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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`FORD MOTOR COMPANY,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`PAICE LLC & THE ABELL FOUNDATION, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2014-00568
`Patent 7,455,134 B2
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`Before SALLY C. MEDLEY, KALYAN K. DESHPANDE, and
`CARL M. DeFRANCO, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`MEDLEY, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Denying Institution of Inter Partes Review
`37 C.F.R. § 42.108
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`Paper 12
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`FORD MOTOR COMPANY,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`PAICE LLC & THE ABELL FOUNDATION, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2014-00568
`Patent 7,455,134 B2
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`Before SALLY C. MEDLEY, KALYAN K. DESHPANDE, and
`CARL M. DeFRANCO, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`MEDLEY, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Denying Institution of Inter Partes Review
`37 C.F.R. § 42.108
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`I. INTRODUCTION
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`Petitioner, Ford Motor Company, filed a Petition requesting an inter
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`partes review of claims 1–3, 5, 6, 19, 20, 26, 27, 40, 58, and 62 of U.S.
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`Patent No. 7,455,134 B2 (Ex. 1001, “the ’134 patent”). Paper 1 (“Pet.”).
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`Patent Owner, Paice LLC & The Abell Foundation, Inc., filed an unredacted
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`and redacted Preliminary Response. Papers 7 and 8 (“Prelim. Resp.” ).1
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`Patent Owner also filed a Motion to Seal. Paper 9 (“Mot. to Seal.”). We
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`have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 314(a), which provides that an inter
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`partes review may not be instituted “unless . . . the information presented in
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`the petition . . . shows that there is a reasonable likelihood that the petitioner
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`would prevail with respect to at least 1 of the claims challenged in the
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`petition.”
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`Upon consideration of the Petition and the Preliminary Response, we
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`conclude that there is not a reasonable likelihood that Petitioner would
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`prevail in challenging any of claims 1–3, 5, 6, 19, 20, 26, 27, 40, 58, and 62
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`as unpatentable. Accordingly, pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 314(a), we do not
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`authorize an inter partes review to be instituted as to claims 1–3, 5, 6, 19,
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`20, 26, 27, 40, 58, and 62 of the ’134 patent.
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`1 Citations are to the Patent Owner redacted Preliminary Response (Paper 8,
`“Prelim. Resp.”). Patent Owner marked Paper 8 for “Parties and Board
`Only.” The paper will be made publicly available in due course.
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`A. Related Proceedings
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`The ’134 patent is involved in Paice, LLC et al. v. Ford Motor
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`Company, No. 1-14-cv-00492, filed on February 19, 2014, in the United
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`States District Court for the District of Maryland. Pet. 2.
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`B. The ’134 Patent (Ex. 1001)
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`The ’134 patent describes a hybrid vehicle with an internal
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`combustion engine, a traction motor, a starter motor, and a battery bank, all
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`controlled by a microprocessor. Ex. 1001, Abs. Figure 4, reproduced
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`below, shows a block diagram of a hybrid vehicle. Id. at Fig. 4.
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`Figure 4 illustrates a
`block diagram of a hybrid vehicle.
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`The hybrid vehicle includes two wheels 34, operable to propel the
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`vehicle, traction motor 25, starting motor 21, and engine 40 coupled to
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`starting motor 21. Id. Inverter/charger 27 is coupled to traction motor 25
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`and inverter/charger 23 is coupled to starting motor 21. Id. Battery bank 22
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`is coupled to inverter/charger 23, as well as inverter/charger 27. Controller
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`48 controls the operation of engine 40 and motors 21 and 25. Id. The
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`components of the vehicle “are to be sized so that the ratio between battery
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`voltage under load to peak current is at least about 2.5, and preferably is at
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`least 3.5 to 4:1.” Id. at 50:5–9.
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`C. Claims
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`Petitioner challenges independent claim 1 and dependent claims 2, 3,
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`5, 6, 19, 20, 26, 27, and 40, which depend directly from claim 1. Petitioner
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`also challenges independent claim 58 and dependent claim 62, which
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`depends directly from claim 58. Claim 1 reads:
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`1.
