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U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT

operating company9 patents now22 ever0 cases filed during tenure11 connections

Also seen as: U.S. Bank National Association, as Collateral Agent · U.S. Bank, National Association, as Collateral Agent · U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT · U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT · U.S. Bank National Association (as Collateral Agent)

PTAB exposure

4of this entity’s patents have been challenged at PTAB (4 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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    Nu_s_bank_national_association_as_collateral_agent["U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOC…"]
    Ndish_l_l_c_and_others["DISH Technologies L.L.C. (and others)"]
    Ndish_l_l_c_and_other_dish_entities["DISH Technologies L.L.C. (and other DIS…"]
    Nhydrafacial["HYDRAFACIAL LLC"]
    Nbest_pump_and_flow_fts_services_profrac_services_u_s_well_se["BEST PUMP AND FLOW, LLC; FTS INTERNATIO…"]
    Ndish_broadcasting_dish_network_l_l_c_dish_l_l_c["DISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION, DISH NET…"]
    Nwolfspeed["WOLFSPEED, INC."]
    Ninsite_vision["InSite Vision Incorporated"]
    Nmerrimack_pharmaceuticals["Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc."]
    Nmicron_technology["Micron Technology, Inc."]
    Nwestern_digital["Western Digital Technologies, Inc."]
    Naspect_software_firstpoint_contact["Aspect Software, Inc.; FirstPoint Conta…"]
    Nedge_systems["EDGE SYSTEMS LLC"]
    Ncree["CREE, INC."]
    Nu_s_bank_national_association["U.S. Bank National Association"]
    Nhosseini_kamran_bowman_lyle["Hosseini, Kamran; Bowman, Lyle"]
    Nhosseini_kamran_bowman_lyle_si_erwin_c_pham_stephen["Hosseini, Kamran; Bowman, Lyle; Si, Erw…"]
    Nqlt["QLT Inc."]
    Nranbaxy["Ranbaxy, Inc."]
    Nsun_pharma_global_fze["Sun Pharma Global FZE"]
    Nkamran_hosseini_lyle_bowman_erwin_c_si_stephen_pham["Kamran Hosseini, Lyle Bowman, Erwin C.…"]
    Nkalra_ashish_blanchette_sarah_f_fitzgerald_jonathan_basil_le["Kalra, Ashish; Blanchette, Sarah F.; Fi…"]
    Nipsen_biopharm["Ipsen Biopharm Ltd."]
    Nkim_jaeyeon_niyikiza_clet_moyo_victor_bayever_eliel_fitzgera["KIM, Jaeyeon; NIYIKIZA, Clet; MOYO, Vic…"]
    Ndaryl_c_drummond_dmitri_b_kirpotin_mark_eamon_hayes_charles_["Daryl C. Drummond, Dmitri B. Kirpotin,…"]
    Ndaryl_c_drummond_dmitri_b_kirpotin_mark_e_hayes_charles_nobl["Daryl C. Drummond, Dmitri B. Kirpotin,…"]
    Njaeyeon_kim_clet_niyikiza_victor_moyo_eliel_bayever_jonathan["Jaeyeon Kim; Clet Niyikiza; Victor Moyo…"]
    Neliel_bayever_navreet_dhindsa_jonathan_basil_fitzgerald_pete["Eliel Bayever; Navreet Dhindsa; Jonatha…"]
    Nniyikiza_clet_moyo_victor_bayever_eliel_fitzgerald_jonathan_["Niyikiza, Clet; Moyo, Victor; Bayever,…"]
    Nkim_jaeyeon["Kim, Jaeyeon"]
    Ndhindsa_navreet_laivins_peter_n_bayever_eliel_fitzgerald_jon["Dhindsa, Navreet; Laivins, Peter N.; Ba…"]
    Nclet_niyikiza_victor_moyo_eliel_bayever_jonathan_basil_fitzg["Clet Niyikiza; Victor Moyo; Eliel Bayev…"]
    Nhermes_biosciences["Hermes Biosciences, Inc."]
    Neliel_bayever_navreet_dhindsa_jonathan_basil_fitzgerald_pete["Eliel Bayever; Navreet Dhindsa; Jonatha…"]
    Njaeyeon_kim["Jaeyeon Kim"]
    Nrowley_matthew_david["Rowley, Matthew David"]
    Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding_as_collateral_agent["Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as…"]
    Ntony_m_lindenberg_kurt_j_bossart_jonathan_s_hacker_chandra_s["Tony M. Lindenberg; Kurt J. Bossart; Jo…"]
    Nkiyohiro_furutani["Kiyohiro Furutani"]
    Nitt["ITT Industries, Inc."]
