Assignment history

Inventors

The sole named inventor for US Patent 10959123 is Jeffrey C. Adams. At the time of the original assignee's filing, it is determinable that Jeffrey C. Adams was associated with Spectranet Inc., as the patent was originally assigned by him to Spectranet, Inc. on 2017-05-31 [cite: 039750/0942].

Original assignee

The original assignee named on the issued patent is Spectranet Inc. The patent abstract and description indicate their primary line of business was developing "low latency wireless messaging" technology, particularly for applications like "High Frequency Trading (HFT) transactions." The patent does not explicitly state whether Spectranet Inc. shipped a product embodying the claims. Based on the assignment record, Spectranet, Inc. transferred its interest in this patent to SPECTRANET TECHNOLOGIES LLC on 2024-11-12 [cite: 064321/0456], suggesting that its current status as an operating entity related to this patent has changed.

Assignment timeline

• 2017-05-31 (executed) / recorded 2017-06-01 — Reel 039750/0942

  • Conveyance: Assignment
  • Assignor: ADAMS, JEFFREY C.
  • Assignee: SPECTRANET, INC.
  • Correspondent: ROBERT M. WASSON, ESQ., K&L GATES LLP, 920 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 3900, SEATTLE, WA 98104.
  • Context: Inventor assigned patent rights to the original operating company.

• 2024-11-12 (executed) / recorded 2024-11-13 — Reel 064321/0456

  • Conveyance: Assignment
  • Assignor: SPECTRANET, INC.
  • Assignee: SPECTRANET TECHNOLOGIES LLC
  • Correspondent: STEVEN L. PERDUE, LUMINADVISOR PLLC, 1000 N WEST STREET SUITE 1200, WILMINGTON, DE 19801. This correspondent is unique in this assignment chain.
  • Context: Transfer of patent assets from the original assignee to an LLC, potentially for intellectual property management or assertion.

Timeline diagram

timeline
    title Ownership of US 10959123
    2017 : Inventor assigned to Spectranet Inc
    2021 : Patent issued
    2024 : Assigned to Spectranet Technologies LLC

NPE / troll-pattern signals

1. Shell-entity transfer — Present. The patent was transferred from "Spectranet, Inc." to "SPECTRANET TECHNOLOGIES LLC" on 2024-11-12 [cite: 064321/0456]. The assignee's name, "SPECTRANET TECHNOLOGIES LLC," and the correspondent's address in Wilmington, DE [cite: 064321/0456] are common indicators of an entity primarily focused on IP holding or licensing rather than product development.
2. Known asserter in the chain — Unclear. SPECTRANET TECHNOLOGIES LLC is not listed among the commonly recognized high-frequency patent asserters. Further research beyond the scope of this task would be required to definitively classify them.
3. Repeat correspondent across the chain — Not present. The correspondent for the first assignment was Robert M. Wasson of K&L Gates LLP [cite: 039750/0942], while the second assignment was handled by Steven L. Perdue of Luminadvisor PLLC [cite: 064321/0456]. There is no recurrence of the same correspondent within this patent's assignment chain.
4. Cascading transfers — Not present. There are only two recorded assignments, executed approximately seven years apart, which does not constitute multiple consecutive transfers within a short period.
5. Pre-litigation transfer — Not present. The last assignment occurred on 2024-11-12 [cite: 064321/0456], and no litigation directly involving US10959123 has been identified as of 2026-05-22.
6. Bankruptcy fire-sale — Not present. No evidence of bankruptcy proceedings for Spectranet, Inc. was found in the patent records or Google Patents legal events.
7. Privateering — Unclear. There is no publicly available information in the patent record or from typical external sources (like SEC filings) to indicate a privateering arrangement for this patent.
8. Defensive aggregator (anti-NPE) — Not present. The current assignee, SPECTRANET TECHNOLOGIES LLC, is not a known defensive aggregator.

Verdict

NPE — moderate confidence. The transfer of the patent from "Spectranet, Inc." to "SPECTRANET TECHNOLOGIES LLC" on 2024-11-12 [cite: 064321/0456], along with the correspondent's registered agent address in Wilmington, DE, strongly suggests a shell-entity transfer for intellectual property management or assertion purposes. While SPECTRANET TECHNOLOGIES LLC is not a widely known high-frequency plaintiff, the structuring of the transfer indicates a move towards an entity likely focused on monetizing the patent rather than manufacturing or selling products.

For verification, see the USPTO Patent Assignment Search results for US10959123. [cite: 039750/0942, 064321/0456]