The detailed information for PTAB case with proceeding number IPR2024-00385 filed by SCOUT ENERGY MANAGEMENT, LLC et al. against Pilot Intellectual Property, LLC et al. on Jan 23, 2024. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Case Details

Proceeding Number
IPR2024-00385
Filing Date
Jan 23, 2024
Petitioner
SCOUT ENERGY MANAGEMENT, LLC et al.
Respondent
Pilot Intellectual Property, LLC et al.
Status
Terminated-Settled
Respondent Application Number
12122336
Respondent Tech Center
3700
Respondent Patent Number
8505332
Institution Decision Date
Aug 9, 2024
Termination Date
Jul 1, 2025

Proceeding Documents

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Exhibit 3001

Jul 1, 2025EXHIBITBOARD

TERMINATION Due to Settlement After Institution of Trial 35 U.S.C. § 317; 37 C.F.R. § 42.74

Jul 1, 2025PAPERBOARD

JOINT MOTION TO TERMINATE PROCEEDING

Jun 25, 2025PAPERPETITIONER

Confidential Settlement Agreement

Jun 25, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

JOINT REQUEST TO TREAT AS CONFIDENTIAL AND KEEP SEPARATE PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R § 42.74(C)

Jun 25, 2025PAPERPETITIONER

Other: Hearing transcript

Jun 5, 2025PAPERBOARD

Petitioner's LEAP Request GRANTED Alexander T. Piala

May 9, 2025PAPERBOARD

Petitioner's Demonstratives

May 9, 2025PAPERPETITIONER

Patent Owner's Demonstratives

May 9, 2025PAPERPATENT OWNER

Panel Change Order

May 6, 2025PAPERBOARD

ORDER Setting Oral Argument 37 C.F.R. § 42.70

Apr 18, 2025PAPERBOARD

Patent Owner's Response to Petitioners' Motion to Strike

Apr 11, 2025PAPERPATENT OWNER

Petitioners' Motion to Strike

Apr 4, 2025PAPERPETITIONER

PETITIONERS’ REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT

Mar 28, 2025PAPERPETITIONER

Patent Owner's Request for Oral Argument

Mar 28, 2025PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Sur-Reply

Mar 21, 2025PAPERPATENT OWNER

Summary of Charts Demonstrating that Pilot's CO2Flex® Plants Do Not Perform All of the Steps of the '332 Patent Claim 5

Mar 21, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Monell 20 Chart Demonstrating that Pilot's Monell 20 CO2Flex® Plant Did Not Perform All of the Steps of the '332 Patent Claim 5

Mar 21, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Goldsmith - Golden Hammer Chart Demonstrating that Pilot’s Goldsmith - Golden Hammer CO2Flex® Plant Does Not Perform All of the Steps of the ‘332 Patent Claim 5

Mar 21, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Weyburn Chart Demonstrating that Pilot’s Weyburn 20 CO2Flex® Plant Does Not Perform All of the Steps of the ‘332 Patent Claim 5

Mar 21, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Wellman Chart Demonstrating that Pilot’s Wellman CO2Flex® Plant Does Not Perform All of the Steps of the ‘332 Patent Claim 5

Mar 21, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Monell 120 Chart Demonstrating that Pilot’s Monell 120 CO2Flex® Plant Does Not Perform All of the Steps of the ‘332 Patent Claim 5

Mar 21, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Claims 4 and 7 Analysis of the Three Examples in the ‘332 Patent

Mar 21, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Claim 5 Analysis of the Three Examples in the ‘332 Patent

Mar 21, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's [Fifth] Updated Exhibit List (Adding Exs. 2078-85)

Mar 21, 2025PAPERPATENT OWNER

PETITIONER'S REPLY TO PATENT OWNER RESPONSE

Feb 21, 2025PAPERPETITIONER

Deposition of Mr. Bors

Feb 21, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Deposition of Mr. Prim

Feb 21, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

PETITIONERS' NOTICE OF DEPOSITION OF ERIC PRIM

Jan 22, 2025PAPERPETITIONER

PETITIONERS' NOTICE OF DEPOSITION OF TREVOR BORS

Jan 22, 2025PAPERPETITIONER

Petitioners' Objections to Patent Owner's Exhibits

Dec 2, 2024PAPERPETITIONER

Patent Owner's Response

Nov 22, 2024PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's [Fourth] Updated Exhibit List (Adding Exs. 2028-77)

Nov 22, 2024PAPERPATENT OWNER

Declaration of Trevor Bors (Nov. 22, 2024)

Nov 22, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Declaration of Eric Prim (Nov. 22, 2024)

Nov 22, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Holloman Job No. 3228

