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US 12,720,449 · App. 17/763,994 · Granted Aug 25, 2026

Methods, devices and computer storage media for communication

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Patent No.
US 12,720,449
App. No.
17/763,994
Filed
Mar 25, 2022
Granted
Aug 25, 2026
Kind
B2
Examiner
PHUONG, DAI
Art Unit
2644
USPC
370/318
Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 28, 2022
From: MIAO, ZHAOBANG; ZHANG, SHICHANG; WANG, GANG
To: NEC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 059515/0024 →
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220346038A1 · Oct 27, 2022
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