Patent 7623033

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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Ownership chain (3)

Asserters network →

Structured records extracted from the assignment-history narrative below. Each entity links to its full ownership-network profile.

  1. 2006-06-16 · reel 017770/0556 · Assignment

    JACOBS, RANDY, VEITENHEIMER, MARSHALL, GREGORY, TIM, SKAAKSRUD, OLE PETTER, AINSWORTH, MILEYFEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION

    Correspondent: MICHAEL J. RIEGEL · FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION

    Original assignment from inventors to employer.

  2. 2020-12-17 · recorded 2021-01-20 · reel 056425/0811 · Assignment

    FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATIONFEDEX CORPORATE SERVICES, INC.

    Correspondent: ANNE E. CARPENTER · FEDEX CORPORATE SERVICES

    Internal reorg

  3. 2024-07-08 · recorded 2024-08-05 · reel 066708/0464 · Merger

    FEDEX CORPORATE SERVICES, INC.FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION

    Correspondent: ANNE E. CARPENTER · FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION

    Internal reorg (merger)

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

  • Miley Ainsworth (Federal Express Corp)
  • Ole Petter Skaaksrud (Federal Express Corp)
  • Randy Jacobs (Federal Express Corp)
  • Tim Gregory (Federal Express Corp)
  • Marshall Veitenheimer (Federal Express Corp)

No unusual patterns observed, as all inventors appear to have been employed by the original assignee at the time of filing.

Original assignee

Federal Express Corp (FedEx). FedEx is a major operating company in the shipping and logistics industry, and it is highly likely that they shipped products (i.e., provided package delivery services) embodying the claims related to tracking items. FedEx is currently an operating company.

Assignment timeline

  • 2006-06-16 (executed) / recorded 2006-06-16 — Reel 017770/0556

    • Conveyance: Assignment
    • Assignor: JACOBS, RANDY, VEITENHEIMER, MARSHALL, GREGORY, TIM, SKAAKSRUD, OLE PETTER, AINSWORTH, MILEY
    • Assignee: FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION
    • Correspondent: MICHAEL J. RIEGEL, FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION, LEGAL DEPARTMENT, 3620 HACKS CROSS ROAD, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, 38125
    • Context: Original assignment from inventors to employer.

  • 2020-12-17 (executed) / recorded 2021-01-20 — Reel 056425/0811

    • Conveyance: Assignment
    • Assignor: FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION
    • Assignee: FEDEX CORPORATE SERVICES, INC.
    • Correspondent: ANNE E. CARPENTER, FEDEX CORPORATE SERVICES, INC., 1000 RIDGELAKE BLVD., STE. 600, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, 38120
    • Context: Internal reorg

  • 2024-07-08 (executed) / recorded 2024-08-05 — Reel 066708/0464

    • Conveyance: Merger
    • Assignor: FEDEX CORPORATE SERVICES, INC.
    • Assignee: FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION
    • Correspondent: ANNE E. CARPENTER, FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION, 1000 RIDGELAKE BLVD., STE. 600, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, 38120. This correspondent also appears on reel 056425/0811.
    • Context: Internal reorg (merger)

Timeline diagram

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    title Ownership of US 7623033
    2006 : Assigned to Federal Express Corp
    2009 : Issued
    2020 : Assigned to FedEx Corporate Services
    2024 : Merged back to Federal Express Corp

NPE / troll-pattern signals

  1. Shell-entity transfer — not present. All transfers are between entities clearly identified as part of the FedEx corporate structure.
  2. Known asserter in the chain — not present. None of the assignees listed are known NPEs.
  3. Repeat correspondent across the chain — present. Anne E. Carpenter of FedEx Corporate Services, Inc. (and later Federal Express Corporation) is listed as the correspondent on reel 056425/0811 and reel 066708/0464. This indicates a consistent internal legal representation for FedEx.
  4. Cascading transfers — not present. Transfers are spaced over several years, not in rapid succession.
  5. Pre-litigation transfer — unclear. While there is litigation associated with this patent (IPR2022-00584 and District Court cases), the timing of the litigation relative to the assignments would need more precise dates to determine if transfers were specifically pre-litigation. The transfer to FedEx Corporate Services, Inc. occurred in late 2020, and the IPR was filed in 2022, which is more than 6 months.
  6. Bankruptcy fire-sale — not present. There is no indication of bankruptcy proceedings for Federal Express Corp or FedEx Corporate Services, Inc.
  7. Privateering — not present. The patent remains within the FedEx corporate structure.
  8. Defensive aggregator (anti-NPE) — not present. The patent is currently held by Federal Express Corporation, an operating company, not a defensive aggregator.

Verdict

Operating-company assertion. The patent has consistently remained within the Federal Express corporate family, as evidenced by assignments between Federal Express Corporation and FedEx Corporate Services, Inc. (reel 056425/0811, reel 066708/0464). Federal Express Corporation is an operating company that provides services embodying the claims, and the litigation records indicate they are asserting the patent, which is typical of operating company assertions.

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