`FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
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`ETHANOL BOOSTING SYSTEMS, LLC,
`and MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF
`TECHNOLOGY
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`Civil Action No. 19-cv-196-CFC-SRF
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`P'ainfifis’
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`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`V.
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`FORD MOTOR COMPANY
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`Defendant.
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`For the reasons articulated during the Markman hearing held on January 8, 2020, the Court
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`adopts the following constructions of the limitations in US. Patent No. 8,069,839 (’839), US.
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`Patent No. 9,255,519 (’519), US. Patent No. 9,810,166 (’166), and US. Patent NO. 10,138,826
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`(’826):
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`I.
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`Disputed Claim Constructions:
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`CLAIM TERM
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`COURT’S CONSTRUCTION
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`“fuel that is directly injected” [’839 (Claim “a fuel that contains an anti-knock agent that
`1), ’ 166 (Claims 1-4, 19)]
`is not gasoline, and that is different from the
`filel used for port injection/in the second
`fiJeling system”
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`“directly injected fuel” [’839 (Claims 2-5),
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`’166 (Claims 1, 14, 15)]
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` “fuel provided by direct injection” [’ 166
`(Claims 5, 16, 22, 27, 28)]
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`“fueling that is provided by the first fueling
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`system” [’826 (Claims 2-8)]
` “fueling from the first fueling system”
`[’826 (Claims 10, 11)]
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` “fuel provided by the first fueling system”
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`’826 Claims 13-15, 20, 32-33
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`“fuel is provided by a first fueling system”
`[’826 (Claims 21, 31)]
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`“first fueling system that directly injects
`fuel” [’5 19 (Claims 1, 13, 19)]
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`“first fueling system” [’5 1 9 (Claims 1-3, 5,
`10-11, 13-14, 16-19, 21, 24-25, 27-30), ’826
`(Claims 1-8, 10-21, 23-26, 31-33)]
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`The term “fiiel” in these limitations is
`construed to require “a fuel that contains an
`anti-knock agent that is not gasoline, and that
`is different fi'om the file] used for port
`injection/in the second fueling system.”
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`“direct injection” [’839 (Claims 1, 8), ’5 19
`(Claims 12, 13, 19, 31), ’166 (Claims 1, 5 13,
`16, 18-19, 21-22, 25-28, 30), ’826 (Claims 1,
`12, 21, 31)]
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`“direct fuel injection” [’ 166 (Claims 1, 19)]
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`“direct injection of fuel into a
`cylinder”
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`The term “fuel” in these limitations is further
`construed to require “a file] that contains an
`anti-knock agent that is not gasoline, and that
`is different from the fuel used for port
`injection/in the second fueling system.”
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`“above a selected torque value the ratio of
`fuel that is directly injected to fuel that is
`port injected increases” [’839 (Claim 1)]
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`Plain and ordinary meaning
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`“decreases with decreasing torque” [’519
`(Claim 1)]
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`“decreases with decreasing torque unless and
`until the ratio reaches zero”
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`“closed loop control that utilizes a sensor
`that detects knock” [’519 (Claim 1)]
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`Plain and ordinary meaning
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`“input from the knock sensor is utilized in
`a closed loop control system that controls”
`[’519 (Claims 14, 25)]
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`“where closed loop control with a knock
`detector is used” [’519 (Claims 18, 29)]
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`“torque” [’839 (Claims 1-2, 7-8), ’519
`(Claims 1, 3-4, 6, 10-11, 15, 18-20, 22, 26,
`29), ’166 (Claims 1-4, 7-8, 10, 14-16, 19-21,
`23, 26-29), ’826 (Claim 1-8, 10-15, 20-24,
`31-33)]
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`Plain and ordinary meaning
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`“torque range” [’519 (Claims 19, 20, 22),
`’166 (Claims 1, 10, 14-16, 20, 28-29), ’826
`Claims 1-8, 10-15, 20-25, 31-33
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`Plain and ordinary meaning
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`“range of torque” [’519 (Claims 1, 4), ’166
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`(Claims 7-8, 19)]
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`II.
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`Agreed-Upon Claim Constructions:
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`AGREED CONSTRUCTION
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`port or intake manifold”
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`“injection of fuel into an intake
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`“port injection” [’839 (Claims 1), ’166
`(Claims 1, 19)]
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`“port fuel injection” [’839 (Claim 7), ’ 166
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`(Claims 1, 7, 10-12, 19, 22-23, 26, 28), ’826
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`(Claims 1, 12, 21, 31)]
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`“direct injection” [’839 (Claims 1, 8), ’519
`“direct injection of fuel into a
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`(Claims 12, 13, 19, 31), ’166 (Claims 1, 5 13,
`cylinder”
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`16, 18-19, 21-22, 25-28, 30), ’826 (Claims 1,
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`12, 21, 31)]
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` “direct fuel injection” [’ 166 (Claims 1, 19)]
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`“first fueling system that directly injects
`fuel” [’519 (Claims 1, 13, 19)]
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`Plain and ordinary meaning
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` “first fueling system” [’519 (Claims 1-3, 5,
`10-11, 13-14, 16-19, 21, 24-25, 27-30), ’826
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`(Claims 1-8, 10-21, 23-24, 26, 31-33)]
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` “first fueling system that uses direct
`injection” [’826 (Claims 1, 12)]
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` “second fueling system that injects fuel into Plain and ordinary meaning
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`a region outside of the cylinder” [’5 19
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`(Claim 1)]
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` “second fueling system” [’826 (Claims 1, 12,
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`21, 23-24, 31, 33)]
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` “second fueling system using port fuel
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` injection” [’826 (Claims 21, 31)]
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`“employs spark retard so as to reduce the
`“uses spark retard so as to reduce the amount
`amount of fuel that is introduced into the
`of fuel that is introduced into the cylinder by
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`cylinder by the first fueling system” [’5 1 9
`direct injection”
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`(Claim 1)]
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`“spark retard is employed to as to reduce
`“spark retard is used so as to reduce to zero
`the amount of fuel that is provided by the
`the amount of file] that is provided by direct
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`first fueling system to zero” [’5 19 (Claim
`injection”
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`2)]
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`“input” [’5 19 (Claims 13-14, 24-25)]
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`“information, including one or more signals”
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`The Honorable Colm F. Conn
`United States District Judge
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