Asserter profile
Tri-County Excelsior Foundation
NPE0 patents now1 ever1 case filed during tenure1 connection
Possible patent-rental round-trips
This entity received, then transferred back, a patent and filed suit while holding it — a renter-side round-trip — on 1 patent. The round-trip is a structural pattern, not proof of intent — it can also reflect a security interest and release, a correction, or a financing arrangement. Treat it as a lead to verify against the assignment record.
- US 7020501: Azure Networks, LLC → Tri-County Excelsior Foundation → Azure Networks, LLC (36 months; 1 case filed during the round-trip)
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.
flowchart LR
Ntri_county_excelsior_foundation["Tri-County Excelsior Foundation"]
Nazure_networks["Azure Networks, LLC"]
Npower_mesh_networks["Power Mesh Networks, LLC"]
Noso_ip["OSO IP, LLC"]
Niii_1["III Holdings 1, LLC"]
Nazure_networks ==>|"⚖️ 2010 · Assignment · 7020501"| Ntri_county_excelsior_foundation
Ntri_county_excelsior_foundation -->|"2013 · Assignment · 7020501"| Nazure_networks
Npower_mesh_networks -->|"2009 · Assignment · 7020501"| Nazure_networks
Noso_ip -->|"2013 · Confirmatory Assignment · 7020501"| Nazure_networks
Nazure_networks -->|"2014 · Assignment · 7020501"| Niii_1
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 Ntri_county_excelsior_foundation focal
class Nazure_networks npe
class Npower_mesh_networks shell
class Noso_ip shell
class Niii_1 npe
Patents previously held (1)
- Azure Networks LLC et al. v. Texas Instruments Incorporated et al. filed 2010-12-22
Connected entities (1)
- Azure Networks, LLCNPE1 patent · ⚖️ 1