PATROLL

$10,000 for Polaris PowerLED memory controller patents prior art

Unified Patents added five new PATROLL contests, each with a $2,000 cash prize, seeking prior art on the list below. The patents are owned by Polaris PowerLED Technologies, LLC, an NPE. The patents generally relate to various nonvolatile memory technologies. Micron Technology seeks declaratory judgments of unenforceability on the five patents listed.

The contests will expire on April 26, 2025. Please visit PATROLL for more information and to submit an entry for these contests.

US 8588228 - Nonvolatile Memory Controller with Host Controller Interface

US 9021337 - Error Correction Coding Schemes

US 9305661 - Reducing Bit Errors in the Nonvolatile Memory System

US 9799405 - Reducing Latency of a Memory Controller

US 9830245 - Generating Event Trace Records

$2,000 awarded for IngenioSpec eyewear patent prior art

Unified is pleased to announce PATROLL crowdsourcing contest winners, Rahul Vijh, Dinesh Swami, and Andrei Gilya, who split a cash prize of $2,000 for their prior art submissions on U.S. Patent 11,657,827, owned and asserted by IngenioSpec LLC, an NPE. The ‘827 patent generally relates to hearing enhancement and directional sound systems, primarily for vehicles, evolving through multiple continuations from foundational ideas on hybrid audio delivery and directional communication systems. It has been asserted against LG.

We would also like to thank the dozens of other high-quality submissions that were made on this patent. The ongoing contests are open to anyone, and include tens of thousands of dollars in rewards available for helping the industry to challenge NPE patents of questionable validity by finding and submitting prior art in the contests. Visit PATROLL today to learn more about how to participate.

WINNING SUBMISSIONS

$2,000 awarded for Granite Vehicle self-driving patent prior art

Unified is pleased to announce PATROLL crowdsourcing contest winners, Ritu Tyagi and Calvin Zhong, who split a cash prize of $2,000 for their prior art submissions on U.S. Patent 12,037,004, owned and asserted by Granite Vehicle Ventures LLC, an NPE. The ‘004 patent relates to the field of vehicles, and specifically to the field of self-driving vehicles. It has been asserted against Tesla.

We would also like to thank the dozens of other high-quality submissions that were made on this patent. The ongoing contests are open to anyone, and include tens of thousands of dollars in rewards available for helping the industry to challenge NPE patents of questionable validity by finding and submitting prior art in the contests. Visit PATROLL today to learn more about how to participate.

WINNING SUBMISSION

$2,000 awarded for ShopSee interactive video patent prior art

Unified is pleased to announce PATROLL crowdsourcing contest winners, Ekta Aswal, Ritu Tyagi, and Gaurav Yadav, who split a cash prize of $2,000 for their prior art submissions on U.S. Patent 11,134,316, owned and asserted by ShopSee Inc., an NPE. The ‘316 patent relates to video processing technology, and more particularly, relates to a method and apparatus for providing one or more interactive video layers with video media. The patent has been asserted against TikTok.

We would also like to thank the dozens of other high-quality submissions that were made on this patent. The ongoing contests are open to anyone, and include tens of thousands of dollars in rewards available for helping the industry to challenge NPE patents of questionable validity by finding and submitting prior art in the contests. Visit PATROLL today to learn more about how to participate.

WINNING SUBMISSION

$4,000 awarded for IngenioSpec eyeware patents prior art

Unified is pleased to announce PATROLL crowdsourcing contest winners below totaling $4,000 in cash prizes. The patents are owned by IngenioSpec LLC, an NPE. The patents generally relate to smart eyewear. They have been asserted against Samsung, Bose Corporation, Sony, and LG.

We would also like to thank the dozens of other high-quality submissions that were made on this patent. The ongoing contests are open to anyone, and include tens of thousands of dollars in rewards available for helping the industry to challenge NPE patents of questionable validity by finding and submitting prior art in the contests. Visit PATROLL today to learn more about how to participate.

US 8112104 - Adaptable Communication Techniques (claim 1)

Winning Submissions: US 8611919; US 7004582; WO 2003056790

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US 8582789 - Hearing Enhancement Systems (claim 1)

Winners - Andrei Gilya and Ekta Aswal

Winning Submissions: US 5479522; US 20030044033; US 6021207

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US 8770742 - Eyewear with Radiation Detection System (claim 18)

Winning Submissions: US 8774885; US 5248880

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US 11852901 - Wireless Headset Supporting Messages and Hearing Enhancement (claim 10)

Winning Submissions: US 8838184; US 8351636; WO 2003056790

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US 12044901 - Smart Eyewear (claim 1)

Winners - Ekta Aswal and Samuel Bird

Winning Submissions: US 8482488; JP 2001272628

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