Flexiteek Americas, Inc. et al v. Plasteak, Inc. et al

Filing 178

ORDER ON CLAIMS CONSTRUCTION, denying as moot 116 Motion to Strike ; denying as moot 127 Motion for Clarification. Signed by Judge Patricia A. Seitz on 7/16/2013. (ra)

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t nal ot
The t r kt-ngiudi sl s'a r i ca l cl m l and al oft i
e m l o t nal ot' ppea s n nceled ai
l - he ndependentcl ms
ai
2, 5,
1
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s
of t r exami ç pat ,cl ms 9, l l 18,22,and 27. The f l ng cl m el
he ened 8sl ent ai
l
anguage appear i al 7 oft e cl m s:
sn 1
hes ai

t pl
he anks or s t ar f m ed w ih l t nalsl s a t under i t r f
hee e or
t ongiudi
ot t he
sde he eof or
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f lttng f m i of curv coverngs a f actng as a base f a gl or adhesve
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i
nd or i
or
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i
m a era by meansofwhi t s f e coverng i m ount on a s f e r pi ..
t il
ch he ur ac
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ed
ur ac eci ent.
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Lo t na ot r s efred o n ai
nd
e he r s rbe s û
r n he a
s e aef me wih apl alt ofl t nalsot a t unde sde...'Boh us gesar i or aedi oCli
he t r or d t
ur iy ongiudi l s t he
ri ' t a
e nc port nt am
27. Theabs nceofsot i r f re t i Cli 4 i t de crpto oft i er dit c ul ng srps ûr
e
l s s e er d o n am n he s i in he nt me a e a ki ti :t he
it dit ca ki srpshavel rs f c wihoutl t na sot.'
nenne ae ul ng ti
owe ura es t
ongiudi l l s'

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ed
he ai anguage of t cl m s l t nalsot s ve t ditnc f i -t y
he ai , ongiudi l s er wo si t unctons he
f lt t t pl
aciia e he anks'cur ur and t y ser asa bas f gl ora i The pari agr bas on
vat e
he
ve
e or ue dhesve.
tes ee, ed
t r pr f r defnii
hei of e ed
i tons, t t consr i of tl t nal sot ' s d r t bot of t e
hat he
tucton
tongiudi
l s' houl ecie h
hes
f tons s d r ert t sl si t pl al and t i s d des i t sl sas r ng t lngt
unc i , houl ef o he ot n he ur ,
hat t houl
crbe he ot
unni he e h

of t pl or s et The ke diagr
he ank
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y s eementi aboutwhet a ot lm iaton shoul be added t
s
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t ued.

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ai if opos he olow ng i ton or ongiudi l s:
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s hat end n he r i
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heett t f
ha onns a

v u s fce tt ( )fcltt c vn a ( p o d as f c c nn c i b me ns
olme ufiin o 1 a iiae ur ig nd 2) r vie ura e o e ton y a
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endant have pr ed t aler tves. Bot i ude lm ia i concer ng how t sot
s
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i t tons
ni
he l s
ar s
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eltve o
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dt
he l s
ncl on hes
tonal
lm ia i i dicuss i t n bel
i t tons s s ed n ur
ow. Def
endant t pr f ed defnii dif r f om e ot i
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i tons f e r
ach her n

