Patent 9860595

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 (10)

Asserters network →

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

  1. 2015-06-18 · reel 033667/0270 · Assignment of Assignors Interest

    CORDRAY, CHARLES, ARMALY, SAMIR B., WALKER, TODD A.UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC.

    transfer of inventor rights

  2. 2015-06-18 · reel 033667/0273 · Merger

    UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC.UV CORP.

    internal reorg

  3. 2015-06-18 · reel 033667/0276 · Merger

    UV CORP.TV GUIDE, INC.

    internal reorg

  4. 2015-06-18 · reel 033667/0279 · Merger

    TV GUIDE, INC.ROVI GUIDES, INC.

    internal reorg

  5. 2019-11-22 · recorded 2019-11-25 · reel 049303/0578 · Security Interest

    ROVI GUIDES, INC., ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION, ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Tivo Solutions, Inc., VEVEO, INC.HPS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT

    securitization

  6. 2019-11-25 · reel 049304/0071 · Patent Security Agreement

    ROVI GUIDES, INC., ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION, ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Tivo Solutions, Inc., VEVEO, INC.MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS COLLATERAL AGENT

    securitization

  7. 2020-06-01 · reel 050410/0695 · Security Interest

    DTS, INC., IBIQUITY DIGITAL CORPORATION, INVENSAS BONDING TECHNOLOGIES, INC., INVENSAS CORPORATION, PHORUS, INC., ROVI GUIDES, INC., ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION, ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, TESSERA ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, INC., TESSERA, INC., TIVO SOLUTIONS INC., VEVEO, INC.BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.

    securitization

  8. 2020-06-05 · reel 050444/0831 · Release of Security Interest

    HPS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLCROVI GUIDES, INC., ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION, ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, VEVEO, INC., Tivo Solutions, Inc.

    Release of a previously recorded security interest.

  9. 2020-06-05 · reel 050444/0836 · Release of Security Interest

    MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.ROVI GUIDES, INC., VEVEO, INC., ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Tivo Solutions, Inc., ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION

    Release of a previously recorded security interest.

  10. 2024-10-02 · reel 059960/0178 · Change of Name

    ROVI GUIDES, INC.ADEIA GUIDES INC.

    change of name only

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

  • Charles Cordray
  • Todd A. Walker
  • Samir B. Armaly

Employer at time of filing not determinable from the provided patent text.

Original assignee

Rovi Guides Inc.
Primary line of business: Interactive media guidance solutions (e.g., interactive program guides).
Current status: Acquired (now Adeia Guides Inc. after a series of mergers and name changes).

Assignment timeline

  • 2015-06-18 (executed) / recorded 2015-06-18 — Reel 033667/0270

    • Conveyance: Assignment of Assignors Interest
    • Assignor: CORDRAY, CHARLES, ARMALY, SAMIR B., WALKER, TODD A.
    • Assignee: UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC.
    • Correspondent: Rovi Corporation, 2833 Mission College Blvd., Santa Clara, CA, 95054.
    • Context: Transfer of inventor rights to the original operating company.

  • 2015-06-18 (executed) / recorded 2015-06-18 — Reel 033667/0273

    • Conveyance: Merger
    • Assignor: UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC.
    • Assignee: UV CORP.
    • Correspondent: Rovi Corporation, 2833 Mission College Blvd., Santa Clara, CA, 95054. This correspondent recurs in this chain.
    • Context: Internal corporate reorganization/merger.

  • 2015-06-18 (executed) / recorded 2015-06-18 — Reel 033667/0276

    • Conveyance: Merger
    • Assignor: UV CORP.
    • Assignee: TV GUIDE, INC.
    • Correspondent: Rovi Corporation, 2833 Mission College Blvd., Santa Clara, CA, 95054. This correspondent recurs in this chain.
    • Context: Internal corporate reorganization/merger.

  • 2015-06-18 (executed) / recorded 2015-06-18 — Reel 033667/0279

    • Conveyance: Merger
    • Assignor: TV GUIDE, INC.
    • Assignee: ROVI GUIDES, INC.
    • Correspondent: Rovi Corporation, 2833 Mission College Blvd., Santa Clara, CA, 95054. This correspondent recurs in this chain.
    • Context: Internal corporate reorganization/merger.

  • 2019-11-22 (executed) / recorded 2019-11-25 — Reel 049303/0578

    • Conveyance: Security Interest
    • Assignor: ROVI GUIDES, INC., ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION, ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Tivo Solutions, Inc., VEVEO, INC.
    • Assignee: HPS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
    • Correspondent: Rovi Corporation, 2833 Mission College Blvd., Santa Clara, CA, 95054. This correspondent recurs in this chain.
    • Context: Securitization of assets.

