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US 12,720,070 · App. 19/263,388 · Granted Aug 25, 2026

Method and system for picture segmentation using columns

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Patent No.
US 12,720,070
App. No.
19/263,388
Granted
Aug 25, 2026
Kind
B2
Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 17, 2026
From: HOROWITZ, MICHAEL
To: EBRISK VIDEO INC.
Reel/Frame 075305/0884 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 17, 2026
From: EBRISK VIDEO, INC.
To: FISH DIVE, INC.
Reel/Frame 075306/0136 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 17, 2026
From: FISH DIVE, INC.
To: DOLBY INTERNATIONAL AB
Reel/Frame 075306/0648 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 17, 2026
From: DOLBY INTERNATIONAL AB
To: DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 075306/0885 →
Continuity (9)
Continuation 18604341 · Mar 13, 2024
Continuation 18097019 · Jan 13, 2023
Continuation 17833115 · Jun 6, 2022
Continuation 17174728 · Feb 12, 2021
Continuation 16290764 · Mar 1, 2019
Continuation 14561480 · Dec 5, 2014
Continuation 13336675 · Dec 23, 2011
Provisional Application 61427569 · Dec 28, 2010
Related Publication 20250337914A1 · Oct 30, 2025
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