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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`APPLE INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`MASIMO CORPORATION,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2022-01299
`U.S. Patent 7,761,127
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`DECLARATION OF WILLIAM P. KING, Ph.D.
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`I declare that all statements made herein on my own knowledge are true and
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`that all statements made on information and belief are believed to be true, and
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`further, that these statements were made with the knowledge that willful false
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`statements and the like so made are punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both,
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`under Section 1001 of Title 18 of the United States Code.
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`Dated: May 18, 2023
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`By:
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`William P. King, Ph.D.
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`1.
`I, William P. King, Ph.D., am making this declaration at the request of
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`Patent Owner Masimo Corporation (“Masimo”) in the matter of the Inter Partes
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`Review No. IPR2022-01299 of U.S. Patent No. 7,761,127 (“the ’127 patent”). I
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`understand that this declaration is being submitted in this proceeding as Exhibit
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`2151.
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`2.
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`I am being compensated for my work in this matter at my standard
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`hourly rate for consulting services. My compensation in no way depends on the
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`outcome of this proceeding.
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`3.
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`In addition to my own knowledge and expertise, I have reviewed and
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`considered the following written materials in conducting the analyses and forming
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`the opinions set forth in this declaration.
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`Exhibit or
`Paper No.
`2
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`The Petition
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`Description
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`1001
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`1002
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`1003
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`1004
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`1005
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`1006
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`1007
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`U.S. Patent No. 7,761,127 (“the ’127 patent”)
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`Excerpts from the file history of the ’127 patent
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`Declaration of Brian Anthony, Ph.D.
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`Yamada
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`Chadwick
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`Leibowitz
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`Cheung
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`Exhibit or
`Paper No.
`1008
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`Noguchi
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`1014
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`Scarlett
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`Description
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`2005
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`2017
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`2022
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`2023
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`2024
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`2025
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`2026
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`2029
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`2030
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`2053
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`“Rad-57 Signal Extraction Pulse CO-Oximeter Operator’s
`Manual,” Masimo, 2018
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`“Material Qualification Henkel 84-1LMISR4 Die Attach
`Adhesive,” Masimo
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`September 22, 2019 Masimo “Awards” Webpage
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`“Masimo Honored with FDNY ‘Flag of Heroes’,” EMS1, 2008
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`Photograph of “Flag of Heroes”
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`Photograph of Masimo CEO Joe Kiani with “Flag of Heroes”
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`U.S. Patent No. 5,758,644
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`Masimo Rainbow Sensor Finger Assembly Photograph, Top Side
`(current rainbow®)
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`Masimo Rainbow Sensor Finger Assembly Photograph, Bottom
`Side (current rainbow®)
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`Design of Pulse Oximeters, J.G. Webster; Institution of Physics
`Publishing, 1997
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`2059
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`“Fine Ceramics for Electronics,” Kyocera, 2021
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`2060
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`“Thermal Properties of Metals, Conductivity, Thermal
`Expansion, Specific Heat,” Engineers Edge, available at
`https://www.engineersedge.com/properties_of_metals.htm
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`Paper No.
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`Description
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`2061
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`2062
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`2063
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`2064
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`2065
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`2066
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`“Thermal Properties of Non-Metals,” Engineers Edge, available
`at https://www.engineersedge.com/heat_transfer/thermal_
`properties_of_nonmetals_13967.htm
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`“Metals – Specific Heats,” The Engineering ToolBox, available
`at https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/specific-heat-metals-
`d_152.html
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`“Heat Capacities for Some Select Substances,” University of
`Texas, available at https://gchem.cm.utexas.edu/data/
`section2.php?target=heat-capacities.php
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`“FR-4,” Wikipedia, available at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
`FR-4
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`“Talk:FR-4,” Wikipedia, available at
`https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:FR-4
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`“Thermal Conductivity of Solders,” Electronics Cooling,
`available at https://www.electronics-
`cooling.com/2006/08/thermal-conductivity-of-solders/
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`2067
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`PCT Pub. No. WO 03/068060 (“Huiku”)
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`2093
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`2102
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`2103
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`2104
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`2106
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`Masimo Corp. et al. v. Apple Inc., Final Initial Determination on
`Violation of Section 337, ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1276
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`Declaration of Mohamed Diab (Confidential)
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`December 15, 2005 Rainbow Sensor Simulations (Confidential)
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` “Signal Extraction & Rainbow Technology,” Masimo, 2005
`(Confidential)
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`October 22, 2004 Masimo Rainbow Sensor Drawing (early
`rainbow®) (Confidential)
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`Paper No.
