Boler Co. v. Neway Anchorlok, International, Inc.

OPINION AND ORDER

GWIN, District Judge.

In this case, Plaintiff Boler Company claims Defendant Neway Anchorlok International, Inc. infringed its rights in U.S.Patent No. 5,366,237 (“the ’237 patent”). Pursuant to Markman v. Westview Instruments, Inc., 517 U.S. 370, 116 S.Ct. 1384, 134 L.Ed.2d 577 (1996), the Court now construes Plaintiff Boler Company’s ’237 patent.

I.Background

This case involves a popular suspension system used on heavy duty truck trailers known generally in the industry as “trailing arm suspensions” or “trailing beam suspensions.” The ’237 patent teaches improvements to air…