Asserter profile

HPO ASSETS LLC

shell LLC0 patents now2 ever0 cases filed during tenure3 connections

PTAB exposure

2of this entity’s patents have been challenged at PTAB (2 total proceedings). 1 had claims invalidated. 1 currently have active proceedings.

Final written decisions are public record. The invalidation grounds usually carry over as § 102 / § 103 ammunition in district court — see IPR estoppel.

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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    Nhpo_assets["HPO ASSETS LLC"]
    Npixeloptics_by_its_successor_in_interest_hpo_assets["PIXELOPTICS, INC. (by its Successor-in-…"]
    Ne_vision_smart_optics["E-VISION SMART OPTICS, INC."]
    Npixeloptics["PIXELOPTICS, INC."]
    Nronald_d_blum_yongping_wang_mark_graham_william_kokonaski_ri["Ronald D. Blum, Yongping Wang, Mark Gra…"]
    Nblum_ronald_d_clompus_richard_graham_mark_wang_yongping_koko["BLUM, RONALD D.; CLOMPUS, RICHARD; GRAH…"]
    Npixeloptics_by_its_successor_in_interest_hpo_assets -->|"2022 · Assignment · 11971612"| Nhpo_assets
    Nhpo_assets -->|"2022 · Assignment · 11971612"| Ne_vision_smart_optics
    Npixeloptics -->|"2020 · ASSIGNMENT · 11487138"| Nhpo_assets
    Nhpo_assets -->|"2020 · ASSIGNMENT · 11487138"| Ne_vision_smart_optics
    Nronald_d_blum_yongping_wang_mark_graham_william_kokonaski_ri ==>|"⚖️ 2022 · Assignment (Confirmatory) · 11971612"| Ne_vision_smart_optics
    Nblum_ronald_d_clompus_richard_graham_mark_wang_yongping_koko -->|"2020 · ASSIGNMENT · 11487138"| Ne_vision_smart_optics
    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 Nhpo_assets focal
    class Npixeloptics_by_its_successor_in_interest_hpo_assets operating
    class Ne_vision_smart_optics npe
    class Npixeloptics operating

Patents previously held (2)

Connected entities (3)

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.