how t dept and w i h lmiaton i expr s The fr taler i des i t dept and w i h oft
he
h
dt i t i s
es ed.
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sot by an e es on ofr atve numercalval asf l s
l s
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tpl ec s
ooves s
paced r a i y cl e t her i r a i y equalpar l
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alel
dit nce t each ot f t lngt oft pa or s ,wher n t gr
sa
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her or he e h he nel heet
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ve
dept of appr mat y 25 t 75 per
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cent of t mat i t c s and wi h at t
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eral hiknes ,
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under i ofappr mat y 25 per oft m at i t cknes ,i e ng t abiiy t
sde
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cent he eral hi
s ncr asi he lt o
cur a i r ng s f ce ar f a i
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e
i ton crbes he
h
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em :
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tpl eces ed ooves s
paced r a i y cl e t t , i aler i r a i y
eltvel os oge her n t natng, eltvel
equal pa alel gr
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dges, f t l h of t panel or s t w her n t
or he engt
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h
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eral cent
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t t i com bi i t m at i l i eas t abiiy t curve and i eas s f
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antf es hat t eered onsr ton s
r n he l s e c i
y s unni he e h he
pl ksa beng us t fciiaecu vi andasabas f a iebuthasa e d isdei to t i udet t
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pende a mus be i e r t i lght of t pa e ' s fc i and pr ecuton hit y. 1
nt nd
t
nt p eed n i
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endant pr e t t lnguage tgr
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pace el i y os oget r n t r tng, el i y

equal par l gr
, alel ooves and rdges' s d be i uded i t cl m as cons r
i ' houl
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am lar t t ie s or
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t teven t
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hough sots ng i neiherdicuss i t cl m l
l paci s t
s ed n he ai anguage nort t xtoft s fcaton,
he e
he pecii i
t paentnone hel t achespar l -unni l t nalsot s
he t
t ess e
alelr ng, ongiudi l s paced r atvel cl et her
el i y os oget .
The s fca i di cl est ssl - i aton i fgur 1,6,a 1l. I ever i t
pecii ton s os hi otconfgur i n i es
nd
n
y nsancewhe e
r
sot a e il tat i t s cii i t r i par l t eac ot ,ar spaced r a i y cl e
l s r lusr ed n he pe fcaton hey un n alel o h her e
eltvel os
t t ,and ar equaly apar. M or
oge her
e
l
t
eover t sl s ng s
, he ot paci hown i t il ta ed fgur i corobor t d
n he lusr t i es s r a e
by t des i i ofsots ng fom t pr ecuton hit y.The Declr i ofDr C. .Rhee,whih
he crptons l paci r he os i sor
a aton
. K
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t pa entow ner fld durng t r m i ton oft $ 1 pat ,s fcaly not t tt i
he t
ie
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ent pecii l
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or

plc d te so s En a vey tg t patr .. .(l cos l giu na sot s sa ily i ra e t e
a e h lt ç
i
r ih te n
the l e on tdi l l s ub tntal nce s h
me h nia a l yofte s e ta pa t c r e' rDe a ai ofDr C. Rhe ,Ph. 'DE 774,p.
c a c l bii
t h h e nd lnk o u v . s clr ton
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As i di us ed bel t sabiiy t be l d i tghty cur f matonsaf i onl w ih gl or
s sc s
ow, hi lt o
ai n i l
ved or i
fxed y t ue
a i i t ç 1 paents sgnii advancem entovert prorar. The pl
dhesve s he 88 t ' i fcant
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i egr t t s a lt A s Dr Rhee not t-- specii ton i cat t t under i l t nal
nt al o hi biiy.
.
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l
fca i ndi es hat he
sde ongiudi
sr ur i il tat i Fi e 6 whi des i a number of par l sot or rbs whi ar s d
tuct e s lusr ed n gur
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y
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a 1 Thede r eo c r aur d s rb d i t os fg r sa e (i)tg ora e te a gls .. Ld,p
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g e f u v t e e c ie n h e iu e r sc iht t x rme n e . ' l .
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kild n he r
d
sand hat o chi
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y he e
ue
a i t prmar advancem e of t i
dhesve, he i y
nt he nventon,t l t nalsot s d r par l t each
i he ongiudi l s houl un alel o
ot rand be s
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paced i a cl e-oget pater Assuch,t cl m ascons r w ili ude l
n os t her t n.
he ai
t ued l ncl anguage t t
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A sat
t ement concer ng t dept and wi h of t sot w il al be i por ed i o t
ni he
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he l s l so
ncor at nt he
consr i oft t m l t nalsot . Cl m sm us be consr w ih a f lunde sandi ofwhat
tucton he er ongiudi l s ai
t
tued t ul
r t ng

