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US 12,721,040 · App. 18/174,536 · Granted Aug 25, 2026

Piezoelectric micromachined ultrasonic transducer (PMUT) design

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,721,040
App. No.
18/174,536
Filed
Feb 24, 2023
Granted
Aug 25, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2898
USPC
257/416
Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 3, 2025
From: QUALCOMM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 069818/0431 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 22, 2023
From: LITTRELL, ROBERT JOHN
To: QUALCOMM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 063065/0577 →
Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 63316238 · Mar 3, 2022
Provisional Application 63313571 · Feb 24, 2022
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