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`A hybrid vehicle, comprising:
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`at least two wheels, operable to receive power to propel
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`said hybrid vehicle;
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`a first alternating current (AC) electric motor, operable to
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`provide power to said at least two wheels to propel said hybrid
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`a second AC electric motor;
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`an engine coupled to said second electric motor, operable
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`to provide power to said at least two wheels to propel the
`hybrid vehicle, and/or to said second electric motor to drive the
`second electric motor to generate electric power;
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`(AC-DC)
`first alternating current-direct current
`a
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`converter having an AC side coupled to said first electric motor,
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`operable to accept AC or DC current and convert the current to
`DC or AC current respectively;
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`a second AC-DC converter coupled to said second
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`electric motor, at least operable to accept AC current and
`convert the current to DC;
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`an electrical storage device coupled to a DC side of said
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`AC-DC converters, wherein the electrical storage device is
`operable to store DC energy received from said AC-DC
`converters and provide DC energy to at least said first AC-DC
`converter for providing power to at least said first electric
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`a controller, operable to start and stop the engine to
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`minimize fuel consumption;
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`wherein a ratio of maximum DC voltage on the DC side
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`of at least said first AC-DC converter coupled to said first
`electric motor to current supplied from said electrical storage
`device to at least said first AC-DC converter, when maximum
`current is so supplied, is at least 2.5.
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`Id. at 56:43–57:7.
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`D. Asserted Grounds of Unpatentability
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`Petitioner contends that claims 1–3, 5, 6, 19, 20, 26, 27, 40, 58, and 62
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`of the ’134 patent are unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. §§ 102 and 103 based on
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`the following specific grounds:
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`Reference[s]
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`Basis
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`Challenged Claims
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`’455 PCT publication2
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`§ 102(b)
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`’455 PCT publication
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`’455 PCT publication and Ehsani3
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`§ 103
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`§ 103
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`1–3, 5, 19, 20, 26,
`27, 40, 58, and 62
`1–3, 5, 19, 20, 26,
`27, 40, 58, and 62
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`II. ANALYSIS
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`A. Claim Construction
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`As a step in our analysis for determining whether to institute a review,
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`we determine the meaning of the claims for purposes of this decision. In an
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`inter partes review, we construe claim terms in an unexpired patent
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`according to their broadest reasonable construction in light of the
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`specification of the patent in which they appear. 37 C.F.R. § 42.100(b); see
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`also Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. 48,756, 48,766 (Aug.
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`14, 2012). Consistent with the broadest reasonable construction, claim terms
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`are presumed to have their ordinary and customary meaning, as understood
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`by a person of ordinary skill in the art, in the context of the entire patent
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`disclosure. In re Translogic Tech., Inc., 504 F.3d 1249, 1257 (Fed. Cir.
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`2 PCT International Publication Number WO 00/015455, published Mar. 23,
`2000 (Ex. 1016) (“the ’455 PCT publication”).
`3 U.S. Patent No. 5,586,613, issued Dec. 24, 1996 (Ex. 1017) (“Ehsani”).
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`2007). For purposes of this decision, we only need to construe the term
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`“maximum DC voltage.”
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`“maximum DC voltage”
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`Patent Owner argues that the “maximum DC voltage” recited in
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`independent claims 1 and 58 refers to a voltage under load, and not a
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`nominal voltage (i.e., a voltage not under load), citing to examples in the
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`’134 patent. Prelim. Resp. 16-17. Although Petitioner does not construe the
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`“maximum DC voltage” limitation, Petitioner’s declarant, Dr. Jeffrey L.
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`Stein, agrees with this construction. In particular, Dr. Stein opines that “[a]s
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`it is used in the claims and the specification of the ’134 patent, the maximum
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`DC voltage refers to a maximum DC voltage under load” and that the
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`maximum DC voltage “when maximum current is so supplied” refers to the
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`maximum DC voltage under peak electrical load. Ex. 1002 ¶¶ 98, 150. We
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`agree with the parties that the plain language of the claims of a “maximum
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`DC voltage . . . when maximum current is so supplied” means a voltage
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`under load and excludes a nominal voltage (a voltage not under load).