t ac uali
he t nventon cont ned wihi t pa enti and wha t pat nti e
i
ai
t n he t s
t he e nt nded t cl m . Phil s v .dWH
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al hat ai r o
tued n he i
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viw t a c ranngt ive ton.) He e i i e pe i l i ora t tt de t a d wit o t sos
e o s e tii he n ni ' . r ,t s s caly mp tnt ha he ph n dh f he lt
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be i uded i or r t capt e t ess nce oft i nton becaus t i
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i aught by t :
he 881
pa enti an exagger ton ofa Snat al'condii
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nventon oft 1 paenti t addii ofl t nalsot t t under de oft pl
i
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ors twhi enabl t pl ors tt be l d i tghty cur f m atonsand af i onl wih gl
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ved or i
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or adhesi The i
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nventon,pr um abl was bor out of t i
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ne
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or s er i ha ncr ed
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tel.
.t e
des i ,t pr em of t pror ar t t i nton s ved was one of dur lt The i e
crbes he obl
he i t hat he nve i ol
abiiy.
nher nt

pol
ymer chemity of t pl tcs a r i us t make t m opl tc pr t lmis t fnihed
sr
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her
asi oduc s i t he i s
pr t texi lt Thes m at i sha a degr of i r sif s butt scan be over e by t
oduc s' l biiy.
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addii of pl tcier.The pr
ton
as i z
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e
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crbed
he nvent oft E l pat was awar t t ext usi pr
or he 88
ent
e hat he r on ocessalgned
i

t mol es i t diecton of extuson w hi r ule i an kext d l t nalsr t e' t
he
ecul n he r i
r i
ch es t d n
û ende ongiudi tuc ur ' hat
addsûan exta degr oft xi lt al t a st i si l gr ert t degr oft biiy t
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r
ee le biiy ong he xi hat s lghty eat han he
ee lexi lt hat

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s nh r n n he t ra t l. DE - p. q s nv n ie s s e o zng ha y miki
s '
t e m ol a ar a
hes
eculr r ngem ent by soti t under de oft plnk,one coul achi fexi lt wel
s
l tng he
si
he a
d
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l

beyond whatwasyi de by extuson al
el d
r i one. The addii oft e l t nalsot tr es nt t t ue
ton hes ongiudi l s tepr e s he r

ino to o t sp tn whih i no la d p tntbl ' Ld. p.20 . Be a e e a e te biiy i
n vain f hi ae t c s ve n ae a e. 1 ,
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a t ned t ough m ec c r hert chemi means dur lt i notcom pr ied.
tai hr
hanial at han
cal
, abiiy s
om s
A difculy ofcl m c tucton i t scas i t becaus t i
fi t
ai onsr i n hi e s hat
e he nventon i an enhance entofa
i s
m
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: ur ' opery
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tued
t quat y apt e
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i
nventon i w ihout bei over oad. Def
i s t
ng
br
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s is ofer
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becaus i t t
e t acks owar t overy- pe fc. I addr s t dept and w i h oft sot i numerc tr s
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i em

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u e sd ofa r xi t l 25p r e toft ema ei t c ne s'De e da s j tfc tonf ru ig s c
nd rie pp o maey e c n h t ralhik s . f n nt' usiiai o sn u h
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r
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m eans p1 f ton cl m s and s d not be l ied as Def nda s pr e. See Phil v adWH
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r , 5 3d 3 , 3 3 3 4 Fe Ci. 005 .

