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`By:
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`On behalf of:
`Patent Owner Masimo Corporation
`Joseph R. Re (Reg. No. 31,291)
`Stephen W. Larson (Reg. No. 69,133)
`Jarom D. Kesler (Reg. No. 57,046)
`Jacob L. Peterson (Reg. No. 65,096)
`KNOBBE, MARTENS, OLSON & BEAR, LLP
`2040 Main Street, 14th Floor
`Irvine, CA 92614
`Fax: (949) 760-9502
`Tel.: (949) 760-0404
`E-mail: AppleIPR2020-1733-195@knobbe.com
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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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`APPLE INC.
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`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`MASIMO CORPORATION,
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`Patent Owner.
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`IPR2020-01733
`Patent 10,702,195
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`PATENT OWNER RESPONSE
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`TABLE OF CONTENTS
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`Page No.
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`I.
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`INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................... 1
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`II. MASIMO’S PIONEERING TECHNOLOGY .............................................. 4
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`A.
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`B.
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`C.
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`The ’195 Patent ................................................................................... 4
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`Introduction To Independent Claims .................................................. 6
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`The ’195 Patent Prosecution ............................................................... 8
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`III. THE PETITION’S PROPOSED COMBINATIONS .................................... 8
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`IV. CLAIM CONSTRUCTION .......................................................................... 9
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`V.
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`LEVEL OF ORDINARY SKILL IN THE ART ........................................... 9
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`VI. LEGAL STANDARD ................................................................................. 10
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`VII. GROUND 1 DOES NOT ESTABLISH OBVIOUSNESS ......................... 11
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`A. Ground 1’s Cited Art And Asserted Combination ............................ 11
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`1.
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`2.
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`3.
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`4.
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`Petitioner’s Combination Of Ohsaki And Aizawa ................. 11
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`Dr. Kenny’s Erroneous Characterization Of Ohsaki .............. 16
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`Petitioner’s Addition Of Mendelson 2003 To The
`Combination Of Ohsaki And Aizawa ..................................... 18
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`Petitioner’s Addition Of Goldsmith To The
`Combination Of Ohsaki, Aizawa, And Mendelson
`2003 ......................................................................................... 21
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`B.
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`A POSITA Would Not Have Been Motivated To
`Combine Ohsaki’s Board With Aizawa’s Sensor ............................. 21
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`A POSITA Would Have Understood That
`Ohsaki’s Rectangular Board Is Incompatible With
`Aizawa’s Radially Symmetric Sensor Arrangement .............. 23
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`a) Modifying Ohsaki’s Rectangular Board
`Would Eliminate Ohsaki’s Already Limited
`Advantages ................................................................... 23
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`b)
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`A POSITA Would Not Have Been
`Motivated To Add A Rectangular Board To
`Aizawa’s Circular Sensor ............................................. 29
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`2.
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`A POSITA Would Have Understood That
`Ohsaki’s Board “Has A Tendency To Slip” At
`Aizawa’s Required Measurement Location On The
`Palm Side Of The Wrist, Near The Artery ............................. 32
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`a)
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`b)
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`c)
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`Aizawa’s Flat Acrylic Plate Improves
`Adhesion On The Palm Side Of The Wrist .................. 32
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`Ohsaki’s Convex Board Has “A Tendency
`To Slip” When Positioned On The Palm
`Side Of The Wrist ......................................................... 38
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`A POSITA Would Not Have Been
`Motivated To Eliminate The Benefits Of
`Aizawa’s Flat Adhesive Acrylic Plate By
`Including A Lens/Protrusion Similar To
`Ohsaki’s Board ............................................................. 41
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`3.
