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`EXHIBIT A
`U.S. Patent Nos. 7,124,646; 7,136,761; 6,311,136; 7,505,854; 6,754,594; 7,571,062; and 8,000,906
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`Claims 17, 21, 24, 26, 36
`Claim 17. A digital flowmeter comprising:
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`a vibratable conduit;
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`U.S. Patent No. 6,311,136
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`a driver connected to the conduit and operable to impart motion to the conduit;
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`a sensor connected to the conduit and operable to sense the motion of the conduit; and
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`a control and measurement system connected between the driver and the sensor, the control and measurement system comprising circuitry to:
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`receive a sensor signal from the sensor,
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`generate a drive signal based on the sensor signal using digital signal processing,
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`supply the drive signal to the driver, and
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`generate a measurement of a property of material flowing through the conduit based on the signal from the sensor;
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`wherein:
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`the control and measurement system digitally generates a gain for use in generating the drive signal based on one or more properties of the sensor
`signal; and
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`the control and measurement system digitally implements a PI control algorithm to regulate the amplitude of conduit oscillation.
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`Claim 21. A digital flowmeter comprising:
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`a vibratable conduit;
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`Case 6:12-cv-00799-JRG Document 154-1 Filed 04/24/14 Page 2 of 30 PageID #: 4577
`EXHIBIT A
`U.S. Patent Nos. 7,124,646; 7,136,761; 6,311,136; 7,505,854; 6,754,594; 7,571,062; and 8,000,906
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`a driver connected to the conduit and operable to impart motion to the conduit;
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`a sensor connected to the conduit and operable to sense the motion of the conduit; and
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`a control and measurement system connected between the driver and the sensor, the control and measurement system comprising circuitry to:
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`receive a sensor signal from the sensor,
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`generate a drive signal based on the sensor signal using digital signal processing,
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`supply the drive signal to the driver, and
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`generate a measurement of a property of material flowing through the conduit based on the signal from the sensor;
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`wherein the control and measurement system selectively applies a negative gain to the sensor signal to reduce motion of the conduit.
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`Claim 24. A digital flowmeter comprising:
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`a vibratable conduit;
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`a driver connected to the conduit and operable to impart motion to the conduit;
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`a sensor connected to the conduit and operable to sense the motion of the conduit; and
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`a control and measurement system connected between the driver and the sensor, the control and measurement system comprising circuitry to:
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`receive a sensor signal from the sensor,
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`generate a drive signal based on the sensor signal using digital signal processing,
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`supply the drive signal to the driver, and generate a measurement of a property of material flowing through the conduit based on the signal from the
`sensor;
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`Case 6:12-cv-00799-JRG Document 154-1 Filed 04/24/14 Page 3 of 30 PageID #: 4578
`EXHIBIT A
`U.S. Patent Nos. 7,124,646; 7,136,761; 6,311,136; 7,505,854; 6,754,594; 7,571,062; and 8,000,906
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`wherein:
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`the digital flowmeter comprises a mass flowmeter,
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`the property of material flowing through the conduit comprises a mass flow rate; and
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`the control and measurement system accounts for effects of aeration in the conduit by:
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`determining an initial mass flow rate,
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`determining an apparent density of material flowing through the conduit,
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`comparing the apparent density to a known density of the material to determine a density difference, and
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`adjusting the initial mass flow rate based on the density difference to produce an adjusted mass flow rate.
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`Claim 26. The digital flowmeter of claim 24, further comprising a second sensor connected to the conduit and operable to sense the motion of the
`conduit, wherein the control and measurement system is connected to the second sensor to:
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`receive a second sensor signal from the second sensor, and
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`account for effects of aeration in the conduit by adjusting the adjusted mass flow rate based on differences between amplitudes of the first and second
`sensor signals.
