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US 12,718,502 · App. 18/790,975 · Granted Aug 25, 2026

Waypoint creation in map detection

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Patent No.
US 12,718,502
App. No.
18/790,975
Filed
Jul 31, 2024
Granted
Aug 25, 2026
Kind
B2
Examiner
SHENG, XIN
Art Unit
2619
USPC
345/633
Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 28, 2025
From: MAGIC LEAP, INC.; MENTOR ACQUISITION ONE, LLC; MOLECULAR IMPRINTS, INC.
To: CITIBANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 073387/0487 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 31, 2024
From: BUSTO, JAVIER ANTONIO; BRODSKY, JONATHAN
To: MAGIC LEAP, INC.
Reel/Frame 068143/0969 →
Continuity (6)
Continuation 18467064 · Sep 14, 2023
Continuation 18152412 · Jan 10, 2023
Continuation 17475121 · Sep 14, 2021
Continuation 16448743 · Jun 21, 2019
Provisional Application 62690339 · Jun 26, 2018
Related Publication 20240394988A1 · Nov 28, 2024
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