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Wirtgen America, Inc.

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Caterpillar Inc.

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Caterpillar Inc. v. Wirtgen America, Inc.

IPR2022-01278 | Patent Trial and Appeal Board

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Filed Aug. 4, 2022

Terminated Feb. 6, 2024

Judges Barry Grossman, James Mayberry, and Richard Marschall

Case Type Inter Partes Review

Status Final Written Decision

Challenged Patent 12/226,342

Patent No. 8,424,972 assignments

Tech Center 3600

Art Unit 3672

Inventors Christian Berning, Dieter Simons

Last Updated: 1 day, 23 hours ago

Filing Date	#	Filing and Exhibits
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10/29/2024	10-29-2024-Board	Board Other: Fed Circuit mandate 39: Other: Fed Circuit mandate
4/9/2024	04-09-2024-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Other: other 38: Patent Owner's Updated Certificate of Filing
4/8/2024	04-08-2024-Patent_Owner	Event: Notice of Appeal Patent Owner Notice: notice of appeal 37: Patent Owner's Notice of Appeal
2/22/2024	02-22-2024-Board	Board Order: on Motion 36: Granting Motions to Seal Granting Petitioner’s Motion for Entry of Default Protective Order 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.5, 42.14
2/6/2024	02-06-2024-Board	Event: Final Written Decision (All Claims Cancelled) Board Final Written Decision: original 34: Final Written Decision: original Board Other: Hearing transcript 35: Other: Hearing transcript
12/18/2023	12-18-2023-Petitioner	Petitioner Exhibit 1074: Wirgen America’s Final Infringement Contentions, Appendix T, Wirtgen Am., Inc. v. Caterpillar, Inc., Case No. 17-770-RGA (D. Del.) Petitioner Exhibit 1075: Wirgen America’s Final Infringement Contentions, Appendix U, Wirtgen Am., Inc. v. Caterpillar, Inc., Case No. 17-770-RGA (D. Del.)
10/25/2023	10-25-2023-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Notice: Exhibit list 33: Patent Owner's Updated Exhibit List Patent Owner Exhibit 2022: EX2022_Patent Owner Demonstratives
10/25/2023	10-25-2023-Petitioner	Petitioner Notice: Exhibit list 32: Petitioner's Updated Exhibit List Petitioner Exhibit 1076: Petitioner's Demonstratives
10/3/2023	10-03-2023-Board	Board Order: Other 31: ORDER Setting Oral Argument
9/20/2023	09-20-2023-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Other: other 29: Patent Owner's Request for Oral Hearing Patent Owner Notice: Updated Mandatory Notice 30: Patent Owner's Updated Mandatory Notices
9/13/2023	09-13-2023-Petitioner	Petitioner Other: other 28: Petitioner's Request for Oral Hearing
8/30/2023	08-30-2023-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Other: other 24: PUBLIC_Patent Owner's Sur-Reply to Petitioner's Reply Patent Owner Other: other 25: Patent Owner's Motion to Seal Patent Owner Other: other 26: CONFIDENTIAL_Patent Owner's Sur-Reply to Petitioner's Reply Patent Owner Notice: Exhibit list 27: Patent Owner's Updated Exhibit List Patent Owner Exhibit 2021: Excerpt from Joint Opening Expert Report of Joseph Rakow, Ph.D., P.E., F.A.S.M.E. and Adam Sorini, Ph.D.
7/19/2023	07-19-2023-Petitioner	Petitioner Pet Reply to PO Resp 21: Petitioner's Reply Petitioner Notice: Exhibit list 22: Petitioner's Updated Exhibit List Petitioner Motion: Other 23: Petitioner's Second Motion to Seal Petitioner Exhibit 1069: Figures from Exhibit introduced during Deposition of John Lumkes showing milling machine positions Petitioner Exhibit 1070: Animation Video introduced during Deposition of John Lumkes showing leg-sensor only milling operation Petitioner Exhibit 1071: Deposition Transcript of John Lumkes, taken on June 29, 2023 in IPR2022-01278 and IPR2022-01310 Petitioner Exhibit 1072: Deposition Transcript of Christopher D. Rahn, Ph.D., taken