Patent 11864641

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

  • Fernando Mora: Employed by 1LSS Inc. (implied by original assignee)
  • Alejandro Baca: Employed by 1LSS Inc. (implied by original assignee, also identified as CEO of 1Lss Inc.)
  • Mydul R. Islam: Employed by 1LSS Inc. (implied by original assignee)

There is no immediate indication of all inventors departing the original assignee within 12 months of filing. Alex Baca, one of the inventors, is the CEO of 1LSS Inc. as of February 2024.

Original assignee

The entity named on the issued patent is 1LSS Inc.

1LSS Inc. is a pioneering leader in magnetic mobile device accessories and automotive solutions. They are known for products like the MagBak for iPad and iPhone, which are minimalist protective cases and mounting solutions utilizing rare earth magnets. They have expanded their product catalog and achieved significant revenue growth.

As of February 2024, 1LSS Inc. is an operating company, actively releasing innovative products and securing new patents. Their status on Google Patents is "Active," expiring in 2040.

Assignment timeline

A search on the USPTO Patent Assignment Search for patent number 11864641 returned no assignment records. This indicates that the ownership of the patent remains with the original assignee, 1LSS Inc., as listed on the patent.

Timeline diagram

timeline
    title Ownership of US 11864641
    2021 : Filed by 1LSS Inc
    2024 : Issued to 1LSS Inc

NPE / troll-pattern signals

  1. Shell-entity transfer — not present. The patent remains with the original operating company, 1LSS Inc., which actively designs and sells products.
  2. Known asserter in the chain — not present. 1LSS Inc. is not identified as a known NPE.
  3. Repeat correspondent across the chain — not present. There are no recorded assignments, so no correspondent chain to evaluate.
  4. Cascading transfers — not present. No assignments have been recorded.
  5. Pre-litigation transfer — not present. No assignments have been recorded. While litigation exists (US case 2:24-cv-08769 and IPR2025-01180), there's no evidence of a transfer preceding it.
  6. Bankruptcy fire-sale — not present. 1LSS Inc. appears to be an active and growing company.
  7. Privateering — not present. There is no evidence of 1LSS Inc. transferring the patent to an NPE to assert on their behalf.
  8. Defensive aggregator (anti-NPE) — not present. The patent has not been acquired by a defensive aggregator.

Verdict

Operating-company assertion

The patent remains with the original assignee, 1LSS Inc., which is an active operating company engaged in the design, manufacturing, and sale of magnetic mobile device accessories. There are no recorded assignments in the USPTO database, indicating continuous ownership by 1LSS Inc. The ongoing litigation, as noted in the patent summary, is presumably an assertion by this operating company.

Verification: USPTO Patent Assignment Search for 11864641.

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