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`Description
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`2110
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`2112
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`2113
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`2114
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`2115
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`2116
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`2118
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`2119
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`2120
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`2121
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`2127
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`Masimo Rainbow Sensor Drawing (early rainbow®)
`(Confidential)
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`December 16, 2016 Kyocera Substrate Drawing (Confidential)
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`November 8, 2018 Rainbow Flex Circuit Drawing (Confidential)
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`February 9, 2006 Rainbow Flex Circuit Drawing (Confidential)
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`2007 Masimo MX-3 Board System Design (Confidential)
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`2007 Masimo MX-3 Board Product Design Requirements,
`Revision A (Confidential)
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`2010 Masimo MX-3 Board Product Design Requirements,
`Revision B (Confidential)
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`2015 Masimo MX-3 Board Product Design Requirements,
`Revision F (Confidential)
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`Masimo Rainbow Sensor Substrate, Exploded View
`(Confidential)
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`PVIC ACE34560 Electrically Conductive Oven Cure Die Attach
`Adhesive Technical Data Sheet, Protavic Korea Co., Ltd.
`(Confidential)
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`April 22, 2021 Masimo Rainbow Sensor Photographs (current
`rainbow ®) (Confidential)
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`March 30, 2009 Masimo Rainbow Sensor Solder Drawing
`(Confidential)
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`Masimo Rainbow Sensor Photograph (early rainbow®)
`(Confidential)
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`December 5, 2008 Masimo Rainbow Sensor Substrate Drawing
`(current rainbow®) (Confidential)
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`Exhibit or
`Paper No.
`2128
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`Description
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`Characterization Station Results (Confidential)
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`2131
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`Masimo Rainbow Research File, 2003 (Confidential)
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`2132
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`2133
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`Masimo Rainbow Sensor Thermal Mass Drawing (current
`rainbow®) (Confidential)
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`January 30, 2006 Masimo Rainbow Products System Design
`(Confidential)
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`Excerpt of Masimo source code (Confidential)
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`2140
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`2161
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`Simulation output for early rainbow® sensor – transient
`temperature
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`Simulation output for early rainbow® sensor – steady-state
`temperature-distribution map – cross-section
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`Simulation output for early rainbow® sensor – steady-state
`temperature-distribution map – top surface
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`Simulation output for early rainbow® sensor – transient
`temperature
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`Simulation output for early rainbow® sensor – steady-state
`temperature-distribution map – cross-section
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`Simulation output for early rainbow® sensor – steady-state
`temperature-distribution map – top surface
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`Excerpts of Heat Transfer, 2nd ed., A.F. Mills; Prentice Hall,
`1999
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`Excerpts of Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer, 3rd ed.,
`F.P. Incropera & D.P. DeWitt; John Wiley & Sons, 1990
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`Excerpts Design and Analysis of Heat Sinks, A.D. Kraus & A.B.
`Cohen; John Wiley & Sons, 1995
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`Exhibit or
`Paper No.
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`Description
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`May 5, 2023 Transcript of Deposition of Brian Anthony, Ph.D.
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`Any other document referenced in this declaration, Exhibit 2157,
`or Exhibit 2158
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`I.
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`QUALIFICATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
`4.
