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US 12,720,287 · App. 18/668,554 · Granted Aug 25, 2026

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Patent No.
US 12,720,287
App. No.
18/668,554
Filed
May 20, 2024
Granted
Aug 25, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2657
USPC
455/414.3
Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 20, 2024
From: LEBEAU, MICHAEL J.; JITKOFF, JOHN NICHOLAS; BYRNE, WILLIAM J.
To: GOOGLE, INC.
Reel/Frame 067462/0540 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 20, 2024
From: GOOGLE, INC.
To: GOOGLE LLC
Reel/Frame 067464/0407 →
Continuity (7)
Continuation 17820810 · Aug 18, 2022
Continuation 16747814 · Jan 21, 2020
Continuation 15878514 · Jan 24, 2018
Continuation 15196429 · Jun 29, 2016
Continuation 14259540 · Apr 23, 2014
Continuation 12851666 · Aug 6, 2010
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