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US 12,720,694 · App. 18/471,840 · Granted Aug 25, 2026

Modular vehicle HMI

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Patent No.
US 12,720,694
App. No.
18/471,840
Filed
Sep 21, 2023
Granted
Aug 25, 2026
Kind
B2
Examiner
KRIM, PETER
Art Unit
2841
USPC
361/679.41
Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 22, 2023
From: HARMON, MICHAEL JOHN; DIZON, ROWELL; YANG, JUSTIN; ZERCOE, BRADFORD; SHI, ERYU; SMITH, DANIEL; PATTON, SHANE
To: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 064997/0489 →
Continuity (1)
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