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US 12,720,599 · App. 18/024,876 · Granted Aug 25, 2026

Method performed by a user equipment, method peformed by an access network node, a user equipment and an access network node for listen-before-talk procedure

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Patent No.
US 12,720,599
App. No.
18/024,876
Filed
Mar 6, 2023
Granted
Aug 25, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2415
USPC
370/329
Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 13, 2023
From: LIANG, CAROLINE; ARNOTT, ROBERT; SASAKI, TAKAHIRO
To: NEC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 065543/0086 →
Priority Claims (1)
GB 2016472 · Oct 16, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230363002A1 · Nov 9, 2023
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