UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
`WASHINGTON, D.C.
`
`Before the Honorable Clark S. Cheney
`Chief Administrative Law Judge
`
`In the Matter of
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`CERTAIN CRAFTING MACHINES AND
`COMPONENTS THEREOF
`
`Inv. No. 337-TA-1426
`
`RESPONDENTS HUNAN SIJIU TECHNOLOGY, CO. LTD., HUNAN
`SIJIU ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., AND GUANGDONG
`RONGTU TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.’S NOTICE OF PRIOR ART
`
`Pursuant to Order Nos. 2 (Ground Rules) and 6 (Corrected Procedural Schedule),
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`Respondents Hunan Sijiu Technology, Co. Ltd., Hunan Sijiu Electronic Technology Co., Ltd.1,
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`and Guangdong Rongtu Technology Co., Ltd. (collectively, “HTVRONT” or “Respondents”)
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`respectfully submit their Notice of Prior Art. Respondents provide the required information in
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`the attached Appendix A. Respondents expressly reserve the right to rely on these references,
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`either singly or in any combination, to establish the invalidity of U.S. Patent Nos. 11,208,758
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`(“the ’758 patent”), 11,905,646 (“the ’646 patent”), D893,563 (“the D563 patent”), D910,724
`
`(“the D724 patent”), D926,237 (“the D237 patent”), and D1,029,090 (“the D090 patent”)
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`(collectively “the Asserted Patent(s)”), or to demonstrate the relevant state of the art and/or level
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`of skill in the art.
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`Accordingly, Respondents may rely on each prior art reference set forth in the attached
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`Appendix A as anticipatory and/or as rendering obvious alone or in combination with any other
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`prior art one or more of the asserted claims of the Asserted Patents. Each listed patent,
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`1 Respondent Hunan Sijiu Technology, Co. Ltd. was formerly known as Hunan Sijiu Electronic
`Technology Co., Ltd. Mot. 1426-002 at. 2. Pending the CALJ’s ruling on Mot. 1426-002, it will
`be terminated from the Investigation.
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`

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`publication, product, prior art, or other documentation is effective as prior art at least as early as
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`the corresponding date indicated and prior to the priority date of the Asserted Patents.
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`In addition to the specific references listed in Appendix A, Respondents hereby give
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`notice that they may rely on, and therefore incorporate by reference: (i) prior art contained or
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`referenced in the prosecution history of the Asserted Patents, in the Asserted Patents, or in any
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`patent, application, or prosecution history that is related to the Asserted Patents, (ii) prior art
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`identified or produced in this Investigation, including but not limited to, by Complainant Cricut,
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`Inc. (“Cricut” or “Complainant”) or any subpoenaed third parties, (iii) prior art admitted to
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`evidence or identified as an exhibit at the hearing or a deposition, (iv) prior art identified during
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`the remainder of discovery, and (v) prior art cited or referenced in any of the references
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`identified in Appendix A to this Notice (regardless of whether a cited reference appears
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`separately in Appendix A), (vi) prior art cited in any expert report served during this
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`Investigation, or (vii) prior art cited or referenced in the file histories for all of the patents and
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`patent applications listed in Appendix A or identified in the prior categories (i) – (vi), which
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`became publicly available as of the dates of the patents issued, or the dates the patent
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`applications published, whichever is applicable. Respondents reserve the right to rely on
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`documents and information that are not prior art, and therefore need not be disclosed in this
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`notice, for other purposes including, but not limited to, evidence of inherency in any of the prior
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`art or establishing the prior art as prior art, including documents establishing the sales dates of
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`prior art products.
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`Respondents reserve the right to rely upon any person identified as an author or inventor
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`of any prior art identified herein as a prior art inventor or as having prior knowledge of or as
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`having previously used or offered for sale the alleged inventions of the Asserted Patents.
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`Respondents may also rely on individuals, the names and addresses of which are within
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`Complainant’s possession, including Complainant’s employees, former employees, consultants,
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`and/or other persons affiliated with Complainants who may have knowledge of, or have
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`previously used or offered for sale, the alleged inventions of the Asserted Patents. Additionally,
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`Respondents reserve the right to supplement or amend this notice as discovery proceeds. To date,
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`expert reports have not been exchanged, and expert discovery has not commenced. Respondents
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`reserve the right to amend and/or supplement this Notice of Prior Art and the attached Appendix
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`A upon written notice for good cause shown such as, for example, to identify prior art references
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`that may be discovered after the date of this notice or to identify additional prior art that may be
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`rendered material based upon positions Complainant or its expert witnesses may adopt in this
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`Investigation, if Complainant relies on any claims, for any purpose, that have not been identified
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`to date, should it be discovered that a reference cited during prosecution of an asserted patent (or
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`a foreign counterpart or family member of an asserted patent) was omitted from the following
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`list through inadvertence, or should any ruling by the CALJ make any additional prior art
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`relevant to this Investigation.
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`Dated: February 28, 2025
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`Respectfully submitted,
`
`/s/ Claire Schuster
`Claire Schuster
`DLA Piper LLP (US)
`33 Arch Street, 26th Floor
`Boston, MA 02110
`Tel: 617.406.6000
`
`Helena Kiepura
`DLA Piper LLP (US)
`500 Eighth Street, NW
`Washington, DC 20004
`Tel: 202.799.4000
`Fax: 202.799.5000
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`

