Tippmann Engineering, LLC v. Innovative Refrigeration Systems, Inc., No. 22-1318 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 3, 2023)

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Tippmann Engineering, LLC (Tippmann) sued Innova- tive Refrigeration Systems, Inc., and Michael J. McGinnis, Jr., (collectively, Innovative) for infringement of U.S. Pa- tent No. 9,297,570 (’570 patent). Following the district court’s claim construction order, the parties stipulated to non-infringement, and the district court entered final judg- ment. Because we agree with the district court’s construc- tion of the dispositive claim term, we affirm. B ACKGROUND I The ’570 patent is a continuation of U.S. Patent No.