The detailed information for PTAB case with proceeding number IPR2022-00610 filed by Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. et al. against U.S. Well Services, LLC on Mar 1, 2022. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Case Details

Proceeding Number
IPR2022-00610
Filing Date
Mar 1, 2022
Petitioner
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. et al.
Respondent
U.S. Well Services, LLC
Status
Final Written Decision - Appealed
Respondent Application Number
16158756
Respondent Tech Center
3600
Respondent Patent Number
10934824
Institution Decision Date
Sep 1, 2022
Termination Date
Aug 30, 2023

Proceeding Documents

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Document NameFiling DateCategoryFiling Party

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Patent Owner's Notice of Appeal

Oct 31, 2023PAPERPATENT OWNER

Determining All Challenged Claims Unpatentable Denying Patent Owner’s Contingent Motion to Amend 35 U.S.C. § 318(a)

Aug 30, 2023PAPERBOARD

Other: Hearing transcript

Jun 27, 2023PAPERBOARD

Petitioner's Demonstratives

Jun 6, 2023EXHIBITPETITIONER

Patent Owner's Hearing Demonstratives

Jun 6, 2023PAPERPATENT OWNER

Petitioner's Sur-Reply in Support of Opposition to Patent Owner's Contingent Motion to Amend

May 19, 2023PAPERPETITIONER

EXPUNGED

May 8, 2023PAPERBOARD

Order: ORDER Trial Hearing 37 C.F.R. § 42.70

May 8, 2023PAPERBOARD

Petitioner's Request for Oral Argument

Apr 28, 2023PAPERPETITIONER

Patent Owner's Request for Oral Argument

Apr 28, 2023PAPERPATENT OWNER

Corrected Patent Owner's Sur-Reply to Petitioner's Reply to Patent Owner's Response

Apr 14, 2023PAPERPATENT OWNER

Email from Patent Trial & Appeal Board dated April 13, 2023 authorizing re-filing of Patent Owner's Sur-Reply

Apr 14, 2023EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner’s Sur-Reply to Petitioner’s Reply to Patent Owner’s Response

Apr 7, 2023PAPERPATENT OWNER

Zeus Electric Pumping Unit

Apr 7, 2023EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner’s Reply to Petitioner’s Opposition to Patent Owner’s Contingent Motion to Amend

Apr 7, 2023PAPERPATENT OWNER

PRELIMINARY GUIDANCE PATENT OWNER MOTION TO AMEND

Mar 15, 2023PAPERBOARD

Deposition Transcript of William D. Marscher (February 9, 2023)

Feb 24, 2023EXHIBITPETITIONER

Second Expert Declaration of Dr. Robert A. Durham concerning Proposed Substitute Claims for the '824 Patent

Feb 24, 2023EXHIBITPETITIONER

Welcome to STAUFF (August 5, 2013)

Feb 24, 2023EXHIBITPETITIONER

STAUFF Clamps (August 7, 2013)

Feb 24, 2023EXHIBITPETITIONER

STAUFF Clamps, Heavy Series (DIN 3015-2) (August 30, 2013)

Feb 24, 2023EXHIBITPETITIONER

Heavy Series (DIN 3015-2), Product Literature, STAUFF (November 3, 2013)

Feb 24, 2023EXHIBITPETITIONER

Heavy Series DIN 3015, Part 2, STAUFF (November 5, 2013)

Feb 24, 2023EXHIBITPETITIONER

Declaration of Nathaniel E. Frank-White of the Internet Archive authenticating Exs. 1050-1055

Feb 24, 2023EXHIBITPETITIONER

Cyril M. Harris et al., Harris' Shock and Vibration Handbook (5th Edition), McGraw-Hill Handbooks, 2002 ("Harris") [excerpted]

Feb 24, 2023EXHIBITPETITIONER

Mark's Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers, Eleventh Edition, McGraw-Hill Companies, New York, 2007 ("Mark's Handbook") [excerpted]

Feb 24, 2023EXHIBITPETITIONER

A.K. Mallik et al., "On the Modelling of Non-Linear Elastomeric Vibration Isolators," Journal of Sound and Vibration (1999) 219(2), 239-253 ("Mallik")

Feb 24, 2023EXHIBITPETITIONER

J.C. Wachel, "Piping Vibration Analysis," Engineering Dynamics, Incorporated, Proceedings of the Nineteenth Turbomachinery Symposium

