Granted Patent
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US 1,107,682 · App. 29/907,460 · Granted Dec 30, 2025
Headset with detachable headband
Inventors:
Cory Worth (San Diego, CA); Yousef Awwad (Merrimack, NH); Kim Kwan (Mashpee, MA); Divya Cohen (San Francisco, CA); Brent Vaughan (Cambridge, MA); Dina Dajani (San Francisco, CA); Matt Wagers (Cambridge, MA); Annie Zhang (Plano, TX)
Assignee:
Cognito Therapeutics, Inc.
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Claims (1)
The ornamental design for headset with detachable headband as shown and described.
Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST
Recorded Jan 23, 2026
From: COGNITO THERAPEUTICS, INC.
To: HERCULES CAPITAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 073568/0710 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Jun 12, 2024
From: WORTH, CORY; AWWAD, YOUSEF; KWAN, KIM; COHEN, DIVYA; VAUGHAN, BRENT; DAJANI, DINA; WAGERS, MATTHEW; ZHANG, ANNIE
To: COGNITO THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Reel/Frame 067698/0737 →
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