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`B. Anticipation by the ’455 PCT publication
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`Petitioner contends that claims 1–3, 5, 19, 20, 26, 27, 40, 58, and 62
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`are unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as anticipated by the ’455 PCT
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`publication. Pet. 23-38. To support its contention, Petitioner provides
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`detailed claim charts explaining how each claim limitation is described in
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`the ’455 PCT publication. Id. at 25–27, 29–38. Petitioner also cites the
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`Declaration of Dr. Stein for support.
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`1. The ’455 PCT publication as prior art
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`The ’455 PCT publication is a printed publication of International
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`Application No. PCT/US99/18844, filed September 10, 1999. Ex. 1016.
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`The application that issued as the ’134 patent was filed May 8, 2006, but
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`claims, under 35 U.S.C. § 120, the benefit of applications that have a date
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`prior to September 10, 1999. Although the ’455 PCT publication is an
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`intervening printed publication—published prior to the actual filing date of
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`the ’134 patent, but after the earliest filing date claimed under § 120—
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`Petitioner nevertheless alleges that the ’455 PCT publication is prior art to
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`the challenged claims. Pet. 9.
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`The ’134 patent contains the following benefit claims under 35 U.S.C.
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`§ 120:
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`Division of application No. 10/382,577, filed on Mar. 7, 2003,
`now Pat. No. 7,104,347, which is a division of application No.
`09/822,866, filed on Apr. 2, 2001, now Pat. No. 6,554,088, and
`a continuation-in-part of application No. 09/392,743, filed on
`Sep. 9, 1999, now Pat. No. 6,338,391, which is a continuation-
`in-part of application No. 09/264,817, filed on Mar. 9, 1999,
`now Pat. No. 6,209,672.
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`Provisional application No. 60/122,296, filed on Mar. 1, 1999,
`provisional application No. 60/100,095, filed on Sep. 14, 1998.
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`Ex. 1001, 1. The ’455 PCT publication was published on March 23, 2000,
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`prior to the actual filing date (May 8, 2006) of the application that issued as
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`the ’134 patent and the filing dates of application No. 10/382,577 (“the ’577
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`application”) and application No. 09/822,866 (“the ’866 application”). The
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`’455 PCT publication was published, however, after the filing dates of
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`09/264,817 (“the ’817 application”).
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`Petitioner argues that the application that issued as the ’134 patent is
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`not entitled to benefit under § 120 of an application having a date prior to
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`April 2, 2001—the date of the ’866 application. Pet. 7, 9. Petitioner
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`recognizes that under 35 U.S.C. § 120, the challenged claims are entitled to
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`priority if the claimed subject matter is disclosed continuously to the claimed
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`priority date. Petitioner argues, however, that prior to the April 2, 2001,
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`filing date of the ’866 application, there is no disclosure of the claimed “at
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`least 2.5” ratio of maximum DC voltage to current supplied. Id. at 9;
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`Ex. 1002 ¶¶ 88–113. Patent Owner does not argue that the challenged
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`claims of the ’134 patent are entitled to a date prior to April 2, 2001. Prelim.
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`Resp. 3–4.
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`A patent claim is entitled to the benefit of the filing date of an earlier-
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`filed application only if the disclosure of the earlier-filed application
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`provides support for the patent claim as required by 35 U.S.C. § 112, first
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`paragraph. In re Chu, 66 F.3d 292, 297 (Fed. Cir. 1995). The test for
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`determining compliance with the written description requirement under
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`35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph, is whether the disclosure of the earlier-filed
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`application reasonably conveys to those skilled in the art that the inventor
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`had possession at that time of the claimed subject matter. Ariad Pharms.,
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`Inc. v. Eli Lilly & Co., 598 F.3d 1336, 1351 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (en banc); In re
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`Kaslow, 707 F.2d 1366, 1375 (Fed. Cir. 1983).