Nov 22, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exxon Means Proposals (sketches & notes)

Nov 22, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exxon Means project development – HYSYS process simulation (August 9, 2001)

Nov 22, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exxon Means III_50 MMSCFD Case_Preliminary P&ID Diagram

Nov 22, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exxon Means project development – Equipment needed (August 16, 2001)

Nov 22, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exxon Means - Material Balance of Gas Available for Processing (January 5, 2002)

Nov 22, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exxon Means Optimization (November 17, 2002)

Nov 22, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exxon Means Processing Proposal (December 17, 2002)

Nov 22, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exxon Means GCF Operations Initial Proposal (January 25, 2003)

Nov 22, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exxon Means Processing Proposal (January 30, 2003)

Nov 22, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exxon Means Processing Proposal (March 27, 2003)

Nov 22, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exxon Means San Andres Unit - Means Field - Hydrocarbon Gas Production Forecast (June 2003)

Nov 22, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exxon Means NGL Recovery Proposal e-mail (July 16, 2003)

Nov 22, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exxon Means Processing Information (July 21, 2003)

Nov 22, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exxon Means project development – Process Flow Diagram ("PFD") Front Page (July 21, 2003)

Nov 22, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exxon Means project development

Nov 22, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exxon Means Optimization (November 17, 2002 Optimization Corrected for Presentation (August 30, 2003)

Nov 22, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/938,726, filed May 18, 2007 (‘322 Patent Provisional Application)

Nov 22, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

NGL Recovery in CO2 Floods, Options and Reasons (December 2011)

Nov 22, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

NGL Recovery in CO2 Floods, Options and Reasons (July 11-12, 2012)

Nov 22, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Rangely Weber Sand Unit Case History (July 12, 2012)

Nov 22, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

New Process Recovers NGLs From CO2, Naomi Baker, The American Oil & Gas Reporter (February 2013)

Nov 22, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Summary of Charts Demonstrating that Pilot’s CO2Flex® Plants Perform the Steps of the Challenged ‘332 Patent Claims 1-4, 6-7

Nov 22, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Monell 20 Chart Demonstrating One-to One Correspondence between Challenged ‘332 Patent Claims 1-4, 6-7 and Monell 20 CO2Flex® Plant

Nov 22, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Monell 20 NGL Recovery Plant, Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (April 9. 2007 – Revised per PHA Review)

Nov 22, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Monell 20 CO2Flex® Plant, Process Flow Diagrams, NGL Fractionation System (November 11, 2024)

Nov 22, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

HYSYS Chemical Process Simulation, Monell 20, (May 3, 2007 [regenerated November 11, 2024])

Nov 22, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Goldsmith - Golden Hammer Chart Demonstrating One-to One Correspondence between Challenged ‘332 Patent Claims 1-4, 6-7 and Goldsmith - Golden Hammer CO2Flex® Plant

Nov 22, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Goldsmith Processing Plant, Process Flow Diagram, Project No. 5100928 (March 13, 2012 – Final Design)

Nov 22, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Mobile Analytical Labs, Inc., Goldsmith Feed Gas Analysis Gas Extended Analysis (2012-10-12), and Gas Analysis Report (2018-01-11)

Nov 22, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Pantechs Laboratories, Goldsmith Feed Gas Analysis C6+ Gas-Vapor Fractional Analysis (2017-01-08)

Nov 22, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Weyburn Chart Demonstrating One-to One Correspondence between Challenged ‘332 Patent Claims 1-4, 6-7 and Weyburn 20 CO2Flex® Plant

Nov 22, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Weyburn NGL Recovery Plant, Process Flow Diagram and Material Balance (April 23, 2012 – Approved)

Nov 22, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Bureau Veritas Laboratories, Weyburn Plant Gas Analysis, Extended Gas Analysis (2020-12-15)

Nov 22, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Wellman Chart Demonstrating One-to One Correspondence between Challenged ‘332 Patent Claims 1-4, 6-7 and Wellman CO2Flex® Plant

Nov 22, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Wellman CO2Flex® Plant, Process Flow Diagram (February 19, 2015 – Final as Built)

Nov 22, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Wellman CO2Flex® Plant, Corrected Stream Table

Nov 22, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Pantechs Laboratories, Wellman Plant Gas Analysis, C6+ Gas-Vapor Fractional Analysis (2018-01-17)

Nov 22, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Pantechs Laboratories, Wellman Plant, Extended Crude Oil Fractional Analysis (2017-01-04)

Nov 22, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Monell 120 Chart Demonstrating One-to One Correspondence between Challenged ‘332 Patent Claims 1-4, 6-7 and Monell 20 CO2Flex® Plant

