...image, communicating the digital image from the recording device to a storage device, and to administering the digital image in the storage device.” '295 patent, col. 1 ll. 7–10. The specification...notes that a “wide variety of data types” can be transmitted, including audio and image stills. Id. at col. 1 ll. 15–26. Moreover, “[s]o called cellular telephones may be utilized for image...transmissions,” id. at col 1 ll. 31–34, and, at the time of the invention, it was known how to “digitize, compress and transmit individual still pictures, such as photographs,” id. at col 1 ll...

...patent, col. 3, ll. 3-8; '482 patent, col. 3, ll. 5-10; '334 patent, col. 3, ll. 10-15. Thus, the SciMed patents distinguish the prior art on the basis of the use of dual lumens and point out the...guide wire lumen extending through it and an outer sleeve defining "a longitudinally extending annular inflation lumen." '594 patent, col. 3, ll. 33-45; '482 patent, col. 3, ll. 34-46; '334 patent..., col. 3, ll. 40-52. The characterization of the "present invention" includes several more references to the "annular inflation lumen" as well, see '594 patent, col. 3, ll. 58-59, 61, col. 4, ll...

...letters `LL' prominently and separately appearing upon such label or stamp; that said trademark, with certain environments, which have been changed from time to time, has been so used by complainant...rampant," and in connection therewith and underneath the same, and in a separate position, has always used said capital letters "LL" as and for the purpose aforesaid; that plaintiff had earned and acquired...known as "LL sheetings," "and sheetings so known, named and called for, import the excellent raw material, the method and care of manufacture, and the general guaranty of excellence and lasting quality...

...locations only with the permission of the owner of the information, thereby assuring that the owner of the information will be compensated in connection with such reproduction." Freeny patent, col. 4, ll. 8...." Freeny patent, col. 3, ll. 28-33. Claim 1 of the Freeny patent is representative of the method claims at issue and defines the invention as follows...catalog code included in the request reproduction code in response to the authorization code authorizing such reproduction. Freeny patent, col. 28, ll. 22-47...

...the bed and the bed height. Id. col. 2 ll. 6–9, col. 5 l. 63–col. 6 l. 23. These systems send data about the status of a hospital bed to a remote location for monitoring by hospital personnel.... Id. col. 2 ll. 59–65. Claim 1 of the ' 038 patent, from which asserted claim 13 depends, contains three of the four disputed claim limitations and is treated by the parties as representative...use the terms “datalink 39,” “cable 39,” and “serial datalink 39” to describe the same component of the preferred embodiment. '038 patent col. 12 ll. 61–64, col. 6 ll. 29–33, 47–50. However, those...

...“LL” that appears after the case number should be changed to “RBM.” The assigned magistrate judge will remain the same. This change should be made on future filings to ensure that documents are...., 21cv1147-LL-AHG; 2. Evers v. Sodexo Management, Inc. et al., 19cv1907-LL-BLM, together with related and member cases: a.... Grano v. Sodexo, Inc., 18cv1818-LL-BLM, b. Anderson v. Sodexo Management, Inc. et al., 19cv1903-LL-BLM, c...

...has a front surface 12, side surfaces 14 and 16, and a back surface 18. '363 patent, col. 3, ll. 28-33; '183 patent, col. 3, ll. 32-37; '129 patent, col. 3, ll. 55-60. The block has an integral...concrete protrusion 26 formed on the top surface of the block, and insets 22A and 22B formed in the side surfaces 14 and 16 of the block. '363 patent, col. 3, ll. 36-38; '183 patent, col. 3, ll. 40-42; '129...patent, col. 3, ll. 63-65. A course of these blocks is laid, with the protrusions 26 pointing up, as shown in Figure 7 of the '363 patent...

.... '294 patent col. 3 ll. 24-25. This indexing software organizes information about various items using classifications, parameters, and values. Id. at col. 4 ll. 28-42, col. 6 ll. 38-61. For example..." classification. Id. at col. 4 ll. 31-34. Alternatively, items could be described using parameters and values. A parameter is a set of qualities that an item could possess, while a value is the..." or "blue." Id. at col. 3 ll. 30-45. Prior art indices also organized information using classifications, parameters, and values. According to the patents' specifications...

...defect. '432 Reexamination Certificate, col. 2, ll. 10-24 (original emphases and alteration noting deletion omitted; emphases added). In the.... 1, ll. 37 (first quotation); id. at col. 1, ll. 51-55 (second quotation; emphasis added). The Abstract describes "[a]n implantable prosthesis including a conical mesh plug having a...latter sections in the specification describing preferred embodiments all refer to a pleated plug. E.g., id. at col. 2, ll. 56-60 ("The surface of the conical plug is pleated 18 which...