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`Matthew Satchwell
`Paulina Starostka
`DLA Piper LLP (US)
`444 West Lake Street, Suite 900
`Chicago, IL 60606
`Tel: 312.368.4000
`
`Shaobin Zhu
`DLA Piper LLP (US)
`701 Fifth Avenue
`Suite 6900
`Seattle, WA 98104
`Tel: 206.839.4894
`
`Benjamin Yaghoubian
`DLA Piper LLP (US)
`2000 Avenue of the Stars
`Suite 400 North Tower
`Los Angeles, CA 90067
`Tel: 310.595.3000
`
`Peter VandeVort
`DLA Piper LLP (US)
`555 Mission St, Suite 2400
`San Francisco, CA 94105
`Tel: 415.836.2500
`
`Counsel for Hunan Sijiu Technology, Co. Ltd.
`(f/k/a Hunan Sijiu Electronic Technology Co.,
`Ltd.) and Guangdong Rongtu Technology
`Co., Ltd.
`
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`

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`I.
`
`PATENT PRIOR ART
`
`APPENDIX A
`
`The following table lists prior art patents and patent publications that are identified by
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`country, patent or patent publication numbers, title, issue/publication date, and first-named
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`inventor/patentee. Each listed patent or patent publication became prior art at least as early as the
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`dates provided on the face of the document. Respondents reserve the right to rely upon earlier
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`dates of publication or public availability to the extent such information is uncovered during
`
`discovery.
`
`Country
`
`Pub. No.
`
`Title
`
`Japan
`China
`China
`China
`
`JP2002166100
`CN102325937
`CN102978888
`CN106149338
`
`China
`
`CN106149339
`
`China
`
`China
`
`China
`
`China
`China
`
`China
`China
`
`China
`China
`
`CN106835658
`
`CN106884302
`
`CN106968097
`
`CN1313669
`CN201006960
`
`CN202279981
`CN202323519
`
`CN202830589
`CN203021832
`
`Iron
`The iron
`Electric iron
`Flatiron home appliance
`including flatiron with the
`base portion in the region
`having for placing
`described flatiron
`Including having base
`plate and the flatiron
`home appliance of the
`flatiron of handle
`arranged with
`overhanging relative to
`this base plate
`Steam automatic control
`flatiron
`A kind of dress ornament
`presses forming machine
`A kind of electric iron
`with blast steam function
`Ironing device
`Electric steam generating
`iron
`Anti-burning electric iron 10/29/2011 Xiang
`Heating component of
`11/10/2011 Xiang
`electric iron
`Electric iron
`Handle for electric iron
`
`Filing
`Date
`12/4/2000
`3/17/2010
`11/8/2012
`5/12/2016
`
`Inventor
`
`Atsushi
`Shimosaka
`Yi
`Lemaire
`
`5/12/2016
`
`Lemaire
`
`1/6/2017
`
`Kunzhu
`
`4/17/2017 Yubin
`
`5/21/2017 Qiyuan
`
`Shinichiro
`7/1/2004
`11/14/2006 Donglei
`
`11/8/2012
`1/15/2013
`
`Yi
`Xueping
`
`5
`
`

