The Federal Circuit affirmed the ITC's finding that HC Robotics' Omnisort Gen 2 infringed OPEX Corporation's material delivery patents, sustaining a Section 337 violation. OPEX alleged infringement of claims from four patents, and the ITC found infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 8,622,194 and 10,576,505. The Omnisort Gen 2 uses a robotic vehicle on a horizontal track lifted by an elevator to deposit items along a wall. HC Robotics argued that certain claim terms required narrower constructions, including 'between,' 'track,' 'drive system,' and 'guide system.' The Federal Circuit rejected those claim‑construction arguments and affirmed the agency determinations.
This automated system delivers items via robotic vehicle that travels along a horizontal track and is then lifted into place by an elevator to deposit items along the wall. The ITC determined that a Section 337 violation had occurred through HC Robotics' infringement of two patents at issue on appeal: U.S. Patent No. 8622194 and U.S. Patent No. 10576505, both titled Material Handling Apparatus for Delivering or Retrieving Items.
While HC Robotics did not challenge infringement of the '194 or '505 patents under the ITC's construction, the appellant argued that the Commission erred in construing certain claim terms from those patents. For the '194 patent, HC Robotics pushed for a narrower construction of "between" and "track" than the plain and ordinary meaning adopted by the ITC for those terms. As to the '505 patent, HC Robotics contended that the claim terms "drive system" and "guide system" should have been construed
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