`WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
`WACO DIVISION
`
`GREENTHREAD, LLC,
`
`Plaintiff,
`
`v.
`
`INTEL CORPORATION, DELL INC., AND
`DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC.,
`
`Defendants.
`
`Civil Action No. 6:22-cv-00105-ADA
`
`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
`
`GREENTHREAD’S PROPOSED CLAIM CONSTRUCTIONS
`
`Pursuant to the Court’s Standing Order Governing Proceedings (OGP) 4.1 – Patent Cases
`
`(“OGP”), (Dkt. 35) and the Scheduling Order (Dkt. 43), Greenthread proposes the following claim
`
`constructions for the claim terms identified by Intel Corporation, Dell Inc., and Dell Technologies
`
`Inc. (collectively, “Defendants”) and by Greenthread. Greenthread reserves the right to amend or
`
`clarify its proposed constructions to rebut positions taken by Defendants and/or narrow the issues
`
`to be decided by the Court.
`
`1
`
`CIRRUS EX. 1017 - 1/5
`
`
`
`2
`
`Dell and Intel plain meaning
`
`“well region”
`
`Dell and Intel plain meaning
`
`
`
`
`Dell and Intel plain meaning
`
`“active region”
`surface layer and [said/the] substrate”
`layer disposed between the other surface of said
`one surface of said surface layer” / “a single drift
`“surface layer” / “an active region . . . disposed on
`
`Dell and Intel plain meaning
`
`
`
`“To aid carrier movement from … [to/towards] …”
`to …” /
`“To aid the movement of minority carriers from …
`
`region that electrically isolates
`
`Greenthread
`
`“isolation region”
`
`next to or close to
`
`
`
`Greenthread
`
`“disposed adjacent”
`
`a substrate with either p-type doping or n-type doping
`
`Greenthread
`
`“a substrate of a first doping type”
`
`US 11,121,222:1, 21,
`US 10,734,481:1, 20
`US 10,510,842:1, 9
`
`39, 41, 42
`
`US 11,121,222:1, 21,
`US 10,734,481:1, 20
`US 10,510,842:1, 9
`US 11,316,014:1, 21
`
`39, 41, 42
`
`US 11,121,222:1, 21,
`US 10,734,481:1, 20
`US 10,510,842:1, 9
`
`US 9,190,502:7
`US 8,421,195:1
`
`US 10,734,481:1, 20
`
`US 9,190,502:7
`US 8,421,195:1
`
`US 11,316,014:1, 21
`
`39, 41, 42, 44
`
`US 11,121,222:1, 21,
`US 10,734,481:1, 20
`US 10,510,842:1, 9
`
`US 11,316,014:1, 21
`
`US 11,121,222: 44
`US 9,190,502:7
`US 8,421,195:1
`
`39, 41, 42, 44
`
`US 9,190,502:7
`US 8,421,195:1
`
`
`
`US 11,316,014:6, 27
`US 11,121,222:6, 27
`US 10,734,481:6, 26
`US 10,510,842:7, 15
`US 11,316,014:1, 21
`
`Greenthread’s Proposed Construction
`
`Identified
`
`By
`
`Terms
`
`Claim(s)
`
`7
`
`6
`
`5
`
`4
`
`
`
` 2
`
`
`
` 3
`
`
`
` 1
`
`#
`
`
`
`
`
`CIRRUS EX. 1017 - 2/5
`
`
`
`3
`
`Dell and Intel plain meaning
`
`formed”
`“active region … within which transistors can be
`
`Dell and Intel plain meaning
`
`Dell and Intel plain meaning
`
`“substrate”
`static unidirectional electric drift field”
`concentration of dopants generating a [first/second]
`“said [drift layer/well region] having a graded
`/
`[first/second] static unidirectional electric drift field”
`“said [drift layer further/well region] having a
`
`US 11,121,222:1, 21,
`US 10,734,481:1, 20
`US 10,510,842:1, 9
`US 11,316,014:1, 21
`
`US 11,316,014:1, 21
`
`39, 41, 42
`
`US 11,121,222:1, 21,
`US 10,734,481:1, 20
`US 10,510,842:1, 9
`
`US 9,190,502:7
`US 8,421,195:1
`
`39, 41, 42, 44
`
`US 11,121,222:1, 21,
`
`39, 41, 42, 44
`
`US 11,316,014:1, 21
`
`US 11,121,222: 44
`US 9,190,502:7
`US 8,421,195:1
`
`
`
`10
`
`9
`
`8
`
`CIRRUS EX. 1017 - 3/5
`
`
`
`Dated: September 19, 2022
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`Respectfully submitted,
`
`/s/ Alan L. Whitehurst
`Alan L. Whitehurst
`D.C. Bar No. 484873
`awhitehurst@mckoolsmith.com
`Nicholas J. Matich
`D.C. Bar No. 1024907
`nmatich@mckoolsmith.com
`Arvind Jairam
`D.C. Bar No. 1017133
`ajairam@mckoolsmith.com
`MCKOOL SMITH, P.C.
`1999 K Street NW Washington, DC 20006
`Tel: 202-370-8300
`Fax: 202-370-8344
`
`John B. Campbell
`Texas Bar No. 24036314
`jcampbell@mckoolsmith.com
`MCKOOL SMITH, P.C.
`303 Colorado Street, Suite 2100
`Austin, Texas 78701
`Tel: 512-692-8700
`Fax: 512-692-8744
`
`Kaitlyn M. Dawson
`Texas Bar No. 24101683 (admission pending)
`kdawson@mckoolsmith.com
`MCKOOL SMITH, P.C.
`600 Travis Street, Suite 7000
`Houston, Texas 77002
`Tel: 713-485-7300
`Fax: 713-485-7344
`
`Attorneys for Plaintiff Greenthread, LLC
`
`
`
`
`
`
`4
`
`CIRRUS EX. 1017 - 4/5
`
`
`
`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
`
`I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing document has been
`
`served on Defendants’ counsel of record via email on September 19, 2022.
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
` /s/ Arvind Jairam
`Arvind Jairam
`
`
`
`5
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`CIRRUS EX. 1017 - 5/5
`
`