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`Claim 36. A digital flowmeter comprising:
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`a vibratable conduit;
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`a driver connected to the conduit and operable to impart motion to the conduit;
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`a sensor connected to the conduit and operable to sense the motion of the conduit; and
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`Case 6:12-cv-00799-JRG Document 154-1 Filed 04/24/14 Page 4 of 30 PageID #: 4579
`EXHIBIT A
`U.S. Patent Nos. 7,124,646; 7,136,761; 6,311,136; 7,505,854; 6,754,594; 7,571,062; and 8,000,906
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`a control and measurement system connected between the driver and the sensor, the control and measurement system comprising circuitry to:
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`receive a sensor signal from the sensor,
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`generate a drive signal based on the sensor signal using digital signal processing,
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`supply the drive signal to the driver, and
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`generate a measurement of a property of material flowing through the conduit based on the signal from the sensor;
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`wherein the control and measurement system uses digital processing to adjust a phase of the drive signal to compensate for a time delay associated
`with the sensor and components connected between the sensor and the driver.
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`Claims 1, 3, 8, 13
`Claim 1. A digital flowmeter comprising:
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`a vibratable conduit;
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`U.S. Patent No. 6,754,594
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`a driver connected to the conduit and operable to impart motion to the conduit;
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`circuitry associated with the driver for measuring current supplied to the driver;
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`a sensor connected to the conduit and operable to sense the motion of the conduit; and
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`a control and measurement system connected to the driver and the sensor, the control and measurement system comprising circuitry to:
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`receive a sensor signal from the sensor,
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`Case 6:12-cv-00799-JRG Document 154-1 Filed 04/24/14 Page 5 of 30 PageID #: 4580
`EXHIBIT A
`U.S. Patent Nos. 7,124,646; 7,136,761; 6,311,136; 7,505,854; 6,754,594; 7,571,062; and 8,000,906
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`generate a drive signal based on the sensor signal using digital signal processing,
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`supply the drive signal to the driver, and
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`generate a measurement of a property of material flowing through the conduit based on the sensor signal.
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`Claim 3. A digital flowmeter comprising:
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`a vibratable conduit;
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`a driver connected to the conduit and operable to impart motion to the conduit;
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`first and second sensors connected to the conduit and operable to sense the motion of the conduit;
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`a control and measurement system connected to the driver and the sensors, the control and measurement system comprising circuitry to:
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`receive a first sensor signal from the first sensor,
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`receive a second sensor signal from the second sensor,
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`generate a drive signal based on the first and second sensor signals using digital signal processing,
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`supply the drive signal to the driver, and
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`generate a measurement of a property of material flowing through the conduit based on the first and second sensor signals;
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`wherein the control and measurement system combines the sensor signals to produce a combined signal and to generate the drive signal based on the
`combined signal.
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`Claim 8. A digital flowmeter comprising:
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`a vibratable conduit;
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`Case 6:12-cv-00799-JRG Document 154-1 Filed 04/24/14 Page 6 of 30 PageID #: 4581
`EXHIBIT A
`U.S. Patent Nos. 7,124,646; 7,136,761; 6,311,136; 7,505,854; 6,754,594; 7,571,062; and 8,000,906
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`a driver connected to the conduit and operable to impart motion to the conduit;
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`a sensor connected to the conduit and operable to sense the motion of the conduit; and
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`a control and measurement system connected to the driver and the sensor, the control and measurement system comprising circuitry to:
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`receive a sensor signal from the sensor,
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`generate a drive signal based on the sensor signal using digital signal processing,
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`supply the drive signal to the driver, and
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`generate a measurement of a property of material flowing through the conduit based on the sensor signal;
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`wherein the control and measurement system initiates motion of the conduit by using a first mode of signal generation to generate the drive signal,
`and sustains motion of the conduit using a second mode of signal generation to generate the drive signal.
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`Claim 13. A digital flowmeter comprising:
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`a vibratable conduit;
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`a driver connected to the conduit and operable to impart motion to the conduit;
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`a sensor connected to the conduit and operable to sense the motion of the conduit; and
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`a control and measurement system connected to the driver and the sensor, the control and measurement system comprising circuitry to:
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`receive a sensor signal from the sensor, generate a drive signal based on the sensor signal using digital signal processing, supply the drive signal to
`the driver, and
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`generate a measurement of a property of material flowing through the conduit based on the sensor signal;
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`Case 6:12-cv-00799-JRG Document 154-1 Filed 04/24/14 Page 7 of 30 PageID #: 4582
`EXHIBIT A
`U.S. Patent Nos. 7,124,646; 7,136,761; 6,311,136; 7,505,854; 6,754,594; 7,571,062; and 8,000,906
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`wherein the control and measurement system digitally generates a gain for use in generating the drive signal based on one or more properties of the
`sensor signal.
