Centurion+ Patent Holders as of July 9, 2024

Richard F Schwemberger

Franchise Designer at Ethicon Endo-Surgery-Retired after 30 years.

Patent №: 12029427 (July 9, 2024) – Methods and systems for performing circular stapling.

An apparatus includes a body with a motor, a shaft, a stapling head assembly, and an anvil. The body has two user inputs: one activates the motor, and the other moves the anvil. The stapling head at the shaft’s end includes an anvil coupling feature, staples, and a staple driver. The motor drives the staple driver, and the anvil deforms the staples.

Darren Roy Link

VP R&D Digital Biology Group at Bio-Rad Laboratories.

Patent №: 12031175 (July 9, 2024) – Digital analyte analysis.

The invention relates to droplet-based digital PCR for analyzing target nucleic acids. Methods include forming sample droplets with a single target nucleic acid, amplifying the target, excluding droplets with amplicons from the target and its variants, and analyzing the target amplicons.

Alex Baires

Category Director at Hydro Flask 

Patent №: D1034094, D1034093 (July 9, 2024) – Insulating device.

Min Wang

Senior Staff Engineer at Qualcomm.

Patent №: 12030933 (July 9, 2024) – Anti-bed bug monoclonal antibodies and methods of making and uses thereof.

The disclosure provides anti-bed bug monoclonal antibodies, antigen-binding fragments, and related compositions and kits. It also details methods for making these antibodies and fragments and their use in detecting bed bugs.