Newfrey, LLC et al v. Burnex Corporation

Filing 43

MARKMAN CLAIM CONSTRUCTION ORDER. Signed by District Judge Avern Cohn. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C) (JOwe)

Newfrey, LLC et al. v. Burnex Corp. 07-13029 EXHIBIT C U.S. Patent No. 7,120,971 Paradigm Claim 20 Newfrey's Construction Burnex's Construction Court's Construction

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U.S. Patent No. 7,120,971 - Claim 20 20. A fastener for removably mounting a coupling flange in a panel aperture, the fastener comprising: a base portion; two opposing side walls integrally connected to said base portion and forming a substantially U-shaped body, 3a each said side wall having an outwardly extending top flange member;

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a pair of elastic abutting flanges integrally formed with and outwardly extending from said base portion and into an aperture in each said top flange member;

a pair of elastic abutting flanges integrally formed with and extending outwardly from the base portion and into an aperture in each top flange a first pair of spaced apart fingers integrally formed with each top flange

each of the elastic abutting side flanges extends outwardly from the base and into an aperture in its respective top flange

a pair of elastic abutting flanges integrally formed with and extending outwardly from the base portion and into an aperture in each top flange

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a first pair of spaced apart finger members integrally formed with each said top flange member; and

two spaced apart finger a first pair of spaced apart members each of which fingers integrally formed is integrally formed with with each top flange one of the two top flange members

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EXHIBIT C

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U.S. Patent No. 7,120,971 - Claim 20 a second pair of spaced apart finger members integrally formed with each said side wall, and 6a1 wherein the base portion and opposed sidewalls define a centerline and

Newfrey's Construction a second pair of spaced apart fingers integrally formed with each side wall

Burnex's Construction two spaced apart finger members each of which is integrally formed with one of the two side walls the parties agree

Court's Construction a second pair of spaced apart fingers integrally formed with each side wall

the base portion and opposed side walls define a centerline 6b wherein said finger members cross said the first and second pair centerline, and of fingers cross the centerline

the base portion and opposed side walls define a centerline each of the "second pair the second pair of spaced of spaced apart finger apart fingers crosses the members" recited in the centerline beginning of the same paragraph must cross the centerline. all four finger members extend inwardly into the body of the fastener and are configured to engage the coupling flange by gripping it. the first and second pair of fingers extend inwardly into the body of the fastener and are configured to engage the coupling flange by gripping it.

the first and second pair of fingers extend inwardly into the body of the fastener and are configured to engage the coupling flange by gripping it. 1 Newfrey would number 6a as 7, 6b as 8, and 7 as 9

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wherein said pairs of finger members inwardly extend into said body of the fastener and are configured to grippingly engage the coupling flange.

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EXHIBIT C