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US 12,720,638 · App. 17/864,634 · Granted Aug 25, 2026

Method and device for sidelink communication

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Patent No.
US 12,720,638
App. No.
17/864,634
Filed
Jul 14, 2022
Granted
Aug 25, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2414
USPC
370/311
Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 15, 2022
From: LUO, WEI; CHEN, LIN
To: ZTE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 060513/0561 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020075076 · Feb 13, 2020
Related Publication 20220353948A1 · Nov 3, 2022
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