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US 12,720,836 · App. 17/551,402 · Granted Aug 25, 2026

Forming NS gates with improved mechanical stability

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Patent No.
US 12,720,836
App. No.
17/551,402
Filed
Dec 15, 2021
Granted
Aug 25, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2812
USPC
257/347
Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 15, 2021
From: XIE, RUILONG; FROUGIER, JULIEN; LOUBET, NICOLAS; CLEVENGER, LAWRENCE A.; BHOSALE, PRASAD
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 058394/0828 →
Continuity (1)
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