Granted Patent
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US 1,145,839 · App. 29/879,251 · Granted Sep 1, 2026
Transportation communication device
Inventors:
Matthew Allen Davis (San Francisco, CA); Ethan Duncan Eyler (San Francisco, CA); Yahui Jin (San Francisco, CA); Rachel Hallie Lomax (San Francisco, CA); Avneet Oberoi (Mountain View, CA); Douglas Sigelbaum (San Francisco, CA); Michael Anthony Vernier (Cupertino, CA); Shu-min Wee (San Francisco, CA)
Assignee:
Lyft, Inc.
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Claims (1)
The ornamental design for a transportation communication device as shown and described.
Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Jul 5, 2023
From: DAVIS, MATTHEW ALLEN; EYLER, ETHAN DUNCAN; JIN, YAHUI; LOMAX, RACHEL HALLIE; OBEROI, AVNEET; SIGELBAUM, DOUGLAS; VERNIER, MICHAEL ANTHONY; WEE, SHU-MIN
To: LYFT, INC.
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Continuity (2)
Continuation
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Continuation In Part
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