`I am currently Professor and Andersen Chair in the Department of
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`Mechanical Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-
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`Champaign. I also hold academic appointments in the departments of Electrical and
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`Computer Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering, as well as the
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`Department of Biomedical and Translational Biosciences in the Carle Illinois
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`College of Medicine. I have been a university professor since 2002, and I have been
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`working
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`in
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`the fields of
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`thermal engineering, product design, materials
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`characterization, manufacturing processes, microelectronics,
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`sensors, and
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`electromechanical systems since 1996. My work in those fields includes experience
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`with medical devices, LEDs, circuit boards,
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`thermal characterization of
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`semiconductor devices, design or electronics packaging, and products with
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`embedded sensors and computing. I have published approximately 270 peer-
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`reviewed journal articles on these topics over the last 25 years, and these articles
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`have been cited more than 17,000 times according to Google Scholar.
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`I have been recognized for my technical contributions to the
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`engineering profession with election to the grade of Fellow in the American Society
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`of Mechanical Engineers, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, The
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`Society of Manufacturing Engineers, the American Physical Society, and the
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`American Association for the Advancement of Science. The election to fellow grade
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`in a professional society is typically consistent with a professional status of being
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`among the top 1% most accomplished people in the field(s) represented by the
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`society. Thus, I have been recognized by major professional societies to be among
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`the approximately top 1% most accomplished people in the fields of mechanical
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`engineering, electrical engineering, manufacturing engineering, and physics.
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`6.
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`I have been teaching university level courses in heat transfer,
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`thermodynamics, and product design for more than 20 years. In that time, I have
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`directly instructed more than 1,000 undergraduate and graduate students, and I have
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`spent more than 1,000 hours in the university classroom. I have also served as a
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`mentor, coach, and evaluator for other professors on how to teach courses in the
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`fields of heat transfer and product design.
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`7.
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`I currently hold 20 U.S. patents and I am an elected Fellow of the
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`National Academy of Inventors. This Fellowship award recognizes the world’s most
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`accomplished inventors for the quality and quantity of their patents and the economic
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`impact of those inventions. I understand that fewer than 2,000 people in the world
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`have been recognized with this Fellowship.
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`8. My curriculum vitae lists additional information about my professional
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`background and qualifications. Exhibit 2152 is a true and correct copy of my
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`curriculum vitae.
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`II. RELEVANT LEGAL STANDARDS
`9.
`I am a mechanical engineer by training and profession. The opinions I
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`express in this declaration involve the application of my knowledge and experience
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`to the evaluation of the ’127 patents and certain prior art to that patent. My
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`knowledge of patent law is that of a lay person, albeit one who holds 20 patents and
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`has consulted on patent infringement cases, and thus, has had some experience
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`relevant to patent law. Therefore, counsel have provided me with guidance as to the
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`applicable patent law in this matter. The paragraphs below express my
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`understanding of the principles related to patentability that I must apply, and have
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`applied, in conducting my analyses and reaching the opinions set forth in this
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`declaration.
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`10.
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`I understand that, in assessing the patentability of a patent claim, the
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`Patent Office generally construes claim terms by giving them their ordinary and
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`customary meaning, as they would have been understood by a person of ordinary
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`skill in the art (“POSITA”) at the time of the invention in view of the intrinsic record
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`(patent specification and file history). However, I understand that the inventors may,
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`in the patent specification, expressly define a claim term to have a meaning that
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`differs from the term’s ordinary and customary meaning. I also understand that the
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`inventors may disavow or disclaim certain claim scope, thereby departing from the
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`ordinary and customary meaning, when the intrinsic record demonstrates that a clear
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`and unambiguous disavowal or disclaimer has occurred. I understand that extrinsic
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`evidence, such as relevant technical literature and dictionaries, may be useful in
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`ascertaining how a POSITA would have understood a claim term, but the intrinsic
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`record is the primary source for determining the meaning of claim terms. For the
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`purposes of this review, and to the extent necessary, I have interpreted each claim
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`term in accordance with the principles set forth in this paragraph.
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`11.
