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US 12,718,535 · App. 18/533,221 · Granted Aug 25, 2026

Vector bypass for generative adversarial image segmentation

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Patent No.
US 12,718,535
App. No.
18/533,221
Filed
Dec 8, 2023
Granted
Aug 25, 2026
Kind
B2
Examiner
PHAM, ANNIE
Art Unit
2662
USPC
382/157
Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 8, 2023
From: QIU, HAOXIANG; OSOGAMI, TAKAYUKI; KATSUKI, TAKAYUKI; SAKAI, TOMOYA; INOUE, TADANOBU
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 065806/0853 →
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