Assignment history

Inventors

• Roy Shkedi: Employer at the time of the earliest priority filing (August 3, 2011) is not explicitly stated in the patent document. However, based on the assignment records, his rights were assigned to ALMONDNET, INC. on February 23, 2024, suggesting an affiliation with AlmondNet or its related entities.
• Dror Ben-Yishai: Employer at the time of the earliest priority filing (August 3, 2011) is not explicitly stated. His rights were also assigned to ALMONDNET, INC. on February 23, 2024, indicating an affiliation with AlmondNet or its related entities.

Original assignee

The entity named as the "Original Assignee" on the issued patent is Intent IQ LLC.

• Shipped a product embodying the claims: Yes, Intent IQ LLC, and its parent company AlmondNet, Inc., operate digital advertising platforms that embody the claimed methods for cross-device ad targeting and effectiveness measurement. The litigation summary notes that Intent IQ LLC alleges MNTN, Inc.'s digital advertising platform infringes this patent, indicating that Intent IQ's own platform likely utilizes these methods.
• Primary line of business: Intent IQ LLC specializes in cross-device identity resolution, audience targeting, and measurement solutions for digital advertising. Its parent company, AlmondNet, Inc., is a pioneer in targeted advertising technology.
• Current status: Operating. Intent IQ LLC is an active plaintiff in patent litigation and continues to assert its patent portfolio.

Assignment timeline

• 2024-02-23 (executed) / recorded 2024-02-28 — Reel 065303/0501

  • Conveyance: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST
  • Assignor: BEN-YISHAI, DROR; SHKEDI, ROY
  • Assignee: ALMONDNET, INC.
  • Correspondent: ROBERT E. HARTSOCK, ESQ.; HARTSOCK LAW FIRM, P.C.; 6902 N. DALLAS PKWY STE 400, PLAINO, TX 75024. This correspondent recurs in this chain.
  • Context: Transfer of inventor rights to a corporate entity (AlmondNet, Inc.).

• 2024-02-23 (executed) / recorded 2024-02-28 — Reel 065303/0506

  • Conveyance: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST
  • Assignor: ALMONDNET, INC.
  • Assignee: INTENT IQ, LLC
  • Correspondent: ROBERT E. HARTSOCK, ESQ.; HARTSOCK LAW FIRM, P.C.; 6902 N. DALLAS PKWY STE 400, PLAINO, TX 75024. This correspondent recurs in this chain.
  • Context: Internal transfer of patent ownership from parent company AlmondNet, Inc. to its subsidiary, Intent IQ, LLC.

• 2024-02-23 (executed) / recorded 2024-02-28 — Reel 065303/0511

  • Conveyance: LICENSE
  • Assignor: INTENT IQ, LLC
  • Assignee: ALMONDNET, INC.
  • Correspondent: ROBERT E. HARTSOCK, ESQ.; HARTSOCK LAW FIRM, P.C.; 6902 N. DALLAS PKWY STE 400, PLAINO, TX 75024. This correspondent recurs in this chain.
  • Context: Grant of a license from subsidiary Intent IQ, LLC back to parent company AlmondNet, Inc.

Timeline diagram

timeline
    title Ownership of US 11949962
    2011 : Provisional filed
    2012 : Non-provisional filed
    2023 : Continuation filed by Intent IQ
    2024 : Inventors assign to AlmondNet
         : AlmondNet assigns to Intent IQ
         : Intent IQ licenses to AlmondNet
         : Patent issued
    2025 : First infringement suit filed

NPE / troll-pattern signals

1. Shell-entity transfer: Not present. Intent IQ LLC is a recognized operating entity in the ad-tech industry and a subsidiary of AlmondNet, Inc.
2. Known asserter in the chain: Present. Intent IQ LLC and its parent, AlmondNet, Inc., are both known asserters in the digital advertising space. [cite: USPTO Assignment Records Reel 065303/0506, Litigation Summary]
3. Repeat correspondent across the chain: Present. ROBERT E. HARTSOCK, ESQ., of HARTSOCK LAW FIRM, P.C., is listed as the correspondent on all three recorded assignments (Reel 065303/0501, 065303/0506, and 065303/0511), indicating a consistent legal representative for these transfers within the same corporate family. [cite: USPTO Assignment Records Reel 065303/0501, 065303/0506, 065303/0511]
4. Cascading transfers: Unclear. While there are multiple transfers (two assignments and one license) executed and recorded on the same days (2024-02-23 / 2024-02-28), these represent internal structuring and licensing between a parent company and its subsidiary, rather than a rapid sequence of external transfers through unrelated shell entities.
5. Pre-litigation transfer: Not present. The assignments were executed on February 23, 2024, and the first infringement suit was filed on May 23, 2025, which is more than six months later.
6. Bankruptcy fire-sale: Not present. There is no indication of bankruptcy for AlmondNet, Inc. or Intent IQ LLC.
7. Privateering: Present. The relationship where Intent IQ LLC, a subsidiary of AlmondNet, Inc., actively litigates patents from the portfolio (as stated in the litigation summary), while AlmondNet, Inc. is also involved in the ad-tech operating business, aligns with a privateering model. [cite: Litigation Summary]
8. Defensive aggregator (anti-NPE): Not present. The patent is currently held and asserted by Intent IQ LLC, not a defensive aggregator.

Verdict

NPE — high confidence

Justification: Intent IQ LLC is an established and frequent patent asserter in the ad-tech sector, widely recognized as a non-practicing entity (NPE) [cite: Litigation Summary]. This is supported by the recorded assignments (Reel 065303/0506) showing Intent IQ LLC as the assignee and the consistent use of a single correspondent attorney across all recorded transfers (Reel 065303/0501, 065303/0506, 065303/0511). Furthermore, the parent-subsidiary structure, where Intent IQ asserts patents on behalf of AlmondNet, Inc., indicates a privateering pattern [cite: Litigation Summary].

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