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US 12,716,732 · App. 17/929,610 · Granted Aug 25, 2026

Autonomous vehicle routing with local and general routes

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Patent No.
US 12,716,732
App. No.
17/929,610
Granted
Aug 25, 2026
Kind
B2
Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 2, 2024
From: UATC, LLC
To: AURORA OPERATIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 066973/0513 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 14, 2022
From: NAGY, BRYAN JOHN; VOZNESENSKY, MICHAEL; GOLDMAN, BRENT; DEAN, ROBERT MICHAEL S; WEN, JIAN; ZHAO, YANBO
To: UATC, LLC
Reel/Frame 061085/0908 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 16752242 · Jan 24, 2020
Provisional Application 62796873 · Jan 25, 2019
Provisional Application 62796840 · Jan 25, 2019
Related Publication 20220412755A1 · Dec 29, 2022
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