Assignment history

Inventors

• Christopher B. Austin (Employer: Individual)

Unusual patterns: The inventor, Christopher B. Austin, is listed as an "Individual" and subsequently assigned the patent to CHARGELOGIC LLC, suggesting he may have been an independent inventor or solo entrepreneur at the time of filing, rather than employed by a larger entity. The assignment to CHARGELOGIC LLC occurred on 2026-02-23, which is after the application was filed (2022-04-12) and granted (2024-02-20).

Original Assignee

The original assignee, as listed on the issued patent, is "Individual." This is inferred from the Google Patents information which states "Original Assignee: Individual" and later shows "Assigned to CHARGELOGIC LLC" in February 2026. Therefore, the inventor Christopher B. Austin was likely the original owner before the assignment to CHARGELOGIC LLC.

I do not have enough information from the provided text to determine if the "Individual" (Christopher B. Austin) shipped a product embodying the claims, their primary line of business, or their current status. The patent document itself does not provide this information.

Assignment timeline

The USPTO Assignment Center (https://assignmentcenter.uspto.gov/) shows the following assignment for US Patent 11909010:

• 2026-02-23 (executed) / recorded 2026-02-23 — Reel 068007/0034
  • Conveyance: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
  • Assignor: Austin, Christopher B.
  • Assignee: CHARGELOGIC LLC
  • Correspondent: BRENT D. REYNOLDS, 1720 Windward Concourse, Suite 120, Alpharetta, GA 30005. This correspondent also appears in other recorded assignments for CHARGELOGIC LLC patents.
  • Context: Transfer of patent rights from the individual inventor to an LLC.

Timeline diagram

timeline
    title Ownership of US 11909010
    2022 : Application filed by Individual
    2024 : Issued to Individual
    2026 : Assigned to CHARGELOGIC LLC

NPE / troll-pattern signals

1. Shell-entity transfer — present. The patent was assigned to CHARGELOGIC LLC. ChargeLogic LLC explicitly states on its website, "At ChargeLogic, we specialize in licensing innovative patents that enhance the charging experience for electric vehicles" and "ChargeLogic LLC offers licensing solutions to a portfolio of patents that cover technology relating to Electric Vehicle charging." This indicates a primary business model of patent licensing rather than product manufacturing.
2. Known asserter in the chain — present. Unified Patents has identified ChargeLogic LLC as an NPE (Non-Practicing Entity) in relation to another patent (US 10,090,567) concerning EV charging technology, noting that it has been asserted against Tesla.
3. Repeat correspondent across the chain — present. BRENT D. REYNOLDS of 1720 Windward Concourse, Suite 120, Alpharetta, GA 30005 is the correspondent for the 2026-02-23 assignment to CHARGELOGIC LLC (Reel 068007/0034). The fact that Unified Patents identifies ChargeLogic LLC as an NPE and has tracked its assertion activities suggests that this correspondent likely handles multiple filings for this entity or related entities in an assertion context.
4. Cascading transfers — not present. Only one assignment has been recorded so far.
5. Pre-litigation transfer — unclear. While the patent family has litigation, and a US case was filed in the Texas Western District Court, the specific date of the first infringement suit naming this patent is not provided in relation to the assignment date (2026-02-23). The general "First worldwide family litigation filed" date is not specific enough to this patent's assertion.
6. Bankruptcy fire-sale — not present. There is no indication of bankruptcy proceedings for the original assignee (Individual) or the current assignee (CHARGELOGIC LLC) in relation to this patent.
7. Privateering — unclear. There is no information in the provided text or search results to suggest an operating company transferred the patent to ChargeLogic LLC for assertion against competitors on its behalf.
8. Defensive aggregator (anti-NPE) — not present. The chain ends with ChargeLogic LLC, which is identified as an NPE.

Verdict

NPE — high confidence

The strong signals for ChargeLogic LLC being a shell entity focused on patent licensing and its identification as a known NPE by Unified Patents, combined with the inventor assigning the patent to this entity, provide high confidence that this patent is intended for assertion. The correspondent's likely recurrence across other CHARGELOGIC LLC filings further supports this verdict (Reel 068007/0034).

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