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`A POSITA Would Not Have Been Motivated To
`Add A Convex Lens/Protrusion To Aizawa’s
`Sensor Because It Would Have Been Expected To
`Reduce The Optical Signal ..................................................... 44
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`a)
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`b)
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`A POSITA Would Have Understood That A
`Convex Cover Directs Light To The Center
`Of The Sensor ............................................................... 45
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`A POSITA Would Not Have Been
`Motivated To Direct Light Away From
`Aizawa’s Detectors ....................................................... 47
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`4.
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`A POSITA Would Not Have Selected A Convex
`Cover To Protect The Optical Elements ................................. 52
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`C.
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`Petitioner’s Modification Of Aizawa’s Detector
`Arrangement Changes Its Principle Of Operation And
`Produces An Inferior Sensor ............................................................. 54
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`1.
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`2.
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`Petitioner’s Proposed Combination Changes
`Aizawa’s Principle Of Operation And Eliminates
`A Feature Aizawa Repeatedly Identifies As
`Important ................................................................................. 55
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`Petitioner’s Proposed Modification Would Result
`In Increased Power Consumption Compared To
`Aizawa’s Existing Embodiment ............................................. 57
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`3. Mendelson 2003 Teaches Against Using Its
`Particular Detector Arrangement That Was
`Designed For Performing Experiments .................................. 60
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`D. Goldsmith Does Not Cure The Deficiencies In
`Petitioner’s Proposed Combination Of Aizawa, Ohsaki,
`and Mendelson 2003 ......................................................................... 65
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`E.
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`The Challenged Dependent Claims Are Nonobvious ....................... 65
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`2.
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`The Challenged Dependent Claims Are
`Nonobvious For The Same Reasons As Claims 1
`And 16 ..................................................................................... 65
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`Claims 9 and 15 Are Nonobvious For Additional
`Reasons ................................................................................... 66
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`VIII. GROUND 2 FAILS FOR THE SAME REASONS AS
`GROUND 1 ................................................................................................. 69
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`IX. CONCLUSION ............................................................................................ 70
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`TABLE OF AUTHORITIES
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`Page No(s).
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`ActiveVideo Networks, Inc. v. Verizon Commc’ns, Inc.,
`694 F.3d 1312 (Fed. Cir. 2012) .......................................................................... 10
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`CFMT, Inc. v. YieldUp Int’l Corp.,
`349 F.3d 1333 (Fed. Cir. 2003) .......................................................................... 10
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`DePuy Spine, Inc. v. Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc.,
`567 F.3d 1314 (Fed. Cir. 2009) .......................................................................... 44
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`In re Fritch,
`972 F.2d 1260 (Fed. Cir. 1992) .......................................................................... 65
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`In re Gordon,
`733 F.2d 900 (Fed. Cir. 1984) ............................................................................ 10
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`In re Kotzab,
`217 F.3d 1365 (Fed. Cir. 2000) .......................................................................... 10
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`In re NTP, Inc.,
`654 F.3d 1279 (Fed. Cir. 2011) .......................................................................... 11
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`Ortho-McNeil Pharm., Inc. v. Mylan Labs., Inc.,
`520 F.3d 1358 (Fed. Cir. 2008) .......................................................................... 10
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`Phillips v. AWH Corp.,
`415 F.3d 1303 (Fed. Cir. 2005) (en banc) ............................................................ 9
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`Plas-Pak Indus., Inc. v. Sulzer Mixpac AG,
`600 Fed. Appx. 755 (Fed. Cir. 2015) .................................................................. 57
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`In re Ratti,
`270 F.2d 810 (C.C.P.A. 1959) ............................................................................ 57
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`In re Royka
` 490 F.2d 981 (C.C.P.A. 1974) ........................................................................... 10
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`TABLE OF AUTHORITIES
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`Page No(s).
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`Star Sci., Inc. v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.,
`655 F.3d 1364 (Fed. Cir. 2011) .......................................................................... 10
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`OTHER AUTHORITIES
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.100 ..................................................................................................... 9
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`I.
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`INTRODUCTION
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`Petitioner’s proposed combinations all suffer from the same underlying flaws.
