MARSHALL DIVISION
July 28
ROLLER CLUTCH TOOLS, LLC V. LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC. 2:17-cv-00556-JRG
Calif.-based Roller Clutch is the plaintiff.
It has pursued legal action in response to alleged infringement of United States Patent Numbers 6,044,944 and 8,904,907.
Recent court documents show that the ‘944 patent, entitled “Reversible, Infinitely Variable Wedging Element, Force Transfer Device,” was issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Apr. 4, 2000 while the ‘907 patent, entitled “Roller Clutch Reversing Mechanism,” was issued on Dec. 9, 2014.
Roller Clutch seeks unspecified monetary damages and a jury trial.
It is represented by attorneys Christopher M. Joe, Eric W. Buether, and Michael D. Ricketts of the law firm Buether Joe & Carpenter, LLC in Dallas.
TYLER DIVISION
July 27
UBIQUITOUS CONNECTIVITY, LP V. TXU ENERGY RETAIL COMPANY LLC 6:17-cv-00433-RWS-JDL
The plaintiff Ubiquitous Connectivity is based in Little Elm.
It asserts that U.S. Patent Nos. 8,064,935 and 9,602,655 were infringed upon, claiming ownership of both.
Per recent court papers, the ‘935 patent, entitled “Ubiquitous Connectivity and Control System for Remote Locations,” was issued on Nov. 22, 2011. Charles G. Shamoon, Deborah H. Shamoon, Franklin Eugene Neal, and Michael D. Fehnel purportedly invented the patent in question.
The ‘655 patent, which was issued on Mar. 21, 2017, bears the same title and was also invented by Neal, Fehnel, and the Shamoons, the complaint shows.
A jury trial is requested.
Attorney Eric M. Albritton of the Albritton Law Firm in Longview serves as the complainant’s lead counsel.