    Nround_rock_research["ROUND ROCK RESEARCH, LLC"]
    Nmicron_communications["Micron Communications, Inc."]
    Nkeystone_technology_solutions["Keystone Technology Solutions, LLC"]
    Njames_n_malina_allen_samuels["JAMES N MALINA, ALLEN SAMUELS"]
    Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a_as_agent["JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS AGENT"]
    Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a["JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A."]
    Nhgst_netherlands_b_v["HGST Netherlands B.V."]
    Nmohammad_sarraf["Mohammad Sarraf"]
    Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a_as_collateral_agent["JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collatera…"]
    Ndish_l_l_c_and_others -->|"2021 · Security Interest · 8868772"| Nu_s_bank_national_association_as_collateral_agent
    Ndish_l_l_c_and_other_dish_entities -->|"2021 · Security Interest · 8868772"| Nu_s_bank_national_association_as_collateral_agent
    Nhydrafacial -->|"2025 · Patent Security Agreement · 9550052"| Nu_s_bank_national_association_as_collateral_agent
    Nbest_pump_and_flow_fts_services_profrac_services_u_s_well_se -->|"2024 · Intellectual Property Security Agreement · 11211801"| Nu_s_bank_national_association_as_collateral_agent
    Nbest_pump_and_flow_fts_services_profrac_services_u_s_well_se -->|"2024 · Intellectual Property Security Agreement · 11009162"| Nu_s_bank_national_association_as_collateral_agent
    Nbest_pump_and_flow_fts_services_profrac_services_u_s_well_se -->|"2024 · Security Agreement · 11668420"| Nu_s_bank_national_association_as_collateral_agent
    Ndish_broadcasting_dish_network_l_l_c_dish_l_l_c -->|"2021 · Security Agreement · 10469554"| Nu_s_bank_national_association_as_collateral_agent
    Ndish_broadcasting_dish_network_l_l_c_dish_l_l_c -->|"2021 · Security Agreement · 10469554"| Nu_s_bank_national_association_as_collateral_agent
    Nwolfspeed -->|"2025 · Security Interest · 10886396"| Nu_s_bank_national_association_as_collateral_agent
    Nu_s_bank_national_association_as_collateral_agent -->|"2025 · Release of Security Interest · 10886396"| Nwolfspeed
    Nwolfspeed -->|"2025 · NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY · 10998418"| Nu_s_bank_national_association_as_collateral_agent
    Nu_s_bank_national_association_as_collateral_agent ==>|"⚖️ 2025 · RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COLLATERAL · 10998418"| Nwolfspeed
    Nwolfspeed -->|"2025 · Security Interest · 8169005"| Nu_s_bank_national_association_as_collateral_agent
    Nu_s_bank_national_association_as_collateral_agent -->|"2025 · Release · 8169005"| Nwolfspeed
    Nwolfspeed -->|"2025 · Assignment (Security Interest) · 11888392"| Nu_s_bank_national_association_as_collateral_agent
    Nu_s_bank_national_association_as_collateral_agent -->|"2025 · Assignment (Release of Security Interest) · 11888392"| Nwolfspeed
    Ninsite_vision -->|"2014 · Security Agreement · 8778999"| Nu_s_bank_national_association_as_collateral_agent
    Nmerrimack_pharmaceuticals -->|"2015 · Security Agreement · 9492442"| Nu_s_bank_national_association_as_collateral_agent
    Nmerrimack_pharmaceuticals -->|"2015 · Security Agreement · 9452162"| Nu_s_bank_national_association_as_collateral_agent
    Nmerrimack_pharmaceuticals -->|"2015 · Security Agreement · 9339497"| Nu_s_bank_national_association_as_collateral_agent
    Nmerrimack_pharmaceuticals -->|"2015 · Security Interest · 8329213"| Nu_s_bank_national_association_as_collateral_agent
    Nu_s_bank_national_association_as_collateral_agent -->|"2017 · Release · 8329213"| Nmerrimack_pharmaceuticals
    Nmicron_technology -->|"2016 · Security Interest · 10431282"| Nu_s_bank_national_association_as_collateral_agent