Nov 22, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Monell 120 CO2Flex® Plant, Process Flow Diagram, Project No. 14154 (July 31, 2015 – Issued Final)

Nov 22, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

American Mobile Research, Inc., Monell Plant Extended Hydrocarbon Gas and Liquid Analysis (2016-08-31)

Nov 22, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Financials

Nov 22, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Maintenance Fee Record for U.S. Patent No. 4,753,666 (“Pastor”)

Nov 22, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Google Earth Images – Chevron Mabee CO2 Recycle Facility (02/21/2013) (before addition of NGL Recovery Plant)

Nov 22, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Google Earth Images – Chevron Mabee CO2 Recycle Facility (10/4/2014) (after addition of NGL Recovery Plant)

Nov 22, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Comparison of Pilot Monell 20 CO2Flex® Plant to Chevron Mabee NGL Recovery Plant

Nov 22, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

E-mail from Julie K. Huff, Chevron Facilities Engineer – CO2 Injection Projects (November 11, 2008)

Nov 22, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Joint Notice of Stipulation (second) to Change Scheduling Order Due Dates

Nov 16, 2024PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's [Third] Updated Exhibit List (adding Exs. 2024-27)

Nov 8, 2024PAPERPATENT OWNER

Transcript (Full) of Deposition of David A. Rockstraw (Oct. 18, 2024)

Nov 8, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

GPA Engineering Data Book (12th Ed. 2006, FPS version) (Sections 1-15) (Part 1 of 3) (replacing Ex. 2005)

Nov 8, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

GPA Engineering Data Book (12th Ed. 2006, FPS version) (Sections 16-23) (Part 2 of 3) (replacing Ex. 2005)

Nov 8, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

GPA Engineering Data Book (12th Ed. 2006, FPS version) (Sections 24-26) (Part 3 of 3) (replacing Ex. 2005)

Nov 8, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Order: ORDER Conduct of the Proceeding Denying Patent Owner’s Motion for Additional Discovery 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.5, 42.51(b)(2)(i)

Nov 5, 2024PAPERBOARD

Joint Notice of Stipulation to Change Scheduling Order Due Dates

Oct 29, 2024PAPERPATENT OWNER

Notice of Deposition of Dr. David Rockstraw

Oct 6, 2024PAPERPATENT OWNER

PETITIONERS’ OPPOSITION TO PATENT OWNER’S MOTION FOR ADDITIONAL DISCOVERY

Sep 20, 2024PAPERPETITIONER

United States Patent No. 4,753,666 ("Pastor")

Sep 14, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Naomi Baker e-mail "Memo to file. conversation with Allen Hein, Chevron" (2012-02-12) (highlighted)

Sep 14, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Notice Letter from Pilot Energy Solutions to Chevron (August 15, 2013)

Sep 14, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Response Letter from Chevron to Pilot Energy Solutions (August 29, 2013) (attaching Pastor '666 Patent)

Sep 14, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Pilot Energy Solutions, LLC et al. v. Chevron U.S.A. Inc. et al., Case No. 4:23-cv-02505-AHB, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, Order on Defendants' Motion to Dismiss (Granting in Part, Denying in Part) (Doc. 41)

Sep 14, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Pilot Energy Solutions, LLC et al. v. Chevron U.S.A. Inc. et al., Case No. 4:23-cv-02505-AHB, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, Agreed Joint Motion to Stay Pending Final Written Decision in Inter Partes Review Proceedings (Doc. 42)

Sep 14, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

OSHA § 1910.119(d)(3)(i)(B) (requiring “Piping and instrument diagrams (P&ID’s)” for Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals) (highlighted)

Sep 14, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Chevron Mabee Plant Air Permit Application – Texas Commission for Environmental Quality (“TCEQ”) (November 5, 2012)

Sep 14, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's [Second] Updated Exhibit List (Adding Exs. 2014-23)

Sep 14, 2024PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Motion for Additional Discovery

Sep 13, 2024PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Proposed Discovery Requests (including Annotated Ex. 2012, Fig. 3)

Sep 13, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Claim Chart_'332 Patent Claims 1-4 6-7_Secondary Considerations_Copying

Sep 13, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Institution Decision: Grant

Aug 9, 2024PAPERBOARD

Order: Scheduling Order

Aug 9, 2024PAPERBOARD

Patent Owner's Sur-Reply to Petitioners' Reply to Patent Owner's Preliminary Response

Jun 20, 2024PAPERPATENT OWNER

Petitioners Reply to Patent Owner's Preliminary Response

Jun 13, 2024PAPERPETITIONER

Patent Owner's First Updated Mandatory Notices

Jun 10, 2024PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Updated Exhibit List

