Assignment history

Inventors

• Albert John McGowan (Brightcove Inc.)
• Michael M. Gordon (Brightcove Inc.)

No unusual patterns detected; both inventors were employed by the original assignee, Brightcove Inc., at the time of filing.

Original assignee

Brightcove Inc. was the original assignee named on US9762639B2. Brightcove's primary line of business is providing cloud-based solutions for video streaming and publishing. As of today's date (2026-05-26), Brightcove Inc. is an operating company. It ships products embodying the claims, specifically its video streaming platform.

Assignment timeline

• 2017-04-10 (executed) / recorded 2017-05-18 — Reel 039403/0091

  • Conveyance: Assignment
  • Assignor: MCGOWAN, ALBERT JOHN and GORDON, MICHAEL M.
  • Assignee: BRIGHTCOVE INC.
  • Correspondent: Matthew B. Dernier, Nutter McClennen & Fish, LLP, Seaport West, 155 Seaport Boulevard, Boston, MA, 02210
  • Context: Original assignment from inventors to operating company.

• 2024-06-04 (executed) / recorded 2024-06-11 — Reel 060596/0200

  • Conveyance: Assignment
  • Assignor: BRIGHTCOVE INC.
  • Assignee: ADEIA MEDIA HOLDINGS LLC
  • Correspondent: Ropes & Gray LLP, PRAS Office, 800 Boylston Street, Prudential Tower, Boston, MA, 02199
  • Context: Transfer to a holding company.

• 2025-05-28 (executed) / recorded 2025-06-03 — Reel 061909/0001

  • Conveyance: Security Interest
  • Assignor: ADEIA GUIDES INC., ADEIA HOLDINGS INC., ADEIA IMAGING LLC, ADEIA INC. (F/K/A XPERI HOLDING CORPORATION), ADEIA MEDIA HOLDINGS INC., ADEIA MEDIA LLC, ADEIA MEDIA SOLUTIONS INC., ADEIA PUBLISHING INC., ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES INC., ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR BONDING TECHNOLOGIES INC., ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LLC, ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS LLC, ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGIES LLC, ADEIA SOLUTIONS LLC, ADEIA TECHNOLOGIES INC.
  • Assignee: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
  • Correspondent: Robert M. Gumerlock, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, One International Place, Boston, MA, 02110
  • Context: Securitization of assets by Adeia entities.

Timeline diagram

timeline
    title Ownership of US 9762639
    2016 : Application filed by Brightcove Inc
    2017 : Issued to Brightcove Inc
         : Assigned inventors to Brightcove Inc
    2024 : Assigned to Adeia Media Holdings LLC
    2025 : Security interest to Bank of America NA

NPE / troll-pattern signals

1. Shell-entity transfer — present. The transfer from Brightcove Inc. (an operating company) to Adeia Media Holdings LLC (Reel 060596/0200) suggests a shell entity, as "Holdings LLC" is a common suffix for licensing-focused entities. Adeia Media Holdings LLC is part of the Adeia intellectual property licensing business.

2. Known asserter in the chain — present. Adeia Media Holdings Inc. (and related Adeia entities) are known intellectual property licensors. Unified Patents lists Adeia Inc. (f/k/a Xperi Holding Corporation) as an NPE. The current assignee, Adeia Media Holdings LLC, is a subsidiary of Adeia Inc..

3. Repeat correspondent across the chain — not present. The correspondents for the inventor assignment, the transfer to Adeia, and the security interest are all different.

4. Cascading transfers — not present. There are not multiple consecutive assignments through chained LLCs in under 24 months.

5. Pre-litigation transfer — unclear. While the patent family has litigation, the exact date of the first infringement suit naming this specific patent is not immediately available from the provided data to compare against the transfer date to Adeia Media Holdings LLC (2024-06-04).

6. Bankruptcy fire-sale — not present. Brightcove Inc. is an active operating company, and there is no indication of bankruptcy proceedings.

7. Privateering — unclear. While Adeia acts as a licensor, whether Brightcove transferred this specific patent to Adeia to assert on its behalf against competitors (privateering) cannot be definitively determined from the provided records without further SEC filings or public reporting.

8. Defensive aggregator (anti-NPE) — not present. The chain ends with Adeia Media Holdings LLC, which is identified as an NPE, not a defensive aggregator.

Verdict

NPE — high confidence. The transfer from Brightcove Inc., an operating company, to Adeia Media Holdings LLC (Reel 060596/0200, recorded 2024-06-11) is a strong signal of a shell-entity transfer. Furthermore, Adeia Inc. (the parent company of Adeia Media Holdings LLC) is identified as a known NPE by Unified Patents. This combination of a shell entity transfer to a known NPE provides high confidence for this verdict.

For verification, see the USPTO Assignment Center search for US9762639: https://assignmentcenter.uspto.gov/patent/index.html?qs=9762639