Feb 24, 2023EXHIBITPETITIONER

Marius Malcius, "Mathematical model evaluation and parameter identification of pipe holder element," Journal of Vibroengineering, June 2013, Volume 15, Issue 2, ISSN 1392-8716

Feb 24, 2023EXHIBITPETITIONER

ZSI Beta Clamps, ZSI, Inc. (April 29, 2015)

Feb 24, 2023EXHIBITPETITIONER

D.H. Meikrantz et al., "Advances in Liquid/Liquid Centrifuge Design Provide New Options for Petroleum Production," Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE 56709, 1999 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition held October 3-6, 1999

Feb 24, 2023EXHIBITPETITIONER

Faris Arvani et al., "Design and Development of an Engineering Drilling Simulator and Application for Offshore Drilling for MODUs and Deepwater Environments," Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-170301-MS, SPE Deepwater Drilling and Completions Conference held September 11-14, 2014

Feb 24, 2023EXHIBITPETITIONER

Petitioner's Opposition to Patent Owner's Contingent Motion to Amend

Feb 24, 2023PAPERPETITIONER

Petitioner's Reply to Patent Owner Response

Feb 24, 2023PAPERPETITIONER

Petitioner's Notice of Deposition of William D. Marscher

Feb 3, 2023PAPERPETITIONER

Patent Owner's Updated Mandatory Notice

Dec 6, 2022PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Response to Petition for Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 10,934,824

Dec 2, 2022PAPERPATENT OWNER

Ex. 2007 William Marscher Declaration

Dec 2, 2022EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Ex. 2008 US Well YouTube

Dec 2, 2022EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Ex. 2009 Broussard Declaration

Dec 2, 2022EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Ex. 2010 U.S. Well Services files e-frac patent lawsuit against Halliburton, Cimarex Energy

Dec 2, 2022EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Ex. 2011 Halliburton Delivers Successful Grid-Powered Frac Operation

Dec 2, 2022EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Ex. 2012 Yahoo Finance

Dec 2, 2022EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Ex. 2013 Investor Update_Q2 2021

Dec 2, 2022EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Ex. 2014 SDTX Petition

Dec 2, 2022EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Ex. 2015 Natural Gas Finding Niche in E-Fracking, But Diesel Still Rules - Natural Gas Intelligence

Dec 2, 2022EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Ex. 2016 Growth in electric-fracking fleets stunted by tight producer budgets _ S&P Global Market Intelligence

Dec 2, 2022EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Ex. 2017 2015 Award

Dec 2, 2022EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Ex. 2018 2016 Award

Dec 2, 2022EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Ex. 2019 2017 Award

Dec 2, 2022EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Ex. 2020 Game-changing hydraulic fracturing technology, reduces

Dec 2, 2022EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Ex. 2021 TechnipFMC Flowline Products

Dec 2, 2022EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Ex. 2022 US20190011066A1

Dec 2, 2022EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Ex. 2023 Jereh Swivel Joint

Dec 2, 2022EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Contingent Motion to Amend Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.121

Dec 2, 2022PAPERPATENT OWNER

Petitioner's Updated Mandatory Notice

Nov 17, 2022PAPERPETITIONER

Petitioner's Updated Power of Attorney

Nov 17, 2022PAPERPETITIONER

Order

Oct 28, 2022PAPERBOARD

Motion to Withdraw Counsel and Substitute Counsel

Oct 26, 2022PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Updated Power of Attorney

Oct 26, 2022PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Updated Mandatory Notices

Oct 26, 2022PAPERPATENT OWNER

Institution Decision: Grant

Sep 1, 2022PAPERBOARD

Scheduling Order

Sep 1, 2022PAPERBOARD

ORDER Granting Petitioners Motions for Withdrawal and Substitution of Counsel 37 C.F.R. 42.10

Jul 26, 2022PAPERBOARD

PATENT OWNERS SUR-REPLY TO PETITIONERS AUTHORIZED REPLY TO PATENT OWNER���S PRELIMINARY RESPONSE

Jul 19, 2022PAPERPATENT OWNER

Petitioner's Motion to Withdraw

Jul 12, 2022PAPERPETITIONER

Petitioner's Updated Mandatory Notices

Jul 12, 2022PAPERPETITIONER

Petitioner's Authorized Reply to Patent Owner's Preliminary Response

Jul 12, 2022PAPERPETITIONER

July 5, 2022 email from the Board authorizing preliminary reply and sur-reply

Jul 12, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

Services, Clean Fleet, U.S. Well Services, http://uswellservices.com/services/ (last visited on Nov. 15, 2021)