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`Petitioner argues, directing attention to the Declaration of Dr. Stein,
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`that prior to the April 2, 2001 filing date of the ’866 application, there is no
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`explicit disclosure of the “at least 2.5” ratio recited in all of the challenged
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`claims. Pet. 9; Ex. 1002 ¶¶ 96-97. On this record, we credit the testimony
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`of Dr. Stein that a person of ordinary skill in the art would have understood
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`that nothing in the ’743 application or in the ’817 application shows that the
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`’134 patentee possessed the “at least 2.5” ratio claimed in the challenged
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`claims. Moreover, we find persuasive, for purposes of this decision,
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`Petitioner’s argument, with supporting evidence, that prior to the April 2,
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`2001, filing date of the ’866 application, there is no implicit or inherent
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`disclosure of the range of the “at least 2.5” ratio. Pet. 12-14. For the above
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`reasons, and based on the record before us, Petitioner has shown that the
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`challenged claims are entitled to a priority date no earlier than April 2, 2001,
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`and, therefore, the ’455 PCT publication is available as prior art under
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`35 U.S.C. § 102(b) against the ’134 patent claims.
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`2. The ’455 PCT publication description
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`The ’455 PCT publication describes a hybrid vehicle with an internal
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`combustion engine, a traction motor, a starting motor, and a battery bank, all
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`controlled by a microprocessor. Ex. 1016, Abs. Figure 4, which is identical
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`to the ’134 patent Figure 4 reproduced above, shows a block diagram of a
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`hybrid vehicle. Id. at Fig. 4. The hybrid vehicle includes two wheels 34,
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`operable to propel the vehicle, traction motor 25, starting motor 21, and
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`engine 40 coupled to starting motor 21. Id. Inverter/charger 27 is coupled
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`to traction motor 25 and inverter/charger 23 is coupled to starting motor 21.
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`Id. Battery bank 22 is coupled to inverter/charger 23, as well as
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`inverter/charger 27. Controller 48 controls the operation of engine 40 and
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`motors 21 and 25. Id.
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`3. Analysis
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`Petitioner contends that the ’455 PCT publication discloses all the
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`limitations of claims 1–3, 5, 19, 20, 26, 27, 40, 58, and 62. Pet. 23–38.
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`Both parties appear to agree that the ’455 PCT publication is a combination
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`of the disclosures of the ’743 and ’817 applications. Pet. 24; Prelim. Resp.
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`3.
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`The ’455 PCT publication does not expressly disclose the “wherein”
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`limitation of independent claims 1 and 58. In particular, claim 1 recites
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`“wherein a ratio of maximum DC voltage . . . to current supplied from said
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`electrical storage device to at least said first AC-DC converter, when
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`maximum current is so supplied, is at least 2.5.” Claim 58 recites nearly an
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`identical limitation. Ex. 1001, 64:12-16. The limitation in all of the claims
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`requires a maximum DC voltage to current supplied to be at least 2.5.
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`Although Petitioner argues that the ’455 PCT publication does not
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`provide written description support for the entire range of the “at least 2.5”
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`ratio, Petitioner further contends that the ’455 PCT publication inherently
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`describes an embodiment within the scope of the “at least 2.5” ratio range.
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`In particular, Petitioner relies on the Declaration of Dr. Stein to demonstrate
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`that the ’455 PCT publication describes parameters that a person of ordinary
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`skill in the art would have recognized would lead to two different ratios of
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`DC voltage to current supplied. Pet. 27; Ex. 1002 ¶¶ 150-151.
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`The first ratio of maximum DC voltage to current supplied of 3.84:1 is
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`calculated by Dr. Stein using parameters found in the ’455 PCT publication
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`of a nominal voltage of 768V divided by a maximum current of 200A. Ex.
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`1002 ¶ 150. As discussed in the claim construction section, a “maximum
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`DC voltage . . . when maximum current is so supplied” means a voltage
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`under load and excludes a nominal voltage (a voltage not under load).
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`Accordingly, the first ratio is not an embodiment within the scope of the at
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`least 2.5 ratio range. Dr. Stein appears to recognize this. Id.
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`The second ratio of maximum DC voltage to current supplied of
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`2.76:1 is calculated by Dr. Stein using parameters found in the ’455 PCT
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`publication and the ’866 application, for which the ’134 Patent is entitled to
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`priority. Pet. 27, Ex. 1002 ¶ 151. The ’455 PCT publication describes that
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`battery bank 22 comprises lead-acid batteries. Ex. 1016, 34:33-36.4 Dr.