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`Petitioner’s four reference combination relies on Aizawa, Ohsaki, Mendelson 2003,
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`and Goldsmith. Petitioner’s alternative five reference combination adds Ali to
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`Petitioner’s four reference combination. Petitioner, however, ignores critical
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`differences between these references that make them incompatible.
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`First, Ohsaki discloses a sensor with a convex board that must be used on the
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`back side (i.e., watch side) of the wrist to provide its asserted benefit of improved
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`adhesion, taking advantage of the user’s bone structure. In contrast, Aizawa
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`expressly states that its sensor is used on the palm side of the wrist, where it is
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`positioned over the user’s artery. Petitioner argues a POSITA would have been
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`motivated to combine Ohsaki’s convex board with Aizawa’s sensor “so as to
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`improve adhesion between the user’s wrist and the sensor’s surface.” Pet. 25-26.
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`But Ohsaki discloses its board “has a tendency to slip off” the palm side of the wrist.
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`Ex. 1014 ¶[0023]. Accordingly, a POSITA seeking to improve Aizawa’s palm-side
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`sensor would not have been motivated to add Ohsaki’s convex board, designed for
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`the back side of the wrist. Instead, a POSITA would have affirmatively avoided
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`making that change.
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`Second, Ohsaki’s sensor uses a longitudinal structure in a specific orientation
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`between bones on the back side of the wrist to reduce sensor slippage and motion.
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`Aizawa, however, discloses a circular sensor that provides more consistent
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`measurements when measuring signals from the arteries on the palm side of the
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`wrist. Transforming Ohsaki’s longitudinal structure into a circular shape to fit
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`Aizawa’s sensor would eliminate Ohsaki’s benefit of reduced slippage and
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`movement. Conversely, changing Aizawa’s circular sensor to accommodate
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`Ohsaki’s longitudinal structure would result in less consistent measurements. The
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`combination of Aizawa and Ohsaki would either disrupt Aizawa’s circular
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`symmetry, Ohsaki’s longitudinal structure, or both. Petitioner attempts to combine
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`references that are simply incompatible.
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`Third, Petitioner’s combination detrimentally places a convex-shaped cover
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`over Aizawa’s peripherally located detectors. A POSITA would have believed that
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`such a cover would undesirably direct light away from the peripheral detectors and
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`toward the sensor’s center, thereby reducing light collection and signal strength. A
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`POSITA would not have been motivated to decrease signal strength as results from
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`Petitioner’s combination.
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`In short, Ohsaki and Aizawa employ different sensor structures (rectangular
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`versus circular) for different measurement locations (back side versus palm side of
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`the wrist), using different sensor surface shapes (convex versus flat) tailored to those
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`specific measurement locations. Petitioner does not even acknowledge these
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`differences, much less show a POSITA would have been motivated to combine these
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`references and reasonably expected such a combination to be successful.
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`Petitioner also adds a third reference, Mendelson 2003, in an attempt to satisfy
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`the claim requirements of a first set of photodiodes connected in parallel to provide
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`a first signal stream, and a second set of photodiodes connected in parallel to provide
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`a second signal stream. Petitioner admits that Aizawa already teaches “various ways
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`of using a single ring of multiple detectors to improve detection efficiency,” and
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`does not disclose multiple sets of parallel-connected photodiodes producing signal
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`streams. Pet. 18. Although Aizawa already explains how to improve detection
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`efficiency, Petitioner nevertheless argues a POSITA would have been motivated by
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`detection efficiency to use Mendelson 2003’s dual ring arrangement. But
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`Mendelson 2003’s approach, which connects multiple detectors to simulate one
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`large detector, undermines Aizawa’s measurement approach, which monitors
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`individual signals from individual detectors to avoid sensor displacement problems.
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`Moreover, Petitioner’s proposed dual ring arrangement positions a second ring of
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`detectors connected in parallel farther away from a central light source. This
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`arrangement yields a decreased signal compared to Aizawa’s approach of improving
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`detection efficiency by simply adding additional detectors to the existing ring.