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`Claims 1, 5, 9, 10, 11, 15, 17, 19
`Claim 1. A controller for a Coriolis effect flowmeter having a flowtube to receive a flowing liquid, the controller comprising:
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`U.S. Patent No. 7,124,646
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`one or more processing devices coupled to the sensor, the processing devices configured to:
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`send a drive signal to a driver coupled to the flowtube to oscillate the flowtube;
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`receive a sensor signal from a sensor coupled to the flowtube, wherein the sensor signal is related to an oscillation of the flowtube; and
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`determine, based on the sensor signal, the flow rate of the flowing liquid during a transition of the flowtube from a first state in which the
`flowtube is substantially empty of the flowing liquid to a second state in which the flowtube is substantially full of the flowing liquid.
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`Claim 5. The controller of claim 1 wherein the one or more processing devices are further configured to determine, based on the sensor signal,
`the flow rate of the liquid flowing through the flowtube during a transition from the second state to the first state.
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`Claim 9. The controller of claim 1 wherein the one or more processing devices are further configured to determine the flow rate of the flowing
`liquid when separate batches of the flowing liquid pass through the flowtube, wherein the flowtube is substantially empty of the flowing
`liquid in between the separate batches.
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`Claim 10. A Coriolis effect flowmeter comprising:
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`a flowtube to receive a flowing liquid having a flow rate;
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`at least one sensor coupled to the vibratable flowtube, wherein the sensor generates a sensor signal that is related to an oscillation of the flowtube;
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`Case 6:12-cv-00799-JRG Document 154-1 Filed 04/24/14 Page 8 of 30 PageID #: 4583
`EXHIBIT A
`U.S. Patent Nos. 7,124,646; 7,136,761; 6,311,136; 7,505,854; 6,754,594; 7,571,062; and 8,000,906
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`at least one driver coupled to the vibratable flowtube, wherein the driver generates a force to oscillate the flowtube;
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`one or more processing devices coupled to the sensor, the processing devices configured to:
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`send a drive signal to the driver to oscillate the flowtube;
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`receive the sensor signal; and
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`determine, based on the sensor signal, the flow rate of the flowing liquid during a transition of the flowtube from a first state in which the
`flowtube is substantially empty of the flowing liquid to a second state in which the flowtube is substantially full of the flowing liquid.
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`Claim 11. A method comprising:
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`passing a flowing liquid through a flowtube associated with a Coriolis effect flowmeter;
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`oscillating the flowtube;
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`receiving a sensor signal from a sensor coupled to the flowtube, wherein the sensor signal is related to the oscillation of the flowtube; and
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`determining, based on the sensor signal, the flow rate of the flowing liquid during a transition of the flowtube from a first state in which the
`flowtube is substantially empty of the flowing liquid to a second state in which the flowtube is substantially full of the flowing liquid.
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`Claim 15. The method of claim 11 further comprising determining, based on the sensor signal, the flow rate of the liquid flowing through the
`flowtube during a transition from the second state to the first state.
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`Claim 17. The method of claim 16 further comprising determining a total amount of the flowing liquid that has passed through the flowtube since
`the flowing liquid started flowing.
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`Claim 19. The method of claim 11 further comprising determining the flow rate of the flowing liquid when separate batches of the flowing
`liquid pass through the flowtube, wherein the flowtube is substantially empty of the flowing liquid in between the separate batches.
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`Case 6:12-cv-00799-JRG Document 154-1 Filed 04/24/14 Page 9 of 30 PageID #: 4584
`EXHIBIT A
`U.S. Patent Nos. 7,124,646; 7,136,761; 6,311,136; 7,505,854; 6,754,594; 7,571,062; and 8,000,906
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`Claims 1, 2, 5, 7, 9, 11
`Claim 1. A controller for a flowmeter comprising:
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`U.S. Patent No. 7,136,761
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`an input module operable to receive a sensor signal from a sensor connected to a vibratable flowtube, the sensor signal related to a fluid flow
`through the flowtube;
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`a signal processing system operable to receive the sensor signal, determine sensor signal characteristics, and output drive signal characteristics for a
`drive signal applied to the flowtube;
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`an output module operable to output the drive signal to the flowtube; and
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`a control system operable to modify the drive signal and thereby maintain oscillation of the flowtube during a transition of the flowtube from
`a first state in which the flowtube is substantially empty of liquid to a second state in which the flowtube is substantially full of liquid.
