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CHELSIO COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

operating company4 patents now4 ever0 cases filed during tenure7 connections

Also seen as: Chelsio Communications, Inc.

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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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    Nchelsio_communications["CHELSIO COMMUNICATIONS, INC."]
    Nmarti_felix_a_eiriksson_asgeir_thor_michailidis_dimitrios_no["MARTI, FELIX A.; EIRIKSSON, ASGEIR THOR…"]
    Neast_west_bank["EAST WEST BANK"]
    Nsilicon_valley_bank["SILICON VALLEY BANK"]
    Nnovirian_capital["NOVIRIAN CAPITAL"]
    Nwestern_alliance_bank_an_arizona["WESTERN ALLIANCE BANK, AN ARIZONA CORPO…"]
    Nfelix_a_marti_asgeir_thor_eiriksson_dimitrios_michailidis_wa["Felix A. Marti, Asgeir Thor Eiriksson,…"]
    Nerikisson_asgeir_thor_mao_chris_yuhong["ERIKISSON, ASGEIR THOR; MAO, CHRIS YUHO…"]
    Napplied_optoelectronics_texas["Applied Optoelectronics, Inc., Texas"]
    Nmove_networks["Move Networks, Inc."]
    Nvringo["VRINGO, INC."]
    Nsonos["Sonos, Inc."]
    Nbluespace_software["BLUESPACE SOFTWARE CORPORATION"]
    Nsolarbridge["SOLARBRIDGE TECHNOLOGIES, INC."]
    Nchorus_systems["CHORUS SYSTEMS, INC."]
    Nopensesame["OPENSESAME INC."]
    Ngigex["GIGEX, INC."]
    Nmarti_felix_a_eiriksson_asgeir_thor_michailidis_dimitrios_no -->|"2007 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS) · 7826350"| Nchelsio_communications
    Nchelsio_communications -->|"2013 · SECURITY AGREEMENT · 7826350"| Neast_west_bank
    Neast_west_bank -->|"2014 · RELEASE BY SECURED PARTY (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS) · 7826350"| Nchelsio_communications
    Nchelsio_communications -->|"2014 · SECURITY INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS) · 7826350"| Nsilicon_valley_bank
    Neast_west_bank -->|"2016 · RELEASE BY SECURED PARTY (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS) · 7826350"| Nchelsio_communications
    Nchelsio_communications -->|"2016 · SECURITY INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS) · 7826350"| Nnovirian_capital
    Nnovirian_capital -->|"2017 · RELEASE BY SECURED PARTY (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS) · 7826350"| Nchelsio_communications
    Nchelsio_communications -->|"2019 · SECURITY INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS) · 7826350"| Nwestern_alliance_bank_an_arizona
    Nwestern_alliance_bank_an_arizona -->|"2025 · RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST · 7826350"| Nchelsio_communications
    Nmarti_felix_a_eiriksson_asgeir_thor_michailidis_dimitrios_no -->|"2007 · Assignment of Assignors Interest · 8589587"| Nchelsio_communications
    Nchelsio_communications -->|"2014 · Security Interest · 8589587"| Neast_west_bank
    Neast_west_bank -->|"2014 · Release By Secured Party · 8589587"| Nchelsio_communications
    Nchelsio_communications -->|"2014 · Security Interest · 8589587"| Nsilicon_valley_bank
    Neast_west_bank -->|"2016 · Release By Secured Party · 8589587"| Nchelsio_communications
    Nchelsio_communications -->|"2016 · Security Interest · 8589587"| Nnovirian_capital
    Nnovirian_capital -->|"2017 · Release By Secured Party · 8589587"| Nchelsio_communications
    Nchelsio_communications -->|"2019 · Security Interest · 8589587"| Nwestern_alliance_bank_an_arizona
    Nchelsio_communications -->|"2019 · Correction · 8589587"| Nwestern_alliance_bank_an_arizona
    Nwestern_alliance_bank_an_arizona -->|"2025 · Release of Security Interest · 8589587"| Nchelsio_communications
    Nfelix_a_marti_asgeir_thor_eiriksson_dimitrios_michailidis_wa -->|"2007 · Assignment · 8060644"| Nchelsio_communications
    Nchelsio_communications -->|"2013 · Security Agreement · 8060644"| Neast_west_bank
    Neast_west_bank -->|"2014 · Release By Secured Party · 8060644"| Nchelsio_communications
    Nchelsio_communications -->|"2014 · Security Interest · 8060644"| Nsilicon_valley_bank
    Neast_west_bank -->|"2016 · Release By Secured Party · 8060644"| Nchelsio_communications
