Assignment history

Inventors

• Jeffrey Scott Crevier: Employer at the time of filing not determinable from the patent text. The original assignee is listed as "Individual", which could imply the inventor was the original owner, or an unassigned individual.

Original assignee

The original assignee was listed as "Individual". Given the subsequent assignments, it's likely the inventor, Jeffrey Scott Crevier, was the original individual assignee. It is not determinable if this individual shipped a product embodying the claims, their primary line of business, or their current status.

Assignment timeline

• 2024-12-17 (executed) / recorded 2024-12-19 — Reel 069736/0010

  • Conveyance: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST
  • Assignor: CREVIER, JEFFREY SCOTT
  • Assignee: SANASTAR INC., GEORGIA
  • Correspondent: Jeffrey Scott Crevier, 1400 Buffalo St., Toledo, OH 43604. This correspondent appears as the inventor on the patent.
  • Context: Transfer to a new entity.

• 2025-10-27 (executed) / recorded 2025-10-31 — Reel 072742/0188

  • Conveyance: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
  • Assignor: CREVIER, JEFFREY S., SANASTAR, INC.
  • Assignee: VECTAIR SYSTEMS GEORGIA, LLC, GEORGIA
  • Correspondent: Jeffrey Scott Crevier, 1400 Buffalo St., Toledo, OH 43604. This correspondent appears as the inventor on the patent.
  • Context: Transfer of patent ownership.

• 2025-10-29 (executed) / recorded 2025-11-03 — Reel 072766/0297

  • Conveyance: SECURITY INTEREST
  • Assignor: VECTAIR SYSTEMS GEORGIA, LLC
  • Assignee: MIDWESTONE BANK, MINNESOTA
  • Correspondent: KUTAK ROCK LLP, 1650 ARCHER PARKWAY, FORT COLLINS, CO 80525.
  • Context: Securitization of the patent.

• 2025-10-29 (executed) / recorded 2025-12-01 — Reel 073071/0456

  • Conveyance: SECURITY INTEREST
  • Assignor: VECTAIR SYSTEMS GEORGIA, LLC
  • Assignee: NORTHSTAR MEZZANINE PARTNERS VII L.P., MINNESOTA
  • Correspondent: KUTAK ROCK LLP, 1650 ARCHER PARKWAY, FORT COLLINS, CO 80525. This correspondent also appears on the previous security interest recording.
  • Context: Securitization of the patent.

Timeline diagram

timeline
    title Ownership of US 10036154
    2016 : Filed by Individual
    2018 : Issued
    2024 : Assigned to SANASTAR INC.
    2025 : Assigned to VECTAIR SYSTEMS GEORGIA LLC
         : Security Interest to MIDWESTONE BANK
         : Security Interest to NORTHSTAR MEZZANINE PARTNERS VII L.P.

NPE / troll-pattern signals

1. Shell-entity transfer — unclear. While SANASTAR INC. and VECTAIR SYSTEMS GEORGIA, LLC could potentially be licensing-only entities, there is no explicit evidence from the provided data (e.g., no products in commerce, registered-agent address, single-purpose LLC) to confirm this.
2. Known asserter in the chain — not present. None of the assignees (SANASTAR INC., VECTAIR SYSTEMS GEORGIA, LLC, MIDWESTONE BANK, NORTHSTAR MEZZANINE PARTNERS VII L.P.) are identified as known asserters in the provided NPE lists.
3. Repeat correspondent across the chain — present. Jeffrey Scott Crevier, listed as the inventor, is the correspondent for the assignments on 2024-12-19 (Reel 069736/0010) and 2025-10-31 (Reel 072742/0188). KUTAK ROCK LLP is the correspondent for the security interests recorded on 2025-11-03 (Reel 072766/0297) and 2025-12-01 (Reel 073071/0456). This recurrence of correspondents, particularly the inventor handling transfers to different entities, could be a signal.
4. Cascading transfers — present. There are multiple assignments and security interests within a short period (December 2024 to December 2025), specifically the transfer from Crevier to Sanastar, then to Vectair Systems Georgia, followed by two security interests. This pattern of several transfers within approximately one year suggests cascading transfers.
5. Pre-litigation transfer — unclear. The Google Patents information mentions "Family has litigation" with a PTAB case IPR2025-01339 filed and a US case 3:25-cv-00418 filed in Ohio Northern District Court. The assignments to SANASTAR INC. and VECTAIR SYSTEMS GEORGIA, LLC occurred in late 2024 and late 2025. Without the precise filing date of the Ohio Northern District Court case and the PTAB case institution date, it's unclear if these assignments directly precede litigation by less than 6 months.
6. Bankruptcy fire-sale — not present. There is no information to suggest the original assignee or any subsequent assignor filed for bankruptcy.
7. Privateering — not present. There is no information to suggest privateering is occurring.
8. Defensive aggregator (anti-NPE) — not present. The chain does not terminate at a known defensive aggregator.

Verdict

NPE — moderate confidence

The presence of cascading transfers within a year, and the recurrence of correspondents, specifically the inventor handling multiple transfers, are signals of a potential NPE pattern. While there is no direct evidence of shell entities or known asserters, these patterns warrant moderate confidence in an NPE verdict. The patent's litigation status in PTAB and District Court further supports this, although the exact timing relative to the assignments is unclear.

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