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`SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. and
`SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.
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`Petitioner
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`RESONANT SYSTEMS, INC.,
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`Case IPR2023-00993
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`U.S. Patent No. 9,941,830
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`DECLARATION OF ANDREW WOLFE, PH.D.
`IN SUPPORT OF PETITION FOR INTER PARTES REVIEW
`OF U.S. PATENT NO. 9,941,830
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`TABLE OF CONTENTS
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`I. 
`II. 
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`INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................... 1 
`BACKGROUND AND QUALIFICATIONS ................................................. 1 
`A. 
`Relevant Academic Experience ............................................................ 2 
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`Relevant Professional Experience ......................................................... 5 
`III.  MATERIALS REVIEWED ............................................................................ 8 
`A. 
`Information Considered ....................................................................... 12 
`IV.  LEVEL OF ORDINARY SKILL IN THE ART ........................................... 13 
`V. 
`RELEVANT LEGAL STANDARDS ........................................................... 14 
`VI.  SUMMARY OF OPINIONS ......................................................................... 23 
`VII.  BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF TECHNOLOGY .............................................. 23 
`A. 
`Background of the Technology ........................................................... 23 
`1. 
`Computer Hardware .................................................................. 24 
`2. 
`Haptics ...................................................................................... 26 
`3. 
`Haptics in Graphical User Interfaces ........................................ 30 
`VIII.  OVERVIEW OF THE ’830 PATENT .......................................................... 31 
`A. 
`Specification ........................................................................................ 31 
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`Prosecution History ............................................................................. 38 
`IX.  OVERVIEW OF THE PRIOR ART REFERENCES ................................... 40 
`A. 
`Fukumoto ............................................................................................. 40 
`B. 
`Grant .................................................................................................... 45 
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`Barton .................................................................................................. 48 
`D.  Ueda ..................................................................................................... 52 
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`Erixon .................................................................................................. 55 
`Fuller .................................................................................................... 60 
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`G.  Dong .................................................................................................... 61 
`H.  Ogusu ................................................................................................... 63 
`I. 
`Saiki ..................................................................................................... 66 
`J.  Masahiko ............................................................................................. 68 
`CLAIM CONSTRUCTION .......................................................................... 72 
`A. 
`“moveable component” ....................................................................... 73 
`B. 
`“driving component” ........................................................................... 74 
`C. 
`“control component” ........................................................................... 74 
`XI.  SPECIFIC GROUNDS FOR CHALLENGE ................................................ 76 
`A.  Grounds Challenging Claims 1–9, 11, 14–17, and 19–20 of the
`’830 Patent ........................................................................................... 76 
`Ground 1A: Fukumoto Renders Obvious Claims 1–3, 7–9, 15,
`17, and 20 ............................................................................................ 79 
`1. 
`Claim 1 ...................................................................................... 79 
`2. 
`Claim 2 ....................................................................................101 
`3. 
`Claim 3 ....................................................................................102 
`4. 
`Claim 7 ....................................................................................107 
`5. 
`Claim 8 ....................................................................................112 
`6. 
`Claim 9 ....................................................................................116 
`7. 
`Claims 15 and 20.....................................................................121 
`8. 
`Claim 17 ..................................................................................122 
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`Ground 1B: Fukumoto and Grant Renders Obvious Claims 1–3,
`7–9, 15, 17, 20 ................................................................................... 123 
`1. 
`Combination of Fukumoto and Grant .....................................123 
`2. 
`1[pre]–[e]. ...............................................................................124 
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`1[f]: “a control component that controls supply of power
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`the moveable component to oscillate at a frequency and
`an amplitude specified by one or more stored values” ...........124 
`Claims 2–3, 7–9, 15, and 20 ...................................................126 
`4. 
`Claim 17 ..................................................................................126 
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`D.  Ground 1C: Fukumoto and Barton Renders Obvious Claims 1–
`3, 7–9, 15, 17, and 20 ........................................................................ 128 
`1. 
