Asserter profile
WOLFSPEED, INC.
operating company1 patents now4 ever1 cases filed during tenure3 connections
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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Nwolfspeed["WOLFSPEED, INC."]
Ncree["CREE, INC."]
Nu_s_bank_national_association["U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOC…"]
Nu_s_bank_national_association_as_collateral_agent["U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOC…"]
Nlichtenwalner_daniel_j_sabri_shadi_van_brunt_edward_r["LICHTENWALNER, DANIEL J.; SABRI, Shadi;…"]
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…"]
Ncree -->|"2021 · Change of Name · 10886396"| Nwolfspeed
Nwolfspeed -->|"2023 · Security Interest · 10886396"| Nu_s_bank_national_association
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 -->|"2023 · SECURITY AGREEMENT · 10998418"| Nu_s_bank_national_association
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 -->|"2023 · Security Interest · 8169005"| Nu_s_bank_national_association
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
Ncree -->|"2021 · Assignment (Change of Name) · 11888392"| Nwolfspeed
Nwolfspeed -->|"2023 · Assignment (Security Interest) · 11888392"| Nu_s_bank_national_association
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
Nlichtenwalner_daniel_j_sabri_shadi_van_brunt_edward_r -->|"2019 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 10998418"| Ncree
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
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 Nwolfspeed focal
class Ncree operating
class Nu_s_bank_national_association operating
class Nu_s_bank_national_association_as_collateral_agent operating
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
Patents currently held (1)
- US 109984182025-09-30 → present
- Wolfspeed Inc. v. Navitas Semiconductor filed 2026-07-07
Patents previously held (3)
- US 118883922025-09-29 → 2025-09-29
- US 108863962025-09-30 → 2025-09-30
- US 81690052025-09-30 → 2025-09-30
Connected entities (3)
- U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONoperating company4 patents
- U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENToperating company4 patents · ⚖️ 1
- CREE, INC.operating company2 patents
Correspondent attorneys (6)
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.
- W. Frank Chandler1 appearance
- Andrew J. Valentine· STINSON1 appearance
- ELISABETH D. THEOCHARIDES· WHITE & CASE1 appearance
- U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION1 appearance
- R. Steven DeGeorge· Moore & Van Allen1 appearance
- Andrew J. Redman, P.C.· Fredrikson & Byron1 appearance