National Oilwell DHT, LP v. Amega West Services, LLC, No. 2:14-cv-01020 (E.D. Tex. Apr. 24, 2019)

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ON CLAIM CONSTRUCTION This patent case is before the Court for construction of the disputed claim terms in United States Patents No. 6,279,670 (“the ’670 Patent”), No. 6,431,294 (“the ’294 Patent”), and No. 6,508,317 (“the ’317 Patent”) (collectively, the “Patents-in-Suit”). The ’670 Patent issued August 28, 2001. The ’294 Patent, which is not in the ’670 Patent family, issued the following year, August 13, 2002. The application for the ’317 Patent was filed August 20, 2001, and the patent issued January 21, 2003.