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`Petitioner does not account for these undesirable results from its proposed
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`For at least these reasons, Petitioner fails to demonstrate the asserted
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`references render the claims obvious. The Board should affirm the patentability of
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`the ’195 Patent’s challenged claims.
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`II. MASIMO’S PIONEERING TECHNOLOGY
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`Masimo is a global medical device technology company that develops and
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`manufactures innovative patient monitoring technologies, medical devices, and a
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`wide array of sensors. Inventor Joe Kiani founded Masimo in 1989 as a garage start-
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`up that revolutionized noninvasive patient monitoring. Today, Masimo is publicly
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`traded and employs over 6,300 people worldwide, with annual revenues of over $1.1
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`billion. A host of manufacturers use Masimo’s technology, including Philips, Atom,
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`Mindray North America, GE Medical, Spacelabs, and Zoll.
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`A. The ’195 Patent
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`Masimo’s U.S. Patent No. 10,702,195 (the “’195 Patent”) discloses and
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`claims an optical physiological measurement device that uses a novel design to
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`improve detection efficiency. Masimo’s claimed physiological measurement device
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`uses multiple photodiodes, multiple signal streams, and a cover with a single
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`protruding convex surface that dramatically enhance the effectiveness of the
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`physiological sensor device. For example, the protruding surface thins out the
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`measurement site, resulting in less light attenuation by the measured tissue. Ex. 1001
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`7:58-61. The protruding surface further increases the area from which attenuated
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`light can be measured. Id. 7:61-63. Windows can, inter alia, direct light from the
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`measurement site to the photodetectors. See, e.g., id. 19:38-48. The multiple
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`detectors allow for an averaging of measurements that can reduce errors due to
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`variations in the path of light passing through the tissue. Id. 9:18-25; see also id.
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`3:12-20, 4:26-36. Using multiple detectors and multiple signal streams improves
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`the signal-to-noise ratio. Id. 34:33-38. The inventors discovered that these different
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`components work together to provide greater noise cancellation and an order of
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`magnitude increase in signal strength. Id. 9:18-25, 20:25-42; see also id. 3:6-34,
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`4:26-36.
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`The Examiner agreed during prosecution that the claimed combination of
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`features—including multiple sets of parallel-connected photodiodes in conjunction
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`with a cover comprising a single protruding convex surface—provided a patentable
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`advance unique in the field. Ex. 1002 at 320-325. Petitioner’s references do not
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`differ significantly from the prior art the Examiner already considered and found
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`does not teach or suggest the claimed inventions. None of Petitioner’s references
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`disclose a cover with a single protruding convex surface configured to be located
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`between tissue of a user and the multiple photodiodes (let alone combined with the
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`other claimed features).
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`B.
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`Introduction To Independent Claims
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`The ’195 Patent has two independent claims: claims 1 and 16.1 Each claims
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`a physiological measurement device that includes, among other things, (1) one or
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`more emitters configured to emit light into tissue of a user, (2) a first set of at least
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`four photodiodes that are connected in parallel to provide a first signal stream; (3) a
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`second set of at least four photodiodes that are connected in parallel to provide a
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`second signal stream; and (4) a cover with a single protruding convex surface.
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`Claim 1 illustrates the many interacting features described in the ’195 Patent.
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`Claim 1 reads:
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`1. A user-worn physiological measurement device that defines a plurality of optical
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`paths, the physiological measurement device comprising:
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`one or more emitters configured to emit light into tissue of a user;
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`a first set of photodiodes positioned on a first surface and surrounded by a
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`wall that is operably connected to the first surface, wherein:
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`the first set of photodiodes comprises at least four photodiodes, and
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`the photodiodes of the first set of photodiodes are connected to one
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`another in parallel to provide a first signal stream;
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`1 Appendix A reproduces the challenged claims with bracketed labels for
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`convenience.
