`U.S. Patent No. 6,179,053
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`Appendix to Patent Owner’s Motion to Amend
`Original Disclosure Support for Claim Amendments under
`37 C.F.R. § 42.221(b)(1)
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`U.S. PATENT NO. 6,179,053
`CLAIM ELEMENTS
`
`(Proposed Substitute Claim for
`28.
`Claim 1) An apparatus for securing a
`mandrel of a well tool in an operative
`position requiring fixed-point packoff
`above the casing of the well and within
`a tubing head spool of a [in the]
`wellhead
`assembly,
`the
`apparatus
`comprising:
`
`SUPPORT
`(1) ORIGINAL APPLICATION
`(2) ISSUED PATENT (SAME REFERENCE)
`
`Abstract; p1:5-10; p5:21-6:2; p9:9-23;
`p10:6-23; p13:3-11; p14:14-15:3;
`p24:10-18; p15:1-8; Figs. 1-9; Claims 1
`and 22
`
`Abstract; 1:7-11; 2:41-45; 3:48-62; 4:1-
`17; 4:64-5:5; 5:31-42; 8:35-42; 8:48-54;
`Figs. 1-9; Claims 1 and 22
`
`a setting tool that is arranged to insert a
`bottom end of the mandrel through the
`wellhead, and is removable from the
`other portions of the apparatus;
`
`p9:13-18; p14:1-11; p19:18-20:5;
`p20:18-21:2; p23:7-9; p23:16-19;
`p24:10-26:21; p28:22-29:16; Figs. 1, 6,
`8-9
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`3:53-58; 5:17-27; 7:6-15; 7:27-32; 8:10-
`12; 8:19-21; 8:35-9:26; 9:67-10:12;
`Figs. 1, 6, 8-9
`
`Abstract; p9:1-6; p10:6-23; p11:7-18;
`p12:3-13:11; p14:14-15:3; p19:18-21:5;
`p23:16-19; Figs. 1-9; Claims 1 and 22
`
`Abstract; 3:40-62; 4:1-17; 4:24-34;
`4:43-5:5; 5:31-42; 7:6-32; 8:19-21;
`Figs. 1-9; Claims 1 and 22
`
`p9:1-6; p9:9-23; p10:6-23; p14:14-15:3;
`p20:9-15; Figs. 1-9; Claims 1 and 22
`
`3:40-45; 3:48-62; 4:1-17; 5:31-42; 7:19-
`24; Figs. 1-9; Claims 1 and 22
`
`second mechanical
`a
`and
`first
`a
`lockdown mechanism that are separate
`from the setting tool and arranged so
`that
`the mandrel
`is
`locked in the
`operative position only when both the
`first
`and
`the
`second mechanical
`lockdown mechanisms are in respective
`lockdown positions;
`
`lockdown
`mechanical
`first
`the
`detachably
`mechanism adapted
`to
`maintain the mandrel in proximity to the
`fixed-point
`packoff when
`in
`the
`lockdown position; [and]
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`Greene’s Energy Group, LLC v. Oil States Energy Services, LLC, IPR2014-00216, Ex. 2021
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`lockdown
`mechanical
`first
`the
`mechanism including a base member for
`connection to a wellhead of the well and
`a
`locking member
`for
`detachably
`engaging the base member;
`
`lockdown
`second mechanical
`the
`range
`of
`mechanism having
`a
`adjustment adequate to ensure that the
`mandrel
`can
`be moved
`into
`the
`operative position, and then locked
`down in the operative position without
`the use of hydraulic pressure while the
`first mechanical lockdown mechanism
`is in the lockdown position; and
`
`packoff
`a
`including
`the mandrel
`assembly that seals against the fixed-
`point packoff within the tubing head
`spool.
`
`(Proposed Substitute Claim for
`29.