on July 12, 2023 in IPR2022-01264 and IPR2022-01277 Petitioner Exhibit 1073: Joint Claim Construction Chart and Joint Claim Construction Brief for Wirtgen America’s Asserted Patents, Wirtgen Am., Inc. v. Caterpillar, Inc., Case No. 17-770-RGA, Dkts. 96 and 116 Petitioner Exhibit 1074: Wirgen America’s Final Infringement Contentions, Appendix T, Wirtgen Am., Inc. v. Caterpillar, Inc., Case No. 17-770-RGA (D. Del.) (Confidential) Petitioner Exhibit 1075: Wirgen America’s Final Infringement Contentions, Appendix U, Wirtgen Am., Inc. v. Caterpillar, Inc., Case No. 17-770-RGA (D. Del.) (Confidential)
6/15/2023	06-15-2023-Petitioner	Petitioner Notice: Notice of deposition 20: Notice of Deposition of John Lumkes
5/5/2023	05-05-2023-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner PO Response to Pet 17: Patent Owner Wirtgen America, Inc.'s Response to the Petition Patent Owner PO Response to Pet 18: Confidential_Patent Owner Wirtgen America, Inc.'s Response to the Petition Patent Owner Other: other 19: Motion to Seal Patent Owner Exhibit 2007: Michael W. Netka Deposition Transcript - March 28, 2023 Patent Owner Exhibit 2008: Dr. William Singhose Deposition Transcript - April 6, 2023 Patent Owner Exhibit 2009: Dr. William Singhose Deposition Transcript - April 12, 2023 Patent Owner Exhibit 2010: Prosecution History for U.S. Patent No. 9,879,390 Part 1 Patent Owner Exhibit 2010: Prosecution History for U.S. Patent No. 9,879,390 Part 2 Patent Owner Exhibit 2010: Prosecution History for U.S. Patent No. 9,879,390 Part 3 Patent Owner Exhibit 2010: Prosecution History for U.S. Patent No. 9,879,390 Part 4 Patent Owner Exhibit 2010: Prosecution History for U.S. Patent No. 9,879,390 Part 5 Patent Owner Exhibit 2011: Timothy Lewis Deposition Transcript - March 31, 2023 Patent Owner Exhibit 2011: Confidential_Timothy Lewis Deposition Transcript - March 31, 2023 Patent Owner Exhibit 2014: PM-465 Cold Planer Brochure Patent Owner Exhibit 2015: Electrical Engineering Principles and Applications, Allan R. Hambley Patent Owner Exhibit 2016: Cold Milling Manual Part 1 Patent Owner Exhibit 2016: Cold Milling Manual Part 2 Patent Owner Exhibit 2017: Leg Position Sensor Examples Patent Owner Exhibit 2018: Declaration of Nathan North Patent Owner Exhibit 2019: Declaration of Jan Schmidt Patent Owner Exhibit 2020: Declaration of John Lumkes
4/3/2023	04-03-2023-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Notice: Notice of deposition 16: Notice of Deposition of Dr. William Singhose
3/21/2023	03-21-2023-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Notice: Notice of deposition 15: Notice of Deposition of Mike Netka
3/14/2023	03-14-2023-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Notice: Other 14: Joint Notice of Stipulation to Move Due Date 1
2/7/2023	02-07-2023-Board	Event: Petition Institution (Granted) Board Institution Decision: Grant 12: Institution Decision: Grant Board Order: Other 13: Scheduling Order
11/9/2022	11-09-2022-Patent_Owner	Event: Preliminary Response Patent Owner POPR: filed 11: Patent Owners Preliminary Response Patent Owner Exhibit 2001: U.S. Patent No. 4,139,318 to Jakob et al. Patent Owner Exhibit 2002: U.S. Patent No. 5,984,420 to Murray et al. Patent Owner Exhibit 2003: U.S. Patent Pub. No. 2002-0047301 to Davis Patent Owner Exhibit 2004: U.S. Patent No. 5,607,205 to Burdick et al. Patent Owner Exhibit 2005: U.S. Patent No. 5,315,770 to Campbell et al. Patent Owner Exhibit 2006: U.S. Patent No. 4,325,580 to Swisher, Jr. et al.
8/25/2022	08-25-2022-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Mandatory Notice 9: Patent Owners Mandatory Notice Patent Owner Power of Attorney 10: Patent Owners Power of Attorney
8/9/2022	08-09-2022-Board	Board Notice: Notice filing date accorded 6: Notice: Notice filing date accorded
