Defendant
1 case as defendant.
Identatronics, Inc. — Overview
Identatronics, Inc. is a privately held U.S. manufacturer and supplier of identification and credentialing products. It was founded in 1973 and is headquartered at 2510 Illinois Route 176 in Crystal Lake, Illinois (an earlier Elk Grove Village, Illinois address appears in older directories). Third-party business databases list it as a small business with roughly 10–50 employees and estimated annual revenue in the low single-digit millions of dollars; the company has not published audited figures, and these size estimates are unverified. Trade-press profiles state that Ban-Koe Companies acquired Identatronics in 2001, and a Mexican affiliate, Identatronics de México, S.A. de C.V., sells related products. Ownership is listed as private/independent in some databases, so current parent status is not fully confirmed.
Products / services
Identatronics supplies credential and physical-security products: custom and magnetic-stripe ID badges, barcode and smart-card (MIFARE) cards, encoders and card printers, laminators, die cutters, digital/CCD cameras, and related consumables and design services. Its software line, marketed as the vIDix suite (trademarked for access-control and security data management), bundles photo ID, access control, and visitor management modules. Extended offerings include mobile/soft credentials and integration with third-party readers from vendors such as HID. The company also provides ID-card maintenance and training.
Patent-litigation posture
The single tracked case places Identatronics purely as a defendant (0 as plaintiff, 1 as defendant), consistent with an operating company defending itself rather than an entity asserting patents. The case was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division — the company's home venue, not a plaintiff-friendly forum like the Eastern District of Texas.
Notable case / context
Laminex, Inc. v. Ronald C. Fritz and Identatronics, Inc., 389 F. Supp. 369 (N.D. Ill. 1974), was a patent infringement action over laminated plastic identification-card materials and roll-lamination processes (the Hannon '171 and '497 patents). Identatronics appeared as defendant and counter-plaintiff. Reported in 1974, it reflects the company's long history in the ID-card materials market; the decision addressed claim construction and infringement of card-lamination method claims. No recent litigation by or against the company appears in the tracked data.
Laminex, Inc. sued Ronald C. Fritz and Identatronics, Inc. for infringement of US 3,417,497 and US 3,413,171 in the Northern District of Illinois. The court found no infringement of the '497 patent, held the '497 patent invalid, and entered judgment for defendants; related non-patent claims were settled and resolved by a Rule 54(b) partial final judgment on December 17, 1973.