`

`Country
`
`Pub. No.
`
`Title
`
`China
`
`China
`
`China
`China
`
`China
`China
`
`China
`
`China
`
`CN203611556
`
`CN203755057
`
`CN204023262
`CN2041320
`
`CN205529605
`CN205636267
`
`CN205669143
`
`CN206245107
`
`China
`
`CN206266934
`
`China
`
`CN206328613
`
`China
`China
`
`China
`
`China
`
`China
`China
`
`CN2338364
`CN2529779
`
`CN2530971
`
`CN2615183
`
`CN2760091
`CN2848913
`
`Germany
`
`DE7800810
`
`EP0124039
`
`EP2138628
`
`European
`Patent
`Office
`European
`Patent
`Office
`
`Vacuum thermal transfer
`printer
`Steam electric iron with
`handle for driving ironing
`bottom plate to extend
`and retract
`Ironing device
`Steam-spray electric iron
`with dry-cleaning and
`dusting functions
`AC/DC electric iron
`Flatiron with hand
`protector function
`Integral button electric
`iron
`Household whole scalds
`all-in-one energy-
`conservation flatiron
`Steam generator and
`Garment Steamer
`Machine
`Electromagnetic
`induction electric iron
`system
`A Simple Handheld Iron
`Two-way thermal
`compressor
`Low-temp. steam electric
`iron
`Fast smoothening electric
`iron with pressing plate
`Electronic iron
`Portable electric iron
`having folding handle
`Small iron with cable
`attachment
`
`Ironing apparatus for
`household and semi-
`professional applications
`Steam iron with water
`preheating device
`
`6
`
`Inventor
`
`Filing
`Date
`12/5/2013 Xuewei
`
`1/20/2014 Wangun
`
`Yamaguchi
`7/31/2014
`4/14/1988 Guoxiong
`
`1/22/2016
`5/16/2016
`
`Nina
`Zhenqian
`
`6/17/2016
`
`Jiebei
`
`11/11/2016 Hui
`
`9/30/2016 Huayong
`
`9/5/2016
`
`Shouqing
`
`Junliang
`8/18/1998
`4/22/2002 Yongxiang
`
`12/31/2001 Donglei
`
`5/21/2003 Changsheng
`
`Kobayashi
`7/21/2004
`10/20/2005 Tuming
`
`1/12/1978 Raukamp
`GMBH & Co.
`KG.
`4/19/1984 Giannelli
`
`6/26/2008
`
`Lluis
`
`

`

`Country
`
`Pub. No.
`
`Title
`
`European
`Patent
`Office
`France
`
`United
`Kingdom
`United
`Kingdom
`Japan
`
`EP2347631
`
`FR1072531
`
`GB195848
`
`GB598978
`
`JP1983023595
`
`Japan
`
`JP1985003835
`
`Electric ironing apparatus
`having automatic turn
`on/turn off system
`Electric iron with plastic
`handle cover
`Improvements in laundry
`irons
`Improvement in pressing
`iron
`Composite wire for gas-
`shielded welding
`Gas discharge type flat
`display panel
`Iron
`Electric Iron
`Printer
`Steam Iron
`Cordless Iron
`Iron
`Cordless Iron
`Steam iron
`Automatic power cutoff
`device of heating device
`Iron using surface heating
`element
`Iron
`
`JP1990295598
`JP1998277295
`JP2005029217
`JP2011078615
`JP2016185351
`JP4308629
`JP6166611
`JPWO2016038792
`KR100674480
`
`KR101089242
`
`KR101197712
`
`Japan
`Japan
`Japan
`Japan
`Japan
`Japan
`Japan
`Japan
`Republic of
`Korea
`Republic of
`Korea
`Republic of
`Korea
`Republic of
`Korea
`
`Republic of
`Korea
`
`Republic of
`Korea
`
`Republic of
`Korea
`
`KR1020050096555 Electric iron for
`increasing contact force
`between the iron and
`clothes by inclining a
`heating plate by
`predetermined angle
`KR1020120088515 Standing pressure iron
`using a magnetic
`attractive force between a
`bottom plate and an
`ironing plate
`KR1020170060175 Devices containing
`coated metal sheets and
`manufacturing methods
`for such devices
`Iron
`
`KR200461218
`
`7
`
`Inventor
`
`Filing
`Date
`10/21/2009 Carmelo
`
`12/17/1952 Deep
`
`3/7/1922
`
`6/19/1945
`
`Cross & Son,
`Ltd.
`Schreyer
`
`8/11/1981 Yoshio
`
`6/22/1983 Okamoto
`
`Shirakawa
`5/8/1989
`Ando
`4/10/1997
`Hiromitsu
`7/7/2003
`Hayano
`10/8/2009
`Hitoshi
`6/20/2016
`Osugi
`5/15/2009
`Saito
`6/30/2017
`Yagi
`8/17/2015
`12/13/2005 Lee
`
`11/3/2010
`
`Jung
`
`1/25/2011 Hwang
`
`3/31/2004
`
`Seo
`
`11/3/2011 Yi
`
`5/8/2009
`
`Ling
`
`1/20/2010 Dong-cheol
`
`