    Nu_s_bank_national_association_as_collateral_agent -->|"2018 · Release · 10431282"| Nmicron_technology
    Nmicron_technology -->|"2016 · Security Agreement · 10168233"| Nu_s_bank_national_association_as_collateral_agent
    Nu_s_bank_national_association_as_collateral_agent -->|"2018 · Release · 10168233"| Nmicron_technology
    Nwestern_digital -->|"2016 · Security Agreement · 8113873"| Nu_s_bank_national_association_as_collateral_agent
    Nu_s_bank_national_association_as_collateral_agent -->|"2018 · Release · 8113873"| Nwestern_digital
    Nmicron_technology -->|"2016 · Security Agreement · 8369168"| Nu_s_bank_national_association_as_collateral_agent
    Nmicron_technology -->|"2017 · Correction · 8369168"| Nu_s_bank_national_association_as_collateral_agent
    Nu_s_bank_national_association_as_collateral_agent -->|"2018 · Release · 8369168"| Nmicron_technology
    Nmicron_technology -->|"2016 · Security Agreement · 5936380"| Nu_s_bank_national_association_as_collateral_agent
    Nu_s_bank_national_association_as_collateral_agent -->|"2018 · Release · 5936380"| Nmicron_technology
    Nmerrimack_pharmaceuticals -->|"2015 · Security Agreement · 9364473"| Nu_s_bank_national_association_as_collateral_agent
    Nu_s_bank_national_association_as_collateral_agent -->|"2017 · Release · 9364473"| Nmerrimack_pharmaceuticals
    Naspect_software_firstpoint_contact -->|"2010 · Security Interest · 6760745"| Nu_s_bank_national_association_as_collateral_agent
    Nedge_systems -->|"2022 · Change of Name · 9550052"| Nhydrafacial
    Ncree -->|"2021 · Change of Name · 10886396"| Nwolfspeed
    Nwolfspeed -->|"2023 · Security Interest · 10886396"| Nu_s_bank_national_association
    Nwolfspeed -->|"2023 · SECURITY AGREEMENT · 10998418"| Nu_s_bank_national_association
    Nwolfspeed -->|"2023 · Security Interest · 8169005"| Nu_s_bank_national_association
    Ncree -->|"2021 · Assignment (Change of Name) · 11888392"| Nwolfspeed
    Nwolfspeed -->|"2023 · Assignment (Security Interest) · 11888392"| Nu_s_bank_national_association
    Nhosseini_kamran_bowman_lyle -->|"2009 · Assignment · 8778999"| Ninsite_vision
    Nhosseini_kamran_bowman_lyle_si_erwin_c_pham_stephen -->|"2009 · Correction · 8778999"| Ninsite_vision
    Nqlt -->|"2015 · Release · 8778999"| Ninsite_vision
    Ninsite_vision -->|"2015 · Security Agreement · 8778999"| Nranbaxy
    Nranbaxy -->|"2015 · Release · 8778999"| Ninsite_vision
    Nu_s_bank_national_association -->|"2015 · Release · 8778999"| Ninsite_vision
    Ninsite_vision ==>|"⚖️ 2016 · Assignment · 8778999"| Nsun_pharma_global_fze
    Ninsite_vision -->|"2016 · Assignment · RE50218"| Nsun_pharma_global_fze
    Nkamran_hosseini_lyle_bowman_erwin_c_si_stephen_pham -->|"Assignment · RE50218"| Ninsite_vision
    Nkalra_ashish_blanchette_sarah_f_fitzgerald_jonathan_basil_le -->|"2017 · Assignment · 11344552"| Nmerrimack_pharmaceuticals
    Nmerrimack_pharmaceuticals ==>|"⚖️ 2017 · Assignment · 11344552"| Nipsen_biopharm
    Nkim_jaeyeon_niyikiza_clet_moyo_victor_bayever_eliel_fitzgera -->|"2023 · Assignment · 12364691"| Nmerrimack_pharmaceuticals
    Nmerrimack_pharmaceuticals ==>|"⚖️ 2023 · Assignment · 12364691"| Nipsen_biopharm
    Ndaryl_c_drummond_dmitri_b_kirpotin_mark_eamon_hayes_charles_ -->|"2021 · Assignment · 10993914"| Nmerrimack_pharmaceuticals
    Nmerrimack_pharmaceuticals ==>|"⚖️ 2021 · Assignment · 10993914"| Nipsen_biopharm
    Nmerrimack_pharmaceuticals -->|"2017 · Assignment · 12059497"| Nipsen_biopharm
    Ndaryl_c_drummond_dmitri_b_kirpotin_mark_e_hayes_charles_nobl -->|"2021 · Assignment · 12059497"| Nmerrimack_pharmaceuticals
    Nmerrimack_pharmaceuticals -->|"2017 · Assignment · 11369597"| Nipsen_biopharm
    Nkim_jaeyeon_niyikiza_clet_moyo_victor_bayever_eliel_fitzgera -->|"2021 · Assignment · 11369597"| Nmerrimack_pharmaceuticals
