The parties additionally identify the following proceeding closed due to settlement as a related matter: Certain Non-Invasive Aesthetic Body Contouring Devices, Components Thereof, and Methods of Using the Same, Inv. No. 337-TA-1219 (ITC), filed August 5, 2020.
The ’575 patent describes problems with prior art methods for enhancing a patient’s visual appearance by applying magnetic fields, including low energy efficiency and generating unwanted heat.
Figure 2, above, illustrates a block diagram of the Magstim Model 20013 monophasic stimulator including a transformer, charging circuitry, a capacitor, an electronic switch, and a coil.
Burnett ’185 describes that “[t]he internal circuitry of the logic controller 20 comprises or alternatively consists of a transformer, a capacitor, an inducting coil, a diode, and a switch.” Ex. 1024, 6:66–7:1 (emphasis added).
In re Kuhle, 526 F.2d 553, 555 (CCPA 1975) (“Use of such a means of electrical connection in lieu of those used in the references solves no stated problem and would be an obvious matter of design choice within the skill [in] the art.” (citations omitted)).