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`Stein testifies that although the “’455 PCT publication does not disclose the
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`voltage of battery bank 22 ‘under load,’” the maximum voltage drop of the
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`’455 PCT publication 768 volt lead-acid battery bank under peak electrical
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`load conditions would be approximately 215 volts, resulting in a lowest
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`maximum voltage of the battery under load of 553 volts. Ex. 1002 ¶ 151.
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`Dr. Stein opines that under the maximum current condition, the ratio, then,
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`of the maximum DC voltage to current is 2.76:1. Id.
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`Patent Owner argues that Dr. Stein’s calculation of the DC maximum
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`voltage to current supplied of 2.76:1 is based on parameters found in the
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`4 Citations are to the annotated page numbers added by the Petitioner.
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`priority, as opposed to parameters that are found in the ’455 PCT
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`publication. Prelim. Resp. 25-26. Dr. Stein, in arriving at the 2.76:1 ratio,
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`refers back to earlier paragraphs 100–110 of his Declaration in support of
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`the ratio. In one of those earlier paragraphs of his Declaration, Dr. Stein
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`explains that “[u]sing the ‘Further Improvements’ section of the ’866 CIP
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`application as a basis for my calculations, it is my determination that the
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`approximate voltage drop of a 768 volt lead-acid battery bank under these
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`load conditions (i.e., ‘when maximum current is so supplied’) would be
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`approximately 215 volts.” Ex. 1002 ¶ 101. The voltage drop calculation is
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`arrived at by using examples from the ’866 application. Id. ¶ 102-109.
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`We agree with Patent Owner that it is impermissible for the Petitioner
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`to take parameters from the ’866 application to arrive at the claimed
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`invention. First, the proposed ground is one of anticipation, not
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`obviousness. There is no indication that the “inherent” or “implicit” ratio of
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`2.76:1 could be arrived at with the parameters solely from the ’455 PCT
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`publication and the knowledge of a person of ordinary skill in the art.
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`Indeed, Dr. Stein opines that the ratio is arrived at by considering parameters
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`in the ’866 application. Moreover, as Patent Owner correctly notes, there is
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`no explanation as to why the battery bank in the ’455 PCT publication
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`necessarily has the same value for the resistance/volt metric calculated in the
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`Stein Declaration based on the examples given in the ’866 application. As
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`pointed out by Patent Owner, Dr. Stein does not establish that the metrics he
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`uses are the same for every battery of a given type. Prelim. Resp. 27. Dr.
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`Stein does not indicate in his Declaration that the battery described in the
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`’455 PCT publication necessarily would have the same internal resistance as
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`the battery described in the ’866 application.
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`Without an explanation to the contrary we determine that the
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`Petitioner is combining the teachings of two references to arrive at the
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`claimed invention. We agree with Patent Owner that this is not permissible
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`under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b). Moreover, the information contained in the ’866
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`application has not been shown by Petitioner to be information that would
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`have been known by a person of ordinary skill in the art, as opposed to
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`information known only to the inventors of the ’866 application. Because
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`the ’134 patent is entitled to the benefit of the ’866 filing date, Petitioner has
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`not shown that the information Dr. Stein relies on from the ’866 application
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`to arrive at an embodiment within the scope of the claim was known to
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`anyone other than the inventors of the ’134 patent.
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`For these reasons, we determine that the information presented by
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`Petitioner fails to establish a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on the
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`ground that claims 1–3, 5, 19, 20, 26, 27, 40, 58, and 62 are unpatentable
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`under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as anticipated by the ’455 PCT publication.
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`C. Obviousness based on the ’455 PCT publication
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`Petitioner contends that claims 1–3, 5, 19, 20, 26, 27, 40, 58, and 62
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`are unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as obvious over the ’455 PCT
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`publication. Pet. 38. The Petition states that “[i]f the Board were to find
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`that the ’455 PCT publication did not exactly teach any of the limitations of
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`claims 1-3, 5, 19-20, 26-27, 40, 58 and 62, then slight variations of the ’455
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`PCT publication would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art.
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`(Stein Decl., FMC 1002, ¶212).” Paragraph 212 of the Stein Declaration
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`essentially repeats this statement. No other explanation is provided.
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`A petition must identify with particularity each claim challenged, the
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`grounds on which the challenge to each claim is based, and the evidence that
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`supports the grounds for the challenge to each claim. 35 U.S.C. § 312(a)(3).
