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SUNPOWER CORPORATION

operating company0 patents now4 ever0 cases filed during tenure2 connections

Also seen as: Sunpower Corporation

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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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    Nsunpower["SUNPOWER CORPORATION"]
    Nsolarbridge["SOLARBRIDGE TECHNOLOGIES, INC."]
    Nenphase_energy["ENPHASE ENERGY, INC."]
    Nazuray["AZURAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC."]
    Nsilicon_valley_bank["SILICON VALLEY BANK"]
    Nkrein_philip_chapman_patrick_l_gray_alexander_johnson_brian["KREIN, PHILIP; CHAPMAN, PATRICK L.; GRA…"]
    Nphilip_t_krein_jonathan_w_kimball_robert_s_balog_patrick_l_c["Philip T. Krein, Jonathan W. Kimball, R…"]
    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 -->|"2014 · Assignment of Assignor's Interest · 8796884B2"| Nsunpower
    Nsunpower -->|"2018 · Assignment of Assignor's Interest · 8796884B2"| Nenphase_energy
    Nsolarbridge -->|"2014 · Assignment of Assignor's Interest · 8842454"| Nsunpower
    Nsunpower -->|"2018 · Assignment of Assignors Interest · 8842454"| Nenphase_energy
    Nsolarbridge -->|"2014 · Assignment of Assignor's Interest · 8279642"| Nsunpower
    Nsunpower -->|"2018 · Assignment of Assignors Interest · 8279642"| Nenphase_energy
    Nsolarbridge -->|"2014 · Assignment · 8796884"| Nsunpower
    Nsunpower -->|"2018 · Assignment of Assignors Interest · 8796884"| Nenphase_energy
    Nazuray -->|"2013 · Assignment of Assignor's Interest · 8796884B2"| Nsolarbridge
    Nazuray -->|"2013 · Assignment of Assignor's Interest · 8796884B2"| Nsolarbridge
    Nsolarbridge -->|"2014 · Security Interest · 8796884B2"| Nsilicon_valley_bank
    Nsilicon_valley_bank -->|"2014 · Release · 8796884B2"| Nsolarbridge
    Nkrein_philip_chapman_patrick_l_gray_alexander_johnson_brian -->|"2011 · Assignment · 8842454"| Nsolarbridge
    Nsolarbridge -->|"2014 · Security Interest · 8842454"| Nsilicon_valley_bank
    Nsilicon_valley_bank -->|"2014 · Release by Secured Party · 8842454"| Nsolarbridge
    Nphilip_t_krein_jonathan_w_kimball_robert_s_balog_patrick_l_c -->|"2010 · Assignment · 8279642"| Nsolarbridge
    Nsolarbridge -->|"2014 · Security Interest · 8279642"| Nsilicon_valley_bank
    Nsilicon_valley_bank -->|"2014 · Release by Secured Party · 8279642"| Nsolarbridge
    Nazuray -->|"2013 · Assignment · 8796884"| Nsolarbridge
    Nazuray -->|"2013 · Assignment · 8796884"| Nsolarbridge
    Nsolarbridge -->|"2014 · Security Interest · 8796884"| Nsilicon_valley_bank
    Nsilicon_valley_bank -->|"2014 · Release · 8796884"| Nsolarbridge
    Nzimmanck_donald_richard_fornage_martin_harrison_michael_j_an -->|"2017 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 10516270"| Nenphase_energy
    Nzimmanck_donald_richard_fornage_martin_harrison_michael_j_ro -->|"2017 · Assignment · 10516270B2"| Nenphase_energy
    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 Nsunpower focal
    class Nsolarbridge operating
    class Nenphase_energy operating
    class Nazuray operating
    class Nsilicon_valley_bank operating

Patents previously held (4)

Connected entities (2)

Correspondent attorneys (4)

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.