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WOLFSPEED, INC.

operating company1 patent now4 ever1 case filed during tenure3 connections

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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;…"]
    Nmcbryde_james_andrew_zhang_jun["MCBRYDE, James Andrew; ZHANG, Jun"]
    Nideal_lighting["IDEAL INDUSTRIES LIGHTING LLC"]
    Nlu_dong["LU, DONG"]
    Nvan_de_ven_antony_medendorp_nicholas_w_jr_negley_gerald_lowe["VAN DE VEN, ANTONY; MEDENDORP, NICHOLAS…"]
    Nideal["IDEAL INDUSTRIES, LLC"]
    Ntrott_gary_d_lay_james_michael_pickard_paul_k["TROTT, GARY D., LAY, JAMES MICHAEL, PIC…"]
    Nnicholas_william_medendorp_jr_randall_levy_bernard_james_mic["Nicholas William Medendorp, Jr., Randal…"]
    Nuniversal_electronics["Universal Electronics Inc."]
    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
    Nmcbryde_james_andrew_zhang_jun -->|"2013 · Assignment · 9137866"| Ncree
    Ncree -->|"2019 · Assignment · 9137866"| Nideal_lighting
    Nlu_dong -->|"2011 · Assignment · 9470882"| Ncree
    Ncree -->|"2019 · Assignment · 9470882"| Nideal_lighting
    Ncree -->|"2019 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST · 9651239"| Nideal_lighting
    Nvan_de_ven_antony_medendorp_nicholas_w_jr_negley_gerald_lowe -->|"2011 · Assignment · 9310030"| Ncree
    Ncree -->|"2019 · Assignment of Assignor's Interest · 9310030"| Nideal
    Ncree -->|"2019 · Corrective Assignment · 9310030"| Nideal_lighting
    Ncree -->|"2019 · Assignment · 9222659"| Nideal_lighting
    Ntrott_gary_d_lay_james_michael_pickard_paul_k -->|"2011 · Assignment · 8435060"| Ncree
    Nnicholas_william_medendorp_jr_randall_levy_bernard_james_mic -->|"2013 · Assignment · 9169977"| Ncree
    Ncree -->|"2019 · Assignment · 9169977"| Nideal_lighting
    Ncree -->|"2019 · Assignment · 9534767"| Nideal_lighting
    Nuniversal_electronics -->|"2024 · Security Interest · 10930276"| Nu_s_bank_national_association
    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 Nideal_lighting operating
    class Nideal operating
    class Nuniversal_electronics 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)

Patents previously held (3)

Connected entities (3)

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.