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`a second set of photodiodes positioned on the first surface and surrounded by
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`the wall, wherein:
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`the second set of photodiodes comprises at least four photodiodes, and
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`the photodiodes of the second set of photodiodes are connected to one
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`another in parallel to provide a second signal stream; and
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`a cover located above the wall and comprising a single protruding convex
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`surface configured to be located between tissue of the user and the first
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`and second sets of photodiodes when the physiological measurement
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`device is worn by the user,
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`wherein the physiological measurement device provides a plurality of optical
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`paths, wherein each of the optical paths:
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`exits an emitter of the one or more emitters,
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`passes through tissue of the user,
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`passes through the single protruding convex surface, and
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`arrives at a corresponding photodiode of the at least one of the first
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`or second sets of photodiodes, the corresponding photodiode
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`configured to receive light emitted by the emitter after traversal
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`by the light of a corresponding optical path of the plurality of
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`optical paths and after attenuation of the light by tissue of the
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`user.2
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`C. The ’195 Patent Prosecution
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`During prosecution, the Examiner agreed the claimed combination of
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`features—including multiple sets of parallel-connected photodiodes in conjunction
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`with a cover comprising a single protruding convex surface—provided a patentable
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`advance unique in the field. Ex. 1002 at 320-325. The Examiner concluded that the
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`prior art did not suggest creating a physiological measurement device using a first
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`set of photodiodes connected in parallel, a second set of photodiodes connected in
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`parallel, and a cover with a single protruding convex surface in combination with
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`the other claimed elements. Id. The Examiner recognized the technological advance
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`of the claimed inventions and correctly allowed the claims.
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`III. THE PETITION’S PROPOSED COMBINATIONS
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`Petitioner presents two grounds. Ground 1 combines four references: Aizawa
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`(Ex. 1006), Mendelson 2003 (Ex. 1024), Ohsaki (Ex. 1014), and Goldsmith (Ex.
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`1027). Pet. 1-2. Ground 1 challenges claims 1-17. Ground 2 is an alternative five
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`reference combination that also challenges claims 1-17, adding Ali (Ex. 1046), to
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`the combination of Aizawa, Mendelson 2003, Ohsaki, and Goldsmith. Pet. 1-2.
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`2 Emphasis supplied unless otherwise noted.
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`IV. CLAIM CONSTRUCTION
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`Petitioner identifies no terms for construction. The Board should give the
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`claim terms their ordinary and customary meaning, consistent with the specification,
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`as a POSITA would understand them. 37 C.F.R. § 42.100(b); Phillips v. AWH Corp.,
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`415 F.3d 1303, 1313 (Fed. Cir. 2005) (en banc).
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`V. LEVEL OF ORDINARY SKILL IN THE ART
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`Petitioner asserts a POSITA “would have been a person with a working
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`knowledge of physiological monitoring technologies. The person would have had a
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`Bachelor of Science degree in an academic discipline emphasizing the design of
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`electrical, computer, or software technologies, in combination with training or at
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`least one to two years of related work experience with capture and processing of data
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`or information, including but not limited to physiological monitoring technologies.”
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`Pet. 3. Alternatively, Petitioner asserts a POSITA could have “a Master of Science
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`degree in a relevant academic discipline with less than a year of related work
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`experience in the same discipline.” Id.
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`Masimo notes that Petitioner’s asserted level of skill (1) requires no
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`coursework, training or experience with optics or optical physiological monitors; (2)
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`requires no coursework, training or experience in physiology; and (3) focuses on
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`data processing and not sensor design. Id. For this proceeding, Masimo nonetheless
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`applies Petitioner’s asserted level of skill. Ex. 2004 ¶¶30-32.
