Target was granted a patent for a shelf-mounted imaging system

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    "patent_abstract": "A stabilizer facilitates mounting an image sensor at an imaging device. The stabilizer removably holds the image sensor. The stabilizer is removably mounted to the imaging device. In certain examples, the image sensor is snap-fit to the stabilizer and the stabilizer is snap-fit to the imaging device. Certain imaging devices define a thermal regulation channel.",
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curl https://signals.autobound.ai/v1/signals/4f04dbcb-f1e9-545a-860d-763e0e55efce \
  -H "X-API-KEY: $AUTOBOUND_API_KEY"

curl -X POST https://signals.autobound.ai/v1/companies/enrich \
  -H "X-API-KEY: $AUTOBOUND_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"domain":"target.com","limit":20}'