IP Library Granted Patent US 12,715,711
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US 12,715,711 · App. 18/898,078 · Granted Aug 25, 2026

Systems and methods for assisting in object grasping from containers in object processing systems

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Patent No.
US 12,715,711
App. No.
18/898,078
Granted
Aug 25, 2026
Kind
B2
Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 25, 2024
From: ANDERSON, BRETTON; AMEND, JOHN RICHARD, JR.
To: BERKSHIRE GREY OPERATING COMPANY, INC.
Reel/Frame 069017/0735 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17742611 · May 12, 2022
Provisional Application 63187732 · May 12, 2021
Related Publication 20250019180A1 · Jan 16, 2025
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