`

`Country
`
`Pub. No.
`
`Title
`
`KR2020100006005 Overheating iron
`
`Republic of
`Korea
`United
`States
`United
`States
`
`United
`States
`United
`States
`United
`States
`
`United
`States
`
`United
`States
`United
`States
`United
`States
`
`United
`States
`United
`States
`United
`States
`
`United
`States
`
`United
`States
`United
`States
`United
`States
`
`Inventor
`
`Filing
`Date
`12/5/2008 Na-yeon
`
`US20050028408
`
`Convertible iron/steamer 8/6/2003
`
`Tobias
`
`US20060141884
`
`US20090165341
`
`Polymer/wucs mat for use
`in automotive
`applications
`Soleplate
`
`12/28/2004 Haque
`
`5/16/2007
`
`Janakiraman
`
`US20170167072
`
`Steam iron
`
`8/11/2015 Wonb
`
`US20170190069
`
`US4347428
`
`US4379018
`
`US4594801
`
`US4620839
`
`US4686352
`
`US5252171
`
`US6104009
`
`US6172335
`
`US6276078
`
`US629801
`
`US6396027
`
`Cutting data creation
`method, cutting data
`creation device, and
`computer-readable
`recording medium
`Handle and supporting
`structure for an electric
`pressing iron having
`electronic temperature
`control
`Heat transfer apparatus
`
`Travel iron with pivotable
`handle
`Heat insulator for hot
`isostatic pressing
`apparatus
`Electronic pressing iron
`
`3/23/2017 Yamamoto
`
`8/15/1980 Conrad
`
`12/17/1981 Griesdorn
`
`1/23/1985 Gronwick
`
`9/14/1984 Moritoki
`
`4/27/1984 Nawrot
`
`Heat sealing apparatus
`
`12/30/1991 Anderson
`
`Electrical appliance
`having user proximity
`sensor
`Carpet seaming iron with
`electronic temperature
`control
`Stream iron top cover and
`method of manufacture
`Sad-iron
`
`Pressing iron with
`electroluminescent
`
`8
`
`12/7/1998 Man
`
`8/27/1999 Goodrich
`
`9/1/1999
`
`Beverly
`
`7/1/1898
`
`Meyer
`
`7/31/2001 Wu
`
`

`

`Country
`
`Pub. No.
`
`Title
`
`Filing
`Date
`
`Inventor
`
`temperature status
`indicator
`Fast heat/fast cool iron
`with steam boiler
`Garment steaming device 12/23/2013 Mohankuma
`
`2/12/2007 Cavada
`
`US7926208
`
`US9598813
`
`United
`States
`United
`States
`World
`Intellectual
`Property
`Organization
`United
`States
`China
`
`China
`
`China
`China
`
`China
`
`China
`
`China
`
`United
`Kingdom
`United
`Kingdom
`
`United
`Kingdom
`Japan
`Japan
`Japan
`Japan
`Republic of
`Korea
`United
`States
`
`WO2000019002
`
`Safety pressing iron with
`burn prevention shield
`
`10/1/1999
`
`Serpa
`
`US7610701
`
`CN100497803
`
`CN102154809
`
`CN104313860
`CN108049141
`
`CN201024341
`
`CN201634928
`
`CN203919979
`
`Iron with actively cooled
`soleplate
`Vapor double-heating
`pressure vapor iron
`Electric iron convenient
`for front and back ironing
`Dry ceramic iron
`Anury delay heat
`preservation electric iron
`Water steam double
`heating type pressure
`steam iron
`Electric iron with
`synchronized temperature
`display
`The flat machine that
`scalds of a kind of
`Household hot transfer
`printing
`Improvements in or
`relating to electric irons
`Improvements in and
`relating to electric
`flatirons
`Improvements in electric
`pressing irons
`Electronic control iron
`JP1983112587
`Induction heating iron
`JP1994121899
`Iron
`JP3292149
`Iron
`JP4003581
`KR2019960001851 Screws for wet feed
`making machine
`Electronic pressing iron
`
`GB622681
`
`GB671057
`
`GB792772
`
`US4661685
`
`5/10/2007 Cavada
`
`4/1/2007
`
`Xinqiao
`
`4/15/2011
`
`Zhangbin
`
`11/7/2014
`2/9/2018
`
`Keng
`Hongping
`
`4/1/2007
`
`Xinqiao
`
`3/30/2010
`
`Longwei
`
`1/22/2014
`
`Tengfei
`
`10/22/1947 Reeves
`
`6/24/1949 British Thomson
`Houston Co Ltd
`
`6/3/1954
`
`Negromanti
`
`12/24/1981 Funakoshi
`10/8/1992
`Toshiyasu
`7/21/1998
`Kenjiro
`8/21/2002 Matsuo
`5/27/1993
`Jeong
`
`9/6/1985
`
`Contri
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`9
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`Country
`
`Pub. No.
`
`Title
`
`WO201010981
`
`World
`Intellectual
`Property
`Organization
`
`Three dimensional
`semiconductor device,
`method of manufacturing
`the same and electrical
`cutoff method for using
`fuse patter of the same
`Automatic standby
`electric clothes iron
`Electric Iron
`
`Electric iron having
`electronic control circuit
`with a power resistor
`mounted on the soleplate
`Iron
`Iron
`Cordless iron
`
`Filing
`Date
`3/17/2010
`
`Inventor
`
`Shimosaka
`
`5/15/2006 Alipour
`
`6/6/2008
`
`Yeung
`
`9/20/1983 Albinger, Jr.
`
`Okabe
`6/18/2013
`10/30/2018 Wei
`10/22/2010 Shimosaka
`
`US20060254097
`
`US20080235998
`
`US4523079
`
`CN302658244S
`CN305085195S
`EP2472000B1
`
`United
`States
`United
`States
`United
`States
`
`China
`China
`European
`Patent
`Office
`European
`Patent
`Office
`European
`Patent
`Office
`Taiwan
`Taiwan
`Taiwan
`United
`States
`United
`States
`United
`States
`United
`States
`United
`States
`United
`States
`United
`States
`United
`States
`
`EP2690215B1
`
`Iron
`
`3/13/2012
`
`Shimoshaka
`
`EP3252227A1
`
`Steam preparation device
`for an iron and iron
`
`5/12/2017 Kaiser
`
`Iron
`TW232543S
`Iron
`TWDA-232543
`Iron
`TWDN-232543
`US20130186385A1 Insulation configuration
`for thermal appliances
`Electric steaming iron
`
`US2189709
`
`10/11/1994 Rika
`10/11/1994 Rika
`10/11/1994 Rika
`3/8/2013
`Choudhary
`
`7/13/1936 Deems
`
`US2343555
`
`US2700236
`
`US3015176
`
`US3308566
`
`US4747222
`
`US4990745
`
`Steam generating sadiron 3/5/1941
`
`Huffman
`
`Electric steam iron
`
`6/16/1950 Marvin
`
`Smooth surface press
`plate
`Pressing iron
`
`High-pressure steam
`flatiron
`Steam generators
`
`5/1/1956
`
`Freeman
`
`3/21/1963
`
`Jepson
`
`4/15/1986 Riba
`
`6/13/1989 Bayles
`
`10
`
`

