IP Library Granted Patent US 12,714,834
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US 12,714,834 · App. 18/644,498 · Granted Aug 25, 2026

Chemical ablation and method of treatment for various diseases

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Patent No.
US 12,714,834
App. No.
18/644,498
Filed
Apr 24, 2024
Granted
Aug 25, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3783
USPC
604/24
Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 24, 2024
From: WANG, LIXIAO; CHEN, JOHN J.; ZHANG, YONGXING
To: NEUROTRONIC, INC.
Reel/Frame 067211/0640 →
Continuity (7)
Continuation 16986717 · Aug 6, 2020
Continuation 16563213 · Sep 6, 2019
Continuation 16156163 · Oct 10, 2018
Continuation 15521973 · Oct 30, 2015
Provisional Application 62124868 · Jan 5, 2015
Provisional Application 62122818 · Oct 30, 2014
Related Publication 20240277976A1 · Aug 22, 2024
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