Assignment history

Inventors

The sole named inventor for US Patent 10931286 is Nima Badizadegan. At the time of filing (2020-07-23), Nima Badizadegan was listed as an individual applicant and original assignee, suggesting self-employment or an individual capacity rather than an employer affiliation listed on the patent.

Original assignee

The original assignee listed on the patent application was an "Individual," referring to the inventor, Nima Badizadegan. As an individual, there is no evidence that Nima Badizadegan shipped a product embodying the claims directly under an entity bearing his name. His primary line of business at the time of filing was likely related to inventing and securing intellectual property. The patent has since been assigned to HFT Solutions LLC, so the individual inventor is no longer the owner.

Assignment timeline

• 2022-03-23 (executed) / recorded 2022-04-04 — Reel 062638/0878
  • Conveyance: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST
  • Assignor: BADIZADEGAN, NIMA
  • Assignee: HFT SOLUTIONS, LLC
  • Correspondent: MICHAEL E. DERGOSITS, ONE LLP, 8889 RIO SAN DIEGO DRIVE, SUITE 220, SAN DIEGO, CA 92108.
  • Context: Transfer of patent rights from the individual inventor to an LLC.

Timeline diagram

timeline
    title Ownership of US 10931286
    2018-11-05 : Priority date
    2020-07-23 : Filed by Nima Badizadegan
    2021-02-23 : Issued
    2022-03-23 : Assigned to HFT Solutions LLC
    2024 : First infringement suit filed

NPE / troll-pattern signals

1. Shell-entity transfer — Present. The patent was transferred from an individual inventor (Nima Badizadegan) to HFT SOLUTIONS, LLC on March 23, 2022, and recorded on April 4, 2022 (Reel 062638/0878). HFT Solutions LLC, along with its wholly-owned subsidiary HFT Solutions Technologies, LLC, is actively asserting the patent in multiple infringement lawsuits, suggesting it operates as a licensing or assertion-focused entity rather than a product-shipping company.
2. Known asserter in the chain — Present. HFT Solutions Technologies, LLC, a plaintiff in litigation involving this patent, is explicitly identified as "a wholly-owned subsidiary of Network-1 Technologies, Inc." in the litigation summary. Network-1 Technologies, Inc. is a publicly known patent licensing company, widely recognized as a Non-Practicing Entity (NPE) or patent asserter.
3. Repeat correspondent across the chain — Unclear. Only one assignment record (Reel 062638/0878) is available for this patent in the USPTO Assignment Center, with Michael E. Dergosits of ONE LLP listed as the correspondent. Without additional assignment records for this patent or a broader analysis of other patents within the HFT Solutions/Network-1 portfolio, it cannot be definitively determined if this correspondent is a repeat player in a pattern associated with NPEs.
4. Cascading transfers — Not present. There is only one recorded assignment for this patent from the inventor to HFT Solutions, LLC.
5. Pre-litigation transfer — Present. The patent was assigned to HFT Solutions, LLC on March 23, 2022 (recorded April 4, 2022, Reel 062638/0878). The first infringement suit naming this patent was initiated by December 26, 2024. This transfer to the asserting entity occurred approximately 2.5 years before the first litigation, positioning the patent within the assertion vehicle well in advance of the lawsuits.
6. Bankruptcy fire-sale — Not present. There is no evidence in the assignment record or other provided information to suggest the original assignee (individual inventor) underwent bankruptcy proceedings.
7. Privateering — Unclear. While HFT Solutions Technologies, LLC is a subsidiary of a known patent licensing company (Network-1 Technologies, Inc.), the initial transfer was from an individual inventor, not an operating company, making it difficult to establish a privateering pattern without further context.
8. Defensive aggregator (anti-NPE) — Not present. The patent is currently owned by HFT Solutions, LLC, which is actively asserting it in infringement litigation, directly counter to the role of a defensive aggregator.

Verdict

NPE — high confidence. This verdict is supported by the transfer of the patent from an individual inventor to HFT Solutions, LLC (Reel 062638/0878), an entity actively engaged in patent assertion. Crucially, HFT Solutions Technologies, LLC, a plaintiff in the litigation, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Network-1 Technologies, Inc., which is a well-known patent licensing firm often classified as an NPE. Furthermore, the assignment occurred in 2022, more than two years prior to the first infringement lawsuits filed in late 2024 and 2025, indicating a pre-litigation transfer to an assertion vehicle.

For verification, see the USPTO Patent Assignment Search for US10931286.