Patent 8083137

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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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

The sole named inventor for US patent 8083137 is Mary C. Tannenbaum. Her employer at the time of filing (2009-05-26) is not explicitly stated in the patent text. However, a recorded assignment dated 2011-04-05 shows Mary C. Tannenbaum assigning her interest to Union Beach, L.P., which then assigned to Niaco Data Mgmt II LLC on the same date. This indicates she was likely an individual inventor or affiliated with Union Beach, L.P., and transferred her rights prior to the patent's issuance.

Original assignee

The original assignee named on the issued patent is Niaco Data Mgmt II LLC.

The patent describes a "system and method which allows consumer users to establish self-imposed limits on the user's spending (borrowing) such that when the limit is reached the consuming user is notified." [cite: US8083137B2 Abstract] There is no information within the patent document or the provided legal event history to suggest that Niaco Data Mgmt II LLC shipped a product directly embodying these claims. Their primary line of business appears to be patent holding and/or licensing, especially given the subsequent merger with Intellectual Ventures.

Niaco Data Mgmt II LLC's current status is effectively acquired/merged into Intellectual Ventures I LLC as of May 28, 2013. [cite: US8083137B2 Google Patents legal events 2013-05-28]

Assignment timeline

The following assignment records are derived from the Google Patents legal events for US8083137B2, which are presumed to reflect USPTO Assignment Center records. Reel/Frame numbers and Correspondent information are not available in the provided Google Patents data.

  • 2011-04-05 (executed) / recorded 2011-04-05 — Reel Undetermined/Undetermined

    • Conveyance: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST
    • Assignor: TANNENBAUM, MARY C.
    • Assignee: UNION BEACH, L.P.
    • Correspondent: Undetermined from provided data.
    • Context: Transfer of inventor's rights to an intermediate entity.

  • 2011-04-05 (executed) / recorded 2011-04-05 — Reel Undetermined/Undetermined

    • Conveyance: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST
    • Assignor: UNION BEACH, L.P.
    • Assignee: NIACO DATA MGMT. II, LLC
    • Correspondent: Undetermined from provided data.
    • Context: Transfer from intermediate entity to the original applicant/assignee.

  • 2013-05-28 (executed) / recorded 2013-05-28 — Reel Undetermined/Undetermined

    • Conveyance: MERGER
    • Assignor: NIACO DATA MGMT. II, L.L.C.
    • Assignee: INTELLECTUAL VENTURES I LLC
    • Correspondent: Undetermined from provided data.
    • Context: Acquisition of the original assignee by a known patent assertion entity.

  • 2023-02-12 (executed) / recorded 2023-02-12 — Reel Undetermined/Undetermined

    • Conveyance: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST
    • Assignor: INTELLECTUAL VENTURES I LLC
    • Assignee: INTELLECTUAL VENTURES ASSETS 191 LLC
    • Correspondent: Undetermined from provided data.
    • Context: Internal transfer within the Intellectual Ventures family of entities.

  • 2023-03-24 (executed) / recorded 2023-03-24 — Reel Undetermined/Undetermined

    • Conveyance: SECURITY INTEREST
    • Assignor: MIND FUSION, LLC
    • Assignee: INTELLECTUAL VENTURES ASSETS 191 LLC, INTELLECTUAL VENTURES ASSETS 186 LLC
    • Correspondent: Undetermined from provided data.
    • Context: Mind Fusion, LLC grants a security interest in the patent to Intellectual Ventures entities, possibly indicating a financing arrangement or pledge of assets.

  • 2023-07-13 (executed) / recorded 2023-07-13 — Reel Undetermined/Undetermined

    • Conveyance: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST
    • Assignor: INTELLECTUAL VENTURES ASSETS 191 LLC
    • Assignee: MIND FUSION, LLC
    • Correspondent: Undetermined from provided data.
    • Context: Transfer of the patent from an Intellectual Ventures entity to Mind Fusion, LLC.

  • 2024-03-26 (executed) / recorded 2024-03-26 — Reel Undetermined/Undetermined

    • Conveyance: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST
    • Assignor: MIND FUSION, LLC
    • Assignee: FINTEGRAPH, LLC
    • Correspondent: Undetermined from provided data.
    • Context: Transfer from one entity (Mind Fusion, LLC) to another (Fintegraph, LLC).