`

`Country
`
`Pub. No.
`
`Title
`
`United
`States
`United
`States
`United
`States
`United
`States
`
`United
`States
`
`US9133577
`
`US9321243
`
`US5435883
`
`US6054690
`
`USD360,509
`
`Cordless iron
`
`Multi-layer thermal
`insulation composite
`Heat applied transfer
`press
`Heating element,
`manufacturing process
`and application
`Steam iron
`
`Inventor
`
`Filing
`Date
`10/22/2010 Fujimoto
`
`01/30/2014 Fernando
`
`10/22/1993 Myers
`
`2/18/1998
`
`Petit
`
`5/5/1994
`
`Maeda
`
`II.
`
`PUBLICATION PRIOR ART
`
`The following table lists prior art non-patent publications that are identified by title or
`
`URL of the reference, author, date, and relevant page numbers. Where individual pages are not
`
`provided, Respondents reserve the right to rely on the entire document. Each listed publication
`
`became prior art at least as early as the dates provided on the face of the document. Respondents
`
`reserve the right to rely upon earlier dates of publication or public availability to the extent such
`
`information is uncovered during discovery.
`
`Title/ URL
`
`Handbook of Electrical and Electronic
`Insulating Materials, Second Edition
`SG Series Spin-Glass: Fiber Glass
`Insulation
`Range-Glass XG: Thermal Insulation
`Microlite: Thermal and Acoustical
`Insulation
`Tuf-Glas/Valulite
`RA Series Eco-Touch Insulation
`
`Author &
`Publisher
`W. Tiller Shugg,
`IEEE Press
`Johns Manville
`
`Johns Manville
`Johns Manville
`
`Johns Manville
`Owens Corning
`
`Date
`
`1995
`
`2013
`
`2008
`2013
`
`2013
`2014
`
`Page
`No(s).
`35-131
`
`1-2
`
`1-2
`1-2
`
`1-2
`1-2
`
`11
`
`

