Asserter profile
MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
operating company5 patents now8 ever1 case filed during tenure7 connections
Also seen as: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
PTAB exposure
3of this entity’s patents have been challenged at PTAB (3 total proceedings). 1 currently have active proceedings.
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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Nmilwaukee_electric_tool["MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION"]
Nhyma_steven_w_squiers_grant_t_hoppe_christopher_s["HYMA, STEVEN W., SQUIERS, GRANT T., HOP…"]
Nkhangar_abhijeet_a_vitas_jonathan_f["KHANGAR, ABHIJEET A., VITAS, JONATHAN F."]
Nhoppe_christopher_s_blumenthal_aaron_s_thurner_jason_d["HOPPE, CHRISTOPHER S., BLUMENTHAL, AARO…"]
Nsteven_w_hyma_grant_t_squiers_christopher_s_hoppe["Steven W. Hyma; Grant T. Squiers; Chris…"]
Nzawisza_matthew_s_van_hoorn_andrew_d_zimany_ethan_t["Zawisza, Matthew S.; Van Hoorn, Andrew…"]
Nkhangar_abhijjeet_a_vitas_jonathan_f["KHANGAR, ABHIJJEET A.; VITAS, JONATHAN…"]
Nscott_earl_mckinster["Scott Earl McKinster"]
Nhyma_steven_w_squiers_grant_t_hoppe_christopher_s -->|"2023 · Assignment of Assignors Interest · 11952167"| Nmilwaukee_electric_tool
Nkhangar_abhijeet_a_vitas_jonathan_f ==>|"⚖️ 2021 · Assignment · 11656067"| Nmilwaukee_electric_tool
Nhoppe_christopher_s_blumenthal_aaron_s_thurner_jason_d -->|"2023 · Assignment · 11857064"| Nmilwaukee_electric_tool
Nsteven_w_hyma_grant_t_squiers_christopher_s_hoppe -->|"2022 · Assignment · 11365026"| Nmilwaukee_electric_tool
Nsteven_w_hyma_grant_t_squiers_christopher_s_hoppe -->|"2022 · Assignment · 11794952"| Nmilwaukee_electric_tool
Nzawisza_matthew_s_van_hoorn_andrew_d_zimany_ethan_t -->|"2021 · Assignment · 11759935"| Nmilwaukee_electric_tool
Nkhangar_abhijjeet_a_vitas_jonathan_f -->|"2020 · Assignment · 11022416"| Nmilwaukee_electric_tool
Nscott_earl_mckinster -->|"2018 · Assignment · 11022417"| Nmilwaukee_electric_tool
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 Nmilwaukee_electric_tool focal
Patents currently held (5)
- US 110224172018-04-24 → present
- US 110224162020-10-12 → present
- US 117599352021-03-02 → present
- Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation v. Klein Tools, Inc. filed 2025-04-29
Patents previously held (3)
- US 113650262022-02-21 → 2022-02-21
- US 117949522022-11-02 → 2024-04-12
Connected entities (7)
- Steven W. Hyma; Grant T. Squiers; Christopher S. Hoppeindividual2 patents
- HYMA, STEVEN W., SQUIERS, GRANT T., HOPPE, CHRISTOPHER S.individual1 patent
- KHANGAR, ABHIJEET A., VITAS, JONATHAN F.individual1 patent · ⚖️ 1
- HOPPE, CHRISTOPHER S., BLUMENTHAL, AARON S., THURNER, JASON D.individual1 patent
- Zawisza, Matthew S.; Van Hoorn, Andrew D.; Zimany, Ethan T.individual1 patent
- KHANGAR, ABHIJJEET A.; VITAS, JONATHAN F.individual1 patent
- Scott Earl McKinsterindividual1 patent
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.