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US 12,717,147 · App. 19/211,031 · Granted Aug 25, 2026

Stray light suppression for head worn computing

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Patent No.
US 12,717,147
App. No.
19/211,031
Filed
May 16, 2025
Granted
Aug 25, 2026
Kind
B2
Examiner
LIN, HANG
Art Unit
2626
USPC
345/8
Assignments (3)
SECURED PARTY BILL OF SALE Recorded Nov 20, 2025
From: OSTERHOUT GROUP, INC.
To: JGB COLLATERAL, LLC
Reel/Frame 073641/0930 →
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 073439/0168 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 9, 2025
From: OSTERHOUT, RALPH F.; BORDER, JOHN N.; NORTRUP, EDWARD H.
To: OSTERHOUT GROUP, INC.
Reel/Frame 072525/0401 →
Continuity (8)
Continuation 18770487 · Jul 11, 2024
Continuation 18456352 · Aug 25, 2023
Continuation 16775866 · Jan 29, 2020
Continuation 15904487 · Feb 26, 2018
Continuation 14811258 · Jul 28, 2015
Continuation 14185987 · Feb 21, 2014
Continuation 14163646 · Jan 24, 2014
Related Publication 20250277983A1 · Sep 4, 2025
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