Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. vs United Technologies Corporation

Final Written Decision

Hearing Transcript

Patent Owner's Demonstrative Exhibits

Petitioner Demonstrative Exhibit - Not Evidence

Patent Owner's Updated Exhibit List

Petitioner's Updated Exhibit List

Patent Owner UTC's Reply to Petitioner SEI's Opposition to UTC's Motion to Exclude

Order - Trial Hearing - 37 CFR 42.70

Petitioner SEI's Opposition to UTC's Motion to Exclude

Patent Owner's Request for Oral Argument

Patent Owner's Motion to Exclude Evidence

EXPUNGED

ORDER Conduct of the Proceeding

Exhibit 3001

Declaration of David Baldwin

Patent Owner's Updated Exhibit List

Petitioner's Request for Oral Hearing

Copy of A. Kazim et al., ¿¿¿Modelling of Performance of PEM Fuel Cells with Conventional and Interdigitated Flow Fields,¿¿¿ 29 J. Applied Electrochemistry, 1409-1416 (1999) (Exhibit 1020)

Copy of Lin Wang & Hongtan Liu, ¿¿¿Performance Studies of PEM Fuel Cells with Interdigitated Flow Fields,¿¿¿ 134 J. Power Sources, 185-196 (2004) (Exhibit 1021)

Declaration of Chad Gilman re Exhibits 1013 and 1046, with Mr. Gilman¿¿¿s Curriculum Vitae

Certified Copy of Japanese Patent Application 2006-156029

Iowa State University Library Record of Meeting Abstract of Electrochemical Society (Exhibit 1018)

Journal of The Electrochemical Society, ¿¿¿Focus Issue on Redox Flow Batteries - Reversible Fuel Cells¿¿¿, Vol. 163, No. 1, 2016

Darling, Robert, et al., ¿¿¿Transport Property Requirements for Flow Battery Separators,¿¿¿ Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 163 (1) A5029-A5040 (2016)

Manohar, A.K., et al., ¿¿¿A High Efficiency Iron-Chloride Redox Flow Battery for Large-Scale Energy Storage,¿¿¿ Journal of the Electrochemical Society 163 (1) A5118-A5125 (2016)

Supplemental Declaration of James Yaegashi

Petitioner's Reply to Patent Owner's Response to Petition

Declaration of Rachel J. Watters

Stamped Copy of S.M. Guo, ¿¿¿The Simulation of a PEMFC with an Interdigitated Flow Field Design,¿¿¿ Computational Science-ICCS 2005, Proceedings Part III (May 2005) (Exhibit 1022)

Library Record for Stamped Copy of S.M. Guo, ¿¿¿The Simulation of a PEMFC with an Interdigitated Flow Field Design,¿¿¿ Computational Science-ICCS 2005, Proceedings Part III (May 2005) (Exhibit 1022)

Publication Page of Handbook of Batteries (Exhibit 1011) )

Cover and Publication Page for Fuel Cell Systems Explained (Exhibit 1012)

Arico, A.S., et al., ¿¿¿Influence of Flow Field Design on the Performance of a Direct Methanol Fuel Cell,¿¿¿ Journal of Power Sources 91 (2000) 202-209 )

Stamped copy of Xianguo Li et al, ¿¿¿Review of bipolar plates in PEM fuel cells: Flow-field designs,¿¿¿ 30 Int¿¿¿l J. Hydrogen Energy 359-371 (2004)

Copy of Wensheng He, ¿¿¿Two-Phase Flow Model of the Cathode of PEM Fuel Cells Using Interdigitated Flow Fields,¿¿¿ 46 Am. Inst. Chemical Engineers J., 2053-2064 (2000) (Exhibit 1023)

Declaration of Jacob Robert Munford re Exhibits 1011, 1038, 1012, 1039, 1015, 1040, 1015, 1016, 1041, 1021, 1042, 1023, 1043

Dan Haar, United Technologies Battery Could Upend the Power Business, Hartford Courant (May 25, 2016), http://www.courant.com/business/dan-haar/hc-haar-united-technologies-battery-for-electric-grid-20160523-column.html reviewed by C. Gilman

Certification of Translation (SEI-1004) of Japanese Patent Publication S54-19228 (SEI-1003 and SEI-1048), (SEI-1006) of Kokai H2-148659 (SEI-1005 and SEI-1049), and (SEI-1009) of JP 2006-156029 (SEI-1008 and SEI-1050)

Certified Copy of Japanese Patent Publication S54-19228

Certified Copy of Japanese Unexamined Application Kokai H2-148659

Certificate of Accuracy for Exhibits 1032 and 1052

Stamped Copy of Exhibit 1032 - Akira Negishi, ¿¿¿Redox Flow Battery,¿¿¿ 2 Fuel Cells, No. 4 (2003)