Timeline diagram

timeline
    title Ownership of US 8083137
    2009 : Filed by Niaco Data Mgmt II LLC
    2011 : Inventor assigns to Union Beach
         : Union Beach assigns to Niaco
         : Patent granted
    2013 : Niaco merges into Intellectual Ventures I
         : First litigation case filed
    2023 : IV I assigns to IV Assets 191
         : Mind Fusion grants security interest to IV
         : IV Assets 191 assigns to Mind Fusion
    2024 : Mind Fusion assigns to Fintegraph

NPE / troll-pattern signals

  1. Shell-entity transfer — Present. The patent has been transferred to entities with names characteristic of licensing-only entities, including Niaco Data Mgmt II LLC, Intellectual Ventures I LLC (a known NPE), Intellectual Ventures Assets 191 LLC, Mind Fusion, LLC, and Fintegraph, LLC. These names suggest a focus on intellectual property management rather than product development. [cite: US8083137B2 Google Patents legal events 2011-04-05, 2013-05-28, 2023-02-12, 2023-07-13, 2024-03-26]

  2. Known asserter in the chain — Present. Intellectual Ventures I LLC, a widely recognized patent assertion entity (NPE), became the assignee on 2013-05-28 via a "MERGER" from the original assignee, Niaco Data Mgmt II, L.L.C. [cite: US8083137B2 Google Patents legal events 2013-05-28] Intellectual Ventures Assets 191 LLC, also in the chain, is part of the Intellectual Ventures family. [cite: US8083137B2 Google Patents legal events 2023-02-12]

  3. Repeat correspondent across the chain — Unclear. Correspondent information (attorney name, firm, address) is not available in the provided Google Patents legal events, preventing an assessment of this signal.

  4. Cascading transfers — Present. There are multiple transfers in close succession: from Intellectual Ventures I LLC to Intellectual Ventures Assets 191 LLC on 2023-02-12, a security interest involving Mind Fusion, LLC and Intellectual Ventures Assets 191 LLC/186 LLC on 2023-03-24, and then a transfer from Intellectual Ventures Assets 191 LLC to Mind Fusion, LLC on 2023-07-13, followed by a transfer from Mind Fusion, LLC to Fintegraph, LLC on 2024-03-26. This series of transfers between related or newly introduced entities within a 13-month period (February 2023 - March 2024) indicates cascading transfers. [cite: US8083137B2 Google Patents legal events 2023-02-12, 2023-03-24, 2023-07-13, 2024-03-26]

  5. Pre-litigation transfer — Present. The patent was assigned to Intellectual Ventures I LLC on 2013-05-28. The Google Patents legal events and Unified Patents litigation data indicate that a US case (1:13-cv-00740 in Virginia Eastern District Court) naming this patent family was filed in 2013. This transfer occurred shortly before or concurrently with the initiation of litigation. [cite: US8083137B2 Google Patents legal events 2013-05-28, https://portal.unifiedpatents.com/litigation/Virginia%20Eastern%20District%20Court/case/1%3A13-cv-00740]

  6. Bankruptcy fire-sale — Not present. There is no information in the provided patent text or legal events to suggest that the original assignee, Niaco Data Mgmt II LLC, underwent bankruptcy proceedings. The transfer to Intellectual Ventures I LLC was recorded as a "MERGER". [cite: US8083137B2 Google Patents legal events 2013-05-28]

  7. Privateering — Unclear. While Intellectual Ventures is known to acquire patents from operating companies, there is no direct evidence in the provided data (e.g., SEC filings or specific reports) to confirm that Niaco Data Mgmt II LLC was an operating company whose patent was asserted on its behalf by Intellectual Ventures against competitors.

  8. Defensive aggregator (anti-NPE) — Not present. The ownership chain does not terminate with a known defensive aggregator such as RPX, Allied Security Trust (AST), LOT Network, Unified Patents, or Open Invention Network. The current assignee is Fintegraph LLC. [cite: US8083137B2 Google Patents Current Assignee]

Verdict

NPE — high confidence. This verdict is justified by the presence of multiple strong signals, including the transfer to Intellectual Ventures I LLC (a known NPE) on 2013-05-28, which was closely followed by pre-litigation transfer activity with the filing of infringement suits in 2013. Additionally, the chain exhibits shell-entity transfers to various entities like Niaco Data Mgmt II LLC, Mind Fusion, LLC, and Fintegraph, LLC, and recent cascading transfers between these entities within a short timeframe (2023-2024).

For verification, see the USPTO Assignment Center search for patent 8083137: https://assignmentcenter.uspto.gov/ (search by patent number 8083137).

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