8/4/2022	08-04-2022-Petitioner	Event: Petition Petitioner Petition 1: Petition for Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 8,424,972 Event: Petition Petitioner Petition 2: Petition for Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 8,424,972 Petitioner Power of Attorney 3: Petitioner's Power of Attorney Petitioner Other (Not for motions) 4: Petitioner's Motion to Seal Petitioner Notice 5: Petitioner's Notice Regarding Multiple Petitions Petitioner Exhibit 1001: U.S. Patent No. 8,424,972 Petitioner Exhibit 1002: PM-465 Cold Planer Operation & Maintenance Manual Petitioner Exhibit 1003: PM-465 Cold Planer Grade & Slope Electronic Control System, Systems Operation Testing and Adjusting Manual Petitioner Exhibit 1004: U.S. Patent No. 6,450,048 Petitioner Exhibit 1005: U.S. Patent No. 4,943,119 Petitioner Exhibit 1006: Declaration of William Singhose, Ph.D. Petitioner Exhibit 1006: Declaration of William Singhose, Ph.D. Petitioner Exhibit 1007: Curriculum Vitae of William Singhose, Ph.D. Petitioner Exhibit 1008: Prosecution History for U.S. Patent No. 8,424,972 Petitioner Exhibit 1009: PM 465 Cold Planer Parts Manual No. KEBP0200-14 Petitioner Exhibit 1010: U.S. Patent Application Publication number 2007/0286678 Petitioner Exhibit 1011: Dkt. 28, Scheduling Order (July 23, 2021) Petitioner Exhibit 1012: Dkt. 30, Scheduling Order Modification (Aug. 5, 2021) Petitioner Exhibit 1013: Dkt. 33, Amended Complaint (Sept. 2, 2021) Petitioner Exhibit 1014: December 1998 Caterpillar Service Training Meeting Guide Petitioner Exhibit 1015: Rough Terrain Robot with 4 Turn-over Track Frames' a feasibility study on the mechanism, Tomoo Matsuda, et al., IEEE SMC '99 Conference Proceedings Petitioner Exhibit 1017: Dkt. 88, Stipulation Extending Fact Discovery Cutoff (Apr. 4, 2022) Petitioner Exhibit 1018: Dkt. 90, Order Reassigning to Judge Wolson (June 2, 2022) Petitioner Exhibit 1019: Wirtgen's Infringement Contentions (Dec. 12, 2021) Petitioner Exhibit 1019: Wirtgen's Infringement Contentions (Dec. 12, 2021) Petitioner Exhibit 1020: Declaration of Mike Netka Petitioner Exhibit 1020: Declaration of Mike Netka Petitioner Exhibit 1021: Printout of GOMACO Website Petitioner Exhibit 1023: U.S. Patent No. 4,186,968 Petitioner Exhibit 1024: U.S. Patent No. 4,186,968 Petitioner Exhibit 1025: Factory Notification List of Current Service Publications, Issue No. 337, May 2000 Petitioner Exhibit 1025: Factory Notification List of Current Service Publications, Issue No. 337, May 2000 Petitioner Exhibit 1026: Factory Notification List of Current Service Publications, Issue No. 343, November 2000 Petitioner Exhibit 1026: Factory Notification List of Current Service Publications, Issue No. 343, November 2000 Petitioner Exhibit 1027: Factory Notification List of Current Service Publications, Issue No. 344, December 2000 Petitioner Exhibit 1027: Factory Notification List of Current Service Publications, Issue No. 344, December 2000 Petitioner Exhibit 1028: Factory Notification List of Current Service Publications, Issue No. 345, January 2001 Petitioner Exhibit 1028: Factory Notification List of Current Service Publications, Issue No. 345, January 2001 Petitioner Exhibit 1029: Factory Notification List of Current Service Publications, Issue No. 347, March 2001 Petitioner Exhibit 1029: Factory Notification List of Current Service Publications, Issue No. 347, March 2001 Petitioner Exhibit 1030: Factory Notification List of Current Service Publications, Issue No. 351, July 2001 Petitioner Exhibit 1030: Factory Notification List of Current Service Publications, Issue No. 351, July 2001 Petitioner Exhibit 1031: Wirtgen's Joint Claim Construction Chart (July 28, 2022) Petitioner Exhibit 1032: Factory Notification List of Current Service Publications, Issue No. 357, January 2002 