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US 12,716,141 · App. 18/759,126 · Granted Aug 25, 2026

Impedance monitoring of a modular electrolysis system

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Patent No.
US 12,716,141
App. No.
18/759,126
Granted
Aug 25, 2026
Kind
B2
Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 3, 2025
From: BALLANTINE, ARNE; SRINIVASAN, RAMESH; ADAPA, ANIL; BURPEE, ZACHARY
To: OHMIUM INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 070723/0593 →
Priority Claims (1)
IN 202021027158 · Jun 26, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Division 17360153 · Jun 28, 2021
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