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US 12,714,342 · App. 17/752,284 · Granted Aug 25, 2026

In-ear functional near-infrared spectroscopy for cognitive load estimation

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Patent No.
US 12,714,342
App. No.
17/752,284
Filed
May 24, 2022
Granted
Aug 25, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3791
USPC
600/310
Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 8, 2022
From: FACEBOOK TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
To: META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 060314/0965 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 3, 2022
From: IHLEFELD, ANTJE; KHALEGHIMEYBODI, MORTEZA
To: FACEBOOK TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 060099/0839 →
Continuity (1)
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