    Nchelsio_communications -->|"2016 · Security Interest · 8060644"| Nnovirian_capital
    Nnovirian_capital -->|"2017 · Release By Secured Party · 8060644"| Nchelsio_communications
    Nchelsio_communications -->|"2019 · Security Interest · 8060644"| Nwestern_alliance_bank_an_arizona
    Nchelsio_communications -->|"2019 · Corrective Assignment · 8060644"| Nwestern_alliance_bank_an_arizona
    Nwestern_alliance_bank_an_arizona -->|"2025 · Release of Security Interest · 8060644"| Nchelsio_communications
    Nerikisson_asgeir_thor_mao_chris_yuhong -->|"2005 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 7760733"| Nchelsio_communications
    Nchelsio_communications -->|"2013 · SECURITY AGREEMENT · 7760733"| Neast_west_bank
    Neast_west_bank -->|"2014 · RELEASE · 7760733"| Nchelsio_communications
    Nchelsio_communications -->|"2014 · SECURITY AGREEMENT · 7760733"| Nsilicon_valley_bank
    Neast_west_bank -->|"2016 · RELEASE · 7760733"| Nchelsio_communications
    Nchelsio_communications -->|"2016 · SECURITY AGREEMENT · 7760733"| Nnovirian_capital
    Nnovirian_capital -->|"2017 · RELEASE · 7760733"| Nchelsio_communications
    Nchelsio_communications -->|"2019 · SECURITY AGREEMENT · 7760733"| Nwestern_alliance_bank_an_arizona
    Nchelsio_communications -->|"2019 · CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT · 7760733"| Nwestern_alliance_bank_an_arizona
    Nwestern_alliance_bank_an_arizona -->|"2025 · RELEASE · 7760733"| Nchelsio_communications
    Neast_west_bank -->|"2017 · Release by Secured Party · 9523826"| Napplied_optoelectronics_texas
    Nmove_networks -->|"2010 · Security Agreement · 8868772"| Nsilicon_valley_bank
    Nsilicon_valley_bank -->|"2010 · Release · 8868772"| Nmove_networks
    Nmove_networks -->|"2010 · Security Agreement · 8868772B2"| Nsilicon_valley_bank
    Nsilicon_valley_bank -->|"2010 · Release by Secured Party · 8868772B2"| Nmove_networks
    Nsilicon_valley_bank -->|"2016 · Release · 6314420"| Nvringo
    Nsonos -->|"2006 · Security Agreement · 7571014"| Nsilicon_valley_bank
    Nsilicon_valley_bank -->|"2010 · Release · 7571014"| Nsonos
    Nbluespace_software -->|"2008 · Security Agreement · 7716217"| Nsilicon_valley_bank
    Nsolarbridge -->|"2014 · Security Interest · 8796884B2"| Nsilicon_valley_bank
    Nsilicon_valley_bank -->|"2014 · Release · 8796884B2"| Nsolarbridge
    Nsolarbridge -->|"2014 · Security Interest · 8842454"| Nsilicon_valley_bank
    Nsilicon_valley_bank -->|"2014 · Release by Secured Party · 8842454"| Nsolarbridge
    Nsolarbridge -->|"2014 · Security Interest · 8279642"| Nsilicon_valley_bank
    Nsilicon_valley_bank -->|"2014 · Release by Secured Party · 8279642"| Nsolarbridge
    Nsolarbridge -->|"2014 · Security Interest · 8796884"| Nsilicon_valley_bank
    Nsilicon_valley_bank -->|"2014 · Release · 8796884"| Nsolarbridge
    Nchorus_systems -->|"2005 · Security Agreement · 7593936"| Nsilicon_valley_bank
    Nsilicon_valley_bank -->|"2006 · Release · 7593936"| Nchorus_systems
    Nopensesame -->|"2018 · Security Interest · 8784113"| Nsilicon_valley_bank
    Nsilicon_valley_bank -->|"2019 · Release By Secured Party · 8784113"| Nopensesame
    Ngigex -->|"2006 · Assignment of Assignors Interest · US5768528"| Nsilicon_valley_bank
    Nsilicon_valley_bank -->|"2006 · Release · US5768528"| Ngigex
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    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 Nchelsio_communications focal
    class Neast_west_bank operating
    class Nsilicon_valley_bank operating
    class Nnovirian_capital operating
    class Nwestern_alliance_bank_an_arizona operating
    class Napplied_optoelectronics_texas operating
    class Nmove_networks operating
    class Nvringo npe
    class Nsonos operating
    class Nbluespace_software operating
    class Nsolarbridge operating
    class Nchorus_systems operating
    class Nopensesame operating
    class Ngigex npe

Patents currently held (4)

Connected entities (7)

Correspondent attorneys (15)

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.