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`It is my understanding that a claim is unpatentable as “anticipated”
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`under 35 U.S.C. § 102 if a single prior art reference discloses every limitation of the
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`claim, arranged as in the claim. I understand that a prior art reference does not
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`anticipate a claim, however, when it discloses multiple, distinct teachings that a
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`person of ordinary skill in the art might somehow combine to achieve the claimed
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`invention. I understand that anticipation has not been alleged in the Petition, and,
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`thus, is not at issue in this proceeding.
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`12.
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`I understand that a claim is unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103 if the
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`claimed subject matter as a whole would have been obvious to a person of ordinary
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`skill in the art at the time of the alleged invention. I also understand that an
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`obviousness analysis takes into account the following factors, which are sometimes
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`referred to as the Graham factors: (1) the scope and content of the prior art, (2) the
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`differences between the claimed subject matter and the prior art, (3) the level of
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`ordinary skill in the art at the time of the invention, and (4) “objective indicia of non-
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`obviousness,” also referred to as secondary considerations of non-obviousness.
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`Those objective indicia include considerations such as whether a product covered by
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`the claims is commercially successful due to the merits of the claimed invention,
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`whether there was a long felt need for the solution provided by the claimed invention,
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`whether others failed to find the solution provided by the claimed invention, whether
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`others copied the claimed invention, and whether there was acceptance by others of
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`the claimed invention as shown by praise from others in the field.
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`13.
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`In determining the scope and content of the prior art, it is my
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`understanding that a reference is considered appropriate prior art if it falls within the
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`field of the inventor’s endeavor. In addition, a reference is appropriate prior art if it
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`is reasonably pertinent to the particular problem with which the inventor was
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`involved. A reference is reasonably pertinent if it logically would have come to an
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`inventor’s attention in considering his or her problem. If a prior-art reference relates
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`to the same problem as the claimed invention, it is appropriate to use the reference
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`in an obviousness analysis.
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`14. To assess the differences between prior art and the claimed subject
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`matter, it is my understanding that 35 U.S.C. § 103 requires the claimed invention
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`to be considered as a whole. This “as a whole” assessment requires showing that
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`one of ordinary skill in the art at the time of invention, confronted by the same
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`problems as the inventor and with no knowledge of the claimed invention, would
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`have selected the elements from the prior art and combined them in the claimed
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`manner.
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`15.
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`It is my further understanding that the Supreme Court has recognized
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`several rationales for combining references or modifying a reference to show
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`obviousness of claimed subject matter. Some of these rationales include: combining
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`prior art elements according to known methods to yield predictable results; simple
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`substitution of one known element for another to obtain predictable results; a
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`predictable use of prior art elements according to their established functions;
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`applying a known technique to a known device (method or product) ready for
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`improvement to yield predictable results; choosing from a finite number of
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`identified, predictable solutions, with a reasonable expectation of success; and some
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`teaching, suggestion, or motivation that would have led one of ordinary skill to
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`modify the prior art reference or to combine prior art reference teachings to arrive at
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`the claimed invention.
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`16.
`I understand that an assessment of what a reference discloses or
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`teaches—for purposes of an anticipation analysis or an obviousness analysis—must
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`be conducted from the perspective of a POSITA at the time of the invention. In
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`other words, a reference discloses or teaches a claim limitation if a POSITA would,
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`at the relevant time, interpret the reference as expressly, implicitly, or inherently
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`disclosing the claim limitation. I further understand that a reference does not need
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`to use the exact language of the claim to disclose a claim limitation.
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`III. LEVEL OF ORDINARY SKILL IN THE RELEVANT ART
`17. The relevant field of art is devices and sensors for the non-invasive
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`measurement of physiological parameters, such as carboxyhemoglobin.
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`18.
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`I understand that the level of ordinary skill in the art for the ’127 patent
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`is determined as of March 1, 2005, which is the earliest effective filing date of the
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`patent. I also understand that Apple has not alleged that the ’127 patent is entitled
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`to an effective filing date other than March 1, 2005.
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`19.
