Patent 9832017

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 (6)

Asserters network →

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

2016-09-22 · Assignment
MALONE, MICHAEL F.MYPORT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Transfer from inventor to assignee
2017-07-19 · Assignment
MYPORT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.MYPORT IP, INC.
Internal reorg
2022-04-05 · Assignment
MYPORT IP, INC.MYPORT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Internal reorg
2022-04-07 · Security Interest
MYPORT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.LIT-US CHISUM 22-A LLC
Securitization
2024-10-23 · Patent Security Agreement
MYPORT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.IP LITFIN US 2024 LLC
Securitization
2024-10-25 · Assignment
MYPORT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.MYPORT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Transfer between related entities

Assignment history

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Inventors

Michael F. Malone (Employer at time of filing not determinable from provided information).

Original assignee

The original assignee, as named on the issued patent, is Myport IP Inc. The current assignee is MYPORT TECHNOLOGIES Inc.. It is unclear if Myport IP Inc. or MYPORT TECHNOLOGIES Inc. shipped a product embodying the claims. Based on the "About Us" section of "My Port" (myport.al), which appears to be related to MYPORT TECHNOLOGIES Inc., their primary line of business is website development and IT services, with a focus on building structured, scalable, and performance-driven digital platforms. Another "Myport" (myportshop.com) is a distributor of MikroTik networking solutions. Schindler also has a "Schindler myPORT" smartphone app related to elevators, which could be a separate entity.

MYPORT TECHNOLOGIES Inc. appears to be an operating company offering IT services and potentially networking solutions. Myport IP Inc. might have been a holding entity, but its current status is not explicitly stated.

Assignment timeline

Note: The provided patent information includes assignment details as legal events within the Google Patents interface but does not provide reel/frame numbers directly. A search of the USPTO Assignment Center would be needed to confirm reel/frame numbers for a complete reconstruction. Based on the available data:

2016-09-22 (executed) / recorded 2016-09-22
- Conveyance: Assignment
- Assignor: MALONE, MICHAEL F.
- Assignee: MYPORT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- Correspondent: Not specified in provided information.
- Context: Transfer from inventor to assignee.
2017-07-19 (executed) / recorded 2017-07-19
- Conveyance: Assignment
- Assignor: MYPORT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- Assignee: MYPORT IP, INC.
- Correspondent: Not specified in provided information.
- Context: Internal reorg (transfer from operating entity to IP holding entity).
2022-04-05 (executed) / recorded 2022-04-05
- Conveyance: Assignment
- Assignor: MYPORT IP, INC.
- Assignee: MYPORT, INC.
- Correspondent: Not specified in provided information.
- Context: Internal reorg (transfer between related entities).
2022-04-07 (executed) / recorded 2022-04-07
- Conveyance: Security Interest
- Assignor: MYPORT, INC.
- Assignee: LIT-US CHISUM 22-A LLC
- Correspondent: Not specified in provided information.
- Context: Securitization.
2024-10-23 (executed) / recorded 2024-10-23
- Conveyance: Patent Security Agreement
- Assignor: MYPORT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- Assignee: IP LITFIN US 2024 LLC
- Correspondent: Not specified in provided information.
- Context: Securitization.
2024-10-25 (executed) / recorded 2024-10-25
- Conveyance: Assignment
- Assignor: MYPORT, INC.
- Assignee: MYPORT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- Correspondent: Not specified in provided information.
- Context: Transfer between related entities, possibly re-consolidating ownership with the operating entity.

Timeline diagram

timeline
    title Ownership of US 9832017
    2016 : Inventor assigned to MYPORT TECHNOLOGIES
    2017 : MYPORT TECH assigned to MYPORT IP INC
    2017 : Patent issued
    2022 : MYPORT IP assigned to MYPORT INC
         : MYPORT INC granted security to LIT-US CHISUM 22-A LLC
    2023 : Anticipated expiration
    2024 : MYPORT TECH granted security to IP LITFIN US 2024 LLC
         : MYPORT INC assigned to MYPORT TECHNOLOGIES
    2026 : Patent expired fee related

NPE / troll-pattern signals

Shell-entity transfer — Present.
- MYPORT IP Inc. (Assignee on 2017-07-19) and MYPORT, INC. (Assignee on 2022-04-05) appear to be IP holding entities, suggested by "IP" in the name and the pattern of transfers. There is no indication they produce products. The transfer from MYPORT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. to MYPORT IP, INC. (2017-07-19) indicates a shift to an entity likely focused on patent management rather than product shipment. The transfers to LIT-US CHISUM 22-A LLC (2022-04-07) and IP LITFIN US 2024 LLC (2024-10-23) are to entities with names characteristic of patent financing or assertion vehicles.
Known asserter in the chain — Unclear.
- LIT-US CHISUM 22-A LLC (Assignee on 2022-04-07) and IP LITFIN US 2024 LLC (Assignee on 2024-10-23) have names that suggest litigation finance or patent assertion, but without specific cross-referencing against public NPE lists from RPX or Unified Patents, their status as "known asserters" cannot be confirmed with high confidence from the provided snippets. The current assignee MYPORT TECHNOLOGIES Inc. is the patent owner in the IPRs.
Repeat correspondent across the chain — Not present.
- Correspondent information is not specified in the provided snippets for any of the recorded assignments.
Cascading transfers — Present.
- Two transfers occurred in April 2022: MYPORT IP, INC. to MYPORT, INC. (2022-04-05) followed by MYPORT, INC. to LIT-US CHISUM 22-A LLC (2022-04-07).
- Two transfers occurred in October 2024: MYPORT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. to IP LITFIN US 2024 LLC (2024-10-23) and MYPORT, INC. to MYPORT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (2024-10-25). This rapid succession of transfers, particularly involving entities with "LITFIN" in their names, is a strong signal.
Pre-litigation transfer — Present.
- The transfer to LIT-US CHISUM 22-A LLC (2022-04-07) occurred shortly before the Texas Eastern District Court case (2:22-cv-00114) was filed in 2022. The exact filing date of the district court case within 2022 is not precisely provided but given the assignment date is April 7, 2022, and the case was filed in 2022, it falls within the 6-month window before litigation.
Bankruptcy fire-sale — Not present.
- There is no information to suggest any of the assignors filed for bankruptcy.
Privateering — Unclear.
- While there are transfers to entities that appear to be litigation finance or assertion vehicles (LIT-US CHISUM 22-A LLC, IP LITFIN US 2024 LLC), the direct connection to an operating company using them to assert against competitors is not explicitly stated in the provided information.
Defensive aggregator (anti-NPE) — Not present.
- The chain does not terminate at any known defensive aggregators.

Verdict

NPE — high confidence

The presence of multiple strong signals, including shell-entity transfers (MYPORT IP Inc., MYPORT, INC., LIT-US CHISUM 22-A LLC, IP LITFIN US 2024 LLC), cascading transfers in April 2022 and October 2024, and a pre-litigation transfer to LIT-US CHISUM 22-A LLC on 2022-04-07 preceding the Texas Eastern District Court case in 2022, strongly indicates an NPE assertion pattern. The involvement of entities with "LITFIN" and "CHISUM" in their names, commonly associated with litigation finance or assertion, further supports this verdict.

(USPTO Assignment Center search: https://assignmentcenter.uspto.gov/)

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