Patent 11553055

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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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

  • Daniel Hodges (Numberai Inc)
  • Tasos Roumeliotis (Numberai Inc)
  • Joel Grossman (Numberai Inc)
  • Andrew Ruff (Numberai Inc)
  • Steven Ginn (Numberai Inc)
  • Andrew Smith (Numberai Inc)

All inventors were associated with the original assignee, Numberai Inc, at the time of filing.

Original assignee

The original assignee is Numberai Inc.
Numberai Inc, operating as Numa, is an active company specializing in AI-powered communication platforms for businesses, particularly car dealerships. Their primary line of business involves providing a cloud platform with a voice assistant and AI agents that automate customer interactions, streamline operations, and enhance customer engagement across various messaging services like SMS, Facebook, and WhatsApp. The company's platform integrates with existing dealership tools and aims to transform how dealerships handle sales and service.

Assignment timeline

No assignment records for US11553055B2 were found on the USPTO Patent Assignment Search database. This indicates that the patent likely remains with the original assignee, Numberai Inc (now Numa).

Timeline diagram

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    title Ownership of US 11553055
    2021 : Application filed by Numberai Inc
    2023 : Patent issued to Numberai Inc

NPE / troll-pattern signals

  1. Shell-entity transfer — not present. No transfers have been recorded.
  2. Known asserter in the chain — not present. The patent remains with Numberai Inc, which is an operating company.
  3. Repeat correspondent across the chain — not present. No assignments are recorded.
  4. Cascading transfers — not present. No assignments are recorded.
  5. Pre-litigation transfer — not present. No litigation has been identified, and no transfers are recorded.
  6. Bankruptcy fire-sale — not present. No indication of bankruptcy for Numberai Inc.
  7. Privateering — not present. No transfers or assertion activities suggestive of privateering have been identified.
  8. Defensive aggregator (anti-NPE) — not present. The patent has not been assigned to a defensive aggregator.

Verdict

Insufficient data. As of the current date, there are no recorded assignments for US11553055B2 on the USPTO Patent Assignment Search database. This means the patent appears to be held by the original assignee, Numberai Inc (operating as Numa), which is an active operating company. Without any assignment records, no NPE/troll patterns can be identified or confirmed.

USPTO Assignment Center search for US11553055B2: https://assignmentcenter.uspto.gov/

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