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`I understand that Apple has proposed the following definition of a
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`person of ordinary skill in the art (a “POSITA”) with respect to the ’127 patent:
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`For purposes of this IPR, Petitioner submits that a person of ordinary
`skill in the art at the time of the alleged invention (“POSITA”) would
`have had a Bachelor of Science degree in an academic discipline
`emphasizing the design of electrical and thermal technologies, in
`combination with training or at least one to two years of related work
`experience with capture and processing of data or information,
`including physiological monitoring technologies. Alternatively, the
`person could have had a Master of Science degree in a relevant
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`academic discipline with less than a year of related work experience in
`the same discipline.
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`Pet., 7-8.
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`20.
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`I agree with Apple’s definition in the sense that a POSITA’s education,
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`training, and work experience would have included thermal management of
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`electrical systems. However, Apple’s definition is too rigid because it would require
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`a POSITA to have a Bachelor of Science degree in an academic discipline
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`emphasizing both electrical and thermal technologies. I am not aware of such a
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`Bachelor of Science degree program being available at the relevant time. In my
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`opinion, a POSITA may have obtained knowledge of electrical or thermal
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`technologies from training or work experience rather than from a Bachelor of
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`Science degree program. Accordingly, in my view, the correct definition of a
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`POSITA is as follows:
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`A POSITA at the time of the invention would have had a Bachelor of
`Science degree in an academic discipline emphasizing the design of
`electrical systems or thermal technologies, in combination with training
`or at least one to two years of related work experience with thermal
`management of electrical systems and sensing technologies, including
`physiological monitoring technologies. Alternatively, the person could
`have had a Master of Science degree in a relevant academic discipline
`with less than a year of related work experience in the same discipline.
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`I applied my definition of a POSITA in my analysis set forth in this declaration.
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`However, I alternatively applied Apple’s definition of a POSITA and determined
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`that my opinions are the same under either definition. Specifically, as explained
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`fully below, in my opinion the challenged claims of the ’127 patent would not have
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`been obvious to a POSITA under either my definition or Apple’s definition.
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`21.
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`I understand the capabilities of a POSITA as of March 2005. Indeed, I
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`possessed those capabilities myself before, during, and after that time. As an
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`engineer for over 25 years, with significant experience working with sensors and
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`thermal management of sensors, I understand the level of knowledge and skill that a
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`POSITA would have possessed in March 2005. Through my experiences, I am
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`familiar with what a POSITA would have understood regarding non-invasive
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`physiological measurement devices at the relevant time.
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`IV. THE ’127 PATENT’S ADVANCE OVER TEMPERATURE-SENSOR-
`BASED WAVELENGTH SHIFT COMPENSATION
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`Pulse Oximetry
`22. The ’127 patent relates generally to physiological sensors that emit light
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`at multiple wavelengths into a patient’s tissue and detect the light after it has been
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`attenuated by the tissue to determine physiological parameters of the patient. Pulse
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`oximetry is one example of a technology that uses such physiological sensors. See
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`EX1001, 2:14–45.
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`23. Below is a general explanation of pulse oximetry. The explanation is
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`supported by DESIGN OF PULSE OXIMETERS, Webster J.G (ed.) (1997) (“Webster”)
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`(EX2053), a well-known and well-respected reference book in the field of pulse
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`oximetry.
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`24. Pulse oximetry systems measure the oxygen saturation levels of an
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`individual’s arterial blood using non-invasive means. During respiration, oxygen in
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`the lungs binds with hemoglobin molecules within blood. See generally EX2053,
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`6-10. The circulatory system transports that oxygen saturated blood through the
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`human body through arteries. Id. The surge of blood flow entering the arteries
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`causes a pulse (referred to as the pulsatile flow of blood), whereas venous blood
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`returning from the capillaries is largely nonpulsatile. Id. Pulse oximetry technology
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`relies on differences in light absorption between oxygen-bound and oxygen-
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`unbound hemoglobin. Id., 13-14.
