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Current Lighting Solutions, LLC, filed its opening claim construction brief last month in the U.S. District Court in Waco, Tex. Current disputes allegations by Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co., Ltd., and Obert, Inc., it’s infringing on various lighting technology patents. Current supports its position by showing the the Court: an expert report prepared by Michael Lebby, PhD, currently serving as CEO of Lightwave Logic Inc, and charging $450 per hour for his work; and a redacted excerpt of an expert report prepared by Dr. Brian D’Andrade in 2019 litigation Jiaxing brought against MaxLite, Inc., in California. Current also…

In anticipation of a claim construction hearing on Mon., Apr. 17, 2023, before the Honorable David O./ Carter, MGI Digital Technology S.A. and Duplo U.S.A. Corporation delivered a joint hearing statement to the court last month. The statement provides a chart showing the fifteen patent terms the parties can’t agree how to interpret. Additionally, Duplo’s turned to two experts for testimony says it doesn’t infringe on MGI’s patents: Charles F. Reinholtz, Ph.D., currently serving as Emeritus Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Fla., and charging $500 per hour for his work; and Chris E.…

The U.S. Patent Office has recently placed into doubt the validity of three patents owned by LED Wafer Solutions LLC by raising multiple substantial new questions of patentability in five ex parte reexaminations orders sought by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung Electronics America, Inc., and Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Previously, the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeals Board denies inter partes review of the same patents requested by Samsung and Seoul. “Those EPR proceedings will likely result in cancellation or amendment of at least some of the asserted claims and thereby greatly simplify the issues in this case. Indeed, 66%…

The deadline to submit indications of interest to acquire LED lighting company LiteSheet® Solutions LLC or its assets has been extended to March 8, 2023, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time. New qui tam litigation claims, recently unsealed, in which LiteSheet is a relator on behalf of the U.S. Government, have been added to the assets available for purchase in the sale of the company.  The claims state that the defendants provided LED lighting to the U.S. Government that was falsely purported to meet Buy American Act requirements. Information on this additional asset is available in a virtual data room. Hilco Streambank is…

The U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board granted Bausch & Lomb Incorporated’s petition for inter partes review of U.S. Patent No. 11,173,133 B2 controlled by ZeaVision, LLC, after determining B&L “established a reasonable likelihood that it would prevail in showing the unpatentability of at least one claim challenged.” IPR briefing continues through Fri., Nov. 3, 2023, and oral argument is currently scheduled for Wed., Nov. 15, 2023, if requested. ZeaVision, represented by lawyers at THE SIMON LAW FIRM, P.C., in St. Louis, Mo., delivered its response to the Patent Trial and Appeals Board defending the patentability of zeaxanthan formulations described…

In a 45-page report and recommendation released this week, the Honorable David E. Peebles says Crystal IS, Inc.’s, motion for summary judgment should be granted on one patent infringement claim [brought against] Nitride Semiconductors Co., Ltd., and denied on a second. Because Crystal combines Aluminum and Gallium organometallics simultaneously, Magistrate Peebles explains, there’s never a time when just Gallium is singularly present in the manufacturing process as described in Nitride’s patent. Magistrate Peebles says the second claim Crystal wanted tossed will need to be examined at trial. Crystal IS, Inc., moved for summary judgment because, it said, no material fact…

Inventors: Ramanand; Prakash Valentino et al. Abstract Embodiments of a unified airflow system for ultraviolet disinfection devices are disclosed. One embodiment of the present disclosure includes a unified airflow assembly and a control unit. The unified airflow assembly provides a shared airflow passage between a UV source and an airflow accessory capable of extracting contaminants from a target surface using a suction airstream. The UV source may be fluidically disconnected from the airflow accessory. The unified airflow assembly may include at least one air restriction unit in the shared airflow passage for manipulating a suction airstream therein. The control…

Inventors: Nissenbaum; Israel et al. Abstract A method and device for the remote eradication of pathogens comprising a light source for emitting UV light in the pathogen killing wave length range, and a tangible transmission medium, which is at least initially resistant to degradation by the UV light. An optical interface between the UV light source and the tangible transmission medium is provided whereby the emitted UV light is collected from the light source and transmitted through the tangible transmission medium, whereby UV light emitted from the tangible transmission medium and directed against a pathogen in proximity thereto is…

Inventor: Reynolds; Chuck et al. Abstract An overhead lighting fixture containing both visible light sources and UV light sources is disclosed herein. UV light can sanitize/disinfect the surrounding environment after the environment over a period of about 30-45 minutes. In this way, viruses, germs, bacteria, mold, and the like can be destroyed to clean the air and/or surfaces (e.g., furniture). Accordingly, embodiments of the present invention provide a controllable UV lighting assembly that can produce UV light to sanitize/disinfect an area and can be automatically disabled to prevent UV light exposure to those in the area using a motion…