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US 12,714,595 · App. 15/555,677 · Granted Aug 25, 2026

Methods and apparatuses for manipulating temperature

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Patent No.
US 12,714,595
App. No.
15/555,677
Granted
Aug 25, 2026
Kind
B2
Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 3, 2023
From: EMBR LABS INC.
To: EMBR LABS IP LLC
Reel/Frame 063208/0482 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 3, 2023
From: EMBR LABS IP LLC
To: ANKURA TRUST COMPANY, LLC
Reel/Frame 063210/0582 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 14, 2017
From: SMITH, MATTHEW J.; SHAMES, SAMUEL; GIBSON, MICHAEL; COHEN-TANUGI, DAVID
To: EMBR LABS INC.
Reel/Frame 044395/0017 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62132981 · Mar 13, 2015
Related Publication 20180042761A1 · Feb 15, 2018
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