  • 2019-11-25 (executed) / recorded 2019-11-25 — Reel 049304/0071

    • Conveyance: Patent Security Agreement
    • Assignor: ROVI GUIDES, INC., ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION, ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Tivo Solutions, Inc., VEVEO, INC.
    • Assignee: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
    • Correspondent: Rovi Corporation, 225 Third Street, San Francisco, CA, 94103. This correspondent recurs in this chain.
    • Context: Securitization of assets.

  • 2020-06-01 (executed) / recorded 2020-06-01 — Reel 050410/0695

    • Conveyance: Security Interest
    • Assignor: DTS, INC., IBIQUITY DIGITAL CORPORATION, INVENSAS BONDING TECHNOLOGIES, INC., INVENSAS CORPORATION, PHORUS, INC., ROVI GUIDES, INC., ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION, ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, TESSERA ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, INC., TESSERA, INC., TIVO SOLUTIONS INC., VEVEO, INC.
    • Assignee: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
    • Correspondent: Rovi Corporation, 225 Third Street, San Francisco, CA, 94103. This correspondent recurs in this chain.
    • Context: Securitization of assets.

  • 2020-06-05 (executed) / recorded 2020-06-05 — Reel 050444/0831

    • Conveyance: Release of Security Interest
    • Assignor: HPS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC
    • Assignee: ROVI GUIDES, INC., ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION, ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, VEVEO, INC., Tivo Solutions, Inc.
    • Correspondent: Rovi Corporation, 225 Third Street, San Francisco, CA, 94103. This correspondent recurs in this chain.
    • Context: Release of a previously recorded security interest.

  • 2020-06-05 (executed) / recorded 2020-06-05 — Reel 050444/0836

    • Conveyance: Release of Security Interest
    • Assignor: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.
    • Assignee: ROVI GUIDES, INC., VEVEO, INC., ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Tivo Solutions, Inc., ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    • Correspondent: Rovi Corporation, 225 Third Street, San Francisco, CA, 94103. This correspondent recurs in this chain.
    • Context: Release of a previously recorded security interest.

  • 2024-10-02 (executed) / recorded 2024-10-02 — Reel 059960/0178

    • Conveyance: Change of Name
    • Assignor: ROVI GUIDES, INC.
    • Assignee: ADEIA GUIDES INC.
    • Correspondent: ADEIA GUIDES INC., 2833 Mission College Blvd., Santa Clara, CA, 95054.
    • Context: Corporate name change.

Timeline diagram

timeline
    title Ownership of US9860595
    2015 : Inventors assigned to United Video Properties
         : United Video Properties merged to UV Corp
         : UV Corp merged to TV Guide Inc
         : TV Guide Inc merged to Rovi Guides Inc
    2018 : Patent issued
    2019 : Security Interest to HPS Inv Partners
         : Security Agreement to Morgan Stanley
    2020 : Security Interest to Bank of America
         : Release by HPS Investment Partners
         : Release by Morgan Stanley
    2024 : Rovi Guides Inc changed name to Adeia Guides

NPE / troll-pattern signals

  1. Shell-entity transfer — not present. The transfers appear to be primarily between operating entities or for the purpose of securitization, rather than to a dedicated licensing-only shell.
  2. Known asserter in the chain — not present. HPS Investment Partners, LLC and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., and Bank of America, N.A. are financial institutions involved in securitization, not typically NPEs. Adeia Guides Inc. is the current assignee, which is an operating company (formerly Rovi Guides Inc.).
  3. Repeat correspondent across the chain — present. "Rovi Corporation" appears as the correspondent on multiple assignments from 2015 to 2020 (Reel 033667/0273, 033667/0276, 033667/0279, 049303/0578, 049304/0071, 050410/0695, 050444/0831, 050444/0836). The address for Rovi Corporation shifts slightly but the entity remains consistent.
  4. Cascading transfers — not present. While there are multiple transfers on 2015-06-18, these represent a series of corporate mergers/reorganizations within the same corporate family, not a rapid series of sales through chained LLCs.
  5. Pre-litigation transfer — unclear. The patent was granted on 2018-01-02. The earliest litigation mentioned on Google Patents is an IPR case filed in 2026 and a district court case filed in 2024. No assignments are dated within 6 months of these litigation events. The listed transfers in 2015 occurred before issuance and well before any listed litigation.
  6. Bankruptcy fire-sale — not present. There is no indication of bankruptcy proceedings for the assignors.
  7. Privateering — not present. No evidence in the assignment records suggests this pattern.
  8. Defensive aggregator (anti-NPE) — not present. The chain does not end at a known defensive aggregator.

Verdict

Operating-company assertion
The patent chain primarily reflects internal corporate reorganizations and securitization by Rovi Guides Inc. (now Adeia Guides Inc.), an operating company in the interactive media guidance industry. There are no clear transfers to known shell entities or high-frequency plaintiffs, and the current assignee, Adeia Guides Inc., is an operating company.
(Verification: https://assignmentcenter.uspto.gov/)

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