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`Claim 2. The controller of claim 1 wherein the control system is further operable to modifY the drive signal and thereby maintain oscillation of the
`flowtube during a transition of the flowtube from the second state to the first state.
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`Claim 5. A method for operating a flowmeter comprising:
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`oscillating a flowtube associated with the flowmeter while the flowtube is substantially empty of liquid;
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`maintaining oscillation of the flowtube during an onset of liquid fluid flow through the substantially empty flowtube; and
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`determining, based on sensor signals from a sensor connected to the flowtube, a property of the fluid flow.
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`Claim 7. The method of claim 5 comprising maintaining oscillation of the flowtube while separate batches of the liquid fluid flow are
`processed through the flowtube, wherein the flowtube is substantially empty of liquid in between the separate batches.
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`Claim 9. A Coriolis effect flowmeter comprising:
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`a vibratable flowtube;
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`EXHIBIT A
`U.S. Patent Nos. 7,124,646; 7,136,761; 6,311,136; 7,505,854; 6,754,594; 7,571,062; and 8,000,906
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`at least one sensor coupled to the vibratable flowtube;
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`an input module operable to receive a sensor signal from the sensor, the sensor signal related to a fluid flow through the flowtube;
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`a signal processing system operable to receive the sensor signal, determine sensor signal characteristics, and output drive signal characteristics for a
`drive signal applied to the flowtube;
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`an output module operable to output the drive signal to the
`flowtube; and
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`a control system operable to modify the drive signal and thereby maintain oscillation of the flowtube during a transition from a first state in
`which the flowtube is substantially empty of liquid to a second state in which the flowtube is substantially full of liquid.
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`Claim 11. The flowmeter of claim 9 wherein the control system is further operable to modify the drive signal and thereby maintain oscillation
`of the flowtube while separate batches of the liquid fluid flow are processed through the flowtube, wherein the flowtube is substantially
`empty of liquid in between the separate batches.
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`Claims 1, 7, 8, 13, 15, 20, 21
`Claim 1. A flowmeter comprising:
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`a vibratable flowtube;
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`U.S. Patent No. 7,505,854
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`a sensor connected to the flowtube and operable to sense information about a motion of the flowtube by way of a sensor signal;
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`a driver connected to the flowtube and operable to impart energy to the flowtube by way of a drive signal; and
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`a digital transmitter operable to transition the flowmeter from a first drive signal generating mode into a second drive signal generating
`mode in response to detecting a system disturbance associated with the flowmeter.
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`Case 6:12-cv-00799-JRG Document 154-1 Filed 04/24/14 Page 11 of 30 PageID #: 4586
`EXHIBIT A
`U.S. Patent Nos. 7,124,646; 7,136,761; 6,311,136; 7,505,854; 6,754,594; 7,571,062; and 8,000,906
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`Claim 7. The flowmeter of claim 1 wherein the first drive signal generating mode is a digital synthesis mode in which the drive signal is digitally
`synthesized, based on an analysis of the sensor signal.
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`Claim 8. A method of operating a flowmeter, the method comprising:
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`operating the flowmeter in a first drive signal generating mode to drive a vibratable flowtube by way of a drive signal;
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`detecting a system disturbance associated with the flowmeter;
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`transitioning the flowmeter from the first drive signal generating mode into a second drive signal generating mode in response to detecting
`the system disturbance associated with the flowmeter; and
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`operating the flowmeter in the second drive signal generating mode.
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`Claim 13. The method of claim 8 wherein the first drive signal generating mode is a positive feedback mode such that operating the flowmeter in
`the first drive signal generating mode comprises processing a sensor signal and supplying the processed sensor signal to a driver of the flowtube.
