Assignment history

Inventors

• Samuel English Anthony
• Kshitij Misra
• Avery Wagner Faller

Employer at time of filing: Perceptive Automata Inc. No unusual patterns are immediately determinable from the provided text regarding inventor departures.

Original assignee

Perceptive Automata Inc.

Perceptive Automata Inc. was a company focused on predicting human behavior for autonomous vehicles. They developed software to give autonomous vehicles "human-like intuition" about pedestrians, cyclists, and other drivers. It is determinable they shipped a product embodying the claims, specifically their software for predicting human interactions for autonomous vehicles. Their current status is "Acquired".

Assignment timeline

• 2020-09-17 (executed) / recorded 2020-09-17 — Reel 052328/0508

  • Conveyance: Assignment
  • Assignor: Faller, Avery Wagner; Misra, Kshitij; Anthony, Samuel English
  • Assignee: PERCEPTIVE AUTOMATA, INC.
  • Correspondent: PERCEPTIVE AUTOMATA, INC.
  • Context: Internal reorg (inventors assigning to their employer)

• 2021-04-01 (executed) / recorded 2021-04-01 — Reel 055110/0669

  • Conveyance: Security Agreement
  • Assignor: PERCEPTIVE AUTOMATA, INC.
  • Assignee: AVENUE VENTURE OPPORTUNITIES FUND, LP
  • Correspondent: Matthew J. Van Leeuwen, ONE LLP, 4000 MacArthur Blvd., East Tower, Suite 500, Newport Beach, CA 92660. This correspondent recurs frequently in patent security agreements.
  • Context: Securitization (loan collateralized by patent assets)

• 2025-02-19 (executed) / recorded 2025-02-19 — Reel 066708/0462

  • Conveyance: Assignment
  • Assignor: PERCEPTIVE AUTOMATA, INC.
  • Assignee: PERCEPTIVE AUTOMATA LLC
  • Correspondent: Adam S. Zois, FOLEY & LARDNER LLP, One Boston Wharf Road, Boston, MA 02210.
  • Context: Internal reorg / change of entity type

• 2025-03-25 (executed) / recorded 2025-03-25 — Reel 066861/0088

  • Conveyance: Patent Security Agreement
  • Assignor: PERCEPTIVE AUTOMATA LLC
  • Assignee: PICCADILLY PATENT FUNDING LLC, AS SECURITY HOLDER
  • Correspondent: Matthew J. Van Leeuwen, ONE LLP, 4000 MacArthur Blvd., East Tower, Suite 500, Newport Beach, CA 92660. This correspondent recurs frequently in patent security agreements.
  • Context: Securitization (loan collateralized by patent assets)

Timeline diagram

timeline
    title Ownership of US 11126889
    2020 : Assigned to Perceptive Automata Inc
    2021 : Security Agreement with Avenue Venture
    2025 : Assigned to Perceptive Automata LLC
         : Security Agreement with Piccadilly

NPE / troll-pattern signals

1. Shell-entity transfer — unclear. While the transfer from Perceptive Automata Inc. to Perceptive Automata LLC could indicate a change in business focus or preparation for a sale, without more information on the LLC's activities, it is unclear if it functions solely as a licensing entity. The addresses and detailed business operations are not fully described in the patent record itself to definitively make this call.
2. Known asserter in the chain — not present. None of the assignees (Perceptive Automata Inc., AVENUE VENTURE OPPORTUNITIES FUND, LP, Perceptive Automata LLC, PICCADILLY PATENT FUNDING LLC) are identified as known NPEs or patent trolls from public lists.
3. Repeat correspondent across the chain — present. Matthew J. Van Leeuwen of ONE LLP appears as correspondent for both security agreements (Reel 055110/0669 and Reel 066861/0088). This recurrence for financial transactions, while not definitive of NPE activity, is a pattern often seen in NPE chains where legal counsel specializes in patent financing/assertion.
4. Cascading transfers — not present. There are two assignments and two security agreements over several years, but not rapid consecutive assignments through chained LLCs within a short timeframe (e.g., <24 months) that would typically indicate cascading transfers for assertion.
5. Pre-litigation transfer — unclear. The provided data notes litigation cases filed in 2025 (e.g., IPR2025-01574 filed, US case filed in Texas Western District Court, US case filed in Texas Eastern District Court). The assignment to Perceptive Automata LLC (Reel 066708/0462) was recorded on 2025-02-19, and the security agreement with Piccadilly Patent Funding LLC (Reel 066861/0088) was recorded on 2025-03-25. It is possible these transfers occurred within 6 months of the first infringement suit filing, but the exact filing dates of the district court cases are not precisely stated in the provided text, making it unclear if they fall within the 6-month window.
6. Bankruptcy fire-sale — not present. There is no indication in the provided text that Perceptive Automata Inc. or LLC filed for bankruptcy.
7. Privateering — unclear. There's no information about any agreements between an operating company and an NPE to assert patents on its behalf.
8. Defensive aggregator (anti-NPE) — not present. The chain does not terminate at any known defensive aggregators like RPX, AST, or LOT Network.

Verdict

NPE — moderate confidence

The recurrence of Matthew J. Van Leeuwen of ONE LLP as the correspondent for both security agreements (Reel 055110/0669 and Reel 066861/0088) is a notable signal. While security agreements themselves don't indicate NPE status, consistent use of a specific firm for patent-backed financing can be a precursor to or feature of NPE activities. Additionally, the presence of litigation cases filed in 2025 in proximity to the 2025 assignments and security agreements suggests a potential for assertion-related activity.

Verification: https://assignmentcenter.uspto.gov/