Ascentcare Dental Products, Inc. vs. Solmetex, LLC

Explore the PTAB proceeding IPR2025-01057 filed by Ascentcare Dental Products, Inc. on 2025-05-28. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Proceeding Overview

Proceeding Number

IPR2025-01057

Filing Date

2025-05-28

Accorded Filing Date

2025-05-28

Institution Decision Date

2025-10-10

Last Modified Date

2025-11-10

Proceeding Type

IPR

Termination Date

2025-10-10

Trial Status

Discretionary Denial

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Ascentcare Dental Products, Inc.

Represented By

Sportel, Nathanet al

Patent Owner / Respondent

Solmetex, LLC

Represented By

Christopher, Angeloet al

Tribunal & Venue

Tribunal

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (USPTO)

Technology Center

TC 3700 - Mechanical Engineering & Manufacturing

Patent Information

1 Patent Involved

Respondent Application Number 14228061

Respondent Patent Number 11589970

External Links

Espacenet

Google Patents

Respondent Inventor Thien Nguyen et al

Respondent Tech Center TC 3700 - Mechanical Engineering & Manufacturing

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

29 Registered Practitioners

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Firm / Entity Name Polsinelli LLP

Customer Number 138718

Address PO Box 140310, Kansas City, MO, 64114-0310, UNITED STATES

Attorney / Agent Information

Reg #	Name	Phone
39078	Patrick Woolley	816-753-1000
43548	Kory Christensen	415-248-2139
46353	Brian Diekhoff	314-889-8000
50565	Tam Thanh Pham	415-248-2116
55311	Andrea Porterfield	816-753-1000
56468	Andrew Weaver	713-374-1600
58582	Simon Booth	202-772-1498
59089	Jonathan Kirley	312-873-3624
60558	Ron Galant	312-873-3633
61711	Erica Navar	312-819-1900
63144	Jing He	720-931-8165
63316	Elton Dean Iii	314-889-8000
66681	Adam Daniels	310-556-6754
66984	Taryn Elliott	303-583-8243
68060	Babak Monajemi	202-626-8314
71659	David Hsu	303-583-8244
72807	Keyur Parikh	303-572-9300
73071	Jeffrey Kuo	713-374-1600
73210	Jacek Wnuk	415-248-2122
75318	Samuel Hayim	480-650-7842
76102	Gholson Glass	713-374-1600
76809	Ruby Chung	415-248-2102
77040	Kevin Davis	310-229-1321
77555	Varsha Pednekar	713-266-1130
77971	Blake Ronnebaum	816-572-4684
800135	Hyeok Jae Lee	415-248-2174
81493	Trevor Wagner	602-650-2006
81538	Warefta Hasan	866-319-3188
82923	Stephen Wellard	415-248-2120

Proceeding Documents

Notice: refund approved NOTICE

2025-10-27 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Request for Refund OTHER

2025-10-24 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Email Correspondence Exhibit

2025-10-17 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Director Discretionary Decision: Deny RESPONSE

2025-10-10 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Dow Chemical Company, Silicone Rubber Selection Guide Exhibit

2025-09-23 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Ascentcare Dental Products, Inc. vs. Solmetex, LLC

Proceeding Overview

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Ascentcare Dental Products, Inc.

Represented By

Patent Owner / Respondent

Solmetex, LLC

Represented By

Tribunal & Venue

Patent Information

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Attorney / Agent Information

Proceeding Documents

Notice: refund approved NOTICE

Request for Refund OTHER

Email Correspondence Exhibit

Director Discretionary Decision: Deny RESPONSE

Dow Chemical Company, Silicone Rubber Selection Guide Exhibit

Excerpt from Declaration of Dr. I-Yeu Shen in Support of Defendant’s Opening Claim Construction Brief, Solmetex, LLC v. Ascentcare Dental Products, Inc., Case No. 1:24-cv-00954-RJJ-MV, served Sept. 16, 2025 Exhibit

Declaration of Professor Charles A. Garris, Ph.D. Exhibit

Rule 16 Scheduling Conference Transcript Exhibit

Excerpt from Solmetex’s Preliminary Proposed Claim Constructions and Identification of Extrinsic Evidence, Solmetex, LLC v. Ascentcare Dental Products, Inc., Case No. 1:24-cv-00954-RJJ-MV, served Sept. 16, 2025 Exhibit

DryShield User Guide Exhibit

Various Excerpts from Prosecution History of U.S. Patent No. 11,589,969 Exhibit

Excerpt from Declaration of Professor Charles Garris, Ph.D Regarding Claim Construction Exhibit

Petition for Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 12,290,418 (IPR2025-01175) Exhibit

Ascentcare’s Responsive Letter to Solmetex’s Cease and Desist Letter Exhibit

Patent Owner's Preliminary Response POPR

Merriam-Webster Dictionary (“trough”) Exhibit

Order Regarding Motion to Stay Exhibit

Ascentcare’s Sotera Stipulation Exhibit

Petitioner's Opposition to Discretionary Denial Brief RESPONSE

Curriculum vitae of Professor Charles A. Garris, Ph.D. Exhibit

Declaration of Dr. Brian P. Black in Support of Petitioner’s Petition for Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 11,589,969 (Ex. 1003 in IPR2025-01020) Exhibit

Ascentcare’s Updated Proposed Claim Constructions and Extrinsic Evidence, Solmetex, LLC v. Ascentcare Dental Products, Inc., Case No. 1:24-cv-00954-RJJ-MV, served Sept. 22, 2025 Exhibit

