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US 12,717,077 · App. 18/394,211 · Granted Aug 25, 2026

Waveguides having integrated spacers, waveguides having edge absorbers, and methods for making the same

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Patent No.
US 12,717,077
App. No.
18/394,211
Granted
Aug 25, 2026
Kind
B2
Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 28, 2025
From: MAGIC LEAP, INC.; MENTOR ACQUISITION ONE, LLC; MOLECULAR IMPRINTS, INC.
To: CITIBANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 073388/0027 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 12, 2024
From: PEROZ, CHRISTOPHE; CHANG, CHIEH; BHAGAT, SHARAD D.; LIU, VICTOR KAI; PATTERSON, ROY MATTHEW; JURBERGS, DAVID CARL; KHORASANINEJAD, MOHAMMADREZA; LI, LING; MILLER, MICHAEL NEVIN; CARDEN, CHARLES SCOTT
To: MAGIC LEAP, INC.
Reel/Frame 066294/0812 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17044754 · Apr 1, 2019
Provisional Application 62651502 · Apr 2, 2018
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