Assignment history

Inventors

• Oliver (Lake) T. Watkins, Jr. (Employer at time of filing unclear)
• Yousuf Chowdhary (Employer at time of filing unclear)
• Jeffrey Brunet (Employer at time of filing unclear)
• Ravinder (Ray) Sharma (Employer at time of filing unclear)

Original assignee

The original assignee, as listed on the issued patent, is 2343127 Ontario Inc. Their primary line of business and whether they shipped a product embodying the claims are unclear from the provided text. The current status of 2343127 Ontario Inc. appears to be acquired/merged, as later assignments indicate transfers from this entity.

Assignment timeline

• 2012-09-14 (executed) / recorded 2012-09-14 — Reel 028962/0890

  • Conveyance: Assignment
  • Assignor: SHARMA, RAVINDER (RAY), BRUNET, JEFFREY, CHOWDHARY, YOUSUF, WATKINS, OLIVER (LAKE) T., JR.
  • Assignee: XMG STUDIO, INC., CANADA
  • Correspondent: Not specified in the provided text.
  • Context: Transfer from inventors to initial operating company.

• 2013-04-01 (executed) / recorded 2013-04-02 — Reel 030130/0325

  • Conveyance: Assignment
  • Assignor: XMG Studio Inc.
  • Assignee: 2343127 ONTARIO INC., CANADA
  • Correspondent: Not specified in the provided text.
  • Context: Transfer from one operating company to another.

• 2018-04-01 (executed) / recorded 2018-04-09 — Reel 045888/0036

  • Conveyance: Merger and Change of Name
  • Assignor: 2343127 ONTARIO INC., XMG Studio Inc.
  • Assignee: XMG Studio Inc., CANADA
  • Correspondent: Not specified in the provided text.
  • Context: Reorganization/Merger where XMG Studio Inc. becomes the assignee again.

• 2019-05-21 (executed) / recorded 2019-05-22 — Reel 049249/0617

  • Conveyance: Assignment
  • Assignor: XMG Studio Inc.
  • Assignee: IMAGINATION PARK TECHNOLOGIES INC., CANADA
  • Correspondent: Not specified in the provided text.
  • Context: Transfer to a new entity, Imagination Park Technologies Inc.

• 2019-06-25 (executed) / recorded 2022-08-17 — Reel 061203/0185

  • Conveyance: Change of Name
  • Assignor: IMAGINATION PARK TECHNOLOGIES INC.
  • Assignee: IMAGINE AR INC., PENNSYLVANIA
  • Correspondent: Not specified in the provided text.
  • Context: Name change of Imagination Park Technologies Inc. to Imagine AR Inc. (Note: Google Patents lists this as "ImagineAR Inc" for the current assignee).

• 2019-06-25 (executed) / recorded 2023-01-24 — Reel 062491/0383

  • Conveyance: Corrective Assignment
  • Assignor: IMAGINE AR INC.
  • Assignee: IMAGINEAR INC., CANADA
  • Correspondent: Not specified in the provided text.
  • Context: Corrective assignment to update the assignee's name and address. This confirms "IMAGINEAR INC." as the current assignee.

Timeline diagram

timeline
    title Ownership of US 8777746
    2012 : Assigned to XMG Studio Inc
    2013 : Assigned to 2343127 Ontario Inc
    2014 : Issued
    2018 : Merged to XMG Studio Inc
    2019 : Assigned to Imagination Park Tech
         : Renamed to Imagine AR Inc
    2023 : Corrective assignment

NPE / troll-pattern signals

1. Shell-entity transfer — unclear. The names "2343127 Ontario Inc." and "IMAGINEAR INC." (the current assignee) do not inherently suggest a shell entity, but without information on their product lines or business activities, it's difficult to confirm or deny.
2. Known asserter in the chain — not present. None of the listed assignees (XMG Studio Inc., 2343127 Ontario Inc., Imagination Park Technologies Inc., Imagine AR Inc.) are identified as known NPEs in the provided public lists.
3. Repeat correspondent across the chain — unclear. The correspondent information is "Not specified in the provided text" for all listed assignments. Therefore, recurrence cannot be determined.
4. Cascading transfers — unclear. There are several transfers within the chain. For example, the transfer from XMG Studio Inc. to 2343127 Ontario Inc. (2013-04-01) followed by a merger back to XMG Studio Inc. (2018-04-01) and then to Imagination Park Technologies Inc. (2019-05-21) and subsequent name changes. However, without correspondent addresses or common principals, it is unclear if these represent cascading transfers in the NPE sense.
5. Pre-litigation transfer — unclear. The provided information mentions "Family has litigation" but does not specify the first infringement suit date in relation to assignment dates.
6. Bankruptcy fire-sale — not present. No indication of any assignee filing for Chapter 7 or 11 bankruptcy.
7. Privateering — unclear. No information is provided about SEC filings or specific coverage that would indicate privateering.
8. Defensive aggregator (anti-NPE) — not present. The chain does not terminate at any known defensive aggregators.

Verdict

Insufficient data. While there are multiple assignments, the lack of correspondent information, details on the assignees' product lines, and specific litigation dates prevents a confident assessment of NPE patterns. The names of the assignees do not immediately flag them as known NPEs.

Link to USPTO Assignment Center search page: https://assignmentcenter.uspto.gov/