Merriam-Webster Dictionary (“crest”) Exhibit

Excerpt from Prosecution History of U.S. 11,744,686 Exhibit

Merriam-Webster Dictionary (“wave”) Exhibit

U.S. Patent Publication No. 2009/0274991 to Black Exhibit

Defendant/Counter-Plaintiff Ascentcare Dental Products, Inc.’s Brief in Support of Motion to Stay, Solmetex, LLC v. Ascentcare Dental Products, Inc., Case No. 1:24-cv-00954-RJJ-MV, ECF No. 38 (Jul. 11, 2025) Exhibit

Excerpts of the Prosecution History of U.S. Patent No. 11,744,686 (Ex. 1020 in IPR2025-01059) Exhibit

Declaration of Nathan P. Sportel in Support of Defendant/Counter-Plaintiff’s Motion to Stay, Solmetex, LLC v. Ascentcare Dental Products, Inc., Case No. 1:24-cv-00954-RJJ-MV, ECF No. 39 (Jul. 11, 2025) Exhibit

Patent Owner's Discretionary Denial Brief - IPR2025-01057 ('970 Patent) RESPONSE

Defendant/Counter-Plaintiff Ascentcare Dental Products, Inc.’s Invalidity Contentions Claim Chart for the ‘969 Patent, Solmetex, LLC v. Ascentcare Dental Products, Inc., Case No. 1:24-cv-00954-RJJ-MV, served July 18, 2025 Exhibit

U.S. Patent Publication No. 2006/0063129 to Hirsch (“Hirsch ‘129”) Exhibit

Defendant/Counter-Plaintiff Ascentcare Dental Products, Inc.’s Stipulation of Invalidity Contentions, Solmetex, LLC v. Ascentcare Dental Products, Inc., Case No. 1:24-cv-00954-RJJ-MV (W.D. Mich. Aug. 20, 2025) Exhibit

Zyris, Inc. Virtual Patent Marking, https://www.zyris.com/patents/ (last accessed Aug. 25, 2025) Exhibit

Patent Owner’s May 17, 2023 Infringement Notice Letter to Petitioner Exhibit

Excerpts of the Prosecution History of U.S. Patent No. 11,589,969 (Ex. 1021 in IPR2025-01020) Exhibit

Excerpts of the Prosecution History of U.S. Patent No. 11,744,686 (Ex. 1021 in IPR2025-01059) Exhibit

U.S. Patent No. 1,731,322 to Riddle (“Riddle”) Exhibit

Defendant/Counter-Plaintiff Ascentcare Dental Products, Inc.’s Invalidity Contentions Cover Pleading, Solmetex, LLC v. Ascentcare Dental Products, Inc., Case No. 1:24-cv-00954-RJJ-MV, served July 18, 2025 Exhibit

First Case Management Order, Solmetex, LLC v. Ascentcare Dental Products, Inc., Case No. 1:24-cv-00954-RJJ-MV, ECF No. 20 (Apr. 22, 2025) Exhibit

Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant Solmetex, LLC’s Opposition to Ascentcare’s Motion to Stay, Solmetex, LLC v. Ascentcare Dental Products, Inc., Case No. 1:24-cv-00954-RJJ-MV, ECF No. 41 (Jul. 25, 2025) Exhibit

Petition for Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 11,589,969, IPR2025-01020, Paper No. 2 (May 20, 2025) Exhibit

Excerpts of the Prosecution History of U.S. Patent No. 11,589,969 (Ex. 1002 in IPR2025-01020) Exhibit

U.S. Patent No. 4,802,851 (“Rhoades”) Exhibit

Excerpts of the Prosecution History of U.S. Patent No. 11,744,686 (Ex. 1002 in IPR2025-01059) Exhibit

Docket Navigator Statistics, Western District of Michigan Exhibit

Email dated June 3, 2025 from Counsel for Solmetex to Counsel for Ascentcare Exhibit

Excerpts of the Prosecution History of U.S. Patent No. 11,589,969 (Ex. 1020 in IPR2025-01020) Exhibit

Defendant/Counter-Plaintiff Ascentcare Dental Products, Inc.’s Non-Infringement Contentions, Solmetex, LLC v. Ascentcare Dental Products, Inc., Case No. 1:24-cv-00954-RJJ-MV, served July 18, 2025 Exhibit

U.S. Patent No. 3,758,950 (“Krouzian”) Exhibit

Notice: Notice filing date accorded NOTICE

Notice: Power of Attorney NOTICE

Notice: Mandatory Notice NOTICE

EX1022 Excerpt from Prosecution History of the U.S. Patent No. 11,589,969 Exhibit

EX1007 U.S. Patent No. 3,101,543 (“Baughan”) Exhibit

EX1016 U.S. Patent No. 4,024,642 Exhibit

EX1021 Prosecution History of the ’970 Patent (part 3) Exhibit

EX1012 U.S. Patent Application No. 2003/0134253 (“Hirsch”) Exhibit

EX1008 U.S. Patent No. 4,017,975 (“Johnson”) Exhibit

EX1015 Prosecution History of U.S. Patent No. 8,911,232 Exhibit

EX1017 U.S. Patent No. 1,731,322 Exhibit

EX1006 Korean Patent No. 10-1082826 (“Park”) Exhibit

Notice: Power of Attorney NOTICE

EX1014 U.S. Patent No. 8,911,232 Exhibit

EX1005 U.S. Patent No. 8,029,280 to Black Exhibit