    Njaeyeon_kim_clet_niyikiza_victor_moyo_eliel_bayever_jonathan -->|"2020 · Assignment · 10980795"| Nmerrimack_pharmaceuticals
    Nmerrimack_pharmaceuticals ==>|"⚖️ 2020 · Assignment · 10980795"| Nipsen_biopharm
    Nmerrimack_pharmaceuticals ==>|"⚖️ Assignment · 10980795"| Nipsen_biopharm
    Neliel_bayever_navreet_dhindsa_jonathan_basil_fitzgerald_pete -->|"2017 · Assignment · 9717724"| Nmerrimack_pharmaceuticals
    Nmerrimack_pharmaceuticals -->|"2017 · Assignment · 9717724"| Nipsen_biopharm
    Nmerrimack_pharmaceuticals ==>|"⚖️ 2017 · Change of Address · 9717724"| Nipsen_biopharm
    Nniyikiza_clet_moyo_victor_bayever_eliel_fitzgerald_jonathan_ -->|"2015 · Assignment · 9492442"| Nmerrimack_pharmaceuticals
    Nkim_jaeyeon -->|"2016 · Assignment · 9492442"| Nmerrimack_pharmaceuticals
    Nu_s_bank_national_association -->|"2017 · Release · 9492442"| Nmerrimack_pharmaceuticals
    Nmerrimack_pharmaceuticals -->|"2017 · Assignment · 9492442"| Nipsen_biopharm
    Nmerrimack_pharmaceuticals ==>|"⚖️ 2017 · Change of Address · 9492442"| Nipsen_biopharm
    Nniyikiza_clet_moyo_victor_bayever_eliel_fitzgerald_jonathan_ -->|"2015 · Assignment · 9452162"| Nmerrimack_pharmaceuticals
    Ndhindsa_navreet_laivins_peter_n_bayever_eliel_fitzgerald_jon -->|"2015 · Assignment · 9452162"| Nmerrimack_pharmaceuticals
    Nkim_jaeyeon -->|"2016 · Assignment · 9452162"| Nmerrimack_pharmaceuticals
    Nmerrimack_pharmaceuticals -->|"2017 · Assignment · 9452162"| Nipsen_biopharm
    Nu_s_bank_national_association -->|"2017 · Release · 9452162"| Nmerrimack_pharmaceuticals
    Nmerrimack_pharmaceuticals ==>|"⚖️ 2017 · Change of Address · 9452162"| Nipsen_biopharm
    Nclet_niyikiza_victor_moyo_eliel_bayever_jonathan_basil_fitzg -->|"2015 · Assignment · 9339497"| Nmerrimack_pharmaceuticals
    Nkim_jaeyeon -->|"2016 · Assignment · 9339497"| Nmerrimack_pharmaceuticals
    Nu_s_bank_national_association -->|"2017 · Release · 9339497"| Nmerrimack_pharmaceuticals
    Nmerrimack_pharmaceuticals -->|"2017 · Assignment · 9339497"| Nipsen_biopharm
    Nmerrimack_pharmaceuticals ==>|"⚖️ 2017 · Change of Address · 9339497"| Nipsen_biopharm
    Nhermes_biosciences -->|"2012 · Merger · 8329213"| Nmerrimack_pharmaceuticals
    Nmerrimack_pharmaceuticals -->|"2017 · Assignment · 8329213"| Nipsen_biopharm
    Nmerrimack_pharmaceuticals ==>|"⚖️ 2017 · Change of Address · 8329213"| Nipsen_biopharm
    Neliel_bayever_navreet_dhindsa_jonathan_basil_fitzgerald_pete -->|"2015 · Assignment · 9364473"| Nmerrimack_pharmaceuticals
    Njaeyeon_kim -->|"2016 · Assignment · 9364473"| Nmerrimack_pharmaceuticals
    Nmerrimack_pharmaceuticals -->|"2017 · Assignment · 9364473"| Nipsen_biopharm
    Nmerrimack_pharmaceuticals ==>|"⚖️ 2017 · Change of Address of Assignee · 9364473"| Nipsen_biopharm
    Nrowley_matthew_david -->|"2018 · Assignment · 10755750"| Nmicron_technology
    Nmicron_technology -->|"2016 · Security Agreement · 10431282"| Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding_as_collateral_agent
    Nmicron_technology -->|"2018 · Security Agreement · 10431282"| Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding_as_collateral_agent
    Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding_as_collateral_agent -->|"2019 · Release · 10431282"| Nmicron_technology
    Ntony_m_lindenberg_kurt_j_bossart_jonathan_s_hacker_chandra_s -->|"Assignment · 11402426"| Nmicron_technology
    Nkiyohiro_furutani -->|"2015 · Assignment · 10168233"| Nmicron_technology
    Nmicron_technology -->|"2016 · Security Agreement · 10168233"| Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding_as_collateral_agent
    Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding_as_collateral_agent -->|"2019 · Release · 10168233"| Nmicron_technology
