Asserter profile

CATERPILLAR INC.

operating company4 patents now4 ever0 cases filed during tenure4 connections

Two-hop network

Edges marked ⚖️ overlap with at least one infringement suit filed during the receiving entity’s tenure with the patent. Bold-bordered = this entity. Red = NPE; orange = shell LLC; green = defensive aggregator; blue = operating company.

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    Ncaterpillar["CATERPILLAR INC."]
    Nanderson_randall_t["ANDERSON, RANDALL T."]
    Ndvorak_paul_a_metzger_rustin_g_moberg_carl_storer_corwin_e["DVORAK, PAUL A.; METZGER, RUSTIN G.; MO…"]
    Nsharp_jeremy_goli_suman_rettig_mark["SHARP, JEREMY; GOLI, SUMAN; RETTIG, MARK"]
    Nspielman_jr_michael_anthony_anderson_mark_david["SPIELMAN, JR., MICHAEL ANTHONY; ANDERSO…"]
    Nanderson_randall_t -->|"2010 · Assignment · 8515637"| Ncaterpillar
    Ndvorak_paul_a_metzger_rustin_g_moberg_carl_storer_corwin_e -->|"2013 · Assignment · 9347554"| Ncaterpillar
    Nsharp_jeremy_goli_suman_rettig_mark -->|"2016 · Assignment · 10059341"| Ncaterpillar
    Nspielman_jr_michael_anthony_anderson_mark_david -->|"2008 · Assignment · 9133837"| Ncaterpillar
    classDef focal fill:#fef3c7,stroke:#92400e,stroke-width:3px,color:#1c1917
    classDef npe fill:#fee2e2,stroke:#be123c,stroke-width:2px,color:#1c1917
    classDef shell fill:#fed7aa,stroke:#9a3412,stroke-width:2px,color:#1c1917
    classDef defensive fill:#dcfce7,stroke:#15803d,stroke-width:2px,color:#1c1917
    classDef operating fill:#e0f2fe,stroke:#075985,stroke-width:1px,color:#1c1917
    class Ncaterpillar focal

Patents currently held (4)

Connected entities (4)

Correspondent attorneys (2)

Attorneys / firms recorded with USPTO when this entity received a patent. Recurrence is the signal — many firms do both NPE and operating-company patent work, so a single appearance doesn’t mean much.