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Joint Motion to Terminate Proceeding as to Interstate Power & Light Co. and Wisconsin Power & Light Co.

Exhibit 1137 - Confidential Business Information

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Petitioner, PacifiCorp's, Power of Attorney

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Panel Change Order

Patent Owner's Motion to Seal

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ORDER Granting Patent Owner’s Motions for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Justin T. Nemunaitis and Richard Cochrane 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c)

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Patent Owner's Motion to Seal

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Patent Owner's Reply to Petitioners' Brief Opposing Patent Owner's Brief Regarding Discretionary Denial

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Patent Owner's Motion to Seal

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G.W. Lisk Company, Inc. v. Gits Manufacturing Company, 4:17-cv- 00273 (S.D. Iowa) (Docket Sheet)

In re: Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. Patent Litig., No. 4:24-md- 03132-SHL-WPK, ECF 131 (S.D. Iowa May 22, 2025) (Order Denying Without Prejudice Pre-Institution Stay)

In re: Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. Patent Litig., No. 4:24-md- 03132-SHL-WPK, ECF 111 (S.D. Iowa Apr. 18, 2025) (Order re: Petitioners’ Deadline to File Surreply)

In re: Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. Patent Litig., No. 4:24-md- 03132-SHL-WPK, ECF 19 (S.D. Iowa Jan 10, 2025) (Order on Motions to Dismiss and Motion to Sever)

In re: Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. Patent Litig., No. 4:24-md- 03132-SHL-WPK, ECF 1 (S.D. Iowa December 17, 2024) (MDL Transfer Order)

In re: Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. Patent Litig., No. 4:24-md- 03132-SHL-WPK, ECF 129 (S.D. Iowa May 21, 2025) (Petitioners’ Reply Brief In Support of Motion to Stay Pending Inter Partes Review)

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Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. v. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., No. 19-1334-RGACJB ECF 130 (D. Del. July 15, 2020) (First Amended Complaint for Patent Infringement)

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1990 Clean Air Act Amendment Summary_ Title III _ Overview

2026 EPA Report to Congress

2027 PTC Facility Description

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LigniteHgCtrl Kickoff Meeting Part 2

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October 2003 report to DOE

October 2003 report to DOE

FINAL JHP-ARSS-SEAs_for_Mercury_Control doc

Cleaner Power Plants _ Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) _ US EPA

Order Denying Motions to Stay and Motion to Compel

Refined Coal Supply Agreemen (ALLIANT-ME2C-004484)

Contract for Purchase of Refined Coal (MEC001747)

Contract for Purchase of Refined Coal (MEC001916)

Contract for Purchase of Refined Coal (MEC001954)

Contract for Purchase of Refined Coal (MEC001832)

License and Services Agreement (WEC000001)

Control of Mercury Emissions from Coal-Fired Electric Utility Boilers - interim report

430 file history - Part 1

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Patent Owner's Preliminary Response

Joint Motion for Entry of the Default Protective Order

POPR Discretionary Denial Brief

Original Complaint for Patent Infringement-ME2C v. Vistra (D.Del)

Transcript of Jury Trial-ME2C v. Gallagher & Co (D.Del)

Non-Final Judgment Following Jury Verdict-ME2C v. Gallagher & Co (D.Del)

Case Management Order

Complaint for Patent Infringement

PacifiCorp's First Amended Answer (Redacted)

MidAmerican's First Amended Answer (Redacted)

WPLC's First Amended Answer (Redacted)

Pilot- and Full-Scale Demonstration-Quarterly Report

Pilot- and Full-Scale Demonstration-Final Report

Mercury Control Technologies for Electric Utilities-Final Report

Center for Air Toxic Metals, 2003 Research Ideas

Document Metadata for Center for Air Toxic Metals, 2003 Research Ideas

Declaration of Inventor John Pavlish

ME2C Brief in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction

Defs Brief in Support of Response to Motion for Preliminary Injunction (Redacted)

ME2C Reply Brief in Support of Preliminary Injunction (Redacted)

DTE Electric Company Affiliates Report-MPSC Form P521

First Amended Complaint (D.Del)

Petitioners’ Updated Exhibit List

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Petitioners WPL and IPL’s Stipulation Regarding District Court Proceedings

Notice: Notice filing date accorded

Admission for Pro Hac Vice of Justin T. Nemunaitis

Declaration of Justin T. Nemunaitis in Support of Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice

Admission for Pro Hac Vice of Richard Cochrane

Declaration of Richard Cochrane in Support of Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice

Notice: Mandatory Notice

Notice: Power of Attorney

Curriculum Vitae of Dr. Stephen Niksa

Family Tree of ME2C Patents

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U.S. Patent Pub. No. 2008/0107579 to Downs et al.

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MASSDep BWP "Evaluation of the Technological and Economic Feasibility...

Sjostrom, "Full Scale Evaluations of Mercury Control Technologies with PRB

Eckberg et al., "Mercury Control Evaluation of Halogen Injection into a TX

U.S. Patent Pub. No. 2006/0048646 to Olson et al.