Petitioner Exhibit 1032: Factory Notification List of Current Service Publications, Issue No. 357, January 2002 Petitioner Exhibit 1033: Factory Notification List of Current Service Publications, Issue No. 367, November 2002 Petitioner Exhibit 1033: Factory Notification List of Current Service Publications, Issue No. 367, November 2002 Petitioner Exhibit 1034: Factory Notification List of Current Service Publications, Issue No. 371, March 2003 Petitioner Exhibit 1034: Factory Notification List of Current Service Publications, Issue No. 371, March 2003 Petitioner Exhibit 1036: Caterpillar Corporate Procedure CP No. 1:13, Issue No. 5, August 28, 1991 Petitioner Exhibit 1036: Caterpillar Corporate Procedure CP No. 1:13, Issue No. 5, August 28, 1991 Petitioner Exhibit 1037: U.S. Patent No. 5,309,407 Petitioner Exhibit 1038: Caterpillar Invoice for Serial No. 5ZS000153 Petitioner Exhibit 1038: Caterpillar Invoice for Serial No. 5ZS000153 Petitioner Exhibit 1039: Caterpillar Invoice for Serial No. 5ZS000161 Petitioner Exhibit 1039: Caterpillar Invoice for Serial No. 5ZS000161 Petitioner Exhibit 1040: Caterpillar Invoice for Serial No. 5ZS000167 Petitioner Exhibit 1040: Caterpillar Invoice for Serial No. 5ZS000167 Petitioner Exhibit 1041: Caterpillar Invoice for Serial No. 5ZS000163 Petitioner Exhibit 1041: Caterpillar Invoice for Serial No. 5ZS000163 Petitioner Exhibit 1042: Caterpillar Invoice for Serial No. 5ZS000169 Petitioner Exhibit 1042: Caterpillar Invoice for Serial No. 5ZS000169 Petitioner Exhibit 1043: Caterpillar Invoice for Serial No. 5ZS000180 Petitioner Exhibit 1043: Caterpillar Invoice for Serial No. 5ZS000180 Petitioner Exhibit 1044: Caterpillar Invoice for Serial No. 5ZS000168 Petitioner Exhibit 1044: Caterpillar Invoice for Serial No. 5ZS000168 Petitioner Exhibit 1045: Caterpillar Invoice for Serial No. 5ZS000183 Petitioner Exhibit 1045: Caterpillar Invoice for Serial No. 5ZS000183 Petitioner Exhibit 1046: Caterpillar Invoice for Serial No. 5ZS000186 Petitioner Exhibit 1046: Caterpillar Invoice for Serial No. 5ZS000186 Petitioner Exhibit 1047: Caterpillar Invoice for Serial No. 5ZS000187 Petitioner Exhibit 1047: Caterpillar Invoice for Serial No. 5ZS000187 Petitioner Exhibit 1048: Caterpillar Invoice for Serial No. 5ZS000188 Petitioner Exhibit 1048: Caterpillar Invoice for Serial No. 5ZS000188 Petitioner Exhibit 1049: Declaration of Michael B. Aldrich Petitioner Exhibit 1049: Declaration of Michael B. Aldrich Petitioner Exhibit 1050: U.S. Patent No. 6,152,648 Petitioner Exhibit 1052: Roadtec Parts Manual Part 1 of 2 Petitioner Exhibit 1052: Roadtec Parts Manual Part 2 of 2 Petitioner Exhibit 1053: Roadtec Electrical Schematic Petitioner Exhibit 1054: Deposition Transcript of Timothy Lewis Petitioner Exhibit 1054: Deposition Transcript of Timothy Lewis Petitioner Exhibit 1055: Roadtec Equipment Proposal Petitioner Exhibit 1055: Roadtec Equipment Proposal Petitioner Exhibit 1056: Roadtec Service Report Petitioner Exhibit 1056: Roadtec Service Report Petitioner Exhibit 1057: EP0940274 Petitioner Exhibit 1058: U.S. Pat. No. 7,828,309 Petitioner Exhibit 1059: JPA-1991-276889 Petitioner Exhibit 1060: JPA-1991-139408 Petitioner Exhibit 1063: Wirtgen Am., Inc. v. Caterpillar Inc., C.A. No. 17-770-RGA, Court's Order Setting Claim Construction Hearing Petitioner Exhibit 1064: U.S. Patent No. 4,213,719 Petitioner Exhibit 1065: U.S. Patent No. 4,140,420 Petitioner Exhibit 1066: Terrain Adaptive Tracked Vehicle HELIOS-I, Shigeo Hirose, et al., Advanced Robotics (1989) Petitioner Exhibit 1067: The TAQT Carrier: A Practical Terrain-Adaptive Quadru-Track Carrier Robot, Shigeo Hirose, et al., Petitioner Exhibit 1068: Rough Terrain Robot with 4 Turn-Over Track Frames (Miniature Model), Tetsuo Torii, et al.

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