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fi ton
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t $ patntand t mol ar f matons (na ur l 'yi ded by extusi The wor tm a e al'i
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her r itng.
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s ee o m e n he ai
tued
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se iiain,i ted srpino aj nngme ha s pit e i fg e5iwhihfaue i el kng
p cfcto n h ecito f oii
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t embodi s s
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ment hown i fgur 5a and 5e,whi have sr ght edges and w hi do not out dl
n i es
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conf any ant-i i benef û-' per on ofor nar s l i t ar i dee ed t r t cl m t r
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k. ç he s
l
di y kil n he t s m
o ead he ai e m
notonl i t cont oft pa tcul cl m i whi t diput t m appea s,buti t cont oft
y n he
ext he ri ar ai n ch he s ed er
r
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ext he

entr paent i udi t s fcaton.' LJV Tr ng,I v Soni Tradi M gm ' 445 F. 1
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1 5 ( d.Ci.2 6)q tng Phil v AWH Cor ,41 F. 1 3,1 1 ( d. r20 )( n b n )
35 Fe r 00 uo i
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p. 5 3d 30 3 3 Fe Ci. 05 e a c .
l por i t lfi lm ia i woul excl atl tt oft embodi sdicl ed by t pat .
ncor atng he itng i t ton
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ment s os
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aus ai er
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he ie t , he ilfi i t ton

wil tbei o p aed.I tr o e tdwilh v ispli a or i r me nig:G o n d t e he s a
lno nc r ort n ec nn ce l a e t an nd dnay a n j i e og t r o s
nott separat '
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Cli 2,9 1 1 1 ,a d 28 us t lng g t( s a c f r n s ra e ...wheen t
ams , 2, 5, 8 n
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ri he
pl
anksors ar mount on t s f ce r pinti a tghty cur f maton...' Pl ntfs pr e
heet e
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he ur a eci e n i l ved or i
' ai if opos
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ha i l
ved
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ee
t e owar t lm i oft i r cur t e oft
ds he i t he nhe ent va ur
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pr
oduct' Aler i y,Pl ntf pr e:cur ur t an angl e
.' t natvel ai ifs opos
vat e o
e xceedi t i r cur t e oft
ng he nhe ent vaur
he
m a eral' De endant pr e: Ecur t e of a acut a e exceedi t i ent abiiy of t
t i.
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m a eralt cur ' The Cour w ilacceptPl ntf s aler e defnii
t i o ve.'
t l
ai if ' t nat
i ton.
Cl m 1, t pat ' s e cl m bef e r exam i i r t t wor tl d i c wed
ai
he ents ol ai
or enaton, ecied he
ds tai n ul
f m a i .' The phr e çtghty cur 'was added i t r e i i afer t PTO f
or tons'
as ûi l
ved'
n he e- xam naton t he
ound t
hat
Cl m 1wasantci t by t ar di os i Kemer . Kemer t
ai
i pa ed he t scl ed n
er
er eachesl ge a eat mopl tc panel
ar r her
asi
s
t ca be t ur t smul e wood and us t coverwals,toor ,orr s Thes panel a e pr r
hat n ext ed o i at
ed o
l l s
oof .
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s r epa ed
by extudi a t m opl tc m a e i s h as PVC. The Boa d of Pat Appeal a l er e ences
r ng her
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eas
ha
e nhe nt opery
t ri s i
s hei biiy o ve,
e
d

ihee ty fcii t f r ngc v dc ve igs rDe iin o Ap a'DE 77 3, 1 )
n r n l a lae o mi ur e o rn . E cso n pe l
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The phr e ttghty curv 't appear i Cl m s2,9,12,l5,l8,and 28 wasadde t dicl e
as si l
ed' hat
s n ai
d o s os

a uni abiiy oft i
que lt
he nventon oft $ pat ofwhi Kemer w asi pabl bei l d i tghty
i
he 881 ent
ch
er
nca e, ng ai n i l

c r e f r ton wiho tt us ofa to lfx ton be ie gle o a e i . ('e ç n nt
u v d o mai s t u he e ddiina ia i sd s u r dh sve uc d dme
s Ame

