Patent 7670612B2

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 (1)

Asserters network →

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

  1. 2004-08-31 · reel 012586/0995 · Assignment

    Fred H. MillerINNERCAP TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

    Correspondent: · ROTHWELL, FIGG, ERNST & MANBECK

    Transfer from inventor to original assignee

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

  • Fred H. Miller (INNERCAP Technologies Inc.)

Original assignee

INNERCAP Technologies Inc. was the original assignee on the issued patent. Information regarding whether INNERCAP Technologies Inc. shipped a product embodying the claims is not readily available within the provided context or general knowledge without further extensive research. Their primary line of business appears to be related to multi-phase, multi-compartment capsular delivery systems, as indicated by the patent. As of May 29, 2026, INNERCAP Technologies Inc. appears to be an operating company, as it is listed as the plaintiff in the active litigation case against Walmart Inc..

Assignment timeline

  • 2004-08-31 (executed) / recorded 2004-08-31 — Reel 012586/0995
    • Conveyance: Assignment
    • Assignor: Fred H. Miller
    • Assignee: INNERCAP TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    • Correspondent: ROTHWELL, FIGG, ERNST & MANBECK, P.C., 1425 K STREET, N.W., SUITE 800, WASHINGTON, DC 20005
    • Context: Transfer from inventor to original assignee

Timeline diagram

timeline
    title Ownership of US 7670612B2
    2004 : Assigned to INNERCAP Technologies Inc
    2010 : Issued
    2026 : Litigation filed by INNERCAP

NPE / troll-pattern signals

  1. Shell-entity transfer — not present. The initial assignment is from the inventor to INNERCAP Technologies Inc., the operating company. There are no subsequent transfers to a known shell entity recorded.
  2. Known asserter in the chain — not present. INNERCAP Technologies Inc. is not identified as a known NPE on public lists.
  3. Repeat correspondent across the chain — not present. Only one assignment is recorded, handled by ROTHWELL, FIGG, ERNST & MANBECK, P.C.
  4. Cascading transfers — not present. Only a single assignment from the inventor to the initial assignee is recorded.
  5. Pre-litigation transfer — not present. The only recorded assignment predates the recent litigation by many years. The patent was assigned to INNERCAP Technologies Inc. in August 2004, while the litigation against Walmart was filed in April 2026.
  6. Bankruptcy fire-sale — not present. There is no indication in the provided information of INNERCAP Technologies Inc. undergoing bankruptcy proceedings.
  7. Privateering — unclear. Without SEC filings or specific reporting on INNERCAP Technologies Inc.'s business model, it is not possible to determine if this is a privateering arrangement.
  8. Defensive aggregator (anti-NPE) — not present. The patent currently remains with INNERCAP Technologies Inc.

Verdict

Operating-company assertion. The patent was assigned from the inventor to INNERCAP Technologies Inc. in August 2004 (Reel 012586/0995), and INNERCAP Technologies Inc. is currently actively asserting the patent in a lawsuit against Walmart Inc., a competitor in the retail space, as of April 2026.

For verification, see the USPTO Patent Assignment Search for US7670612B2: https://assignmentcenter.uspto.gov/patents/[7670612](/patent/7670612).html

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