U.S. Patent No. 6,953,494 to Nelson

U.S. Patent No. 7,514,052 to Lissianski et al.

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Babcock & Wilcox, Steam: its generation and use, 40th ed., Part 1

Babcock & Wilcox, Steam: its generation and use, 40th ed., Part 2

Bustard et al. "Full Scale Evaluation of Sorbent Injection for Mercury...

U.S. Patent No. 1,984,164 to Stock et al.

Electric Utilities Environment Conference 2005 Handout

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Redline comparison between US Pub No 2008/0107579 & US Prov No 60/555,353

CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 86th Ed.; Lide, D.R., ed.

Chu, “"Power Plant Evaluation of the Effect of SCR Technology on Mercury"

Evan J. Granite et al., "Sorbents for Mercury Removal from Flue Gas,"

Feeley et al "A Review of DOE/NETL's Mercury Control Technology R&D Program

Oxtoby et al., Principles of Modern Chemistry, 4th ed

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Puri, Surface Complexes on Carbons in CHEMISTRY&PHYSICS OF CARBON, Part 1

Puri, Surface Complexes on Carbons in CHEMISTRY&PHYSICS OF CARBON, Part 2

Puri, Surface Complexes on Carbons in CHEMISTRY&PHYSICS OF CARBON, Part 3

Puri, Surface Complexes on Carbons in CHEMISTRY&PHYSICS OF CARBON, Part 4

Huggins et al., "XAFS Examination of Mercury Sorption on Three Activated...

Niksa et al., Predicting Complete Hg Speciation Along Coal-Fired Utility...

Laudal et al, Evaluation of Mercury Speciation at Power Plants Using SCR...

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U.S. Patent No. 5,695,726 to Lerner

Carey et al, Factors Affecting Mercury Control in Utility Flue Gas Using...

NETL - Mercury Emissions Control , February, 2003

Proposed National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants

U.S. EPA, "Study of Hazardous Air Pollutant Emissions from Electric Utility

U.S. EPA, "Mercury Study Report to Congress Volume 1: Executive Summary"

US EPA, AP-42: External Combustion Sources, Chapter 1: Fifth Edition, Vol 1

U.S. DOE, Mercury Emissions Control - Regulatory Drivers

Clean Air Mercury Rule: Basic Information

EPA Newsroom, “EPA Announces First-Ever Rule to Reduce Mercury Emissions...

EPA Newsroom, "Public Comment Period Begins for Proposed Power Plant Reg...

EPA Newsroom, "EPA Supplements Proposal to Reduce Power Plant Mercury...

Sjostrom et al., "Field Studies of Mercury Control Using Injected Sorbents"

EPA "Mercury Study Report to Congress Volume VIII: An Evaluation of Mercury

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AWMA Website, AWMA 2002 Conference Top Ten Reasons

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AWMA Website, AWMA Bookstore Page, Order form for 2002 AWMA Conference CD

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U.S. Patent No. 8,821,819

U.S. Patent No. 9,757,689

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Deposition Transcript of Phillip O’Keefe Vol. 1, Mar. 2, 2023

Deposition Transcript of Phillip O’Keefe Vol. 2, Mar. 3, 2023

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File History of U.S. Patent Application No. 15/951,970. Part 2

File History of U.S. Patent Application No. 15/951,970, Part 3

File History of U.S. Patent Application No. 15/951,970, Part 4

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U.S. Patent No. 8,168,147

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U.S. Patent No. 10,589,225

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File History of U.S. Patent Application No. 14/712,558, Part 2

File History of U.S. Patent Application No. 14/712,558, Part 3

U.S. Patent No. 10,596,517 to Olson et al.

Deposition Transcript of Edwin Olson (Aug. 26, 2022) (excerpted)

Deposition Transcript of Michael Holmes (Aug. 24, 2022) (excerpted)

Deposition Transcript of John Pavlish (Aug. 25, 2022) (excerpted)

Affidavit of Tanya Zeif, Custodian of Records for Internet Archive, 1/10/25

Affidavit of T. Zeif, Cust. of Records for Internet Arch., 1/13/25, Part 1

Affidavit of T. Zeif, Cust. of Records for Internet Arch., 1/13/25, Part 2

Affidavit of T. Zeif, Cust. of Records for Internet Arch., 1/13/25, Part 3

Affidavit of T. Zeif, Cust. of Records for Internet Arch., 1/13/25, Part 4

Declaration of Dr. Stephen Niksa

PETITION FOR INTER PARTES REVIEW of Patent No. 10,596,517

PETITIONERS' EXPLANATION REGARDING THE NECESSITY OF MULTIPLE PETITIONS

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company Power of Attorney

Interstate Power & Light Company Power of Attorney

MidAmerican Energy Company Power of Attorney

PacifiCorp Power of Attorney

WEC Energy Group, Inc. Power of Attorney

Wisconsin Power & Light Company Power of Attorney