Assignment history

Inventors

• Jason Crabtree (Qomplx Inc.)
• Andrew Sellers (Qomplx Inc.)
• Ian MacLeod (Qomplx Inc.)

Employer at time of filing is presumed to be the Original Assignee, Qomplx Inc., as per Google Patents data showing them as the Original Assignee. No unusual patterns are immediately determinable from the provided information.

Original assignee

Qomplx Inc. is the entity named as the original assignee on the issued patent.
Based on a quick search, Qomplx Inc. (now known as Qomplx, LLC) is a cybersecurity and risk analytics company. It is unclear from the provided patent text or high-level search whether they shipped a product embodying the claims of US12218934B2, though their business activities suggest they would leverage such technology internally or as part of their service offerings.
Current Status: Operating (as Qomplx, LLC).

Assignment timeline

• 2024-09-15 (executed) / recorded 2024-09-15 — Reel 059952/0101

  • Conveyance: Assignment of Assignors Interest
  • Assignor: Macleod, Ian; Crabtree, Jason; Sellers, Andrew
  • Assignee: Fractal Industries, Inc.
  • Correspondent: Matthew S. Stippich, Cantor Colburn LLP, 20 Church Street 22nd Floor Hartford CT 06103. This correspondent does not recur in this chain.
  • Context: Transfer from inventors to an entity (Fractal Industries, Inc.).

• 2024-09-18 (executed) / recorded 2024-09-18 — Reel 059954/0831

  • Conveyance: Change of Name
  • Assignor: Fractal Industries, Inc.
  • Assignee: QOMPLX, INC.
  • Correspondent: Matthew S. Stippich, Cantor Colburn LLP, 20 Church Street 22nd Floor Hartford CT 06103. This correspondent does not recur in this chain.
  • Context: Change of name for the assignee from Fractal Industries, Inc. to QOMPLX, INC.

• 2024-09-26 (executed) / recorded 2024-09-26 — Reel 059957/0279

  • Conveyance: Assignment of Assignors Interest
  • Assignor: QOMPLX, INC.
  • Assignee: QPX LLC
  • Correspondent: Matthew S. Stippich, Cantor Colburn LLP, 20 Church Street 22nd Floor Hartford CT 06103. This correspondent does not recur in this chain.
  • Context: Transfer from QOMPLX, INC. to QPX LLC.

• 2024-09-28 (executed) / recorded 2024-09-28 — Reel 059958/0122

  • Conveyance: Change of Name
  • Assignor: QPX LLC
  • Assignee: QOMPLX LLC
  • Correspondent: Matthew S. Stippich, Cantor Colburn LLP, 20 Church Street 22nd Floor Hartford CT 06103. This correspondent does not recur in this chain.
  • Context: Change of name for the assignee from QPX LLC to QOMPLX LLC.

Timeline diagram

timeline
    title Ownership of US 12218934
    2024 : Inventors assigned to Fractal Industries Inc
         : Fractal Ind Inc name change to Qomplx Inc
         : Qomplx Inc assigned to QPX LLC
         : QPX LLC name change to Qomplx LLC
    2025 : Patent issued

NPE / troll-pattern signals

1. Shell-entity transfer — Present. The transfer from QOMPLX, INC. to QPX LLC (Reel 059957/0279, executed 2024-09-26) and subsequent name change to QOMPLX LLC (Reel 059958/0122, executed 2024-09-28) involves the creation of an LLC (QPX LLC, then QOMPLX LLC) which could potentially be a licensing-only entity, though further investigation into QOMPLX LLC's activities would be needed to confirm this definitively. The suffix "LLC" is common for such entities.

2. Known asserter in the chain — Not present. None of the assignees (Fractal Industries, Inc., QOMPLX, INC., QPX LLC, QOMPLX LLC) are identified as known asserters in the provided lists.

3. Repeat correspondent across the chain — Present. Matthew S. Stippich of Cantor Colburn LLP is listed as the correspondent for all four assignments: Reel 059952/0101 (2024-09-15), Reel 059954/0831 (2024-09-18), Reel 059957/0279 (2024-09-26), and Reel 059958/0122 (2024-09-28).

4. Cascading transfers — Present. There are four transfers/name changes within a very short period (September 2024). Specifically, the sequence of assignments from inventors to Fractal Industries, Inc. (2024-09-15), then a name change to QOMPLX, INC. (2024-09-18), then an assignment to QPX LLC (2024-09-26), followed by a name change to QOMPLX LLC (2024-09-28) all occurred within a 13-day span. This rapid succession of transfers and name changes, especially leading to an LLC, is a strong signal.

5. Pre-litigation transfer — Unclear. The patent issued on 2025-02-04. The assignments occurred in September 2024, prior to issuance. There is no information provided about any infringement suits.

6. Bankruptcy fire-sale — Not present. No information suggests the original assignee filed for bankruptcy.

7. Privateering — Unclear. No SEC filings or external coverage are provided to indicate privateering.

8. Defensive aggregator (anti-NPE) — Not present. The chain does not terminate at a known defensive aggregator.

Verdict

NPE — moderate confidence. The presence of a shell-entity transfer (QOMPLX, INC. to QPX LLC/QOMPLX LLC), coupled with cascading transfers (four transactions within 13 days in September 2024, all handled by the same correspondent), are strong signals of potential NPE activity. The use of an LLC in the final ownership step, especially after multiple rapid transfers, points towards an entity structured for licensing rather than product development.

USPTO Assignment Center search for US12218934: https://assignmentcenter.uspto.gov/ (search by patent number 12218934)