`Combination of Fukumoto and Barton ...................................128 
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`1[pre]–[e] ................................................................................129 
`3. 
`1[f]: “a control component that controls supply of power
`from the power supply to the driving component to cause
`the moveable component to oscillate at a frequency and
`an amplitude specified by one or more stored values” ...........129 
`Claims 2–3, 7–9, 15, 20 ..........................................................132 
`4. 
`Claim 17 ..................................................................................132 
`5. 
`Ground 1D: Fukumoto and Ueda Renders Obvious Claims 3-6. ..... 134 
`1. 
`Combination of Fukumoto and Ueda ......................................134 
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`Claim 3 ....................................................................................134 
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`Claim 4 ....................................................................................140 
`4. 
`Claim 5 ....................................................................................143 
`5. 
`Claim 6 ....................................................................................144 
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`Ground 1E: Fukumoto and Grant in view of Ueda Renders
`Obvious Claims 3–6 .......................................................................... 145 
`G.  Ground 1F: Fukumoto and Barton in view of Ueda Renders
`Obvious Claims 3–6 .......................................................................... 146 
`H.  Ground 1G: Fukumoto and Erixon Renders Obvious Claims 7
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`1. 
`Combination of Fukumoto and Erixon ...................................146 
`2. 
`Claim 7 ....................................................................................147 
`3. 
`Claim 8 ....................................................................................151 
`Ground 1H: Fukumoto and Grant, Erixon Renders Obvious
`Claims 7, 8 ......................................................................................... 155 
`Ground 1I: Fukumoto and Barton, Erixon Renders Obvious
`Claims 7, 8 ......................................................................................... 155 
`K.  Ground 1J: Fukumoto and Fuller Renders Obvious Claim 8 ........... 155 
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`Combination of Fukumoto and Fuller ....................................155 
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`Claim 8 ....................................................................................156 
`Ground 1K: Fukumoto and Grant and Fuller Renders Obvious
`Claim 8 .............................................................................................. 159 
`M.  Ground 1L: Fukumoto and Barton and Fuller Renders Obvious
`Claim 8 .............................................................................................. 159 
`N.  Ground 1M: Fukumoto, Dong and Ogusu Renders Obvious
`Claims 14 and 19 ............................................................................... 159 
`1. 
`Dong’s Prior Art Status ...........................................................159 
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`Claims 14 and 19.....................................................................160 
`O.  Ground 1N: Fukumoto, Grant, Dong, and Ogusu Renders
`Obvious Claims 14 and 19 ................................................................ 163 
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`Ground 1O: Fukumoto, Barton, Dong, and Ogusu Renders
`Obvious Claims 14 and 19 ................................................................ 164 
`Q.  Ground 1P: Fukumoto and Saiki Renders Obvious Claims 15
`and 20 ................................................................................................ 165 
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`Combination of Fukumoto and Saiki ......................................165 
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`Claims 15 and 20.....................................................................166 
`Ground 1Q: Fukumoto, Grant, and Saiki Renders Obvious
`Claims 15 and 20 ............................................................................... 167 
`Ground 1R: Fukumoto, Barton, and Saiki Renders Obvious
`Claims 15 and 20 ............................................................................... 168 
`Ground 1S: Fukumoto, Saiki, and Masahiko Renders Obvious
`Claim 16 ............................................................................................ 168 
`1.  Masahiko’s Prior Art Status ....................................................168 
`2. 
`Combination of Fukumoto, Saiki, and Masahiko ...................169 
`3. 
`Claim 16 ..................................................................................170 
`U.  Ground 1T: Fukumoto, Grant, Saiki, and Masahiko Renders
`Obvious Claim 16 .............................................................................. 173 
`V.  Ground 1U: Fukumoto, Barton, Saiki, and Masahiko Renders
`Obvious Claim 16 .............................................................................. 173 
`W.  Ground 2A: Ogusu and Fukumoto Renders Obvious Claims 1,
`2, 7, 11, 15, 17, and 20 ...................................................................... 174 
`1. 
