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US 12,720,646 · App. 16/497,592 · Granted Aug 25, 2026

Temperature determination

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Patent No.
US 12,720,646
App. No.
16/497,592
Filed
Sep 25, 2019
Granted
Aug 25, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3761
USPC
392/386
Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 2, 2022
From: ABI AOUN, WALID; FALLON, GARY; WHITE, JULIAN DARRYN; HORROD, MARTIN DANIEL
To: BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITED
Reel/Frame 060701/0673 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 24, 2021
From: BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITED
To: NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
Reel/Frame 055405/0253 →
Priority Claims (1)
GB 1705208 · Mar 31, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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