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

operating company9 patents now10 ever0 cases filed during tenure6 connections

Also seen as: 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."]
    Nedge_systems["EDGE SYSTEMS LLC"]
    Ncree["CREE, INC."]
    Nu_s_bank_national_association["U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOC…"]
    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
    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
    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 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 Nedge_systems operating
    class Ncree operating
    class Nu_s_bank_national_association operating

Patents currently held (9)

Patents previously held (1)

Connected entities (6)

Correspondent attorneys (12)

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.