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`Claim 15. A digital transmitter for use with a flowmeter comprising a vibratable flowtube, a sensor connected to the flowtube and operable to sense
`information about a motion of the flowtube by way of a sensor signal, and a driver connected to the flowtube and operable to impart energy to the
`flowtube by way of a drive signal, the digital transmitter comprising:
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`a processing device configured to transition the flowmeter from a first drive signal generating mode into a second drive signal generating
`mode in response to detecting a system disturbance associated with the flowmeter.
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`Claim 20. The transmitter of claim 15 wherein the first drive signal generating mode is a positive feedback mode in which the processing device is
`configured to process a sensor signal and supply the processed sensor signal to the driver.
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`Claim 21. The transmitter of claim 15 wherein the first drive signal generating mode is a digital synthesis mode in which the processing device is
`configured to analyze the sensor signal and digitally synthesize the drive signal based on the analysis of the sensor signal.
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`Case 6:12-cv-00799-JRG Document 154-1 Filed 04/24/14 Page 12 of 30 PageID #: 4587
`EXHIBIT A
`U.S. Patent Nos. 7,124,646; 7,136,761; 6,311,136; 7,505,854; 6,754,594; 7,571,062; and 8,000,906
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`Claims 1, 12, 23, 24, 25, 30, 36, 40, 43, 45
`Claim 1. A digital flowmeter comprising:
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`a vibratable conduit;
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`U.S. Patent No. 7,571,062
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`a driver connected to the conduit and operable to impart motion to the conduit;
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`a sensor connected to the conduit and operable to sense the motion of the conduit; and
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`a control and measurement system connected between the driver and the sensor, wherein the control and measurement system is configured to:
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`receive a sensor signal from the sensor,
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`generate a drive signal based on the sensor signal using digital signal processing,
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`supply the drive signal to the driver, and
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`generate a measurement of a property of material flowing through the conduit based on the signal from the sensor;
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`use digital processing to adjust a phase of the drive signal to compensate for a time delay associated with components connected between the sensor
`and the driver.
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`Claim 12. The digital flowmeter of claim 1, wherein the sensor signal is generally periodic and the control and measurement system is configured to
`process the sensor signal in sets, wherein each set includes data for a complete cycle of the periodic sensor signal.
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`Claim 23. The digital flowmeter of claim 1, further comprising a second sensor connected to the conduit and operable to sense the motion of the
`conduit, wherein the control and measurement system comprises:
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`a controller configured to generate the measurement, a first analog-to-digital converter connected between the first sensor and the controller and
`configured to provide a first digital sensor signal to the controller, and a second analog-to-digital converter connected between the second sensor
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`EXHIBIT A
`U.S. Patent Nos. 7,124,646; 7,136,761; 6,311,136; 7,505,854; 6,754,594; 7,571,062; and 8,000,906
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`and the controller and configured to provide a second digital sensor signal to the controller.
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`Claim 24. The digital flowmeter of claim 1, wherein the control and measurement system is configured to selectively apply a negative gain to the
`sensor signal to reduce motion of the conduit.
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`Claim 25. The digital flowmeter of claim 1, wherein the control and measurement system is configured to compensate for zero offset in the sensor
`signal.
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`Claim 30. The digital flowmeter of claim 29, wherein the control and measurement system is configured to account for effects of aeration in the
`conduit by:
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`determining an initial mass flow rate,
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`determining an apparent density of material flowing through the conduit,
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`comparing the apparent density to a known density of the material to determine a density difference, and
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`adjusting the initial mass flow rate based on the density difference to produce an adjusted mass flow rate.
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`Claim 36. The digital flowmeter of claim 1, wherein the control and measurement system is operable to:
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`collect data corresponding to a current cycle of the sensor signal,
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`process the data for the current cycle to generate the drive signal and the measurement of a property of material flowing through the conduit,
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`supply the drive signal to the driver, and
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`collect data corresponding to a subsequent cycle of the sensor signal simultaneously with processing the data for the current cycle.