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`In addition, each petition must include a statement of the precise relief
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`requested and a full statement of the reasons for the requested relief,
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`including a detailed explanation of the significance of the evidence including
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`material facts, the governing law, rules, and precedent. 37 C.F.R.
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`§ 42.22(a). Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.104(b)(4), the petition must specify where
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`each element of a challenged claim is found in the prior art patents or printed
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`publications. The relevance of the evidence supporting the challenge must
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`be provided including identification of specific portions of the evidence that
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`support the challenge. 37 C.F.R. § 42.104(b)(5).
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`Petitioner’s conclusory statement fails to satisfy any of the above-
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`noted requirements and is lacking in detail. The Petition fails to provide an
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`analysis to support the assertion of obviousness over the ’455 PCT
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`publication, or explain the differences between the claimed invention and the
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`’455 PCT publication. Nor does the Petitioner explain why a person of
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`ordinary skill in the art would have found the claimed subject matter obvious
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`in spite of those differences. Petitioner has not provided sufficient reasoning
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`or facts on which to base a conclusion that a person of ordinary skill in the
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`art would have found it obvious, in light of the ’455 PCT publication, to
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`adjust parameters so that “a ratio of maximum DC voltage . . . to current
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`supplied from said electrical storage device to at least said first AC-DC
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`converter, when maximum current is so supplied, is at least 2.5.”
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`For these reasons, we determine that the information presented by
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`Petitioner fails to establish a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on the
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`ground that claims 1–3, 5, 19, 20, 26, 27, 40, 58, and 62 are unpatentable
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`under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as obvious over the ’455 PCT publication.
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`D. Obviousness based on the ’455 PCT publication and Ehsani
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`Petitioner contends that claim 6 is unpatentable under 35 U.S.C.
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`§ 103 as obvious over the ’455 PCT publication and Ehsani. Pet. 39.
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`Petitioner relies on Ehsani to meet the limitations of claim 6. For the
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`reasons set forth above, however, Petitioner has not established a
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`reasonable likelihood of prevailing on the ground that claim 1 is
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`unpatentable. Claim 6 depends from claim 1, and by virtue of its
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`dependency, Petitioner has not established a reasonable likelihood of
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`prevailing on the ground of unpatentability of claim 6 over the ’455
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`PCT publication and Ehsani.
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`E. Patent Owner Motion to Seal
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`The Patent Owner moves to seal the unredacted Patent Owner
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`Preliminary Response (Paper 7) and Exhibit 2001. Paper 9 at 1. In
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`rendering our decision not to institute trial, we found it unnecessary to rely
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`on the information Patent Owner seeks to maintain as sealed. For these
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`reasons, we expunge the unredacted version of the Patent Owner Preliminary
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`Response and Exhibit 2001. Patent Owner’s motion to seal is dismissed as
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`moot.
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`III. CONCLUSION
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`For the foregoing reasons, we conclude that there is not a reasonable
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`likelihood that Petitioner would prevail in challenging claims 1–3, 5, 6, 19,
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`20, 26, 27, 40, 58, and 62 of the ’134 patent as unpatentable. In rendering
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`our decision, we found it unnecessary to rely on documents the Patent
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`Owner seeks to maintain as sealed, and, therefore, we expunge from the
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`record the sealed documents and dismiss the Patent Owner’s motion to seal.
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`IV. ORDER
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`Upon consideration of the record before us, it is
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`ORDERED that the petition is denied and no trial is instituted;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner’s motion to seal is
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`dismissed; and
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner’s unredacted preliminary
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`response (Paper 7) and Exhibit 2001 be expunged from the record.
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`FOR PETITIONER:
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`Frank Angileri
`Sangeeta Shah
`Brooks Kushman P.C.
`FPGP0106IPR1@brookskushman.com
`FPGP0106IPR1@brookskushman.com
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`Kevin Greenleaf
`Lissi Mojica
`Dentons US LLP
`kevin.greenleaf@dentons.com
`lissi.mojica@dentons.com
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`FOR PATENT OWNER:
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`Timothy W. Riffe
`Kevin E. Greene
`Fish & Richardson P.C.
`riffe@fr.com
`IPR36351-0012IP1@fr.com
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