Patent 11508996

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)

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

  1. 2026-02-23 · recorded 2026-02-26 · reel 005704/0047 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST

    Austin, Christopher B.CHARGELOGIC LLC

    Correspondent: Jennifer L. Maisch · GORDON & REES SCULLY MANSUKHANI

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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

  • Christopher B. Austin. Employer at time of filing not determinable from the patent document.

Original assignee

The original assignee was an Individual, Christopher B. Austin. Whether he shipped a product embodying the claims is not determinable from the patent text. His primary line of business and current status are not determinable from the patent text.

Assignment timeline

  • 2026-02-23 (executed) / recorded 2026-02-26 - Reel 005704/0047
    • Conveyance: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
    • Assignor: Austin, Christopher B.
    • Assignee: ChargeLogic LLC
    • Correspondent: Jennifer L. Maisch; GORDON & REES SCULLY MANSUKHANI, LLP; 1450 &Amp; 1470 G St., NW; Washington, DC 20005.
    • Context: Transfer of patent from individual inventor to an LLC.

Timeline diagram

timeline
    title Ownership of US 11508996
    2008 : Priority date
    2021 : Application filed by Individual
    2022 : Issued to Individual
    2026 : Assigned to ChargeLogic LLC

NPE / troll-pattern signals

  1. Shell-entity transfer — present. The patent was assigned from an individual inventor to "ChargeLogic LLC" (Reel 005704/0047). The name "ChargeLogic LLC" suggests a licensing or holding company, and without information on products shipped by this entity, it aligns with characteristics of a shell entity.
  2. Known asserter in the chain — not present. ChargeLogic LLC does not appear on commonly referenced public NPE lists based on the current available information.
  3. Repeat correspondent across the chain — unclear. Jennifer L. Maisch of GORDON & REES SCULLY MANSUKHANI, LLP is listed as the correspondent for the only recorded assignment (Reel 005704/0047). While this is the sole appearance for this specific patent's chain, recurrence cannot be determined from this record alone.
  4. Cascading transfers — not present. There is only one recorded assignment in the chain.
  5. Pre-litigation transfer — unclear. While Google Patents indicates litigation exists for the patent family, the specific date of the first infringement suit naming this patent is not available from the provided data. The assignment to ChargeLogic LLC occurred on February 23, 2026 (executed), and the litigation information from Google Patents does not provide a specific filing date for the US case in Texas Western District Court to determine if this transfer was within 6 months prior.
  6. Bankruptcy fire-sale — not present. There is no indication of bankruptcy in the assignment records or patent information.
  7. Privateering — not present. There is no information to suggest privateering.
  8. Defensive aggregator (anti-NPE) — not present. The chain does not terminate at a known defensive aggregator.

Verdict

NPE — moderate confidence. The transfer from an individual inventor to an LLC named "ChargeLogic LLC" (Reel 005704/0047) on February 23, 2026, is a strong signal for a shell-entity transfer, suggesting a likely assertion play. Without further information about ChargeLogic LLC's products or business operations, and given the indication of family litigation, it is probable that this entity is engaged in patent assertion.
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