Certificate of Accuracy for Exhibits 1033 and 1054

Stamped Copy of Exhibit 1033 - Ken Nozaki et al., ¿¿¿Prospect of Power Storage Using Redox Flow Type Secondary Battery,¿¿¿ Electrochemical/Electro-thermal Study Group Material, Material No. CH-75-3 (Nov. 28, 1975)

Declaration of Dawn Mick

Stamped Copy of Jung Seok Yi et al., ¿¿¿Hydrodynamics of Reactant Gas in the Electrode of PEM Fuel Cells with Inter-Digitated Flow Fields,¿¿¿ 96-2 Meeting Abstracts of Electrochemical Society, Abstract No. 800 (1996) (Exhibit 1018)

Supplemental Declaration of Toru Kato

Weber, A.Z., and Nguyen, T.V., ¿¿¿Redox Flow Batteries ¿¿¿ Reversible Fuel Cells,¿¿¿ Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 163 (1) Y1-Y1 (2016)

Darling, R.M., et al., ¿¿¿The Influence of Electric Field on Crossover in Redox-Flow Batteries,¿¿¿ Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 163 (1) A5014-A5022

Perry, Mike L., and Weber, Adam Z., ¿¿¿Advanced Redox-Flow Batteries: A Perspective,¿¿¿ Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 163 (1) A5064-A5067 (2016)

Xie, W., et al., ¿¿¿Processing and Pretreatment Effects on Vanadium Transport in Nafion Membranes,¿¿¿ Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 163 (1) A5084-A5089 (2016)

Diagram, ¿¿¿Variation According to Conversion of Fe¿¿¿

U.S. Patent No. 778,893 (Reed)

Deposition Transcript of Fikile Brushett, Ph.D.

Darling, R.M., et al., ¿¿¿Pathways to Low-Cost Electrochemical Energy Storage: A Comparison of Aqueous and Nonaqueous Flow Batteries,¿¿¿ Energy Environ. Sci. 2014, 7, 3459-3477

Parsons, ¿¿¿South Africa Energy Storage Technology and Market Assessment,¿¿¿ (excerpts)

Declaration of Edward Faeth regarding SEI-1071

Patent Owner's Objections to Petitioner's Evidence

Notice of Deposition of Dr. Bruschett

Patent Owner United Technologies Corporation¿¿¿s Response Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. ¿¿42.120

Tohru Kato | Publications

Demonstration of 60MWh Vanadium Flow Battery System for Grid Control

Deposition Transcript of Tohru Kato

S. Eckroad, Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries, An In-Depth Analysis, Electric Power Research Institute Technical Update (March 2007)

U.S. Patent No. 5,641,586 to Wilson

Wilson et al., Alternative flow-field and backing concepts for polymer electrolyte fuel cells, Electrochemical Society (1995)

U.S. Patent Publication No. 2017/0047594 to Hanafusa et al.

U.S. Patent Publication No. 2013/0037760 to Maeda et al.

Excerpt from File History of U.S. Patent Publication No. 2013/0037760

U.S. Patent Publication No. 2005/0070358 to Ghosh et al.

T. Shegematsu et al., Applications of a Vanadium Redox-flow Battery to Maintain Power Quality, IEEE (2002)

M. Rychcik et al., Characteristics of a new all-Vanadium redox flow battery, J. Power Sources (1988)

M. Bartolozzi, Development of Redox Flow Batteries. A Historical Bibliography, J. Power Sources (1989)

South Africa Energy Storage Technology and Market Assessment, U.S. Trade and Development Agency (March 2017)

Milshtein et al., Quantifying Mass Transfer Rates in Redox Flow Batteries, J. of the Electrochemical Society (2017)

Arenas et al., Engineering aspects of the design, construction and performance of modular redox flow batteries for energy storage, J. Energy Storage (2017)

Excerpt from Diffusion: Mass Transfer in Fluid Systems, 2d. (1997)

Boston Business Journal, In wake of $58M in funding, Mass. Battery maker moves HQ (Nov. 3, 2015)

Arpa-E, United Technologies Research Center (UTRC) Transformative Electrochemical Flow Storage Systems (TEFSS)

Declaration of Dr. Fikile Brushett

A. Weber et al., Redox flow batteries: a review, J. Appl. Electrochem (2011)

Holmes et al., The kinetics off the oxidation of pyrite by ferric ions and dissolved oxygen: An electrochemical study, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (2000)