`Combination of Ogusu with Fukumoto ..................................174 
`2. 
`Claim 1 ....................................................................................174 
`3. 
`Claim 2 ....................................................................................187 
`4. 
`Claim 7 ....................................................................................190 
`5. 
`Claim 11 ..................................................................................191 
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`Claims 15 and 20.....................................................................193 
`Claim 17 ..................................................................................194 
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`X.  Ground 2B: Ogusu, Fukumoto, and Grant Renders Obvious
`Claims 1, 2, 7, 11, 15, 17, and 20 ...................................................... 196 
`Y.  Ground 2C: Ogusu, Fukumoto, and Barton Renders Obvious
`Claims 1, 2, 7, 11, 15, 17, and 20 ...................................................... 197 
`Ground 2D: Ogusu, Fukumoto, and Ueda Renders Obvious
`Claims 3–6 ......................................................................................... 197 
`AA.  Ground 2E: Ogusu, Fukumoto, Grant, and Ueda Renders
`Obvious Claims 3–6 .......................................................................... 198 
`BB.  Ground 2F: Ogusu, Fukumoto, Barton, and Ueda Renders
`Obvious Claims 3–6 .......................................................................... 199 
`CC.  Ground 2G: Ogusu, Fukumoto, and Erixon Renders Obvious
`Claims 7-8 ......................................................................................... 199 
`DD.  Ground 2H: Ogusu, Fukumoto, Grant, and Erixon Renders
`Obvious Claims 7-8 ........................................................................... 200 
`EE.  Ground 2I: Ogusu, Fukumoto, Barton, and Erixon Renders
`Obvious Claims 7-8 ........................................................................... 201 
`XII.  Secondary Considerations ...........................................................................202 
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`I, Andrew Wolfe, declare as follows:
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`I.
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`INTRODUCTION
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`I have been retained by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and Samsung
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`Electronics America, Inc. (“Samsung” or “Petitioners”) as an independent expert
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`consultant in this proceeding before the United States Patent and Trademark Office
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`(“PTO”).
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`I am being compensated at a rate of $650/hour for my services in this
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`proceeding, which is my regular and customary rate.
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`3. My compensation is in no way contingent on the nature of my findings,
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`the presentation of my findings in testimony, or the outcome of this or any other
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`proceeding. I have no other interest in this proceeding.
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`I have been asked to consider whether certain references disclose or
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`suggest the features recited in the claims of U.S. Patent No. 9,941,830 (“the ’830
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`patent”) (Ex. 1001).1 My opinions are set forth below.
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`II. BACKGROUND AND QUALIFICATIONS
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`I am an independent consultant. All my opinions stated in this
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`declaration are based on my own personal knowledge and professional judgment. In
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`1 Where appropriate, I refer to exhibits I understand will be attached to the petition
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`for inter partes review of the ’830 patent (the “Petition”).
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`forming my opinions, I have relied on my education, experience, and knowledge
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`regarding electrical engineering, computer science, audio engineering, user interface
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`design, and experience with consumer product design.
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`6.
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`I am over 18 years of age and, if I am called upon to do so, I would be
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`competent to testify as to the matters set forth herein. A copy of my current
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`curriculum vitae, which details my education and professional and academic
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`experience, as well as a list of all publications I have authored in the past ten years,
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`is included as Ex. 1004 in this proceeding. The following provides an overview of
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`some of my experience that is relevant to the matters set forth in this declaration.
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`A. Relevant Academic Experience
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`In 1985, I earned the B.S.E.E. degree in Electrical Engineering and
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`Computer Science from the Johns Hopkins University. In 1987, I received the
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`M.S. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon
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`University and in 1992, I received the Ph.D. degree in Computer Engineering from
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`Carnegie Mellon University. My doctoral dissertation proposed a new approach
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`for the architecture of a computer processor.
