinnacle 10x6 kW User Manual
`(May 2000) (DEFTS-
`PA_0000351—510).
`
`Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.,
`Pinnacle 20 kW (400-1000 Vdc)
`User Manual (April 2001)
`(DEFTS-PA_0000537—718).
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`MKS, Genesis RF Plasma
`Generator GHW-12 (1998)
`(AMAT20cv634-0001296—1391;
`AMAT20cv636-0000750—845).
`
`Declaration of Alexander D. Glew
`from WDTX cases (Case Nos.
`6:20-cv-634 and 6:20-cv-636)
`
`Deposition Testimony of
`Alexander D. Glew from WDTX
`cases (Case Nos. 6:20-cv-634 and
`6:20-cv-636)
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`McGraw Hill Dictionary of
`Scientific and Technical Terms
`Fifth Edition (1994) at 1414
`(DEFTS-PA_0004686—4690).
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`Comprehensive Dictionary of
`Electrical Engineering (1999) at
`462 (DEFTS-PA_0004670—
`4674).
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`“a method of
`depositing an
`insulating film
`on a substrate,
`comprising:”
`
`’657 patent,
`claim 2
`
`
`Applied’s Proposed Construction
`and Support
`
`Expert testimony of Dr. Glew
`and/or percipient testimony from
`Richard Ernest Demaray, Hongmei
`Zhang, Ravi Mullapudi, Mukundan
`Narasimhan and/or Rajiv Pethe
`regarding how a person of ordinary
`skill in the art would understand
`the terms “pulsed DC power” and
`“pulsed DC power supply”
`including technical background
`concerning the claim term and
`what one of ordinary skill in the art
`would understand the claim terms
`to mean in view of the patent
`disclosure, the prosecution history,
`and/or the extrinsic evidence.
`
`Preamble is limiting
`
`Intrinsic evidence:
`’657 patent at Title, Abstract,
`FIGS. 1A-1B, 4-5, 7, 10-11, 18-19,
`22, 33, 1:10-2:41, 2:45-54, 2:61-
`65, 3:18-25, 3:35-37, 3:44-47,
`3:57-59, 4:40-42, 4:48-6:10, 6:24-
`26, 6:46-58, 7:47-48, 7:62-8:1, 9:4-
`20, 9:51-54, 10:3-20, 10:41-60,
`11:1-16, 11:23-12:40, 12:46-54,
`12:58-62, 13:4-26, 13:30-35,
`13:42-45, 13:54-56, 13:62-64,
`14:6-10, 14:18-20, 14:34-61, 15:5-
`14, 15:16-23, 16:58-59, 16:60-
`17:2, 17:6-21, 17:33-37, 18:1-39,
`18:50-19:21, 19:39-20:17, 20:48-
`51, 20:62-21:55, 22:14-22, 22:26-
`46, Tables 1A, 1B, 1C, 2, 3, 4,
`claims 1, 2, 9
`
`’657 prosecution history, October
`1, 2004 Preliminary Amendment
`
`’657 prosecution history, March
`25, 2003 Non-Final Rejection
`
`
`Demaray’s Proposed Construction
`and Support
`
`Preamble is not limiting, except for
`“insulating film on a substrate”
`
`Intrinsic Evidence
`’657 at 2:39–41, 3:34–36, 7:47–52,
`7:62–65, 10:34–39, 10:41-44, 18:10–
`12, 18:55–57, 22:59-67, 23:26–27,
`Claim 1, Claim 2
`
`’657 prosecution history, December
`18, 2007 Applicant
`Amendment/Request for
`Reconsideration, Claims, Applicant
`Arguments/Remarks Made in an
`Amendment
`
`IPR2021-00103, Patent Owner’s
`Preliminary Response
`
`IPR2021-00103, Patent Owner’s
`Response
`
`IPR2021-00103, Ex. 2002
`(Declaration of Alexander D. Glew)
`
`IPR2021-00103, Ex. 2009
`(Declaration of Alexander D. Glew)
`
`IPR2021-00104, Patent Owner’s
`Preliminary Response
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`’657 prosecution history, July 25,
`2005 Applicant
`Amendment/Request for
`Reconsideration
`
`’657 prosecution history, October
`25, 2005 Non-Final Rejection
`
`’657 prosecution history,
`December 21, 2005 Applicant
`Amendment/Request for
`Reconsideration
`
`’657 prosecution history,
`November 15, 2007 Non-Final
`Rejection
`
`’657 prosecution history,
`December 18, 2007 Applicant
`Amendment/Request for
`Reconsideration
`
`U.S. Patent App. No. 10/101,863
`prosecution history, November 15,
`2007 Non-Final Rejection
`
`U.S. Patent App. No. 10/101,863
`prosecution history, December 18,
`2007 Applicant
`Amendment/Request for
`Reconsideration
`
`U.S. Patent App. No. 11/191,643
`prosecution history February 24,
`2010 Response to Notice of Non-
`Compliant Amendment
`
`U.S. Patent App. No. 11/191,643
`prosecution history April 27, 2010
`Final Rejection
`
`U.S. Patent App. No. 11/191,643
`prosecution history July 26, 2010
`Terminal Disclaimer
`
`
`Demaray’s Proposed Construction
`and Support
`IPR2021-00104, Patent Owner’s
`Response
`
`IPR2021-00104, Ex. 2002
`(Declaration of Alexander D. Glew)
`
`IPR2021-00104, Ex. 2009
`(Declaration of Alexander D. Glew)
`
`IPR2021-00105, Patent Owner’s
`Preliminary Response
`
`IPR2021-00105, Ex. 2002
`(Declaration of Alexander D. Glew)
`
`IPR2021-00106, Patent Owner’s
`Preliminary Response
`
`IPR2021-00106, Ex. 2002
`(Declaration of Alexander D. Glew)
`
`Extrinsic Evidence
`Expert testimony of Dr. Glew
`regarding how a person of ordinary
`skill in the art would understand the
`preamble, including technical
`background concerning the claim term
`and what one of ordinary skill in the
`art would understand the claim term to
`mean in view of the patent disclosure,
`the prosecution history, and/or the
`extrinsic evidence.
`
`Declaration of Alexander D. Glew
`from W.D. Tex cases (Case Nos.
`6:20-cv-634 and 6:20- cv-636)
`
`Deposition Testimony of Alexander
`D. Glew from W.D. Tex cases (Case
`Nos. 6:20-cv-634 and 6:20-cv-636)
`
`Claim Construction Orders, August
`17, 2021, from W.D. Tex cases (Case
`Nos. 6:20-cv-634 and 6:20-cv-636)
`
`substrate (The New Oxford American
`Dictionary, 2001): “a substance or
`layer that underlies something, or on
`which some process occurs, in
`particular: … a material that provides
`the surface on which something is
`deposited or inscribed, for example
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