Jun 10, 2024PAPERPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2013 - Canada Patent No. 294,939 (Prosecution File History – including Re-examination)

Jun 10, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Table of Similarities

May 14, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

GPA Engineering Data Book (12th Ed. 2006, FPS version)_Part 1 of 3

May 14, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

U.S. Patent No. 4,318,723 (“Cryogenic Distillative Separation of Acid Gases from Methane”)

May 14, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

U.S. Patent No. 4,462,814 (“Distillative Separations of Gas Mixtures Containing Methane, Carbon Dioxide and Other Components”)

May 14, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Holmes AS, Ryan JM, Price BC, Styring RE. Process Improves Acid Gas Separation. Hydrocarbon Processing 1982; 61:131– 136

May 14, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Hannah Kent-Webb PhD, Best Practices for Biological Sample Storage and Management. Biocompare. (Oct. 2022)

May 14, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Vortex Expansion Devices for High Temperature Cryogenics. Proceedings of The 26th Intersociety Energy Convention Engineering Conference (1991)

May 14, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Penflex Engineering Bulletin #113 (including table from The American Society of Materials “ASM Specialty Handbook: Stainless Steels,” published in 1994)

May 14, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Hydrate Formation in Chevron Mabee Unit for NGL Recovery and CO2 Purification for EOR (Submitted to Gas Processors Association 2017)

May 14, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner Preliminary Response

May 13, 2024PAPERPATENT OWNER

Declaration of Trevor Bors

May 13, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Curriculum Vitae of Trevor Bors

May 13, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

U.S. Patent No. 4,529,411 (“Goddin”)

May 13, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Notice : Mandatory Notice

Feb 13, 2024PAPERPATENT OWNER

Notice: Notice filing date accorded

Feb 12, 2024PAPERBOARD

PETITION FOR INTER PARTES REVIEW OF U.S. PATENT NO. 8,505,332

Jan 23, 2024PAPERPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 8,505,332

Jan 23, 2024EXHIBITPETITIONER

Declaration of Dr. David Rockstraw

Jan 23, 2024EXHIBITPETITIONER

Prosecution History of the '332 Patent

Jan 23, 2024EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 4,474,591

Jan 23, 2024EXHIBITPETITIONER

Reducing Carbon Dioxide Emissions with Enhanced Oil Recovery...("Aycaguer")

Jan 23, 2024EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 4,976,849

Jan 23, 2024EXHIBITPETITIONER

Treating Acid & Sour Gas: CO2 Recovery by the Ryan/Holmes Process (“Ryan”)

Jan 23, 2024EXHIBITPETITIONER

Declaration of Dr. Sylvia Hall-Ellis

Jan 23, 2024EXHIBITPETITIONER

Original Complaint, 4:23-cv-02505, DI. 1

Jan 23, 2024EXHIBITPETITIONER

Pilot Tests Prove Ryan/Holmes Cryogenic Acid Gas/Hydrocarbon ...("Holmes")

Jan 23, 2024EXHIBITPETITIONER

Plaintiffs' Response in Opposition to Defendants' Motion to Dismiss...

Jan 23, 2024EXHIBITPETITIONER

Separation Process Engineering ("Wankat")

Jan 23, 2024EXHIBITPETITIONER

Scheduling Order, 4:23-cv-02505, D.I. 27

Jan 23, 2024EXHIBITPETITIONER

Comparison of Districts

Jan 23, 2024EXHIBITPETITIONER

Curriculum Vitae of Dr. David Rockstraw

Jan 23, 2024EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 4,563,202

Jan 23, 2024EXHIBITPETITIONER

https://trc.nist.gov/cryogenics/aboutCryogenics.html ("About Cryonics")

Jan 23, 2024EXHIBITPETITIONER

Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, Volume 18 ("Kirk")

Jan 23, 2024EXHIBITPETITIONER

Organic Chemistry, Fourth Edition ("Morrison")

Jan 23, 2024EXHIBITPETITIONER

Perry’s Chemical Engineers’ Handbook, Seventh Edition ("Perry")

Jan 23, 2024EXHIBITPETITIONER

Applied Thermodynamics ("DePriester")

Jan 23, 2024EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 4,070,165

Jan 23, 2024EXHIBITPETITIONER

Schlumberger Energy Glossary Entry for "Natural Gas Liquids"

Jan 23, 2024EXHIBITPETITIONER

Sizing of Throttling Device for Gas/Liquid Two-Phase Flow Part 1:("Diener")

Jan 23, 2024EXHIBITPETITIONER

Notice : Power of Attorney-Scout

Jan 23, 2024PAPERPETITIONER

Notice : Power of Attorney-Chevron

Jan 23, 2024PAPERPETITIONER