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US 12,715,580 · App. 19/229,971 · Granted Aug 25, 2026

Rotating release launching system

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Patent No.
US 12,715,580
App. No.
19/229,971
Filed
Jun 5, 2025
Granted
Aug 25, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3641
USPC
244/137.1
Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 15, 2025
From: ALLEY, NICHOLAS ROBERT; WILLIAMS, JESSE OWEN; BRASHER, MATTHEW GORDON
To: ANDURIL INDUSTRIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 072587/0716 →
Continuity (6)
Continuation 18307609 · Apr 26, 2023
Continuation In Part 17691379 · Mar 10, 2022
Continuation In Part 17567330 · Jan 3, 2022
Continuation 17089937 · Nov 5, 2020
Provisional Application 63019967 · May 4, 2020
Related Publication 20250346352A1 · Nov 13, 2025
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