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US 12,718,936 · App. 17/156,293 · Granted Aug 25, 2026

Machine learning to improve artificial intelligence algorithm iterations

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Patent No.
US 12,718,936
App. No.
17/156,293
Filed
Jan 22, 2021
Granted
Aug 25, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3687
USPC
705/2
Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 27, 2021
From: ETHICON LLC
To: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Reel/Frame 056601/0339 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 18, 2021
From: SHELTON, FREDERICK E., IV; HARRIS, DEMETRIUS
To: ETHICON LLC
Reel/Frame 055320/0533 →
Continuity (1)
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