Re po et Ex Pa t Re x mi ton' 7 5,p. ) Oneofo di r s l i te a two d u e sa d
s ns o
re e a na i 'DE 7- 2.
r nay kil n h r ul nd rt n
t unde t e cicum sances t i l cur 'can onl mean a curv ur whi e eds t i ent
hat
r hes r
t
s ghty ved'
t
y
at e ch xce
he nher
abiiy oft m a e i t curv However i uson oft wor ça e angl 'i o t cl m asa f t
lt
he t ral o
e.
, ncl i
he ds tcut
e' nt he ai
urher
Im iaton woul be i oper. Def nt r on t tbecaus t pr ecuton hit y des i an angl
i t i
d
mpr
enda s eas ha
e he os i
s or
crbes
e
of curvaur w hi i textem e,'t wor tacut ' i an appr i e s tt e. The wor iacut '
t e
ch s ç r ' he
d û e' s
oprat ubsiut
d s e,'
howe ,i a mat a i t whi m e an a e of l st 90 degr
ver s
hem tcal enn ch ans
ngl
es han
ees. Suc a t m s d not
h er houl

b i id i o te cam be a ed iti us al i ore tt ra nu rc p e ii it a cam fo
e mple nt h li c us ç l s u ly nc rc o e d me ial r cson no li r m
l

whc i i a e . Mo neMf Co v I 'T a Comm',7 F.d 1 5,1 a r ae onote
ih t s bsnt' di g. . . nt r de
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n 5 3 54 557 bog td
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g o dsb Fe t Cop.v Sho es Kiz ku A:0 * Kab s kiCo. Lt ,234 F. 558 ( d. r2 00 .
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Tho hn ti igtewoda ut o tedei to ma p sals prcs tr t t j r E( sun
ug o mposn h r c e n h fniin y as es e ie em o he uy ûA1 o d
cl m consr i need notal
ai
tucton
wayspur ever s ed ofambi t ' Accor ngl tghty cur wilbe
ge
y hr
guiy.'
di y, i l
ved l
defned onl asçcurvat t an angl e
i
y ç
ure o
e xceedi t i
ng he nherentcurvat e oft m at al'
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CO NCLUSION
l i t ef e,
t s her or
ORDERED THAT

( )Thecamsaec nsr e a f lws
1
li r o tu d s olo :
Longiudi Sl s - Gr
t nal ot
ooves s
paced r atvel cl e t her t r par l t ea
el i y os oget hat un alel o ch
ot rf t l h oft pl
he or he engt
he anksors t wher n t gr
hee ,
ei he ooveshave a de h and w i h of
pt
dt
a m at i per age oft plnks ors s't cknes s t t gr
eral cent
he a ' heet hi
s uch hat he oovesm a eraly
t il
i eas t abiiy t c ve and t s f ar f adhesi
ncr e he lt o ur
he ur ace ea or
on.
l er
nt conneced -J ned t hers asnott s ae.
t
oi oget o
o epar t
Ti l Curv -Cur ur t an a eexcee ngt i entcur ur oft
ghty
ed
vat e o
ngl
di he nher
vat e he
mat i .
eral

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2) n i t h s ua e f hi d r nd h ri a ng ied oit ams sr cin
es
Sttme s( 1 6,DE 1 4 t ef l n mo insa eDENI AS M OOT:
ae nt DE 3
48 , h olowig to r
ED
Pl ntf ' M oton t St i Def
ai ifs
i o rke
endant M arkman Bref and t Pr ude
s'
is
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De e da s ExrnscEvie ef Cli Consr ci ( 11 1
f n nt' ti i d nc or ams tu ton.DE 6 .
b. Pl ntfs' M oton f Cl ii ton of Or Cl iyi Or r Seti M ar
ai if
i or arfca i
der arf ng de
tng
kman

Hearng,t Excl Def
i o
ude endant ' Exper Hara W ik f om Tesiyi ast New
g
t ln l r
tf ng o

S jcsa t Excu Dee da t'Us ofPl ntfs Prducsa
ubet nd o lde fn ns e ai if' o t nd
De e da t'Pr du t a t M a k He rn ( 1 1
f n n s o c s t he r man a ig. DE 27 .
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