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US 12,720,456 · App. 17/708,896 · Granted Aug 25, 2026

Timing advance indication method, communication apparatus, and storage medium

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Patent No.
US 12,720,456
App. No.
17/708,896
Filed
Mar 30, 2022
Granted
Aug 25, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2411
USPC
370/503
Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 1, 2022
From: WANG, XIAOLU; LUO, HEJIA; LI, RONG; WANG, BIN; WANG, JUN
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 060068/0341 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201910944749.4 · Sep 30, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020115346 · Sep 15, 2020
Related Publication 20220225259A1 · Jul 14, 2022
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