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`I have taught at some of the world’s leading institutions in the fields of
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`processor technology, computer systems, consumer electronics, software, design
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`tools, data security, cryptography and intellectual property issues. These institutions
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`include Stanford University, Princeton University, Carnegie Mellon University, and
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`Santa Clara University.
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`From 1991 through 1997, I served on the Faculty of Princeton
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`University as an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering. At Princeton, I taught
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`undergraduate and graduate-level courses in Computer Architecture, Advanced
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`Computer Architecture, Display Technology, and Microprocessor Systems, and
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`conducted sponsored research in the area of computer systems and related topics.
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`From 1999 through 2002, I taught a Computer Architecture course to both
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`undergraduate and graduate students at Stanford University multiple times as a
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`Consulting Professor. At Princeton, I received several teaching awards, both from
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`students and from the School of Engineering. I have also taught advanced
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`microprocessor architecture to industry professionals in IEEE and ACM sponsored
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`seminars. I am currently a lecturer at Santa Clara University teaching courses on
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`Microprocessor Systems, Advanced Logic Design, Real-Time Computing, and
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`Mechatronics. In my Mechatronics class, I teach electrical engineers, mechanical
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`engineers, and computer engineers about all kinds of electromagnetic actuators,
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`about sensors, and about feedback control.
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`I have published more than fifty peer-reviewed papers in computer
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`architecture and computer systems and IC (integrated circuit) design. My CV,
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`attached as Exhibit 1004, lists all publications that I have authored in the previous 10
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`years.
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`11.
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`I have also chaired IEEE and ACM conferences in microarchitecture
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`and IC design and served as an associate editor for IEEE and ACM journals. I served
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`on the IEEE Computer Society Awards committee. I am an IEEE Fellow, and IEEE
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`Computer Society Distinguished Contributor, and a Member of ACM. I am a named
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`inventor on at least fifty-seven U.S. patents and thirty-seven foreign patents
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`including at least eleven patents related to touch-based input or similar functionality.
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`I have been the invited keynote speaker at the ACM/IEEE International
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`Symposium on Microarchitecture and at the International Conference on
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`Multimedia. I have also been an invited speaker on various aspects of technology or
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`the PC industry at numerous industry events including the Intel Developer’s Forum,
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`Microsoft Windows Hardware Engineering Conference, Microprocessor Forum,
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`Embedded Systems Conference, Comdex, and Consumer Electronics Show as well
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`as at the Harvard Business School and the University of Illinois Law School. I have
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`been interviewed on subjects related to technology and the electronics industry by
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`publications such as the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, LA Times, Time,
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`Newsweek, Forbes, and Fortune as well as CNN, NPR, and the BBC. I have also
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`spoken at dozens of universities including MIT, Stanford, University of Texas,
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`Carnegie Mellon, UCLA, University of Michigan, Rice University, and Duke
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`University.
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`B. Relevant Professional Experience
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`I am the founder and sole employee of Wolfe Consulting. Through
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`Wolfe Consulting, I provide technical and business analytics to businesses on
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`processor technology, computer systems, consumer electronics, software, design
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`tools, data security, cryptography and intellectual property issues. I have more than
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`thirty years’ experience developing products, researching, consulting, and teaching
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`in those fields. In that time, I have worked as a computer architect, computer system
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`designer, and as an executive in the PC and electronics business.
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`I have more than 35 years of experience as a computer architect,
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`computer system designer, personal computer graphics designer, educator, and
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`executive in the electronics industry.
