Asserter profile

United States Department of Energy

operating company1 patent now3 ever0 cases filed during tenure3 connections

Also seen as: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

PTAB exposure

1of this entity’s patents have been challenged at PTAB (2 total 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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    Nunited_states_department_of_energy["United States Department of Energy"]
    Nsunpower["SUNPOWER CORPORATION"]
    Nuniversity_of_nebraska_lincoln["University of Nebraska Lincoln"]
    Nharvard_university["Harvard University"]
    Nsolarbridge["SOLARBRIDGE TECHNOLOGIES, INC."]
    Nenphase_energy["ENPHASE ENERGY, INC."]
    Nmaxeon_solar_pte_singapore["MAXEON SOLAR PTE. LTD., SINGAPORE"]
    Ncousins_peter_john["COUSINS, PETER JOHN"]
    Nnational_science_foundation["NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION"]
    Nsunpower -->|"2011 · Confirmatory License · 8222516"| Nunited_states_department_of_energy
    Nuniversity_of_nebraska_lincoln -->|"2018 · Confirmatory License · 10852214"| Nunited_states_department_of_energy
    Nharvard_university -->|"2023 · Confirmatory License · 8080467"| Nunited_states_department_of_energy
    Nsolarbridge -->|"2014 · Assignment of Assignor's Interest · 8796884"| Nsunpower
    Nsunpower -->|"2018 · Assignment of Assignor's Interest · 8796884"| 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
    Nsunpower -->|"2022 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST · 11251315"| Nmaxeon_solar_pte_singapore
    Ncousins_peter_john -->|"2008 · Assignment · 8222516"| Nsunpower
    Nsunpower -->|"2022 · Assignment · 8222516"| Nmaxeon_solar_pte_singapore
    Nharvard_university -->|"2015 · License · 7884446"| Nnational_science_foundation
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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 Nsunpower operating
    class Nsolarbridge operating
    class Nenphase_energy operating
    class Nmaxeon_solar_pte_singapore operating
    class Nnational_science_foundation operating

Patents currently held (1)

Patents previously held (2)

Connected entities (3)