IP Library Granted Patent US 12,715,578
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US 12,715,578 · App. 19/436,753 · Granted Aug 25, 2026

Battery and engine architecture for VTOL aircraft

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Patent No.
US 12,715,578
App. No.
19/436,753
Granted
Aug 25, 2026
Kind
B2
Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 10, 2026
From: WAIDE, WILLIAM MARTIN; KAREM, ABRAHAM
To: OVERAIR, INC.
Reel/Frame 074908/0050 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 10, 2026
From: OVERAIR, INC.
To: ARCHER AVIATION INC.
Reel/Frame 074908/0067 →
Continuity (8)
Continuation 17513804 · Oct 28, 2021
Continuation 16872017 · May 11, 2020
Division 16155669 · Oct 9, 2018
Division 15985507 · May 21, 2018
Provisional Application 62656971 · Apr 12, 2018
Provisional Application 62509666 · May 22, 2017
Provisional Application 62509674 · May 22, 2017
Related Publication 20260184424A1 · Jul 2, 2026
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