    Nmicron_technology -->|"2016 · Security Agreement · 8369168"| Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding_as_collateral_agent
    Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding_as_collateral_agent -->|"2019 · Release · 8369168"| Nmicron_technology
    Nitt -->|"2000 · Assignment · 5577209"| Nmicron_technology
    Nmicron_technology -->|"2009 · Assignment · 5577209"| Nround_rock_research
    Nmicron_technology -->|"2016 · Security Agreement · 5936380"| Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding_as_collateral_agent
    Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding_as_collateral_agent -->|"2019 · Release · 5936380"| Nmicron_technology
    Nmicron_communications -->|"1999 · Merger · 5995898"| Nmicron_technology
    Nmicron_technology -->|"2007 · Assignment · 5995898"| Nkeystone_technology_solutions
    Nmicron_technology -->|"2010 · Assignment · 5995898"| Nround_rock_research
    Nkeystone_technology_solutions -->|"2010 · Assignment · 5995898"| Nmicron_technology
    Njames_n_malina_allen_samuels -->|"2017 · Assignment · 10289547"| Nwestern_digital
    Nwestern_digital -->|"2020 · Security Interest · 10289547"| Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a_as_agent
    Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a -->|"2022 · Release · 10289547"| Nwestern_digital
    Nhgst_netherlands_b_v -->|"2016 · Assignment · 7550210"| Nwestern_digital
    Nwestern_digital -->|"2020 · Security Interest · 7550210"| Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a_as_agent
    Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a -->|"2022 · Release of Security Interest · 7550210"| Nwestern_digital
    Nmohammad_sarraf -->|"2009 · Assignment · 8113873"| Nwestern_digital
    Nwestern_digital -->|"2016 · Security Agreement · 8113873"| Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a_as_collateral_agent
    Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a -->|"2022 · Release · 8113873"| Nwestern_digital
    Nwestern_digital -->|"2023 · Patent Collateral Agreement · 8113873"| Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a
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    classDef npe fill:#fee2e2,stroke:#be123c,stroke-width:2px,color:#1c1917
    classDef shell fill:#fed7aa,stroke:#9a3412,stroke-width:2px,color:#1c1917
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    class Nu_s_bank_national_association_as_collateral_agent focal
    class Ndish_l_l_c_and_others operating
    class Ndish_l_l_c_and_other_dish_entities operating
    class Nhydrafacial operating
    class Nbest_pump_and_flow_fts_services_profrac_services_u_s_well_se operating
    class Ndish_broadcasting_dish_network_l_l_c_dish_l_l_c operating
    class Nwolfspeed operating
    class Ninsite_vision operating
    class Nmerrimack_pharmaceuticals operating
    class Nmicron_technology operating
    class Nwestern_digital operating
    class Naspect_software_firstpoint_contact operating
    class Nedge_systems operating
    class Ncree operating
    class Nu_s_bank_national_association operating
    class Nsun_pharma_global_fze operating
    class Nipsen_biopharm operating
    class Nhermes_biosciences operating
    class Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding_as_collateral_agent operating
    class Nitt operating
    class Nround_rock_research npe
    class Nmicron_communications operating
    class Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a_as_agent operating
    class Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a operating
    class Nhgst_netherlands_b_v operating
    class Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a_as_collateral_agent operating

Patents currently held (9)

Patents previously held (13)

Connected entities (11)

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