Patent 10294649

Assignment history

Inventors, original assignee, and the chain of ownership recorded with the USPTO — including the correspondent attorney who recorded each assignment, since shell-LLC chains often share one repeat-player attorney even when the entity names look unrelated. Surfaces NPE / patent-troll patterns: shell-entity transfers, known asserters in the chain, repeat correspondent fingerprints, pre-litigation assignments, and bankruptcy fire-sales.

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Ownership chain (4)

Asserters network →

Structured records extracted from the assignment-history narrative below. Each entity links to its full ownership-network profile.

2024-12-17 · recorded 2024-12-19 · reel 069736/0717 · Assignment
Jeffrey Scott Crevier SANASTAR INC.
Transfer from inventor to an entity
2025-10-27 · recorded 2025-10-31 · reel 072742/0188 · Assignment
Jeffrey S. Crevier, SANASTAR, INC.VECTAIR SYSTEMS GEORGIA, LLC
Further assignment from the inventor and previous assignee to a new entity
2025-10-29 · recorded 2025-11-03 · reel 072766/0297 · Security Interest
VECTAIR SYSTEMS GEORGIA, LLC MIDWESTONE BANK
Securitization of the patent by the current operating company
2025-10-29 · recorded 2025-12-01 · reel 073071/0456 · Security Interest
VECTAIR SYSTEMS GEORGIA, LLC NORTHSTAR MEZZANINE PARTNERS VII L.P.
Securitization of the patent by the current operating company

Assignment history

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Inventors

Jeffrey Scott Crevier: Employer at the time of filing (June 29, 2018) was "Individual," as the patent application was filed by the inventor himself as the original assignee [cite: US10294649B2]. There is no indication of an employer other than himself at the time of filing based on the provided patent text.

Original assignee

The original assignee named on the issued patent (US10294649) was "Individual," indicating that the inventor, Jeffrey Scott Crevier, held the rights at the time of filing [cite: US10294649B2]. The patent describes a "urinal anti-splash device," suggesting a product embodying the claims [cite: US10294649B2]. The primary line of business for an individual inventor at the time of filing would be personal invention and potential commercialization. As of the latest assignment records, the patent is no longer owned by the individual inventor, but by Vectair Systems Georgia LLC [cite: US10294649B2].

Assignment timeline

Due to the inability to perform a live USPTO Patent Assignment Search, the "Correspondent" information (attorney name, firm, address) for each recorded assignment cannot be obtained directly. The following timeline is reconstructed using the "Legal Events" section of the Google Patents record for US10294649, which provides execution dates (Effective date), recording dates (Date), assignor, assignee, and reel/frame details. The absence of correspondent information significantly limits the ability to detect certain NPE patterns with high confidence.

2024-12-17 (executed) / recorded 2024-12-19 — Reel 069736/0717
- Conveyance: Assignment
- Assignor: Jeffrey Scott Crevier
- Assignee: SANASTAR INC., Georgia
- Correspondent: Not available from source.
- Context: Transfer from inventor to an entity. [cite: US10294649B2]
2025-10-27 (executed) / recorded 2025-10-31 — Reel 072742/0188
- Conveyance: Assignment
- Assignor: Jeffrey S. Crevier, SANASTAR, INC.
- Assignee: VECTAIR SYSTEMS GEORGIA, LLC, Georgia
- Correspondent: Not available from source.
- Context: Further assignment from the inventor and previous assignee to a new entity. [cite: US10294649B2]
2025-10-29 (executed) / recorded 2025-11-03 — Reel 072766/0297
- Conveyance: Security Interest
- Assignor: VECTAIR SYSTEMS GEORGIA, LLC
- Assignee: MIDWESTONE BANK, Minnesota
- Correspondent: Not available from source.
- Context: Securitization of the patent by the current operating company. [cite: US10294649B2]
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: Not available from source.
- Context: Securitization of the patent by the current operating company. [cite: US10294649B2]

Timeline diagram

timeline
    title Ownership of US 10294649
    2018 : Filed by individual inventor
    2019 : Issued
    2024 : Assigned to SANASTAR INC.
    2025 : Assigned to VECTAIR SYSTEMS GEORGIA, LLC
         : Security interest to MIDWESTONE BANK
         : Security interest to NORTHSTAR

NPE / troll-pattern signals

Shell-entity transfer — Unclear.
- Context: The initial transfer from "Individual" (Jeffrey Scott Crevier) to "SANASTAR INC." (Reel 069736/0717, 2024-12-17) and then to "VECTAIR SYSTEMS GEORGIA, LLC" (Reel 072742/0188, 2025-10-27) involves corporate entities. Without information on their product lines, business activities, or registered agent addresses, it is unclear if SANASTAR INC. or VECTAIR SYSTEMS GEORGIA, LLC are shell entities solely for licensing.
- Citation: Reel 069736/0717 (2024-12-17), Reel 072742/0188 (2025-10-27).
Known asserter in the chain — Not present.
- Context: Neither SANASTAR INC. nor VECTAIR SYSTEMS GEORGIA, LLC appear on common public NPE lists. MIDWESTONE BANK and NORTHSTAR MEZZANINE PARTNERS VII L.P. are financial institutions involved in security interests, not typically patent asserters.
- Citation: Reel 069736/0717 (2024-12-17), Reel 072742/0188 (2025-10-27), Reel 072766/0297 (2025-11-03), Reel 073071/0456 (2025-12-01).
Repeat correspondent across the chain — Unclear.
- Context: Correspondent information is not available from the provided source (Google Patents legal events). This information is crucial for detecting this pattern.
Cascading transfers — Present.
- Context: There are three assignments/security interests within a short period (December 2024 to December 2025). The patent was assigned to SANASTAR INC. in December 2024, then to VECTAIR SYSTEMS GEORGIA, LLC in October 2025, and subsequently subjected to two security interests in November and December 2025, both involving VECTAIR SYSTEMS GEORGIA, LLC as the assignor. This rapid succession of transfers and encumbrances is a signal, though the security interests suggest financing rather than typical shell-to-shell transfers for assertion.
- Citation: Reel 069736/0717 (2024-12-17), Reel 072742/0188 (2025-10-27), Reel 072766/0297 (2025-11-03), Reel 073071/0456 (2025-12-01).
Pre-litigation transfer — Unclear.
- Context: The patent record mentions an "US case filed in Ohio Northern District Court litigation (3:25-cv-00418)". The filing date for this case is not explicitly provided in the patent text, making it difficult to determine if any assignment occurred within 6 months prior. The IPR was filed 2025-09-02, which is before the assignments to Vectair, MidWestOne, and Northstar Mezzanine. [cite: US10294649B2]
Bankruptcy fire-sale — Not present.
- Context: There is no indication of bankruptcy proceedings for the original inventor or any subsequent assignees.
Privateering — Unclear.
- Context: Without detailed corporate information or SEC filings, it is not possible to determine if an operating company transferred the patent for assertion against competitors.
Defensive aggregator (anti-NPE) — Not present.
- Context: The current assignee, VECTAIR SYSTEMS GEORGIA, LLC, is not a known defensive aggregator.

Verdict

Insufficient data. While there are cascading transfers (Reel 069736/0717 on 2024-12-17, Reel 072742/0188 on 2025-10-27, Reel 072766/0297 on 2025-11-03, and Reel 073071/0456 on 2025-12-01), the crucial correspondent information from the USPTO Assignment Center is unavailable. This lack of data prevents a confident assessment of shell-entity transfers, repeat correspondents, and privateering, which are key indicators for NPE patterns. The security interests also suggest legitimate financing rather than an assertion-focused chain.

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