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ZEST LABS, INC. (FORMERLY INTELLEFLEX CORPORATION)

operating company1 patents now1 ever0 cases filed during tenure1 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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    Nzest_labs_formerly_intelleflex["ZEST LABS, INC. (FORMERLY INTELLEFLEX C…"]
    Nintelleflex["INTELLEFLEX CORPORATION"]
    Nkawaguchi_dean_m_reese_thomas_c_shikami_russell_dekate_samee["KAWAGUCHI, DEAN M., REESE, Thomas C., S…"]
    Nzest_labs["ZEST LABS, INC."]
    Nmehring_peter_a_reese_thomas_c_kawaguchi_dean_m_dekate_samee["MEHRING, PETER A; REESE, THOMAS C; KAWA…"]
    Nintelleflex -->|"2019 · Change of Name · 11037094"| Nzest_labs_formerly_intelleflex
    Nkawaguchi_dean_m_reese_thomas_c_shikami_russell_dekate_samee -->|"2016 · Assignment · 10445684B2"| Nintelleflex
    Nintelleflex -->|"2017 · Change of Name · 10445684B2"| Nzest_labs
    Nkawaguchi_dean_m_reese_thomas_c_shikami_russell_dekate_samee -->|"2021 · Assignment of Assignors Interest · 12008509"| Nintelleflex
    Nintelleflex -->|"2021 · Change of Name · 12008509"| Nzest_labs
    Nmehring_peter_a_reese_thomas_c_kawaguchi_dean_m_dekate_samee -->|"2015 · Assignment · 11037094"| Nintelleflex
    Nkawaguchi_dean_m_reese_thomas_c_shikami_russell_dekate_samee -->|"2019 · Assignment · 11037093"| Nintelleflex
    Nintelleflex -->|"2019 · Change of Name · 11037093"| Nzest_labs
    Nkawaguchi_dean_m_reese_thomas_c_shikami_russell_dekate_samee -->|"2019 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 10423918"| Nintelleflex
    Nintelleflex -->|"2019 · ASSIGNMENT · 10423918"| Nzest_labs
    Nkawaguchi_dean_m_reese_thomas_c_shikami_russell_dekate_samee -->|"2016 · ASSIGNMENT · 10445684"| Nintelleflex
    Nintelleflex -->|"2017 · CHANGE OF NAME · 10445684"| Nzest_labs
    Nmehring_peter_a_reese_thomas_c_kawaguchi_dean_m_dekate_samee -->|"2021 · Assignment · 12008509B2"| Nintelleflex
    Nintelleflex -->|"2021 · Change of Name · 12008509B2"| Nzest_labs
    Nkawaguchi_dean_m_reese_thomas_c_shikami_russell_dekate_samee -->|"2019 · Assignment of Assignors Interest · 11037093B2"| Nintelleflex
    Nintelleflex -->|"2019 · Change of Name · 11037093B2"| Nzest_labs
    Nkawaguchi_dean_m_reese_thomas_c_shikami_russell_dekate_samee -->|"2019 · Assignment of Assignors Interest · 11037092B2"| Nintelleflex
    Nintelleflex -->|"2019 · Change of Name · 11037092B2"| Nzest_labs
    Nkawaguchi_dean_m_reese_thomas_c_shikami_russell_dekate_samee -->|"2019 · Assignment · 10423918B2"| Nintelleflex
    Nintelleflex -->|"2019 · Change of Name · 10423918B2"| Nzest_labs
    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 Nzest_labs_formerly_intelleflex focal
    class Nintelleflex operating
    class Nzest_labs operating

Patents currently held (1)

Connected entities (1)

Correspondent attorneys (1)

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.