<html><head></head><body><div class="yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">We filed a patent application in 2023 which matured into a granted US patent in Q4 2024.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">During a due diligence, we searched for the assignment of the granted patent at THIS link --></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span style="font-size: 13px;">https://assignment.uspto.gov/patent/index.html#/patent/search</span></span><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">We typed in the patent number, and the results were the 'no assignment was filed'</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">That didn't make sense - we DID submit an assignment shortly after filing the application in 2023, and this assignment was processed by the USPTO.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">After wasting more time, we did a search again, this time listing the APPLICATION NUMBER (rather than the patent number).</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">When we searched by application number, we were able to see the frame and reel number.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Very surprising</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div></div></body></html>