Granted Patent
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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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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Jun 10, 2026
From: WAIDE, WILLIAM MARTIN; KAREM, ABRAHAM
To: OVERAIR, INC.
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
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From: OVERAIR, INC.
To: ARCHER AVIATION INC.
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Continuity (8)
Provisional Application
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· Apr 12, 2018
Provisional Application
62509666
· May 22, 2017
Provisional Application
62509674
· May 22, 2017
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