Patent 9135418

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 (4)

Asserters network →

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

  1. 2014-02-26 · reel 032223/0488 · Assignment

    BROWN, JOHN R, DARE, ROBERT M, GITTLEMAN, DANIEL, KRZYZANOWSKI, PAUL, TAN, DANILO, WADE, CHRISTOPHER MICHAELOPENPEAK LLC

    Correspondent: · BROWDY AND NEIMARK

    Initial assignment from inventors to operating company

  2. 2017-06-09 · reel 040056/0517 · Assignment

    OPENPEAK LLCOPENPEAK LLC

    Correspondent: RUTH L. GRIMM

    Internal reorg

  3. 2018-11-28 · reel 044810/0047 · Assignment

    NI, HAOOPENPEAK LLC

    Correspondent: RUTH L. GRIMM

    Transfer of interest

  4. 2025-09-12 · reel 066705/0126 · Assignment

    OPENPEAK LLCCONGRUENT MEDIA RESOURCING LLC

    Correspondent: JEFFREY M. NATHAN · CONGRUENT MEDIA RESOURCING

    Transfer to asserter

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

  • Christopher Michael Wade
  • Danilo Tan
  • John R. Brown
  • Paul Krzyzanowski
  • Daniel Gittleman
  • Robert M Dare

The patent text does not explicitly state the employers of the inventors at the time of filing. The original assignee is OpenPeak Inc.

Original assignee

OpenPeak Inc. was the original assignee. The patent describes systems and methods for creating secure applications, suggesting their primary line of business involved mobile device management and secure software solutions.

According to Google Patents, OpenPeak Inc. filed the application for US9135418 on 2014-02-25. OpenPeak Inc. then assigned its interest to OPENPEAK LLC on 2017-06-09. OPENPEAK LLC subsequently assigned its interest to CONGRUENT MEDIA RESOURCING LLC on 2025-09-12.

Assignment timeline

  • 2014-02-26 (executed) / recorded 2014-02-26 — Reel 032223/0488

    • Conveyance: Assignment
    • Assignor: BROWN, JOHN R, DARE, ROBERT M, GITTLEMAN, DANIEL, KRZYZANOWSKI, PAUL, TAN, DANILO, WADE, CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL
    • Assignee: OPENPEAK INC.
    • Correspondent: BROWDY AND NEIMARK, PLLC.
    • Context: Initial assignment from inventors to operating company.

  • 2017-06-09 (executed) / recorded 2017-06-09 — Reel 040056/0517

    • Conveyance: Assignment
    • Assignor: OPENPEAK, INC.
    • Assignee: OPENPEAK LLC
    • Correspondent: RUTH L. GRIMM, ESQ.
    • Context: Internal reorg.

  • 2018-11-28 (executed) / recorded 2018-11-28 — Reel 044810/0047

    • Conveyance: Assignment
    • Assignor: NI, HAO
    • Assignee: OPENPEAK LLC
    • Correspondent: RUTH L. GRIMM, ESQ. (This correspondent recurs in this chain.)
    • Context: Transfer of interest.

  • 2025-09-12 (executed) / recorded 2025-09-12 — Reel 066705/0126

    • Conveyance: Assignment
    • Assignor: OPENPEAK LLC
    • Assignee: CONGRUENT MEDIA RESOURCING LLC
    • Correspondent: JEFFREY M. NATHAN, CONGRUENT MEDIA RESOURCING LLC, 2711 LBJ FREEWAY, SUITE 860, DALLAS, TX UNITED STATES 75234
    • Context: Transfer to asserter.

Timeline diagram

timeline
    title Ownership of US 9135418
    2014 : Filed by OpenPeak Inc
    2015 : Issued
    2017 : Assigned to OpenPeak LLC
    2018 : Ni Hao assigned to OpenPeak LLC
    2025 : Acquired by Congruent Media Resourcing LLC

NPE / troll-pattern signals

  1. Shell-entity transfer — present. The transfer from OPENPEAK LLC to CONGRUENT MEDIA RESOURCING LLC (Reel 066705/0126, 2025-09-12 executed/recorded) is a strong signal. Congruent Media Resourcing LLC's name "Resourcing LLC" and the correspondent's address being the same as the assignee's (2711 LBJ FREEWAY, SUITE 860, DALLAS, TX UNITED STATES 75234) suggest a licensing-only entity.

  2. Known asserter in the chain — unclear. While Congruent Media Resourcing LLC appears to be a licensing entity, it is not listed as a widely known NPE from the provided examples. However, litigation involving this patent family has been filed in Texas Western and Eastern District Courts, which are common venues for NPE assertions.

  3. Repeat correspondent across the chain — present. RUTH L. GRIMM, ESQ. is listed as the correspondent for both the 2017-06-09 assignment from OpenPeak Inc. to OpenPeak LLC (Reel 040056/0517) and the 2018-11-28 assignment from Ni Hao to OpenPeak LLC (Reel 044810/0047).

  4. Cascading transfers — not present. The transfers occur over several years (2014, 2017, 2018, 2025), not within a short period.

  5. Pre-litigation transfer — unclear. The latest assignment to Congruent Media Resourcing LLC was recorded on 2025-09-12. The litigation records indicate cases filed in 2025 and 2026. This timing, especially the 2025 filings, could be considered pre-litigation.

  6. Bankruptcy fire-sale — not present. No indication of bankruptcy proceedings for OpenPeak Inc. or OpenPeak LLC.

  7. Privateering — unclear. There's no public information in the patent record to determine if OpenPeak LLC transferred the patent to Congruent Media Resourcing LLC to assert on its behalf.

  8. Defensive aggregator (anti-NPE) — not present. The chain ends with Congruent Media Resourcing LLC, not a known defensive aggregator.

Verdict

NPE — high confidence

The transfer to Congruent Media Resourcing LLC (Reel 066705/0126, 2025-09-12 executed/recorded) strongly suggests a shell entity due to its name and shared address with the correspondent. Furthermore, the numerous litigation filings for this patent family in Texas district courts, some of which appear to have been initiated shortly after the assignment to Congruent Media Resourcing LLC, are consistent with an NPE assertion strategy.

For verification, see the USPTO Assignment Center search for US9135418: https://assignmentcenter.uspto.gov/

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