SunPower Corporation v. PanelClaw, Inc., C.A. No. 12-1633-MPT, August 31, 2016.

Thynge, C.M. J.   Claim construction opinion issues regarding eight terms from one patent.  A Markman hearing took place on June 3, 2016.

The disputed technology relates photovoltaic roofing assembly. The following terms were considered:

1. “fluidly coupling”
2. “spacer”/”variable-height spacer”
3. “access openings”
4. “whereby wind uplift forces are resisted”
5. “combined weight of about 2-4 (or 1.67-5) pounds per square foot”/” plurality of PV assemblies has a weight of not more than about four pounds per square foot”
6. “means for interlocking”
7. “means for interengaging adjacent photovoltaic assemblies, said array defining a perimeter”
8. “means for resisting wind uplift forces sufficiently to eliminate the need for penetrations to the rooftop”