IP Library Granted Patent US 12,716,847
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US 12,716,847 · App. 18/063,901 · Granted Aug 25, 2026

Donor organ viability monitoring using raman spectroscopy

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Patent No.
US 12,716,847
App. No.
18/063,901
Filed
Dec 9, 2022
Granted
Aug 25, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2877
USPC
356/301
Assignments (3)
CONVERSION AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 15, 2026
From: PENDAR TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
To: PENDAR TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Reel/Frame 075419/0926 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 17, 2023
From: TESSIER, SHANNON; DE VRIES, REINIER; CRONIN, STEPHANIE
To: THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 062397/0913 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 17, 2023
From: ROMFH, JOHN P.; VAKHSHOORI, DARYOOSH; CHEN, PEILI
To: PENDAR TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 062397/0902 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation PCTUS2021036932 · Jun 11, 2021
Provisional Application 63038232 · Jun 12, 2020
Related Publication 20230109459A1 · Apr 6, 2023
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