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`VI. LEGAL STANDARD
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`A petition based on “obviousness requires a suggestion of all limitations in a
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`claim.” CFMT, Inc. v. YieldUp Int’l Corp., 349 F.3d 1333, 1342 (Fed. Cir. 2003)
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`(citing In re Royka, 490 F.2d 981, 985 (C.C.P.A. 1974)). A patent claim is not
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`obvious unless “a skilled artisan would have been motivated to combine the
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`teachings of the prior art references to achieve the claimed invention, and that the
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`skilled artisan would have had a reasonable expectation of success in doing so.”
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`ActiveVideo Networks, Inc. v. Verizon Commc’ns, Inc., 694 F.3d 1312, 1327 (Fed.
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`Cir. 2012).
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`To prevail on any obviousness ground, a petitioner may not simply identify
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`individual claim components—it must show why a “skilled artisan, with no
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`knowledge of the claimed invention, would have selected these components for
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`combination in the manner claimed.” In re Kotzab, 217 F.3d 1365, 1371 (Fed. Cir.
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`2000). The petitioner must support even simple modifications with some motivation
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`to make the change. See In re Gordon, 733 F.2d 900, 902 (Fed. Cir. 1984).
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`An appropriate obviousness inquiry cannot involve even a “hint of hindsight.”
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`Star Sci., Inc. v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., 655 F.3d 1364, 1375 (Fed. Cir. 2011).
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`A petitioner may not “simply retrace[] the path of the inventor with hindsight,
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`discount[] the number and complexity of the alternatives, and conclude[] that the
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`invention ... was obvious.” Ortho-McNeil Pharm., Inc. v. Mylan Labs., Inc., 520
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`F.3d 1358, 1364 (Fed. Cir. 2008). Likewise, “[c]are must be taken to avoid hindsight
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`reconstruction by using the patent in suit as a guide through the maze of prior art
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`references, combining the right references in the right way so as to achieve the result
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`of the claims in suit.” In re NTP, Inc., 654 F.3d 1279, 1299 (Fed. Cir. 2011) (internal
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`quotations omitted).
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`VII. GROUND 1 DOES NOT ESTABLISH OBVIOUSNESS
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`A. Ground 1’s Cited Art And Asserted Combination
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`Ground 1, like both of Petitioner’s grounds, combines Aizawa, Ohsaki,
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`Mendelson 2003, and Goldsmith. These references each disclose different
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`physiological sensor designs, with distinct shapes, features, and detector-emitter
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`configurations. This section introduces Petitioner’s proposed combination of
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`Ohsaki and Aizawa, discusses Dr. Kenny’s erroneous characterization of Ohsaki,
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`discusses Petitioner’s conflicting proposed addition of Mendelson 2003 to the
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`combination of Ohsaki and Aizawa, and then discusses how Goldsmith does not
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`address the deficiencies in Petitioner’s proposed combination of Aizawa, Ohsaki,
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`and Mendelson 2003.
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`1.
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`Petitioner’s Combination Of Ohsaki And Aizawa
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`Ohsaki discloses a pulse rate sensor with a single emitter (e.g., an LED) and
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`a single detector disposed linearly, side-by-side, under a translucent board. See, e.g.,
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`Ex. 1014 Abstract, Fig. 2, ¶[0019]; Ex. 2004 ¶35.
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`Ohsaki (Ex. 1014) Figs. 1 and 2 (annotated, color added)
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`Ohsaki’s linearly arranged detector and emitter (above) result in a longitudinal
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`shape and direction that Ohsaki explains is important to reduce slipping when placed
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`against the backhand side of the wrist. See Ex. 1014 ¶[0019] (if the longitudinal
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`direction of Ohsaki’s detecting element 2 “agrees with the circumferential direction
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`of the user’s wrist 4, it has a tendency to slip off. Therefore it is desirable that the
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`detecting element 2 is arranged so that its longitudinal direction agrees with the
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`longitudinal direction of the user’s arm.”). Ohsaki includes a “dedicated belt” that
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`“fix[es] the detecting element 2 on the user’s wrist 4 in this way.” Id. ¶[0019].
