Listed below are all new filings before PTAB of requests for inter partes review (IPR) and covered business methods review (CBM). Also listed are any newly-posted requests for ex parte reexamination at the USPTO. This listing is current as of 10:15 AM on Wednesday, April 9, 2014.
New IPR Requests
Trial Number – IPR2014-00592
Filing Date – 4/8/2014
Patent # – 8,404,298
Title – WHOLE GRAIN FLOUR AND PRODUCTS INCLUDING SAME
Assignee – CONAGRA FOODS FOOD INGREDIENTS COMPANY, INC.
Petitioner – ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY
Status – Pending
Tech Center – 1700
Trial Number – IPR2014-00593
Filing Date – 4/8/2014
Patent # – 6,624,843
Title – CUSTOMER IMAGE CAPTURE AND USE THEREOF IN A RETAILING SYSTEM
Assignee – LENNON IMAGE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Petitioner – LUXOTTICA RETAIL NORTH AMERICA INC., LUXOTTICA U.S. HOLDINGS CORP., LUXOTTICA USA LLC and MACY’S RETAIL HOLDINGS, INC.
Status – Pending
Tech Center – 2600
Trial Number – IPR2014-00595
Filing Date – 4/8/2014
Patent # – 7,167,503
Title – DISTRIBUTED SPREAD-SPECTRUM NETWORK
Assignee – LINEX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. OF DE
Petitioner – JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC.
Status – Pending
Tech Center – 2600
Trial Number – IPR2014-00596
Filing Date – 4/8/2014
Patent # – 6,493,377
Title – DISTRIBUTED NETWORK, SPREAD-SPECTRUM SYSTEM
Assignee – LINEX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. OF DE
Petitioner – JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC.
Status – Pending
Tech Center – 2600
New CBM Review Requests
There have been no new requests for CBM review since the last report.
Newly-Posted Reexam Requests
Control # – 90/013,199
Date – 4/3/2014
Patent # – 8,161,740
Inventor – KRAUSE, Thorsten et al.
Assignee – SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
Title – FORCE TRANSMISSION DEVICE WITH A ROTATIONAL SPEED ADAPTIVE DAMPER AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE DAMPING PROPERTIES
Co-pending Litigation – No co-pending litigation provided.
Control # – 90/013,202
Date – 4/7/2014
Patent # – 7,497,998
Inventor – TABAK, Enrique
Assignee – SNC-LAVALIN INC.
Title – GAS CONVERTER
Co-pending Litigation – No co-pending litigation provided.