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`25. A typical pulse oximeter includes red and infrared (IR) light-emitting
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`diode (LED) emitters and one or more photodiode detectors.1 Id., 34-36. Pulse
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`oximetry determines oxygen saturation by comparing the light absorbance of
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`oxygenated hemoglobin and deoxygenated hemoglobin at
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`two different
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`wavelengths. Id., 13-14. Bright red oxygenated blood absorbs light differently than
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`dark red deoxygenated blood. Id., 40-46. The ratio of light absorbed at red
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`1 The light sources in most claims of the ’127 patent are not limited to LEDs.
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`Light-based physiological sensors can use other sources of light, including lasers.
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`However, because light-based physiological sensors often use LEDs, and for
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`conciseness, I refer to the light sources as LEDs.
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`wavelengths compared to light absorbed at infrared wavelengths indicates the
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`percentage of hemoglobin carrying oxygen. Id. The percentage of oxygen-carrying
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`hemoglobin in the blood is known as oxygen saturation.
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`26. As the blood flow pulsates, it changes, or modulates, the light
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`absorption. Id., 14. The pulse oximeter tracks the changes in light absorbance as
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`the blood pulsates. Id., 34.
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`27. The ’127 patent describe two ways to track the changes in light
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`absorbance as the blood pulsates: transmittance and reflectance. EX1001, 5:23-41.
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`Because light both transmits through tissue and backscatters or reflects back after
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`entering tissue, pulse oximeter sensors can operate either by transmittance or
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`reflectance. That is, for pulse oximeter sensors operating by transmittance, the
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`detector (sometimes referred to as a photodiode) and emitter are on opposite sides
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`of the tissue at the measurement site. See also EX2053, 36. For pulse oximeter
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`sensors operating by reflectance, a detector is placed on the same side as the emitters.
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`Id. Both methods are illustrated below.
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`28. Light traveling through the measurement site is absorbed by various
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`substances such as skin pigmentation, bones, tissue, and the arterial and venous
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`blood. Id., 46-47. The resulting light incident upon the detector also varies due to
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`the blood volume change of arterial blood. The detector(s) generate an output signal
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`that is a function of the intensity of the incident light. The illustration below shows
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`detected signals corresponding to two different light sources.
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`29. LEDs have been commonly used in pulse oximeter sensors. LEDs,
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`unlike lasers, do not emit monochromatic light having a single wavelength. Rather,
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`LED light has a spectral shape encompassing a narrow band of wavelengths
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`characterized by a peak wavelength. The peak wavelength may also be referred to
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`wavelengths in the vicinity of the peak wavelength. The following Figure 10A of
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`U.S. Patent No. 5,758,644 (“the ’644 patent”) (EX2026), assigned to Masimo,
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`depicts a typical emission spectrum 440.
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`EX2026, Fig. 10A. In Figure 10A, the x-axis is the wavelength of light (“λ”) and
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`the y-axis is the intensity of light. A POSITA would have understood that the term
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`“nominal wavelength” as used in the ’127 patent refers to peak wavelength of the
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`emitter’s emission spectrum when measured under certain specific conditions, such
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`as at a given drive current and at a given ambient temperature. See, e.g., EX1001,
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`8:28-30; 8:35-39 (the emission spectrum of an LED is “centered around a nominal
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`wavelength”).
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`oximeter relies on the system using a sufficiently accurate value for the wavelength
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`of light emitted by each of the LEDs during the actual physiological measurement
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`process. Each LED is designed and manufactured to emit light of a specific
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`“nominal” or “centroid” wavelength when measured under certain conditions. For
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`example, a red LED may have a nominal wavelength of 660 nm and an infrared LED
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`may have a nominal wavelength of 905 nm. See EX1001, 7:43–8:10, Table 1
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`(showing LEDs with multiple nominal wavelengths).
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`31. The wavelength of light emitted from an LED is determined by the
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`energy bandgap of the semiconductor material used to make the LED. An LED
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`includes a p-n junction, which is the junction between positive and negative
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`semiconductor regions of the LED. See EX1006, 3:5-12.