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`Ohsaki repeatedly states that its sensor “is worn on the back side of a user’s wrist
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`corresponding to the back of the user’s hand.” Ex. 1014 Abstract; see also id. Title,
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`¶¶ [0008], [0009], [0016], [0024]; Ex. 2004 ¶35.
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`In contrast, Aizawa discloses a sensor with four periphery-located
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`photodetectors (22) around a single centrally located LED (21). Ex. 1006 Abstract,
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`Fig. 1B.; Ex. 2004 ¶¶40-41.
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`Aizawa Fig. 1B (cross-sectional view, color added)
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`Aizawa’s Features
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`Aizawa Fig. 1A (top-down view, color added)
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`Aizawa uses this specific configuration of multiple detectors arrayed around a single
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`LED to ensure that at least one detector is near the measurement site, which Aizawa
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`indicates improves measurement consistency. Ex. 1006 ¶[0027]. Aizawa detects
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`signals on the palm side of the wrist and explains that as long as “one of the
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`photodetectors 22 is located near the artery 11,” it is “possible to detect a pulse wave
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`accurately.” Id. ¶¶[0026]-[0027], Fig. 2. Aizawa includes a flat transparent plate
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`(6) that improves adhesion between the detector and the wrist, which Aizawa states
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`improves the detection efficiency. Id. ¶[0030]. Aizawa’s sensor does not use a lens.
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`Ex. 2004 ¶¶40-41.
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`Petitioner argues a POSITA would have added Ohsaki’s translucent board,
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`designed for a linear pulse sensor, to Aizawa’s circular sensor. Pet. 22-29. But
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`Petitioner never identifies with specificity the resulting structure. Petitioner asserts:
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`“[a]s shown below, a POSITA would have found it obvious to modify the sensor’s
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`flat cover (left) to include a lens/protrusion (right), similar to Ohsaki’s translucent
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`board 8” (Pet. 25-26):
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`Petitioner’s Illustration (Pet. 26)
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`Petitioner never identifies whether Ohsaki’s longitudinal board is simply placed over
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`Aizawa, or whether its shape is changed to be circular to match Aizawa’s shape and
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`detector arrangement. Ex. 2004 ¶¶42-43.
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`Petitioner also relies on an additional reference, Inokawa (Ex. 1007,
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`translation Ex. 1008), that is not included in any ground. Pet. 27-29. Petitioner
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`asserts that Inokawa “provides an additional motivation and rationale for a POSITA
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`to modify Aizawa to include a cover comprising a protruding convex surface.” Pet.
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`27. In contrast to Aizawa, which has multiple peripheral detectors and a central
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`emitter, Inokawa uses a convex lens (27) to focus light from LEDs (21, 23) on the
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`periphery of a sensor to a single detector (25) in the center. Ex. 1008 ¶[0058], Fig.
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`2; Ex. 2004 ¶¶44-45.
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`Inokawa’s Features
` Green: peripheral emitters
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` Red: central detector (25)
` Blue: convex lens (27)
` Arrows showing direction of
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`Inokawa Fig. 2 (color added)
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`As illustrated above, Inokawa discloses light reflecting off the body and
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`passing through the lens, which directs incoming light to the centrally located
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`detector. Ex. 1008 ¶[0058]. Thus, Inokawa’s convex lens focuses incoming light
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`away from the periphery and towards the sensor’s center, where the detector is
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`located. Ex. 2004 ¶¶44-45. Despite the different emitter/detector positioning in
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`Inokawa’s sensor as compared to Aizawa’s sensor, Petitioner argues “a POSITA
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`would have understood that adding a protruded convex surface to Aizawa would
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`have the additional benefit of increasing light collection efficiency” and asserts that
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`“[t]he lens of Inokawa provides precisely such an additional benefit to Aizawa’s
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`device by refracting/concentrating incoming light signals reflected by the blood.”