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`Claim 40. A digital flowmeter comprising:
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`a vibratable conduit;
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`Case 6:12-cv-00799-JRG Document 154-1 Filed 04/24/14 Page 14 of 30 PageID #: 4589
`EXHIBIT A
`U.S. Patent Nos. 7,124,646; 7,136,761; 6,311,136; 7,505,854; 6,754,594; 7,571,062; and 8,000,906
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`a driver connected to the conduit and operable to impart motion to the conduit;
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`a sensor connected to the conduit and operable to sense the motion of the conduit; and
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`a control and measurement system connected to the driver and the sensor, wherein the control and measurement system is configured to:
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`receive a sensor signal from the sensor,
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`generate a drive signal based on the sensor signal using digital signal processing,
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`supply the drive signal to the driver, and
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`generate a measurement of a property of material flowing though the conduit based on the sensor signal;
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`initiate motion of the conduit by applying a first drive signal to the driver, and sustain motion of the conduit by applying a second drive signal to the
`driver, wherein the second drive signal is different from the first drive signal.
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`Claim 43. The digital flowmeter of claim 40 wherein the control and measurement system is configured to apply a negative gain to reduce motion of
`the conduit.
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`Claim 45. A method comprising:
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`passing a material through a vibratable conduit;
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`imparting motion to the conduit using a driver connected to the conduit;
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`receiving a sensor signal from a sensor connected to the conduit and operable to sense the motion of the conduit;
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`generating a drive signal based on the sensor signal using digital signal processing;
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`supplying the drive signal to the driver;
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`Case 6:12-cv-00799-JRG Document 154-1 Filed 04/24/14 Page 15 of 30 PageID #: 4590
`EXHIBIT A
`U.S. Patent Nos. 7,124,646; 7,136,761; 6,311,136; 7,505,854; 6,754,594; 7,571,062; and 8,000,906
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`generating a measurement of a property of the material flowing through the conduit based on the sensor signal; and
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`initiating motion of the conduit by applying a first drive signal to the driver, and sustaining motion of the conduit by applying a second drive signal to
`the driver, wherein the second drive signal is different from the first drive signal.
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`Claims 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
`Claim 1. A controller for a flowmeter comprising:
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`U.S. Patent No. 8,000,906
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`an input module operable to receive a sensor signal from a sensor connected to a vibratable flowtube, the sensor signal related to a fluid flow
`through the flowtube;
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`a signal processing system operable to receive the sensor signal, determine sensor signal characteristics, and output drive signal characteristics for a
`drive signal applied to the flowtube;
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`an output module operable to output the drive signal to the flowtube;
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`a control system operable to modify the drive signal and thereby maintain oscillation of the flowtube during a transition of the flowtube from
`a substantially empty state to a substantially full state; and
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`wherein the control system is further operable to modify the drive signal and thereby maintain oscillation of the flowtube while separate
`batches of the fluid flow are processed through the flowtube, wherein the flowtube is substantially empty in between the separate batches.
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`Claim 2. The controller of claim 1 wherein the control system is further operable to modifY the drive signal and thereby maintain oscillation of the
`flowtube during a transition of the flowtube from a substantially full state to a substantially empty state.
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`Claim 5. A method for operating a flowmeter comprising:
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`maintaining oscillation of a flowtube associated with the flowmeter during a substantially empty state of the flowtube;
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`Case 6:12-cv-00799-JRG Document 154-1 Filed 04/24/14 Page 16 of 30 PageID #: 4591
`EXHIBIT A
`U.S. Patent Nos. 7,124,646; 7,136,761; 6,311,136; 7,505,854; 6,754,594; 7,571,062; and 8,000,906
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`maintaining oscillation of the flowtube during an onset of fluid flow through the flowtube;
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`determining, based on sensor signals from a sensor connected to the flowtube, a property of the fluid flow; and
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`maintaining oscillation of the flowtube while separate batches of the fluid flow are processed through the flowtube, wherein the flowtube is
`substantially empty in between the separate batches.
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`Claim 6. The method of claim 5 comprising:
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`processing the sensor signal to determine sensor signal characteristics;
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`determining, based on the sensor signal characteristics, drive signal characteristics for a drive signal applied to the flowtube, the drive signal
`characteristics including a drive gain; and
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`adjusting the drive gain to maintain oscillation of the flowtube in response to an extent to which the flowtube is filled by the fluid flow.
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`Claim 7. The method of claim 5 wherein maintaining oscillation of the flowtube during an onset of fluid flow through the flowtube comprises
`maintaining oscillation of the flowtube when the flowtube is substantially filled by the fluid flow.
