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US 12,716,104 · App. 18/580,079 · Granted Aug 25, 2026

Sample pooling assay

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Patent No.
US 12,716,104
App. No.
18/580,079
Filed
Jan 17, 2024
Granted
Aug 25, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
1681
USPC
435/6.12
Assignments (6)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 22, 2026
From: VERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLC
To: VERILY HEALTH INC.
Reel/Frame 076029/0333 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 15, 2026
From: WHITE, BRADLEY
To: VERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLC
Reel/Frame 075275/0134 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 10, 2026
From: TOPOL, AARON
To: VERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLC
Reel/Frame 075230/0138 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 6, 2026
From: VERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLC
To: VERILY HEALTH INC.
Reel/Frame 075361/0265 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 27, 2025
From: AUDEH, MARK; PAOLI, ERIC; DUONG, DOROTHEA; DWARAKANATH, MANALI; CHAN-HERUR, VIKRAM
To: VERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLC
Reel/Frame 072690/0894 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Nov 19, 2024
From: VERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLC
To: VERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLC
Reel/Frame 069390/0656 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63223398 · Jul 19, 2021
Related Publication 20250277279A1 · Sep 4, 2025
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