context: . Likewise, any interpretation that is provided or disavowed in the prosecution history also shapes the claim scope.
citation_a.signal: see
citation_a.identifier: 781 F.2d 861, 867
citation_a.parenthetical: holding that although term was not limited by the specification, it was "expressly defined" in a narrow manner in the prosecution history
citation_a.sentence: See Loctite Corp. v. Ultraseal, Ltd., 781 F.2d 861, 867, 228 USPQ 90, 93-94 (Fed.Cir.1985) (holding that although term was not limited by the specification, it was "expressly defined” in a narrow manner in the prosecution history); see also CVI/Beta Ventures, Inc. v. Tura LP, 112 F.3d 1146, 1158-59, 42 USPQ2d 1577, 1585-86 (Fed.Cir.1997) (reviewing statements in the prosecution history in determining that claim term "elasticity" required total, not just partial, recovery from deformation); Standard Oil Co. v. American Cyanamid Co., 774 F.2d 448, 452, 227 USPQ 293, 296 (Fed.Cir.1985).
citation_b.signal: see also
citation_b.identifier: 112 F.3d 1146, 1158-59
citation_b.parenthetical: reviewing statements in the prosecution history in determining that claim term "elasticity" required total, not just partial, recovery from deformation
citation_b.sentence: See Loctite Corp. v. Ultraseal, Ltd., 781 F.2d 861, 867, 228 USPQ 90, 93-94 (Fed.Cir.1985) (holding that although term was not limited by the specification, it was "expressly defined” in a narrow manner in the prosecution history); see also CVI/Beta Ventures, Inc. v. Tura LP, 112 F.3d 1146, 1158-59, 42 USPQ2d 1577, 1585-86 (Fed.Cir.1997) (reviewing statements in the prosecution history in determining that claim term "elasticity" required total, not just partial, recovery from deformation); Standard Oil Co. v. American Cyanamid Co., 774 F.2d 448, 452, 227 USPQ 293, 296 (Fed.Cir.1985).