D. Geana et al., Electrochemical behavior of iron in alkaline sulphate solutions, J. of Applied Electrochemistry (1974)

Bunce et al., Electrochemical treatment of acidic aqueous ferror sulfate and copper sulfate as models for acid mine drainage, Wat. Res. (2001)

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Webster¿¿¿s New Twentieth Century Dictionary, World Publishing Company (1957)

Excerpt from Introduction to Chemical Engineering Fluid Mechanics (2016)

Vionix Energy, Top Energy and Finance Companies Launch Next Generation Storage System for Utility and Grid-Scale Applications (July 11, 2017)

United Technologies Research Center, Top Energy and Finance Companies Launch Next Generation Storage System for Utility and Grid-Scale Applications (Oct. 8, 2015)

CV of Dr. Fikile Brushett

Joint Stipulation to Modify Due Dates 1 and 2

Order Conduct of the Proceeding

Notice of Deposition of Toru Kato

Patent Owner's Objections to Petitioner's Evidence

Trial Instituted Document

Scheduling Order

Toshio Shigematsu, Redox Flow Battery for Energy Storage, SEI Technical Review, Number 73

M. L. Perry et al., High Power Density Redox Flow Battery Cells, The Electrochemical Society

Robert M. Darling et al., The Influence of Electrode and Channel Configurations on Flow Battery Performance, Journal of The Electrochemical Society

Patent Owner United Technologies Corporation's Preliminary Response Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. 42.107

Nobuyuki Tokuda et al., Development of a Redox Flow Battery System, SEI Technical Review, Number 50

United Technologies Research Center Wins R&D Award for Breakthrough Energy Storage System

Sukvinder P. S. Badwal et al., Emerging electrochemical energy conversion and storage technologies, Frontiers in Chemistry

U.S. Patent Publication No. 2009/0017344 to Darling et al.

U.S. Patent No. 6,916,571 to Grasso et al.

Fuel Cell Basics

U.S. Patent Publication No. 2004/0121218 to Andrews et al.

U.S. Patent No. 7,087,337 to Trabold et al.

U.S. Patent No. 5,460,710 to Williams et al.

U.S. Patent Publication No. 2003/0087156 to Broman et al.

U.S. Patent Publication No. 2011/0223496 to Makita et al.

U.S. Patent No. 2,667,455 to Aannerud et al.

U.S. Patent No. 4,454,011 to Korach et al.

U.S. Patent Publication No. 2006/0091017 to Lam

U.S. Patent Publication No. 2013/0126353 to Perez et al.

U.S. Patent Publication No. 2002/0086200 to Margiott

Patent Owner Power of Attorney

Patent Owner Mandatory Notice

Notice of Accord Filing Date

U.S. Patent 9,166,243 (Perry)

File History for USP 9166243

Japanese Examined Application Publication S54-19228

Japanese Unexamined Application Publication H02-148659

Certified Translation of Japanese Unexamined Application H02-148659

Japanese Unexamined Application Publication 2006-156029

Certified Translation of Japanese Unexamined Application Publication 2006-156029

U.S. Patent 5,318,865 (Kaneko)

Haar - United Technologies Battery Could Upend the Power Business

Li - Review of Bipolar Plates in PEM Fuel Cells

Kazim - Modelling of Performance of PEM Fuel Cells with Conventional and Interdigitated Flow Fields

Wang - Performance Studies of PEM Fuel Cells with Interdigitated Flow Fields

Guo - The Simulatoin of a PEMFC with an Interdigitated Flow Field Design

Declaration of Dr. Toru Kato

U.S. Publication 2009/0136789 (Pien)

Prior Art Claim Chart for USP 9166243

Negishi - Redox Flow Battery

Nozaki - Prospect of Power Storage Using Redox Flow Type Secondary Battery

Certified Translation of Japanese Examined Application S54-19228

US Publication 2008/0292938 (Perry)

Linden & Reddy, Handbook of Batteries

Larminie & Dicks - Fuel Cell Systems Explained

U.S. Patent 5,648,184 (Inoue)

Arico - Influence of Flow Field Design on the Performance of a Direct Methanol Fuel Cell

Certified Translation of Negishi - Redox Flow Battery"

Yi - Hydrodynamics of Reactant Gas in the Electrode of PEM Fuel Cells with Inter-Digitated Flow Fields

He - Two-Phase Flow Model of the Cathode of PEM Fuel Cells Using Interdigitated Flow Fields

Certified Translation of Nozaki - Prospect of Power Storage Using Redox Flow Type Secondary Battery

U.S. Publication 2008/0274393 (Markoski)

Ponce de Leon - Redox Flow Cells for Energy Conversion

Petitioner's Power of Attorney

Petition for Inter Partes Review