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`In 1983, I began designing touch sensors, microprocessor-based
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`computer systems, and I/O (input/output) cards for personal computers as a senior
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`design engineer for Touch Technology, Inc. During the course of my design projects
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`with Touch Technology, I designed I/O cards for PC-compatible computer systems,
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`including the IBM PC-AT, to interface with interactive touch-based computer
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`terminals that I designed for use in public information systems. I continued
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`designing and developing related technology as a consultant to the Carroll Touch
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`division of AMP, Inc., where in 1986 I designed one of the first custom touch-screen
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`integrated circuits. I designed the touch/pen input system for the Linus WriteTop,
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`which many believe to be the first commercial tablet computer.
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`16. From 1986 through 1987, I designed and built a high-performance
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`computer system as a student at Carnegie Mellon University. From 1986 through
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`early 1988, I also developed the curriculum, and supervised the teaching laboratory,
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`for processor design courses.
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`In the latter part of 1989, I worked as a senior design engineer for ESL-
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`TRW Advanced Technology Division. While at ESL-TRW, I designed and built a
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`bus interface and memory controller for a workstation-based computer system, and
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`also worked on the design of a multiprocessor system.
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`18. At the end of 1989, I (along with some partners) reacquired the rights
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`to the technology I had developed at Touch Technology and at AMP, and founded
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`The Graphics Technology Company. Over the next seven years, as an officer and a
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`consultant for The Graphics Technology Company, I managed the company’s
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`engineering development activities and personally developed dozens of touch screen
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`sensors, controllers, and interactive touch-based computer systems.
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`19.
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`I have consulted, formally and informally, for a number of fabless
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`semiconductor companies. In particular, I have served on the technology advisory
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`boards for two processor design companies: BOPS, Inc., where I chaired the board,
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`and Siroyan Ltd., where I served in a similar role for three networking chip
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`companies – Intellon, Inc., Comsilica, Inc., and Entridia, Inc. – and one 3D game
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`accelerator company, Ageria, Inc.
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`20.
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`I have also served as a technology advisor to Motorola and to several
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`venture capital funds in the United States and Europe. Currently, I am a director at
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`Turtle Beach Corporation, providing guidance in its development of premium audio
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`peripheral devices and user input devices for PCs, mobile devices, and gaming
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`consoles.
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`21. From 1997 through 2002, I held a variety of executive positions at a
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`publicly held fabless semiconductor company originally called S3, Inc. and later
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`called Sonicblue Inc. I held the positions of Chief Technology Officer, Vice
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`President of System Integration Products, Senior Vice President of Business
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`Development, and Director of Technology, among others.
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`22. My teams developed the Rio MP3 players and a music delivery
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`platform and webstore backend service for selling music. In 1999, this music
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`delivery system was spun out as a separate company called RioPort.com. I served
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`on the RioPort.com board of directors and became involved in its product and
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`technology strategy. I also managed engineering and marketing for the Rio product
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`line for a period of time as an interim general manager. The Rio MP3 players were
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`among the first consumer products to incorporate large quantities of NAND flash
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`memory. During my time at SonicBlue we launched more than 30 new consumer
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`electronics products.
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`III. MATERIALS REVIEWED
`23. The opinions contained in this declaration are based on the documents
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`I reviewed, my professional judgment, as well as my education, experience, and
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`knowledge regarding electrical engineering, computer science, and haptic and linear
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`actuation sciences.
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`24.
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`In forming my opinions expressed in this declaration, I reviewed the
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`following materials:
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` the ’830 patent (Ex. 1001);
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` the file history of the ’830 patent (U.S. Patent Application 15/181,249)
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`(Ex. 1002);
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` the file history of U.S. Patent Application 61/179,109 (provisional) (Ex.
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`1007);
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` the file history of U.S. Patent Application 12/782,697 (non-provisional)
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`(Ex. 1028);
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` the file history of U.S. Patent Application 13/345,607 (continuation-
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`in-part) (Ex. 1026);
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` the file history of U.S. Patent Application 14/469,210 (continuation)
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`(“’081Pat.”) (Ex. 1024);
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` U.S. Patent Application Publication 2011/0144426A1 (“Blenk”) (Ex.
