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Tir Technologies media streaming patents prior art found

The team at Unified used Pearl to successfully identify and chart prior art against U.S. Patent 8,792,347, U.S. Patent 9,800,633, U.S. Patent 10,375,444, and U.S. Patent 10,484,442 owned and asserted by Tir Technologies Limited, an NPE and entity of Atlantic IP Services Limited. The patents generally relate to media content delivery features within various platforms. The patents are currently asserted against Meta Platforms, Amazon, Comcast Cable Communications, The Walt Disney Company, and Netflix.

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Identified Prior Art on U.S. Patent 9,800,633 (click to download chart)

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Identified Prior Art on U.S. Patent 10,484,442 (click to download chart)

NovaCloud networking patents prior art found

The team at Unified used Pearl to successfully identify and chart prior art against U.S. Patent RE47612, U.S. Patent 8,949,206, U.S. Patent 9,654,333, and U.S. Patent 10,225,173, owned by NovaCloud Licensing LLC, an NPE. The ‘612 patent generally relate to a streaming server and a method for providing a content stream with advertisements embedded therein through a network to a client. The ‘206 patent focuses on a method and system for creating multiple descriptor files for adaptive bit rate streaming of master content files. The ‘333 patent relates to a system for selecting the optimal processing unit for deploying applications or virtual images based on application-specific network load demands and the network capacity of available paths. The ‘173 patent introduces a method and system for enhancing network virtualization support through elasticity - the ability of network resources to dynamically expand or contract.

The ‘612 patent has been asserted against Amazon and Charter Communications. The ‘206 patent has been asserted against Charter Communications, Amazon, and Meta. The ‘333 patent has been asserted against Meta. The ‘173 patent has been asserted against Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta.

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Identified Prior Art on U.S. Patent 9,654,333 (click to download chart)

Identified Prior Art on U.S. Patent 10,225,173 (click to download chart)

EasyWeb authorization patent prior art found

The team at Unified used Pearl to successfully identify and chart prior art against U.S. Patent 10,114,905, owned by EasyWeb Innovations, LLC, an NPE. The ‘905 patent generally relates to an innovative system and method for enabling electronic message publication to a wide audience via the internet, overcoming limitations of traditional broadcasting methods. The patent is currently asserted against Action Verb, PocketSmith, ContactOffice Group, BuiltWith Pty, Fastmail, X Corp., and SocketLabs.

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More Bunker Hill EV patents prior art found

Unified Patents plans to release charted prior art on Bunker Hill patents weekly until its assertion of invalid patents ceases. Unified has released several charts within the last few weeks:

Using Pearl, we have successfully identified and charted prior art against patents owned by Bunker Hill, an NPE and entity of Dominion Harbor Enterprises. U.S. Patent 9,821,668 generally focuses on optimizing the total recharge time for energy storage devices in electric vehicles (EVs). U.S. Patent 9,975,439 generally uses a bi-directional buck/boost converter, the system adeptly manages energy transfer between a vehicle battery and an external source or an electric motor. U.S. Patent 10,291,158 generally manages power flow between the motors and the ESS, enabling different modes of operation such as driving the vehicle with both motors, using one motor to drive and the other as a generator, and managing energy storage with batteries and ultracapacitors. U.S. Patent 10,374,529 generally integrates an energy storage system (ESS), a power conversion system, and two motor/generators, each connected to a transmission or power split device. U.S. Patent 10,604,023 generally relates to a traction system for electric or hybrid vehicles, incorporating a voltage inverter, motor drive circuit, and a bi-directional buck/boost converter to manage power between a battery and an external energy source.

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Wolverine Barcode retail QR code patent prior art found

The team at Unified used Pearl to successfully identify and chart prior art against U.S. Patent 9,280,689, owned by Wolverine Barcode IP, LLC, an NPE and entity of Pueblo Nuevo LLC. The patent generally relates to mobile apps interacting with QR codes. It has been asserted against Starbucks, Shell, Kroger, Macy’s, Amazon, Best Buy, McDonald’s, Albertsons, and others.

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