Asserter profile
ENPHASE ENERGY, INC.
operating company2 patents now6 ever0 cases filed during tenure3 connections
Also seen as: Enphase Energy, Inc.
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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Nenphase_energy["ENPHASE ENERGY, INC."]
Nsunpower["SUNPOWER CORPORATION"]
Nzimmanck_donald_richard_fornage_martin_harrison_michael_j_an["ZIMMANCK, DONALD RICHARD; FORNAGE, MART…"]
Nzimmanck_donald_richard_fornage_martin_harrison_michael_j_ro["Zimmanck, Donald Richard; Fornage, Mart…"]
Nsolarbridge["SOLARBRIDGE TECHNOLOGIES, INC."]
Nsunpower -->|"2018 · Assignment of Assignor's Interest · 8796884B2"| Nenphase_energy
Nzimmanck_donald_richard_fornage_martin_harrison_michael_j_an -->|"2017 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 10516270"| Nenphase_energy
Nsunpower -->|"2018 · Assignment of Assignors Interest · 8842454"| Nenphase_energy
Nsunpower -->|"2018 · Assignment of Assignors Interest · 8279642"| Nenphase_energy
Nzimmanck_donald_richard_fornage_martin_harrison_michael_j_ro -->|"2017 · Assignment · 10516270B2"| Nenphase_energy
Nsunpower -->|"2018 · Assignment of Assignors Interest · 8796884"| Nenphase_energy
Nsolarbridge -->|"2014 · Assignment of Assignor's Interest · 8796884B2"| Nsunpower
Nsolarbridge -->|"2014 · Assignment of Assignor's Interest · 8842454"| Nsunpower
Nsolarbridge -->|"2014 · Assignment of Assignor's Interest · 8279642"| Nsunpower
Nsolarbridge -->|"2014 · Assignment · 8796884"| Nsunpower
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 Nenphase_energy focal
class Nsunpower operating
class Nsolarbridge operating
Patents currently held (2)
- US 105162702017-06-20 → present
- US 10516270B22017-06-20 → present
Patents previously held (4)
- US 8796884B22018-09-10 → 2026-04-21
- US 88424542018-09-10 → 2026-04-21
- US 82796422018-09-10 → 2026-04-21
- US 87968842018-09-10 → 2026-04-21
Connected entities (3)
- SUNPOWER CORPORATIONoperating company4 patents
- ZIMMANCK, DONALD RICHARD; FORNAGE, MARTIN; HARRISON, MICHAEL J.; AND OTHERSindividual1 patent
- Zimmanck, Donald Richard; Fornage, Martin; Harrison, Michael J.; Rowe, Christopherindividual1 patent
Correspondent attorneys (6)
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.
- Matthew J. Van Eman· Enphase Energy1 appearance
- BRENT ANDERSON· CPA GLOBAL1 appearance
- Matthew N. Bernstein· Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton1 appearance
- Peter S. Hecker· Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner1 appearance
- Jeffrey M. Lilly1 appearance
- BRUCE M. WANG· FENWICK & WEST1 appearance