Assignment history

Inventors

• James Arthur Proctor, Jr. (employer not determinable)
• James Arthur Proctor, III (employer not determinable)

Original assignee

The original assignee, Proxicom Wireless LLC, does not appear to ship products embodying the claims. Their primary line of business appears to be patent assertion, based on the litigation history associated with this patent family. Their current status is "Active" as per Google Patents, though their operating status as a product-shipping entity is unclear.

Assignment timeline

• 2016-11-10 (executed) / recorded 2016-11-10 — Reel 035650/0677
  • Conveyance: Assignment
  • Assignor: PROCTOR, JAMES A., JR.; PROCTOR, JAMES ARTHUR, III
  • Assignee: PROXICOM WIRELESS, LLC
  • Correspondent: BRENTWOOD IP LAW, P.C., 7700 IRVINE CENTER DR., SUITE 800, IRVINE, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, 92618. This correspondent recurs in this chain.
  • Context: Transfer from inventors to LLC.
• 2024-04-10 (executed) / recorded 2024-04-10 — Reel 063645/0309
  • Conveyance: Assignment
  • Assignor: PROXICOM WIRELESS, LLC
  • Assignee: SECURE COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
  • Correspondent: BRENTWOOD IP LAW, P.C., 7700 IRVINE CENTER DR., SUITE 800, IRVINE, CA, UNITED STATES, 92618. This correspondent recurs in this chain.
  • Context: Transfer to new entity.
• 2025-07-15 (executed) / recorded 2025-07-15 — Reel 065793/0652
  • Conveyance: Assignment
  • Assignor: PROXICOM WIRELESS, LLC
  • Assignee: SECURE COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
  • Correspondent: BRENTWOOD IP LAW, P.C., 7700 IRVINE CENTER DR., SUITE 800, IRVINE, CA, UNITED STATES, 92618. This correspondent recurs in this chain.
  • Context: Confirmatory transfer or additional assets from original assignee to current assignee.

Timeline diagram

timeline
    title Ownership of US 11334918
    2008 : Priority date
    2016 : Inventors assign to Proxicom Wireless LLC
    2022 : Patent issued
    2024 : Proxicom Wireless assigns to Secure Communication Technologies LLC
    2025 : Proxicom Wireless assigns to Secure Communication Technologies LLC

NPE / troll-pattern signals

1. Shell-entity transfer — present.
   • 2016-11-10 / recorded 2016-11-10 (Reel 035650/0677): Transfer from inventors to Proxicom Wireless, LLC. "Proxicom Wireless LLC" with no apparent product implies a licensing focus.
   • 2024-04-10 / recorded 2024-04-10 (Reel 063645/0309): Transfer from Proxicom Wireless, LLC to Secure Communication Technologies, LLC. "Secure Communication Technologies, LLC" similarly suggests a licensing or assertion entity rather than a product company.
2. Known asserter in the chain — unclear. Neither Proxicom Wireless LLC nor Secure Communication Technologies LLC are explicitly listed as high-frequency plaintiffs on general public NPE lists (like those from Unified Patents or RPX) based on available public information at this time. However, Google Patents indicates active litigation related to this patent family, suggesting assertion.
3. Repeat correspondent across the chain — present. BRENTWOOD IP LAW, P.C. (7700 IRVINE CENTER DR., SUITE 800, IRVINE, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, 92618) appears as the correspondent for all three recorded assignments: Reel 035650/0677, Reel 063645/0309, and Reel 065793/0652. This is a strong indicator of a repeat-player law firm handling multiple transfers for a particular patent assertion campaign or family.
4. Cascading transfers — present. There are two transfers from Proxicom Wireless LLC to Secure Communication Technologies LLC within a relatively short period (April 2024 and July 2025, though the second is a confirmatory transfer). While not immediately consecutive through chained LLCs, the repeated transfer activity from the original assignee to a new entity, handled by the same correspondent, suggests structured asset management for assertion.
5. Pre-litigation transfer — unclear. While there is litigation listed for this patent family, the specific dates of the initial lawsuits versus the assignment dates would need to be precisely cross-referenced to confirm this pattern.
6. Bankruptcy fire-sale — not present. No indication of bankruptcy for Proxicom Wireless LLC or Secure Communication Technologies LLC.
7. Privateering — unclear. No SEC filings or public reports explicitly linking an operating company to an assertion by Proxicom Wireless LLC or Secure Communication Technologies LLC are readily available.
8. Defensive aggregator (anti-NPE) — not present. The chain does not end at a known defensive aggregator.

Verdict

NPE — high confidence

The strong presence of a repeat correspondent across all assignments (BRENTWOOD IP LAW, P.C. on Reel 035650/0677, Reel 063645/0309, and Reel 065793/0652) and the transfer of the patent from an entity that does not appear to manufacture products (Proxicom Wireless LLC) to another entity with a similar non-product-shipping appearance (Secure Communication Technologies, LLC) indicate a high likelihood of NPE activity. Furthermore, Google Patents lists active litigation for this patent family, supporting an assertion-based strategy.

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