`Claim 22) A method for lockdown of a
`mandrel of a well tool in an operative
`position in which the mandrel is packed
`off against a fixed-point above the
`casing of the well and within a tubing
`head spool of a [in the] wellhead
`assembly, the method comprising steps
`of:
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`Case IPR2014-00216
`U.S. Patent No. 6,179,053
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`p9:1-6; p9:9-23; p10:6-23; p14:14-
`15:11; p20:9-15; Figs. 1-9; Claims 1
`and 22
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`3:40-45; 3:48-62; 4:1-17; 5:31-50; 7:19-
`24; Figs. 1-9; Claims 1 and 22
`
`p9:1-6; p9:9-23; p11:7-18; p13:3-7;
`p16:1-5; p16:22-18:3; p20:15-21:2;
`Figs. 1-9; Claims 1 and 22
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`3:40-45; 3:48-62;4:24-34; 4:64-67;
`5:61-65; 6:14-38; 7:24-32; Figs. 1-9;
`Claims 1 and 22
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`p14:14-15:3; p20:13-21:2; p24:10-27:5;
`Figs.8-9
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`5:31-42; 7:22-32; 8:35-9:26; Figs. 8-9
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`Abstract; p1:5-10; p5:21-6:2; p9:9-23;
`p10:6-23; p13:3-11; p14:14-15:3;
`p24:10-18; p15:1-8; Figs. 1-9; Claims 1
`and 22
`
`Abstract; 1:7-11; 2:41-45; 3:48-62; 4:1-
`17; 4:64-5:5; 5:31-42; 8:35-42; 8:48-54;
`Figs. 1-9; Claims 1 and 22
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`a) mounting above a wellhead of the
`well an apparatus
`for
`securing the
`mandrel of the well tool in the operative
`position, comprising:
`
`p9:13-18; p14:1-11; p19:18-20:5;
`p20:18-21:2; p23:7-9; p23:16-19;
`p24:10-26:21; p28:22-29:16; Figs. 1, 6,
`8-9
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`i) a setting tool that is arranged to
`insert
`a bottom end of
`the
`mandrel
`through the wellhead,
`and is removable from the other
`portions of the apparatus; and
`
`ii) a first and a second mechanical
`lockdown mechanism that are
`separate from the setting tool and
`arranged so that the mandrel is
`locked in the operative position
`only when both the first and
`second mechanical
`lockdown
`mechanisms
`are
`in respective
`lockdown positions;
`
`iii) the first mechanical lockdown
`mechanism being
`adapted
`to
`detachably maintain the mandrel
`in proximity to the fixed-point for
`packoff, and including a base
`member for connection to a top of
`a wellhead of the well and a
`locking member
`for detachably
`engaging the base member; [and]
`
`3:53-58; 5:17-27; 7:6-15; 7:27-32; 8:10-
`12; 8:19-21; 8:35-9:26; 9:67-10:12;
`Figs. 1, 6, 8-9
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`Abstract; p9:1-6; p10:6-23; p11:7-18;
`p12:3-13:11; p14:14-15:3; p19:18-21:5;
`p23:16-19; Figs. 1-9; Claims 1 and 22
`
`Abstract; 3:40-62; 4:1-17; 4:24-34;
`4:43-5:5; 5:31-42; 7:6-32; 8:19-21;
`Figs. 1-9; Claims 1 and 22
`
`p9:1-6; p9:9-23; p10:6-23; p14:14-
`15:11; p20:9-15; Figs. 1-9; Claims 1
`and 22
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`3:40-45; 3:48-62; 4:1-17; 5:31-50; 7:19-
`24; Figs. 1-9; Claims 1 and 22
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`
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`second mechanical
`the
`iv)
`lockdown mechanism having a
`range of adjustment to ensure that
`the mandrel can be moved into
`the operative position, and then
`locked down in the operative
`position without
`the
`use
`of
`hydraulic pressure while the first
`mechanical lockdown mechanism
`is in the lockdown position; and
`
`a
`including
`the mandrel
`v)
`that
`seals
`packoff
`assembly
`against
`the fixed-point packoff
`within the tubing head spool;
`
`b) after inserting the mandrel through
`the wellhead into proximity to the fixed-
`point in the well, engaging the locking
`member
`of
`the
`first
`lockdown
`mechanism with the base member so
`that
`the mandrel
`is only moveable
`within the range of adjustment;
`
`the
`into
`the mandrel
`c) moving
`operative position if the mandrel is not
`yet packed off against the fixed-point;
`[and]
`
`lockdown
`second
`the
`locking
`d)
`mechanism in the lockdown position;
`and
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`p9:1-6; p9:9-23; p11:7-18; p13:3-7;
`p16:1-5; p16:22-18:3; p20:15-21:2;
`Figs. 1-9; Claims 1 and 22
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`3:40-45; 3:48-62;4:24-34; 4:64-67;
`5:61-65; 6:14-38; 7:24-32; Figs. 1-9;
`Claims 1 and 22
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`p14:14-15:3; p20:13-21:2; p24:10-27:5;
`Figs. 8-9
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`5:31-42; 7:22-32; 8:35-9:26; Figs. 8-9
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`p9:1-6; p9:9-23; p10:6-23; p11:7-18;
`p13:3-7; p16:1-5; p17:13-18:3; p21:3-
`13; Figs. 1-9; Claims 1 and 22
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`3:40-45; 3:48-62; 4:1-17; 4:24-34; 4:64-
`67; 5:61-65; 6:26-38; 7:33-42; Figs. 1-
`9; Claims 1 and 22
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`Abstract; p9:9-23; p10:6-23; p13:3-7;
`p13:7-11; p14:14-15:3; p24:10-27:5;
`Figs. 1-9; Claims 1 and 22
`
`Abstract; 3:48-62; 4:1-17; 4:64-67; 5:1-
`5; 5:31-42; 8:35-9:26; Figs. 1-9; Claims
`1 and 22
`
`p9:1-6; p9:9-23; p11:7-18; p13:3-7;
`Figs. 1-9; Claims 1 and 22
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`3:40-45; 3:48-62;4:24-34; 4:64-67;
`Figs. 1-9; Claims 1 and 22
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`e) removing the setting tool from the
`well tool.
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`p9:13-18; p14:1-11; p19:18-20:5;
`p20:18-21:2; p23:7-9; p23:16-19;
`p24:10-26:21; p28:22-29:16; Figs. 1, 6,
`8-9
`
`3:53-58; 5:17-27; 7:6-15; 7:27-32; 8:10-
`12; 8:19-21; 8:35-9:26; 9:67-10:12;
`Figs. 1, 6, 8-9
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