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`Claim 8. A Coriolis effect flowmeter comprising:
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`a vibratable flowtube;
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`at least one sensor coupled to the vibratable flowtube;
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`an input module operable to receive a sensor signal from the sensor, the sensor signal related to a fluid flow through the flowtube;
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`a signal processing system operable to receive the sensor signal, determine sensor signal characteristics, and output drive signal characteristics for a
`drive signal applied to the flowtube;
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`an output module operable to output the drive signal to the flowtube;
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`P.R. 4-5(d) Claim Chart
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`Case 6:12-cv-00799-JRG Document 154-1 Filed 04/24/14 Page 17 of 30 PageID #: 4592
`EXHIBIT A
`U.S. Patent Nos. 7,124,646; 7,136,761; 6,311,136; 7,505,854; 6,754,594; 7,571,062; and 8,000,906
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`a control system operable to modify the drive signal and thereby maintain oscillation of the flowtube during a transition from a first state in
`which the flowtube is substantially empty of liquid to a second state in which the flowtube is substantially full of liquid; and
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`wherein the control system is further operable to modify the drive signal and thereby maintain oscillation of the flowtube while separate
`batches of the fluid flow are processed through the flowtube, wherein the flowtube is substantially empty in between the separate batches.
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`Claim 9. The flowmeter of claim 8 wherein the control system is a digital control system.
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`P.R. 4-5(d) Claim Chart
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`Case 6:12-cv-00799-JRG Document 154-1 Filed 04/24/14 Page 18 of 30 PageID #: 4593
`EXHIBIT A
`U.S. Patent Nos. 7,124,646; 7,136,761; 6,311,136; 7,505,854; 6,754,594; 7,571,062; and 8,000,906
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`1.
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`Terms, Phrases, or
`Clauses
`“configured to” and
`“operable to” and
`variants thereof (as
`used in all claims)
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`Claim Nos.
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`“configured to”:
`’646: 1, 5, 9, 10,
`’854: 15, 20, 21
`’062: 1, 12, 23, 24, 25, 30,
`40, 43
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`“operable to”:
`’136: 17, 21, 24, 26, 36
`’594: 1, 3, 8, 13
`’761: 1, 2, 9, 11
`’854: 1, 15
`’062: 1, 23, 36, 40, 45
`’906: 1, 2, 8
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`“a PI control
`algorithm”
`“input module” and
`“output module”
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`2.
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`’136:17
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`’761: 1, 9
`’906: 1, 8
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`Invensys’ Proposed
`Construction
`Plain and ordinary
`meaning.
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`[AGREED]
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`Emerson & Micro Motion’s
`Proposed Construction
`“configured to,” “operable
`to,” and “circuitry to”
`render the claims
`indefinite. If not
`indefinite, the terms
`“configured to” and
`“operable to” mean:
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`configured to or operable
`to (as the case may be)
`perform the recited
`function under the
`conditions of use for which
`it was intended
`[AGREED]
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`“input module” and
`“output module” are
`not means-plus-
`function elements
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`“input module” and
`“output module” should be
`construed as means-plus-
`function elements
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`Court’s Construction
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`“a proportional plus
`integral control algorithm”
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`Plain and ordinary
`meaning.
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`The specification does not
`use the term “input
`module” or “output
`module”, and it does not
`identify structure
`corresponding to the input
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`Case 6:12-cv-00799-JRG Document 154-1 Filed 04/24/14 Page 19 of 30 PageID #: 4594
`EXHIBIT A
`U.S. Patent Nos. 7,124,646; 7,136,761; 6,311,136; 7,505,854; 6,754,594; 7,571,062; and 8,000,906
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`Terms, Phrases, or
`Clauses
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`Claim Nos.
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`Invensys’ Proposed
`Construction
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`3.
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`“Maintains oscillation
`during a transition”
`and variants thereof:
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`’761: 1, 9
`’906: 1, 8
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`Plain and ordinary
`meaning.
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`“control system
`operable to modify the
`drive signal and
`thereby maintain
`oscillation of the
`flowtube during a
`transition of the
`flowtube from a first
`state in which the
`flowtube is
`substantially empty of
`liquid to a second state
`in which the flowtube
`is substantially full of
`liquid…”
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`“control system
`opera