...using EFI systems, the housing of a fuel filter was commonly made of metal or a polymer material. '879 Patent, col.1 ll.10-12 (filed July 1, 1991). Once vehicles began using EFI systems, as the '879...patent's written description recognizes, fuel filters with polymer housing began to break down and start leaking. Id., col.1 ll.17-20. It was discovered that the breakdowns were caused by the...non-conductive polymer housing, which leads to an electrostatic charge buildup within the housing of the fuel filter. Id., col.1 ll...

...attachment comprises creating a byte string representative of resources referenced by said executable attachment. '544 patent, col. 19 ll. 11–26 (emphasis added). The district court...the specification, the patentee states that the “byte sequence feature” is useful and informative “because it represents the machine code in an executable.” '544 patent, col. 6 ll. 12–14; '907 patent..., col. 6 ll. 18–20; '544 patent col. 13 ll. 25–26; '907 patent, col. 13 ll. 32–33. These are not simply descriptions of the preferred embodiment but are statements defining “byte sequence feature...

... demultiplexing the incoming computer digital data packets and the compressed incoming digital voice data packets. Id. at col. 47, ll. 5-25 (emphases added...packets to the remote site in full duplex communication mode. '627 patent, col. 46, ll. 37-53 (emphases added). Claims 2 and 5 depend from claim 1, adding the...produce analog voice signals, which are played at the local site. Id. at col. 47, ll. 7-23. Similarly, claim 13 recites a method for performing "full-duplex hands-free speaker phone operation" in...

...determining thconcentration of an analyte in colored biological fluids. '162 patent, col. 1, ll. 31-35. Thus, the claimed invention detects the concentration of glucose in whole blood, an important.... 1, ll. 37-39. Claim 4 of the '162 patent claims a method of measuring glucose concentration in whole blood with a reflectance-reading device. The prior art teaches a minimally...measuring the change . . . between two or more points in time." Id. at col. 7, ll. 57-59 (emphasis added). This language shows that a "suitably stable endpoint" varies between unspecified...

...chloride and wood fiber composite through an extrusion die resulting in a linear extrudate that can be cut into a pellet shape." `607 patent, col. 4, ll. 45-47; `334 patent, col. 5, ll. 6-8; `611...patent, col. 4, ll. 38-40; `612 patent, col. 4, ll. 39-41. As the specification explains: During the pelletizing process for the composite pellet, the polyvinyl.... `607 patent, col. 3, ll. 54-61; `334 patent, col. 4, ll. 15-22; `611 patent, col. 3, ll. 47-54; `612 patent, col. 3, ll. 49-56. The composition, which is in...

...Patents—share a largely identical written description and are directed to laminates with “continuous” microtexturing over the laminate's skin layer. See ' 034 Patent col. 28 ll. 40–45; ' 679...Patent col. 3 ll. 15–45. United States Patent Nos. 5,468,428 (“the '428 Patent”) and 5,344,691 (“the '691 Patent”)—the Hanschen Patents—are directed—to laminates in which the elastic or stretching...portions of the skin layer are limited to selected areas identified as “preferential activation zones,” with the adjacent regions of the skin layer remaining inelastic. See ' 691 Patent col. 8 ll. 6...

...“calculations and comparisons” to determine an “initial unit value of the policy.” '037 patent col.12 ll.56–58; see also id. col.11 l.67–col.12 l.57, fig. 11. The specification then discloses...“processing [that] is required at regular intervals to track existing funds.” Id. col.12 ll.60–61; see also id. col.12 l.59–col.15 l.10, figs. 12–16. Such processing includes the calculation of...yield to market.... '037 patent col.3 ll.18–30; see also id. col.13 ll.44–53 (disclosing formulae for calculating a “policy value for the present day” and a “policy unit value for the present...

...ll. 6-43. The surface may feature additional information as well; for example, illustrations or icons in a children's book. Id. col. 7 ll. 1-6. The invention also includes an "optical device..." that can read the graphical indicator and output further information. Id. col. 7 ll. 18-32. Figure 5 illustrates an example...). Id. col. 7 ll. 1-10. The graphical indicator (512) is printed in the same area as the icon. Id. col. 7 ll. 18-21. The optical device (311) captures an image that includes the graphical...

.... Louisiana Land and Exploration Company (LL E) filed this possessory action on November 12, 1992, relating to two sections of marshland property (Sections 27 and 28, Township 19 South, Range 20 East) in...Lafourche and Terrebonne Parishes and seeking to stop the individual defendants from their alleged acts of trespass and damage on the property. LL E's petition asserted that since 1926 it had continually...exercised corporeal and civil possession of the property. Although none of the eight individual defendants were living on the property, LL E's suit sought the removal of various...