Judge Richard G. Andrews recently issued the Court’s modified claim constructions after ordering the parties to reargue claim terms, “as a result of the Court becoming more familiar with the technology at issue in this case.” Inventio AG v. Thyssenkrupp Elevator Americas Corp., C.A. No. 08-874-RGA (D. Del. Jan. 14, 2014). The Court’s original opinion construing the claim terms of the patents-at-issue, U.S. Patent Nos. 6,935,465 and 6,892,861, was issued by Judge Robreno, sitting by designation.
Judge Andrews construed the following terms:
“elevator control”
“at least one of [A] and [B]”
“interrupting at least one existing car call transmitter line between at least one car call
transmitter and the elevator control”
“interrupting at least one existing electrical floor call transmitter line between at least
one floor call transmitter and the elevator control”
“the elevator control being disconnected from the hall call transmitters and the car call
transmitters of the elevator installation”
“modernized” and “modernizing”
“elevator installation”
Inventio AG v. Thyssenkrupp Elevator Americas Corp., C.A. No. 08-874-RGA (D. Del. Jan. 14, 2014)
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