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`32. When a forward bias voltage is applied to a p-n junction, electrons from
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`the n-type material and holes from the p-type material move towards a depletion
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`region. As they move toward the depletion region, they recombine and release
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`energy in the form of photons with a specific wavelength determined by the energy
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`bandgap of the semiconductor material. See id.
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`33. As the temperature of the LED increases, the energy levels of the
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`electrons and holes in the semiconductor material change. Specifically, the energy
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`bandgap of the semiconductor material decreases with increasing temperature,
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`which causes the emitted photons to have a longer wavelength. This effect is known
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`as the temperature dependence of the bandgap, and it causes the wavelength of light
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`emitted from an LED to change with the junction temperature. See id.
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`34. Thus, under operating conditions, the actual “operating” wavelength of
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`an LED may vary from its nominal wavelength. For example, as explained above,
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`an LED’s operating wavelength varies with the LED’s junction temperature.
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`EX2053, 66; EX2067, 19:1-3. The junction temperature of an LED is the
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`temperature at the “p-n junction” of the LED. An LED’s operating wavelengths also
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`varies with the drive current supplied to the LED. EX1001, 2:62-65. Significant
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`wavelength shift caused by temperature variation could produce inaccurate results
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`in a light-based sensor that does not compensate for such wavelength shift.
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`However, wavelength shift is not a significant source of error for all sensors.
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`35. Physiological measurement error due to wavelength shift caused by
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`LED junction temperature variation is the problem solved by the ’127 patent. Other
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`factors besides LED junction temperature variation can cause or contribute to
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`wavelength shift. However, because the ’127 patent solves temperature-induced
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`wavelength shift, when I refer to “wavelength shift” in this declaration, I am
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`referring to temperature-induced wavelength shift unless stated otherwise.
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`Wavelength shift is sometimes called “wavelength drift” or “spectral shift.” I
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`generally use “wavelength shift” in this declaration except when referring to
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`Prior Art Techniques for Handling Wavelength Shift
`36. Error caused by temperature-induced wavelength shift has been a
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`known problem in the art for many years. See, e.g., EX2053, 66 (Webster describing
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`the problem in 1997). Solutions have been proposed and attempted. The proposed
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`solutions known in the prior art generally fall into four broad categories: (1) reducing
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`wavelength shift by modifying the junction temperature through active heating or
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`cooling of the LEDs, (2) reducing wavelength shift by passively cooling the LEDs
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`to reduce variations in junction temperature, (3) reducing wavelength shift by
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`controlling electrical inputs to the LEDs, such as drive current, (4) compensating for
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`wavelength shift by sensing the LED junction temperature and operating
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`wavelengths through electronic signals available in the system such as the LED drive
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`current, and (5) compensating for wavelength shift by using one or more temperature
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`sensors to estimate LED junction temperatures and operating wavelengths.
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`37. The primary and most obvious method for reducing LED wavelength
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`shift was to simply heat or cool the LEDs to control their temperature and minimize
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`the wavelength shift. There were many different strategies to cool LEDs, including
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`but not limited to the introduction of a heat sink, a fan, liquid cooling, or a
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`thermoelectric cooler. LEDs may be heated by the introduction of an electrical
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`resistance heater. Some strategies for temperature control employed the use of both
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`heating and cooling elements in the same system.
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`38. A POSITA would have understood that reducing wavelength shift by
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`heating or cooling the LEDs is fundamentally different than either wavelength-shift-
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`compensation method. The purpose of reducing wavelength shift is to reduce
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`shift will not cause significant errors in physiological measurements. By contrast,
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`wavelength shift compensation accepts that LED junction temperatures will change,
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`and wavelength shift will occur as a result. Wavelength shift compensation attempts
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`to correct errors in physiological measurements by estimating the shifted LED
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`operating wavelengths and using the estimated wavelengths in calculating the
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`physiological measurements.
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`39. A POSITA would have understood that the presence of a temperature
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`sensor in a device does not mean that the device performs wavelength shift
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`compensation. It was common to measure the temperature of electronic devices
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`without providing temperature compensation, for example