Patent US5905865

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 (3)

Asserters network →

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

  1. 1997-02-13 · reel 008351/0347 · Assignment

    PALMER, JASON M.WEB PAGER, INC., A CORP. OF NEW YORK

    Correspondent: MARK E. BROWNING · LADAS & PARRY

    transfer of inventor's rights

  2. 1997-04-28 · reel 008434/0046 · Corrective Assignment

    PALMER, JASON M.; PALMER, SHELTON L.WEB PAGER, INC.

    Correspondent: MARK E. BROWNING · LADAS & PARRY

    corrective transfer of inventor's rights

  3. 2007-06-22 · reel 019280/0179 · Assignment

    WEB PAGER, INC.DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.

    Correspondent: NEIL KOPPEL

    acquisition

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

  • Shelton L. Palmer: Employer at the time of filing not explicitly stated, but assigned rights to Web Pager Inc., suggesting association with the company.
  • Jason M. Palmer: Employer at the time of filing not explicitly stated, but assigned rights to Web Pager Inc., suggesting association with the company.

No unusual patterns regarding inventor departures are determinable from the provided information.

Original assignee

The original assignee named on the issued patent US5905865 was Web Pager Inc.

Based on the patent's description, Web Pager Inc.'s primary line of business was developing technology for automatically linking broadcast media with online services. It is difficult to determine with high confidence whether they shipped a specific product embodying the claims. However, the detailed nature of the invention suggests an intent for commercial application.

As of today's date (2026-05-30), Web Pager Inc. appears to no longer be an active operating entity, as the patent was subsequently assigned to Disney Enterprises, Inc. and the patent itself is listed as "Ceased" (expired).

Assignment timeline

  • 1997-02-13 (executed) / recorded 1997-02-13 — Reel 008351/0347

    • Conveyance: Assignment
    • Assignor: PALMER, JASON M.
    • Assignee: WEB PAGER, INC., A CORP. OF NEW YORK
    • Correspondent: BROWNING, MARK E.; LADAS & PARRY; 26 WEST 61ST STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10023. This correspondent recurs for transfers related to Web Pager Inc.
    • Context: Transfer of inventor's rights to the original corporate assignee.

  • 1997-04-28 (executed) / recorded 1997-04-28 — Reel 008434/0046 (Assumed reel/frame for corrective assignment)

    • Conveyance: Corrective Assignment
    • Assignor: PALMER, JASON M.
    • Assignor: PALMER, SHELTON L.
    • Assignee: WEB PAGER, INC.
    • Correspondent: BROWNING, MARK E.; LADAS & PARRY; 26 WEST 61ST STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10023. This correspondent recurs for transfers related to Web Pager Inc.
    • Context: Corrective transfer of inventor's rights to the original corporate assignee.

  • 2007-06-22 (executed) / recorded 2007-06-22 — Reel 019280/0179 (Assumed reel/frame for later assignment)

    • Conveyance: Assignment
    • Assignor: WEB PAGER, INC.
    • Assignee: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.
    • Correspondent: KOPPEL, NEIL; THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY; 500 S. BUENA VISTA ST., BURBANK, CA 91521
    • Context: Acquisition of patent from original assignee by an operating company.

Timeline diagram

timeline
    title Ownership of US5905865
    1996 : Filed by Web Pager Inc
    1997 : Inventors assign to Web Pager Inc
         : Corrective assignment to Web Pager Inc
    1999 : Patent issued
    2007 : Assigned to Disney Enterprises Inc
    2011 : Reissue patent USRE42103E1 issued
    2016 : Patent expired

NPE / troll-pattern signals

  1. Shell-entity transfer — Not present. The patent transferred from Web Pager Inc (the original operating entity) to Disney Enterprises, Inc., a known operating company.
  2. Known asserter in the chain — Not present. Disney Enterprises, Inc. is an operating company, not a known NPE.
  3. Repeat correspondent across the chain — Unclear. Mark E. Browning of Ladas & Parry appears as the correspondent for the two assignments involving Web Pager Inc. in 1997 (Reel 008351/0347 and 008434/0046). Neil Koppel of The Walt Disney Company is the correspondent for the 2007 assignment to Disney Enterprises, Inc. (Reel 019280/0179). While Browning recurs for Web Pager Inc., this does not indicate a repeat correspondent across the chain for an NPE.
  4. Cascading transfers — Not present. The assignments are spaced several years apart (1997, 2007).
  5. Pre-litigation transfer — Not present. There is no known litigation involving US5905865.
  6. Bankruptcy fire-sale — Not present. No evidence suggests Web Pager Inc. underwent bankruptcy proceedings leading to this assignment.
  7. Privateering — Not present. The acquisition by Disney appears to be a direct transfer to an operating company, not an NPE acting on its behalf.
  8. Defensive aggregator (anti-NPE) — Not present. The current and final assignee in the chain is Disney Enterprises, Inc., not a defensive aggregator.

Verdict

Insufficient data.
While the current assignee, Disney Enterprises, Inc., is an operating company, the patent has expired as of October 30, 2016, and no litigation has been found. Therefore, there are no active assertion patterns to analyze for NPE activity. The assignment chain itself does not exhibit any clear NPE/troll-pattern signals.

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