Patent 9792361

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 is James L. Geer. His employer at the time of filing is not specified, but the "Original Assignee" on the application was listed as "Individual," suggesting he was not employed by an entity that owned the patent rights at the time of filing.

Original assignee

The original assignee on the application was "Individual" (James L. Geer). There is no information to suggest James L. Geer, as an individual, shipped a product embodying the claims of the patent. His primary line of business as an individual inventor is not disclosed, and his status as an operating entity is not applicable.

Assignment timeline

  • 2018-04-30 (executed) / recorded 2018-05-09 — Reel 042299/0074

    • Conveyance: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST
    • Assignor: GEER, JAMES L., MR.
    • Assignee: MIMZI, LLC
    • Correspondent: James L. Geer, 16909 E. Wagontrail Cir., Aurora, CO 80016. This correspondent recurs in this chain.
    • Context: Transfer of patent rights from the inventor to a newly formed LLC.

  • 2023-05-22 (executed) / recorded 2023-05-23 — Reel 060123/0456

    • Conveyance: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST
    • Assignor: GEER, JAMES L., MR.
    • Assignee: MIMZI LLC
    • Correspondent: JAMES L. GEER, 16909 E. WAGONTRAIL CIR., AURORA, CO 80016. This correspondent recurs in this chain.
    • Context: Reassignment of patent rights from the inventor to the same LLC, likely for internal administrative purposes or to re-affirm ownership.

Timeline diagram

timeline
    title Ownership of US 9792361
    2008 : Application filed by Individual
    2017 : Patent issued
    2018 : Assigned to Mimzi LLC
    2023 : Reassigned to Mimzi LLC
    2025 : First infringement suits filed

NPE / troll-pattern signals

  1. Shell-entity transfer — present. The patent moved from the individual inventor, James L. Geer, to Mimzi LLC. Mimzi LLC is identified as a plaintiff in multiple infringement lawsuits in the "Litigation summary" and does not appear to be an operating company that ships products embodying the claims. [cite: 042299/0074, 060123/0456]

  2. Known asserter in the chain — present. Mimzi LLC is the current assignee and is actively asserting the patent in a series of infringement lawsuits filed in June 2025, as detailed in the "Litigation summary." The ex parte reexamination initiated by Unified Patents further corroborates Mimzi LLC's role as an asserter.

  3. Repeat correspondent across the chain — present. James L. Geer, the inventor, is listed as the correspondent for both assignments to Mimzi LLC (Reel 042299/0074 and Reel 060123/0456). The provided context also notes that the inventor, James L. Geer, has been involved in other patent litigation through entities he founded (e.g., JG Technologies LLC), indicating a pattern of patent assertion.

  4. Cascading transfers — not present. There are only two recorded assignments, both from the inventor to Mimzi LLC, separated by approximately five years. This does not indicate multiple consecutive transfers through chained LLCs in a short timeframe.

  5. Pre-litigation transfer — not present. The most recent assignment to Mimzi LLC was executed on May 22, 2023, and recorded on May 23, 2023. The first infringement suits naming this patent were filed in June 2025, which is more than six months after the assignment.

  6. Bankruptcy fire-sale — not present. No information suggests the patent was sold as part of bankruptcy proceedings.

  7. Privateering — unclear. There is no explicit evidence of an operating company transferring the patent to Mimzi LLC to assert on its behalf against competitors.

  8. Defensive aggregator (anti-NPE) — not present. The patent is being asserted by Mimzi LLC, not held by a defensive aggregator.

Verdict

NPE — high confidence

This verdict is based on multiple strong signals: the transfer from an individual inventor to Mimzi LLC (a shell-entity transfer), Mimzi LLC's active involvement in multiple infringement lawsuits as a plaintiff (known asserter), and the recurrence of the inventor, James L. Geer, as the correspondent for both assignment recordings, suggesting a coordinated assertion strategy.

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