IP Library Granted Patent US 1,140,936
Granted Patent S1
US 1,140,936 · App. 29/939,050 · Granted Aug 11, 2026

Display screen with animated graphical user interface for user connection and engagement

Inventors: Haoyang Li (San Jose, CA); Paul Fletcher (Kirkland, WA); George Penston (Redmond, WA); Nicholas Pezarro (San Francisco, CA); Arvind Murali Mohan (Redmond, WA)
Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 1,140,936
App. No.
29/939,050
Granted
Aug 11, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a display screen with animated graphical user interface for user connection and engagement, as shown and described.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 20, 2025
From: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
To: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 070567/0279 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 8, 2024
From: LI, HAOYANG; FLETCHER, PAUL; PENSTON, GEORGE; PEZARRO, NICHOLAS; MOHAN, ARVIND MURALI
To: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
Reel/Frame 067345/0285 →
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