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Exergen Corporation v. KAZ USA, Inc. DC CAFC
- 1:13-cv-10628
- D. Mass.
- Judge: Richard G. Stearns
- Filed: 03/18/2013
- Closed: 01/22/2016
- Latest Docket Entry: 06/15/2018
- PACER
1
Plaintiff
1
Defendant
1
Accused
Product
2
Patents-in-Suit
1,041
Days in
Litigation
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Exergen Corporation v. KAZ USA, Inc. DC CAFC
- 1:13-cv-10628
- D. Mass.
- Judge: Richard G. Stearns
- Filed: 03/18/2013
- Closed: 01/22/2016
- Latest Docket Entry: 06/15/2018
- PACER
Market Sector
Medical
Assigned Judge
Outcome Summary
Patent Information
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Validity & Enforceability
| Claim # | Claim Text | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 17 |
The method of claim 14 further comprising determining the body temperature approximation based on ambient temperature to which the human body is exposed.
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Valid (103 and 112)
Entry 355 |
| 24 |
The method of claim 14 wherein the artery is a temporal artery.
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Valid (103 and 112)
Entry 355 |
| 27 |
The method of claim 26 wherein the body temperature approximation corresponds to an oral measurement.
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Invalid (101)
Entry 295 |
| 29 |
The method of claim 26 further comprising determining the body temperature approximation based on ambient temperature to which the human body is exposed.
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Invalid (101)
Entry 295 |
| 33 |
The method of claim 26 further comprising moving the radiation detector to scan the region of the skin over the artery.
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Valid (103 and 112)
Entry 355 |
| 37 |
The method of claim 26 wherein the artery is a temporal artery.
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Invalid (101)
Entry 295 |
| 39 |
A body temperature detector comprising: a radiation detector; electronics that measure radiation from at least three readings per second of the radiation detector as target skin surface over an artery is viewed and that process the detected radiation
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Valid (103 and 112)
Entry 355 |
| 40 |
The body temperature detector claimed in claim 39 wherein the body temperature corresponds to an oral measurement.
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Valid (103 and 112)
Entry 355 |
| 46 |
The body temperature detector of claim 39 wherein the artery is a temporal artery.
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Valid (103 and 112)
Entry 355 |
| 49 |
The body temperature detector of claim 48 wherein the artery is a temporal artery.
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Valid (103 and 112)
Entry 355 |
| 56 |
The method of claim 54 wherein the region of the skin is over a temporal artery.
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Invalid (101)
Entry 295 |
| 60 |
A method as claimed in claim 57 further comprising providing a body temperature approximation based on ambient temperature to which the human body is exposed and the peak temperature reading.
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Valid (103 and 112)
Entry 355 |
| 66 |
A method as claimed in claim 57 wherein the scan is over a temporal artery.
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Valid (103 and 112)
Entry 355 |
| Claim # | Claim Text | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 7 |
A method as claimed in claim <HIL><BOLD>4</BOLD></HIL> wherein the temperature detector comprises a radiation sensor which views a target surface area of the forehead.
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Valid (103 and 112)
Entry 355 |
| 14 |
A method of detecting human body temperature comprising:</claim-text> detecting temperature at a forehead through a lateral scan across the temporal artery; and computing an internal body temperature of the body as a function of ambient temperature
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Valid (103 and 112)
Entry 355 |
| 17 |
A method as claimed in claim <HIL><BOLD>14</BOLD></HIL> wherein the temperature detector comprises a radiation sensor which views a target surface area of the forehead.
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Valid (103 and 112)
Entry 355 |
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Infringement
Kaz USA Incorporated
- 2 Details
| Accused Product | Patent # | Claim # | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vicks Forehead Thermometer | US 6,292,685 B1 |
7, 14, 17
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Infringement
Entry 355
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| Vicks Forehead Thermometer | US 7,787,938 B2 |
17, 24, 33, 39, 40, 46, 49, 60, 66
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Infringement
Entry 355
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