Patent 10585959

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 (1)

Asserters network →

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

  1. 2024-02-24 · recorded 2025-03-18 · Assignment

    Robert Osann, Jr.Accusearch Technologies LLC

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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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Inventors

The sole named inventor is Robert Osann, Jr. The original assignee on the issued patent is listed as "Individual", indicating Robert Osann, Jr. was the original owner. Robert Osann, Jr. operates as an independent inventor and intellectual property consultant, providing services such as patent searching, application drafting, and expert witness testimony. He has a history of selling or licensing his patents. No specific employer at the time of filing (2019-08-28) is determinable beyond his individual capacity.

Original assignee

The original assignee named on the issued patent is "Individual", referring to Robert Osann, Jr., the inventor. Robert Osann, Jr. does not appear to ship a product embodying the claims of this patent himself; rather, he develops and sells/licenses his intellectual property. His primary line of business is as an independent inventor and IP consultant. His current status is operating as an independent consultant.

Assignment timeline

Based on the available information, one assignment event is identified.

  • 2024-02-24 (executed) / recorded 2025-03-18 — Reel [Not determinable from available data]
    • Conveyance: Assignment
    • Assignor: Robert Osann, Jr.
    • Assignee: Accusearch Technologies LLC
    • Correspondent: Not determinable from available data.
    • Context: Transfer-to-asserter

Note: Specific reel/frame and correspondent details for this assignment were not discoverable from the provided patent text or search results, which did not include direct access to the USPTO Assignment Center records for this patent.

Timeline diagram

timeline
    title Ownership of US 10585959
    2011 : Priority Date
    2019 : Application Filed by Osann
    2020 : Patent Issued to Osann
    2024 : Osann assigned to Accusearch
    2025 : Accusearch sued Google
    2026 : Unified Patents IPR filed

NPE / troll-pattern signals

  1. Shell-entity transfer — Present. The patent was transferred from independent inventor Robert Osann, Jr. to Accusearch Technologies LLC. While Accusearch Technologies LLC has an operating business in public records research and background screening, the patent's subject matter (internet search results annotation and filtering) appears distinct from their core product line. RPX reported that AccuSearch Technologies received a "larger portfolio" from the inventor and subsequently filed its "first litigation," strongly indicating that this portfolio is being used for licensing and assertion rather than for integration into Accusearch's primary business.

    • Cite: Google Patents "Current Assignee" section, RPX Insight article dated May 2, 2025. Assignment recorded 2025-03-18 (Google Patents), executed 2024-02-24 (RPX Insight).

  2. Known asserter in the chain — Present. Unified Patents, a known anti-NPE entity, has filed an Inter Partes Review (IPR2026-00286) challenging US10585959. Unified Patents typically initiates IPRs against patents being asserted by Non-Practicing Entities (NPEs). Additionally, RPX, another organization that tracks NPEs, reported AccuSearch Technologies LLC filing its "first litigation" with this patent family, further identifying them as an asserting entity.

    • Cite: Google Patents "Legal status" section (PTAB case IPR2026-00286, Petitioner: Unified Patents), RPX Insight article dated May 2, 2025.

  3. Repeat correspondent across the chain — Unclear. Only one assignment from the inventor to Accusearch Technologies LLC has been identified from the provided information. The specific correspondent attorney and firm for this transaction are not available in the given sources, thus preventing an assessment of recurrence.

    • Cite: Correspondent information not determinable from provided text or search results.

  4. Cascading transfers — Not present. Only one assignment event, from the inventor to Accusearch Technologies LLC, is evident from the provided data.

    • Cite: Assignment recorded 2025-03-18 (Google Patents), executed 2024-02-24 (RPX Insight).

  5. Pre-litigation transfer — Present. The assignment of the patent from Robert Osann, Jr. to Accusearch Technologies LLC was executed on February 24, 2024 and recorded on March 18, 2025. Accusearch Technologies LLC filed its first litigation, suing Alphabet (Google), on May 2, 2025. The recording of the assignment occurred approximately two months before the lawsuit was filed, and the execution date was about 15 months prior, indicating a transfer arranged to precede assertion.

    • Cite: Assignment recorded 2025-03-18 (Google Patents), executed 2024-02-24 (RPX Insight), litigation filing date May 2, 2025 (RPX Insight).

  6. Bankruptcy fire-sale — Not present. The original assignee was an individual inventor, Robert Osann, Jr., not a company that underwent bankruptcy proceedings.

    • Cite: Inventor: Robert Osann, Jr. (Individual); Original Assignee: Individual.

  7. Privateering — Unclear. While Accusearch Technologies LLC has an operating business distinct from the patent's claims, and the transfer was followed by litigation against Google, there is no direct evidence from the provided sources (such as SEC filings or specific investigative reports) to confirm that an operating company transferred the patent to Accusearch to assert it on their behalf.

    • Cite: RPX Insight article dated May 2, 2025.

  8. Defensive aggregator (anti-NPE) — Not present as the current owner. The patent is currently owned and being asserted by Accusearch Technologies LLC. However, Unified Patents, a defensive aggregator, has filed an IPR against this patent, which is a common response to NPE assertions.

    • Cite: Google Patents "Legal status" section (PTAB case IPR2026-00286, Petitioner: Unified Patents).

Verdict

NPE — high confidence

This verdict is supported by multiple strong signals: the transfer from an independent inventor to Accusearch Technologies LLC, the subsequent filing of "first litigation" by Accusearch with this patent family, the pre-litigation timing of the assignment relative to the lawsuit, and the involvement of Unified Patents in an IPR against the patent, which is characteristic of a defensive action against an NPE.

For verification, refer to the USPTO Patent Assignment Search at https://assignmentcenter.uspto.gov/ (search for patent number 10585959).

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