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US 12,720,207 · App. 18/990,920 · Granted Aug 25, 2026

Techniques for determining settings for a content capture device

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Patent No.
US 12,720,207
App. No.
18/990,920
Filed
Dec 20, 2024
Granted
Aug 25, 2026
Kind
B2
Examiner
TRAN, NHAN T
Art Unit
2638
USPC
348/229.1
Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 31, 2025
From: MAGIC LEAP, INC.; MENTOR ACQUISITION ONE, LLC; MOLECULAR IMPRINTS, INC.
To: CITIBANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 073422/0549 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 30, 2024
From: SMITH, BRIAN KEITH; TSUNAEV, ILYA
To: MAGIC LEAP, INC.
Reel/Frame 069702/0869 →
Continuity (6)
Continuation 18601406 · Mar 11, 2024
Continuation 17688330 · Mar 7, 2022
Continuation 16879468 · May 20, 2020
Division 15841043 · Dec 13, 2017
Provisional Application 62438926 · Dec 23, 2016
Related Publication 20250119652A1 · Apr 10, 2025
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