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US 12,717,402 · App. 19/046,293 · Granted Aug 25, 2026

Converting a 2D positional input into a 3D point in space

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Patent No.
US 12,717,402
App. No.
19/046,293
Granted
Aug 25, 2026
Kind
B2
Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 31, 2025
From: MAGIC LEAP, INC.; MENTOR ACQUISITION ONE, LLC; MOLECULAR IMPRINTS, INC.
To: CITIBANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 073422/0549 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 5, 2025
From: MCCALL, MARC ALAN
To: MAGIC LEAP, INC.
Reel/Frame 070122/0959 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation 18459811 · Sep 1, 2023
Continuation 17745247 · May 16, 2022
Continuation 17125634 · Dec 17, 2020
Provisional Application 62965728 · Jan 24, 2020
Related Publication 20250181143A1 · Jun 5, 2025
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