`

`Title/ URL
`
`KN Series with ECOSE Technology,
`OEM-KN-DS, 10-17 Data Sheet
`KFR Self-Cleaning Range Insulation with
`ECOSE Technology, OEM-KR-DS, 9-16
`Data Sheet
`ManniGlas 1200, Thermal Insulation
`Papers, Typical Property Sheet
`ManniGlas 2000, ManniGlas 2002,
`Thermal Insulation Papers, Typical
`Property Sheet
`Engineered Nonwovens, Thermal and
`Acoustical Insulation for Customized
`Solutions
`TEXO HTM Mat
`1000 Series Spin-Glas: High Temperature
`Fiber Glass Board Insulation
`ThermoRange System Insulation
`https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ni6A
`NCI3Xlw
`https://www.youtube.com/live/8DrpBXQv
`GVo?si=1zwCouwVy9dWsKeZ
`https://kreativeken.blogspot.com/2018/02/c
`ricut-easypress-review-tips.html
`https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzBo
`eS169nA
`https://www.coralandco.com/blog/2017/8/c
`ricut-mountain-makeathon-2017-and-the-
`new-cricut-maker.html
`https://coastalkelder.com/2017/08/06/cricut
`-mountain-maker-recap/
`https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8owYi
`nYBKgY
`
`Author &
`Publisher
`Knauf Insulation
`
`Date
`
`2017
`
`Page
`No(s).
`1-4
`
`Knauf Insulation
`
`2016
`
`1-4
`
`Lydall
`
`Lydall
`
`04/04/2016
`
`1-2
`
`03/29/2016
`
`1-2
`
`BGF Industries,
`Inc.
`
`07/04
`
`PPG Fiber Glass
`Johns Manville
`
`2016
`2012
`
`1-6
`
`1-2
`1-2
`
`Owens Corning
`Carole’s Cricut
`Crafts
`Debbie O’Neal
`
`1-2
`2014
`07/31/2017 N/A
`
`07/30/2017 N/A
`
`Ken’s Creations
`
`02/16/2018 N/A
`
`Carole’s Cricut
`Crafts
`Coral + Co.
`Modern Sewing
`
`08/01/2017 N/A
`
`08/08/2017 N/A
`
`Coastal Kelder
`
`08/06/2017 N/A
`
`Cricut
`
`08/01/2017 N/A
`
`12
`
`

`

`Title/ URL
`
`https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vE29N
`3GYIIA
`
`Author &
`Publisher
`Tanner Bell,
`Makers Gonna
`Learn
`
`Date
`
`Page
`No(s).
`08/01/2017 N/A
`
`III.
`
`PRODUCT PRIOR ART
`
`The following table lists prior art products that are identified by brand and model
`
`number, date and location of sale or offer for sale, and the name and address of any
`
`corroborating witnesses. Each listed product became prior art at least as early as the date(s) on
`
`which it was sold and/or offered for sale. Respondents reserve the right to rely upon earlier dates
`
`of public availability to the extent such information is uncovered during discovery.
`
`Brand & Model Name
`
`Date and Location of the Offer or
`Sale2
`
`BetterSub Heat Press Machine
`for T-Shirts, 9"X9" Portable
`Heat Press, Iron Press for
`Sublimation and HTV Vinyl
`Shirt Press Machine for Hat,
`Bags, Heating Transfer Projects
`(Teal)
`
`BetterSub Mini Heat Press
`Machine, Small Heat Press
`Portable Iron Press Machine,
`Sublimation and HTV Vinyl
`Shirt Press Machine for Hat,
`Bags, Heating Transfer Small
`Projects (Pink)
`
`Exemplary public use or disclosure on
`or about 10/08/2018.
`https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D1Y15
`V59?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_titl
`e
`
`Exemplary public use or disclosure on
`or about 10/08/2018.
`https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D1Y3B
`HLV/ref=twister_B0DSFPZ5BL?_enco
`ding=UTF8&th=1
`
`Name and
`Address of
`Corroborating
`Witness(s)
`Representative
`of BetterSub
`8140 Walnut
`Hill Lane, Suite
`500 Dallas, TX
`75231
`
`Representative
`of BetterSub
`8140 Walnut
`Hill Lane, Suite
`500 Dallas, TX
`75231
`
`2 Exemplary documents to establish public use or sale of the identified prior art products can be
`found at HTVRONT_0002928 through HTVRONT_0003081.
`13
`
`

