IP Library Granted Patent US 12,719,601
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US 12,719,601 · App. 18/684,246 · Granted Aug 25, 2026

Line concentrator optical communication apparatus and control method

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Patent No.
US 12,719,601
App. No.
18/684,246
Filed
Feb 16, 2024
Granted
Aug 25, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2635
USPC
398/204
Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 3, 2025
From: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
To: NTT, INC.
Reel/Frame 072998/0094 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 16, 2024
From: KIM, SANG-YUEP; KANI, JUNICHI
To: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 066478/0754 →
Continuity (1)
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