Jul 12, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

Patent Owners Updated Mandatory Notices

Jun 28, 2022PAPERPATENT OWNER

Order: Panel Change Order

Jun 21, 2022PAPERBOARD

Ex. 3001

Jun 14, 2022EXHIBITBOARD

Order: Order Excusing Late Filing

Jun 14, 2022PAPERBOARD

IPR2022-00610 - POPR

Jun 10, 2022PAPERPATENT OWNER

Kendrick US8905056

Jun 10, 2022EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

FH 16158756 - Part 1

Jun 10, 2022EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Ex. 2002 FH 16158756 - Part 2

Jun 10, 2022EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

FH 16158756 - Part 3

Jun 10, 2022EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

FH 16158756 - Part 4

Jun 10, 2022EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

FH 16158756 - Part 5

Jun 10, 2022EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

FH 16158756 - Part 6

Jun 10, 2022EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

FH 16158756 - Part 7

Jun 10, 2022EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

FH 16158756 - Part 8

Jun 10, 2022EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

15145414 FH

Jun 10, 2022EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Bonner US2753940

Jun 10, 2022EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

FH_US9410410

Jun 10, 2022EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Robert Schaaf Declaration (_824)

Jun 10, 2022EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner Power of Attorney

Mar 22, 2022PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner Mandatory Notices

Mar 22, 2022PAPERPATENT OWNER

Notice: Notice filing date accorded

Mar 9, 2022PAPERBOARD

U.S. Patent No. 10,934,824 by Jared Oehring et al. (the 824 Patent)

Mar 1, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

Excerpted File History for U.S. Patent No. 10,934,824 (Application No. 16/158,756) (824 Patent File History)

Mar 1, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 10,119,381 by Jared Oehring et al. entitled System for Reducing Vibrations in a Pressure Pumping Fleet (the 381 Patent)

Mar 1, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

Excerpted File History for U.S. Patent No. 10,119,381 (Application No. 15/145,414) (381 Patent File History)

Mar 1, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 9,410,410 by Joel Broussard et al. entitled System for Pumping Hydraulic Fracturing Fluid using Electric Pumps (the 410 Patent) (CIP-parent)

Mar 1, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

Provisional Application No. 62/242,173 (Provisional)

Mar 1, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2010/0193057 to Garner et al. entitled Discharge Arm Assembly for Pumping Units (Garner)

Mar 1, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2013/0306322 to Sanborn et al. entitled System and Process for Extracting Oil and Gas by Hydraulic Fracturing (Sanborn)

Mar 1, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

Mohinder L. Nayyar, Piping Handbook (7th Edition), 1999 (Piping Handbook)

Mar 1, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

Wire Rope Isolator Technologies, ITT Enidine, Inc., (March 29, 2014) (Enidine), available at: http://web.archive.org/web/20140329090440/http://www.enidine.com/pdffiles/WR_Catalog_2012.pdf

Mar 1, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 10,690,131 by Rashid et al. entitled Method and System for Minimizing Vibration in a Multi-Pump Arrangement (Rashid)

Mar 1, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

PCT International Patent Application Publication WO 00/47893 by Burns entitled Fluid Pulsation Stabilizer, System, and Method (Burns)

Mar 1, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

Declaration of Nathaniel E Frank-White of the Internet Archive authenticating Exhibit 1011

Mar 1, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

Gardner Denver Inc., Well Servicing Pump, Model GD-2500Q, GD-2500Q-HD, Quintuplex Pumps, Super GWS Fluid End (Uni-Flange) Parts List, 310FWF997 Revision A, published in September 2011, Tulsa, OK, USA

Mar 1, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

J.C. Wachel et al., Analysis of Vibration and Failure Problems in Reciprocating Triplex Pumps for Oil Pipelines, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, presented February 17-21, 1985 (Wachel)

Mar 1, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

FMC Technologies, Flowline Products and Services World Proven Chiksan and Weco Equipment, (March 28, 2015) PART 1

Mar 1, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

FMC Technologies, Flowline Products and Services World Proven Chiksan and Weco Equipment, (March 28, 2015) PART 2

Mar 1, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

Chiksan Original Swivel Joints, A complete line of swivel joints for drilling, production, and well servicing (November 1996)

Mar 1, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

FlowValve, Worlds Best Swivel Joints, (Jan. 17, 2015), available at https://web.archive.org/web/20150117041757/http://www.flowvalve.com/swivels

Mar 1, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 3,347,570 to Roessler entitled Swivel Joint and Packing Therefor (Roessler)