`

`Brand & Model Name
`
`Date and Location of the Offer or
`Sale2
`
`PowerPress Heat Press Machine
`Portable-Pink，12"x10"
`
`Aldi Easy Home Steam Iron
`Product Line
`
`Aldi Easy Home Steam Iron
`Product Line with LCD Screen
`
`Exemplary public use or disclosure on
`or about 11/30/2017.
`https://www.amazon.com/PowerPress-
`HPM-0000-PK-Press-Machine-
`Portable-
`Pink/dp/B07GWLXHJ5/ref=sr_1_6?asc
`subtag=cbq-ca-1339631561923899600-
`20&geniuslink=true&keywords=BLZK
`%2BEasy%2BHeat%2BPress%2BMach
`ine&qid=1682351541&sr=8-
`6&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.b06bdbb
`e-20fd-4ebc-88cf-fa04f1ca0da8&th=1
`Exemplary public use or disclosure on
`or about February 2017.
`https://www.aldi.us/fileadmin/fm-
`dam/Services/Warranties_2017/02_08_2
`017/2.8.17_Easy_Home_Steam_Iron.pd
`f
`Exemplary public use or disclosure on
`or about 12/09/2015.
`https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-
`SNIc4QpFGs
`
`Hamilton Beach Silverstone
`Speed-o-Light, Model 762S
`
`Exemplary public use or disclosure on
`or before August 1, 2017.
`
`Proctor Silex Durable Iron,
`Adjustable Steam, Easy-View
`Water Window, Model 17210Y
`
`Exemplary public use or disclosure on
`or about December 2013.
`
`14
`
`Name and
`Address of
`Corroborating
`Witness(s)
`
`Representative
`of PowerPress
`54850
`Twentynine
`Palms Hwy,
`Yucca Valley,
`California 92284
`
`Representative
`of Aldi Inc.
`1200 N. Kirk
`Rd. Batavia,
`IL 60510
`
`Representative
`of Aldi Inc.
`1200 N. Kirk
`Rd. Batavia,
`IL 60510
`Representative
`of Hamilton
`Beach Brands
`4421 Waterfront
`Drive Glen
`Allen,
`VA 23060
`Representative
`of Hamilton
`Beach Brands
`4421 Waterfront
`Drive Glen
`
`

`

`Brand & Model Name
`
`Date and Location of the Offer or
`Sale2
`
`Hamilton Beach Steam & Dry
`Iron, Model 1375I
`
`Exemplary public use or disclosure on
`or before August 1, 2017.
`
`Proctor Silex Lightweight
`Steam & Dry Iron, Model
`11321
`
`Exemplary public use or disclosure on
`or about January 2002.
`
`Black & Decker, The Small
`Wonder Travel Iron Steam &
`Dry, Model 45D
`
`Exemplary public use or disclosure on
`or about 1989.
`
`Hamilton Beach Steam ‘n Dry
`Iron, Model 757SW
`
`Exemplary public use or disclosure on
`or before August 1, 2017.
`
`Hamilton Beach SteamExcel
`Stainless Steel Iron, Model
`14770
`
`Exemplary public use or disclosure on
`or about February 2003.
`
`15
`
`Name and
`Address of
`Corroborating
`Witness(s)
`Allen,
`VA 23060
`Representative
`of Hamilton
`Beach Brands
`4421 Waterfront
`Drive Glen
`Allen,
`VA 23060
`Representative
`of Hamilton
`Beach Brands
`4421 Waterfront
`Drive Glen
`Allen,
`VA 23060
`Representative
`of Spectrum
`Brands
`3001 Deming
`Way Middleton,
`WI 53562
`Representative
`of Hamilton
`Beach Brands
`4421 Waterfront
`Drive Glen
`Allen,
`VA 23060
`Representative
`of Hamilton
`Beach Brands
`4421 Waterfront
`Drive Glen
`Allen,
`VA 23060
`
`

`

`Brand & Model Name
`
`Date and Location of the Offer or
`Sale2
`
`Hamilton Beach Professional
`Stainless Steel Iron, Model
`14975
`
`Exemplary public use or disclosure on
`or about May 2006.
`
`Proctor Silex, Durable Iron,
`Nonstick Soleplate, Model
`17292Y
`
`Exemplary public use or disclosure on
`or before August 1, 2017.
`
`Proctor Silex Lightweight
`Compact Dry Iron, Model
`I1915
`
`Exemplary public use or disclosure on
`or before August 1, 2017.
`
`Sunbeam Steam/Dry Iron,
`Model 11411
`
`Exemplary public use or disclosure on
`or about 1987.
`
`Proctor Silex, Durable Iron,
`Nonstick , Model 17291R
`
`Exemplary public use or disclosure on
`or about 2015.
`
`Name and
`Address of
`Corroborating
`Witness(s)
`Representative
`of Hamilton
`Beach Brands
`4421 Waterfront
`Drive Glen
`Allen,
`VA 23060
`Representative
`of Hamilton
`Beach Brands
`4421 Waterfront
`Drive Glen
`Allen,
`VA 23060
`Representative
`of Hamilton
`Beach Brands
`4421 Waterfront
`Drive Glen
`Allen,
`VA 23060
`Representative
`of Newell
`Brands
`6655 Peachtree
`Dunwoody
`Road Atlanta,
`GA 30328
`Representative
`of Hamilton
`Beach Brands
`4421 Waterfront
`Drive Glen
`Allen,
`VA 23060
`
`16
`
`