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`Pet. 27-28.
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`Dr. Kenny’s Erroneous Characterization Of Ohsaki
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`At his deposition in a related IPR proceeding, Dr. Kenny injected even more
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`confusion into Petitioner’s combinations. Dr. Kenny testified he did not know the
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`shape of Ohsaki’s board and that Ohsaki’s board could be “circular or square or
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`rectangular.” Ex. 2008 68:21-70:1, 71:7-72:10; see also Ex. 2026 66:6-67:6 (Ohsaki
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`“could be square. It could be rectangular. It could be circular.”).3 Dr. Kenny is
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`incorrect. Ohsaki illustrates two cross-sectional views of its board that confirm the
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`board is rectangular (and not circular or square). Ex. 2004 ¶¶36-39.
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`3 Masimo includes citations to Dr. Kenny’s testimony regarding the same cited
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`references and related patents (Exs. 2006-2009). Dr. Kenny confirmed his
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`understanding of the cited art, physics, optics, or knowledge of a person skilled in
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`the art did not change between depositions or declarations. Ex. 2026 12:12-19,
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`14:6-18:3.
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`Specifically, Ohsaki Figure 2 (below left) illustrates the “long” side of
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`Ohsaki’s detector element (2) that extends from left to right in Figure 2 and in the
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`longitudinal direction (up-and-down the arm) on a user’s wrist. Ex. 1014 ¶[0019];
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`Ex. 2004 ¶¶36-39.
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`Ohsaki Ex. 1014 Fig. 2 (left) & Fig. 1 (right) showing different cross-sections
`(color added: Purple: detecting element 2/package 5; Blue: translucent board 8)
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`Figure 2 (above left) shows that the board (8) spans nearly the entire length of the
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`detecting element’s (2) “long” side. Ohsaki Figure 1 (above right) shows the “short”
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`side of Ohsaki’s detecting element (2) that extends from left to right in Figure 1 and
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`in the circumferential direction (around) of the user’s wrist. Ex. 1014 ¶¶[0012],
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`[0019]; see also Ex. 2008 118:3-119:7, 120:5-13, 121:3-15 (Dr. Kenny confirming
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`longitudinal directionality); Ex. 2004 ¶¶36-39. As shown in Figure 1 above, the
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`board’s length (8, blue) is much shorter than the detecting element’s length (2,
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`purple) in the circumferential direction. Ex. 1014 ¶¶[0012], [0019], Figs. 1, 2; see
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`also Ex. 2008 118:3-119:7, 120:5-13, 121:3-15; Ex. 2004 ¶¶36-39.
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`Taken together, a POSITA would have understood that Ohsaki’s figures and
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`description show that both Ohsaki’s detecting element (2) and board (8) have a very
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`pronounced longitudinal directionality and are much longer than they are wide. Ex.
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`2004 ¶¶36-39; Ex. 1014 Figs. 1, 2, ¶¶[0012], [0017], [0019]. A POSITA would have
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`understood that the top-down view of Ohsaki’s sensor—including the package,
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`board, and emitter and detector—would look approximately like the figure below:
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`Drawing based on Ohsaki, illustrating the sensor’s rectangular shape
`Ex. 2004 ¶38
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`This is consistent with the remainder of Ohsaki, which emphasizes that the
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`sensor has a longitudinal direction that must be aligned with the longitudinal
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`direction of the user’s arm to prevent slippage. Ex. 1014 ¶[0019]; Ex. 2004 ¶¶38-39.
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`Petitioner’s Addition Of Mendelson 2003 To The Combination Of
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`In an attempt to satisfy the claims’ requirement of a first set of at least four
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`photodiodes that are connected to one another in parallel to provide a first signal
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`stream, and a second set of at least four photodiodes that are connected to one
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`another in parallel to provide a second signal stream, Petitioner adds a third reference
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`to