Carl Zeiss X-Ray Microscopy, Inc. v. Sigray, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 CARL ZEISS X-RAY MICROSCOPY, Case No. 5:21-cv-01129-EJD
INC.,
CLAIM CONSTRUCTION ORDER Plaintiff, 10 v.
SIGRAY, INC.,
12 Defendant.
13 Plaintiff, Carl Zeiss X-Ray Microscopy, Inc. (“Zeiss”), brings this suit against Defendant, Sigray, Inc., (“Sigray”), for infringement of U.S. Patent No. 7,057,187 (the “ ’187 Patent”) and U.S. Patent No. 7,400,704 (the “ ’704 Patent”). The parties dispute the proper construction of three terms and have filed briefs in support of their proposed constructions. See Zeiss’s Opening Claim Construction Br. (“Zeiss Opening”), ECF No. 88; Sigray’s Responsive Claim Construction Br. (“Sigray Resp.”), ECF No. 91; Zeiss’s Reply Claim Construction Br. (“Zeiss Reply”), ECF No. 92. Having carefully considered the parties’ briefing, the record, and the arguments made at hearing, the Court construes the contested language of the patents-in-suit as set forth below. I. BACKGROUND The…