`

`Brand & Model Name
`
`Date and Location of the Offer or
`Sale2
`
`Black & Decker, Light ‘n Easy
`Iron, Steam & Dry, Model
`383WH
`
`Exemplary public use or disclosure on
`or about 1989.
`
`Proctor Silex Hot ‘n Steamy
`Steam & Dry Mini Iron, Model
`I2515
`
`Exemplary public use or disclosure on
`or before August 1, 2017.
`
`Cricut Easy Press
`
`Exemplary public use or disclosure on
`or before August 1, 2017.
`
`17
`
`Name and
`Address of
`Corroborating
`Witness(s)
`Representative
`of Spectrum
`Brands
`3001 Deming
`Way Middleton,
`WI 53562
`Representative
`of Hamilton
`Beach Brands
`4421 Waterfront
`Drive Glen
`Allen,
`VA 23060
`Representative
`of Cricut, Inc.
`10855 S River
`Front Pkwy.
`South Jordan,
`UT 84095
`
`Representative
`of Makers
`Gonna Learn
`3773 E Andrew
`Johnson Hwy,
`Suite B
`Morristown, TN
`37814
`
`Tanner Bell
`3773 E Andrew
`Johnson Hwy,
`Suite B
`Morristown, TN
`37814
`
`Ken Hess
`808 W Main
`Ave, Spokane,
`WA 99201
`
`

`

`Brand & Model Name
`
`Date and Location of the Offer or
`Sale2
`
`Name and
`Address of
`Corroborating
`Witness(s)
`Debbie O’Neal
`2122 Sheridan
`Street, Houston,
`TX 77030-2108
`
`Carole Prevost
`69 Lake Street
`Rouses Point,
`NY 12979-1024
`
`Shelly Walrath
`302 Crossbridge
`Drive,
`Brunswick, GA
`31525-8506
`
`Kelley Wilds
`1190 Plantation
`Lane, Mount
`Pleasant, SC
`29464-7216
`
`18
`
`

`

`UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
`Washington, D.C.
`
`Before the Honorable Clark S. Cheney
`Chief Administrative Law Judge
`
`In the Matter of
`
`CERTAIN CRAFTING MACHINES AND
`COMPONENTS THEREOF
`
`Inv. No. 337-TA-1426
`
`I, Valerie M. Ruppert, hereby certify that on February 28, 2025, a copy of Respondents Notice of
`Prior Art was served on the following as indicated:
`
`The Honorable Lisa R. Barton
`Secretary to the Commission
`U.S. International Trade Commission
`500 E Street, S.W.
`Washington, DC 20436
`
`The Honorable Clark S. Cheney
`Chief Administrative Law Judge
`U.S. International Trade Commission
`500 E Street, SW, Room 317
`Washington, DC 20436
`Cheney1426@usitc.gov
`
`Counsel for Staff:
`
`Yoncha Kundupoglu, Esq.
`Investigative Attorney
`Office of Unfair Import Investigations
`U.S. International Trade Commission
`500 E Street, SW
`Washington, D.C. 20436
`yoncha.kundupoglu@usitc.gov
`
`Complainant Cricut, Inc.:
`
`Jay H. Reiziss
`Alexander P. Ott
`Timothy M. Dunker
`MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP
`500 North Capitol Street, NW
`Washington, DC 20001
`
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`David J. Tobin
`MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP
`2501 North Harwood Street Suite 1900
`Dallas, TX 75201
`
`James M. Oehler
`Tessa M. Kroll
`MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP
`444 West Lake Street, Suite 4000
`Chicago, IL 60606
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`Email: cricutitc@mwe.com
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`Respondents:
`
`LiPing Zhan
`No. 187, Yanglinguan Street
`Xingou Town, Jianli County
`Jingzhou, 433300
`
`Shanghai Sishun E-commerce Co., Ltd.
`5th Floor, Building 6, Lane 958, Jinsha Jiangxi Road
`Jiading District Shanghai, China 201824
`
`Bozhou Wanxingyu Technology Co. Ltd.
`No. 26, Guangming Rd., Qiaocheng Dist.
`Bozhou, Anhui, China, 236800
`
`Bozhou Zhongdaxiang Technology Co., Ltd.
`No. 41, Zhaoyangzhuang Vil., Dawang Xingzheng
`Vil. Niuji Town, Qiaocheng Dist.
`Bozhou, Anhui, China 236800
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`/s/ Valerie M. Ruppert
`Valerie M. Ruppert
`Case Manager
`DLA Piper LLP (US)
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