Mar 1, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 3,967,841 to Kendrick et al. entitled High Pressure Tubular Swivel Joint (Kendrick-841)

Mar 1, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 8,905,056 to Kendrick entitled Systems and Methods for Routing Pressurized Fluid (Kendrick-056)

Mar 1, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 10,302,079 to Kendrick entitled Methods and Systems for Routing Pressurized Fluid Utilizing Articulating Arms (Kendrick-079)

Mar 1, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

Victualic Couplings, Vibration Attenuation Characteristics, Victaulic Company, October 2014

Mar 1, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

David Hudson et al., Modeling Victaulic Couplings in Piping Stress Analysis Programs, Victaulic Company, WP-18 6685 Rev. B, March 19, 2013

Mar 1, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

Victaulic, AGS Flexible Coupling Style W77 (April 23, 2015), available at: https://web.archive.org/web/20150423052817/http:/www.victaulic.com/en/products-services/products/style-w77-ags-flexible-coupling/

Mar 1, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

Victaulic Advanced Groove System (AGS) Large Diameter Solutions (April 19, 2015), available at: https://web.archive.org/web/20150419063052/http:/www.victaulic.com/en/businesses-solutions/solutions/advanced-groove-system/

Mar 1, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

Victaulic, Accommodating Seismic Movement (April 12, 2015), available at https://web.archive.org/web/20150412042941/http:/www.victaulic.com/en/businesses-solutions/solutions/accommodating-seismic-movement/

Mar 1, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 7,341,287 to Gibb et al. entitled Deformable Mechanical Pipe Coupling (Gibb-287)

Mar 1, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. RE44,444 to Dole et al. entitled Method of Joining Pipes in End to End Relation (Dole-444)

Mar 1, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 8,556,302 to Dole entitled Pivoting Pipe Coupling Having a Movable Gripping Body (Dole-302)

Mar 1, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 1,967,466 to Damsel entitled Flexible Pipe Coupling (Damsel)

Mar 1, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 1,541,601 to Tribe entitled Pipe Joint (Tribe)

Mar 1, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

Thorndike Saville, The Victaulic Pipe Joint, Journal (American Water Works Association), November 1922, Vol. 9 No. 6, pp. 921-927 (Saville)

Mar 1, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

P.S. Balaji et al., Wire rope isolators for vibration isolation of equipment and structures, IP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 2015

Mar 1, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 5,549,285 to Collins entitled Wire Rope Isolator with Crimp Bar and Method for Making the Same (Collins)

Mar 1, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 6,406,011 to Kosar et al. entitled Wire Rope Isolator with Pinned Bar and Method for Making Same (Kosar)

Mar 1, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 5,791,636 to Lozuik entitled Compact Profile Wire Cable Isolator and Energy Absorbing Restraint (Lozuik)

Mar 1, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 4,783,038 to Gilbert et al. entitled Isolator Apparatus (Gilbert)

Mar 1, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

CoorsTek FlowGuard Pulsation Dampeners (February 23, 2015) available at: https://web.archive.org/web/20150223101630/http://www.coorstek.com/markets/energy_equipment/oil-gas/flowguard.php

Mar 1, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

CoorsTek FlowGuard Products (September 15, 2014) available at: https://web.archive.org/web/20140915230538/http://coorstek.com/resource-library/library/8510-1747-FlowGuard-Pulsation-Dampers.pdf

Mar 1, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

Mark's Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers, Eleventh Edition, McGraw-Hill Companies, New York, 2007 (Marks Handbook)

Mar 1, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent Publication No. 2012/0255734 to Coli et al. entitled Mobile, Modular, Electrically Powered System for Use in Fracturing Underground Formations (Coli)

Mar 1, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent Publication No. 2013/0078114 to Van Rijswick et al. entitled Phase Shift Controller for a Reciprocating Pump System (Van Rijswick)

Mar 1, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

Michael Morton, Unlocking the Earth: A Short History of Hydraulic Fracturing, GEO ExPro, Vol. 10, No. 6, December 2013

Mar 1, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

Expert Declaration of Dr. Robert A. Durham in Support of Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 10,934,824, with CV attached as Appendix A (Durham Decl.)

Mar 1, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

Declaration of Dr. Sylvia Hall-Ellis authenticating Exhibit 1010

Mar 1, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

Power of Attorney

Mar 1, 2022PAPERPETITIONER

Petition for Inter Partes Review

Mar 1, 2022PAPERPETITIONER