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US 12,716,712 · App. 18/706,667 · Granted Aug 25, 2026

Shape measurement system and shape measurement method

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Patent No.
US 12,716,712
App. No.
18/706,667
Filed
May 1, 2024
Granted
Aug 25, 2026
Kind
B2
Examiner
KO, TONY
Art Unit
2878
USPC
356/32
Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 3, 2025
From: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
To: NTT, INC.
Reel/Frame 073005/0114 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 1, 2024
From: MURAYAMA, HIDEAKI; WADA, RYOTA; KOBAYASHI, MAKITO
To: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
Reel/Frame 067286/0455 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 1, 2024
From: HANZAWA, NOBUTOMO; NAKAJIMA, KAZUHIDE; MATSUI, TAKASHI
To: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 067286/0381 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-210127 · Dec 24, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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