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`1030);
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` U.S. Patent Application Publication 2011/0248817A1 (“Houston”)
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`(Ex. 1031);
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` U.S. Patent Application Publication 2007/0261185A1 (“Guney”) (Ex.
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`1032);
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` U.S. Patent 7,292,227 (“Fukumoto”) (Ex. 1005);
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` U.S. Patent Application Publication 2006/0284849A1 (“Grant”)
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`(EX1006);
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` U.S. Patent Application Publication 2006/0248183A1 (“Barton”)
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`(EX1007);
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` U.S. Patent Application Publication 2004/0169480A1 (“Ueda”) (Ex.
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`1008);
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` U.S. Patent Application Publication 2008/0174187A1 (“Erixon”) (Ex.
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`1009)
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` U.S. Patent Application Publication 2008/0001484A1 (“Fuller”) (Ex.
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`1010)
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` China Patent Application Publication No. CN101488697A (“Dong”)
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`(Ex. 1011);
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` Japan Patent Application Publication JPH0819605A (“Ogusu”) (Ex.
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`1015);
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` U.S. Patent 7,006,641 (“Saiki”) (Ex. 1013);
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` U.S. Patent 8,917,486 (“Masahiko”) (Ex. 1014);
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` U.S. Patent No. 3,919,616 (“Allison”) (Ex. 1033);
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` U.S. Patent Application Publication 2009/0295739A1 (“Nagara”) (Ex.
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`1034);
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` U.S. Patent Application Publication 2008/0153554A1 (“Yoon ’554”)
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`(Ex. 1035);
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` U.S. Patent Application Publication 2008/0155415A1 (“Yoon ’415”)
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`(Ex. 1036);
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` Exar Databook, XR-8038: Precision Waveform Generator, Chapter 1
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`at 213–214 (1985), (“Exar”) (Ex 1037);
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` Herbert Friedman, 99 Electronic Projects, Lafayette Radio Electronics,
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`at 126 (1971), (“Friedman”) (Ex. 1038);
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` Paul Horowitz and Winfield Hill, The Art of Electronics, 2nd Edition,
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`Cambridge University Press, at 153–293 (1980), (“Horowitz”) (Ex.
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`1039);
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` Water G. Jung, IC Op-Amp Cookbook, Second Edition, The Art of
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`Electronics, 2nd Edition, Howard W. Sams & Co., Inc., at 360–362
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`(1974), (“Jung”) (Ex. 1040);
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` STMicroelectronics,
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`L298:
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`Dual
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`Full-Bridge
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`Driver,
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`STMicroelectronics at 1–13 (2000), (“STMicroelectronics”) (Ex.
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`1042);
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` Jacob Millman, Micro-Electronics: Digital and Analog Circuits and
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`Systems, McGraw-Hill Book Company, at 651–653.
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`(1979),
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`(“Millman”) (Ex. 1041);
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` Amended Infringement Contentions in Resonant Systems, Inc. v.
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`Samsung Elecs. Co., Ltd., 2:22-cv-00423 (E.D. Tex.) (Ex.1022);
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`and any other materials I refer to in this declaration in support of my opinions.
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`25. All of the opinions contained in this declaration are based on the
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`documents I reviewed and my knowledge and professional judgment. My opinions
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`have also been guided by my appreciation of how a person of ordinary skill in the
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`art would have understood the claims and the specification of the ’830 patent at the
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`time of the alleged invention, which I have been asked to initially consider as no
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`earlier than January 6, 2012 (the filing date of U.S. Application No. 13/345,607).
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`See Ex. 1026. My opinions reflect how one of ordinary skill in the art would have
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`understood the ’830 patent, the prior art to the patent, and the state of the art at the
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`time of the alleged invention. My opinions would remain the same even if the ’830
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`patent were entitled to priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application 61/179,109,
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`such that the priority date would be May 18, 2009. See Ex. 1029.
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`26. Based on my experience and expertise, it is my opinion that certain
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`references disclose and/or suggest, alone or in combination, all the features recited
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`in claims 1–9, 11, 14–17, and 19–20 (“Challenged Claims”) of the ’830 patent, as I
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`discuss in detail below.
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`A.
`Information Considered
`27. My opinions are based on my years of education, research and
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`experience, as well as my investigation and study of relevant materials. In forming
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`my opinions, I have considered the materials I identify in this declaration and those
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`listed in the Exhibit List at the end of this declaration.
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`28.
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`I may rely upon these materials and/or additional materials to respond
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`to arguments raised by the Patent Owner. I may also consider additional documents
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`and information in forming any necessary opinions — including documents that may
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`not yet have been provided to me.
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`29. My analysis of the materials produced in this matter is ongoing and I
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`will continue to review any new materials as it is provided. This declaration
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`represents only those opinions I have formed to date.
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`IV. LEVEL OF ORDINARY SKILL IN THE ART
`30. The ’830 Patent identifies the relevant field of art as follows: “The
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`current application is directed to various types of linear vibrational modules,
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`including linear-resonant vibration modules, that can be incorporated in a wide
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`variety of appliances, devices, and systems to provide vibrational forces.” EX1001
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`at Abstract. Based on that description of the field of art, my experience, and the
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`information I have reviewed for purposes of this proceeding, I believe a person of
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`ordinary skill in the art in the field of the ’830 Patent in 2009 (“Skilled Artisan” or
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`“POSITA”) would have been someone with a bachelor’s degree in electrical
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`engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science, or a similar field and two
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`years of experience related to electronic consumer product design. Additional
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`training can substitute for educational or research experience, and vice versa. Such
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`a hypothetical person would have been familiar with various consumer product
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`involving a vibrational component.
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`31. My opinion of a POSITA does not change even though the priority date
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`of certain limitations of certain claims does. It is my opinion that limitations of claim
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`1 (e.g. the “user-input features” and “frequency and amplitude specified by one or
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`more stored values”) was not disclosed until the first non-provisional filing date
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`associated with the ’830 patent on May 18, 2010. It is my opinion that claims 14 and
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`19 (e.g. “flux paths comprising a paramagnetic material that is shaped and positioned
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`to reduce the reluctance of one or more magnetic circuits within the linear vibration
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`module”) were not disclosed until the later continuation-in-part application of
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`January 6, 2012. My opinion of the level of knowledge of a POSITA remains
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`consistent despite these 2009, 2010, and 2012 priority dates.
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`V. RELEVANT LEGAL STANDARDS
`32.
`I am not an attorney and offer no legal opinions, but in the course of
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`my work, I have had experience studying and analyzing patents and patent claims
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`from the perspective of a person skilled in the art.
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`33.
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`In expressing my opinions and considering the subject matter of the
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`claims of the ’830 Patent, I am relying upon certain basic legal principles that have
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`been explained to me.
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`34. First, I understand that for an invention claimed in a patent to be found
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`patentable, it must be, among other things, new and not obvious in view of what was
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`known before the invention was made.
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`35.
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`I understand the information that is used to evaluate whether an
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`invention is new and not obvious is generally referred to as “prior art” and generally
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`includes patents and printed publications (e.g., books, journal publications, articles
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`on websites, product manuals, etc.).
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`36.
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`I understand that in this proceeding the Petitioner has the burden of
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`proving that the claims of the ’830 Patent are anticipated by or obvious in view of
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`the prior art by a preponderance of the evidence. I understand that “a preponderance
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`of the evidence” is evidence sufficient to show that a fact is more likely true than it
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`is not.
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`37.
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`I understand that in this proceeding, the claims should be given their
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`ordinary and accustomed meaning as understood by one of ordinary skill in the art
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`in view of t