Centurion+ Patent Holders as of March 12, 2024
Pradeepa Ramachandra
Master Researcher, Pradeepa has made significant contributions to the field of LTE and 5G radio network functionality, building expertise in areas such as mobility management, radio resource management, control plane, device reporting and multi-connectivity.
Some of Pradeepa’s notable inventions are in the areas of AI and self-organizing networks, key for managing the complexity of 5G, as well as paving the way for 6G in the future. Additionally, Pradeepa’s support and guidance of new inventors has led to him being viewed as a role model by his peers.
Patent №: 11930383 (March 12, 2024) – Methods and apparatus for categorising wireless devices. This method determines if wireless devices are drones or non-drones by first applying a binary classification to identify those meeting primary criteria. Then, a request for more information is sent to those devices. Upon receiving and classifying the second set of information, devices meeting both primary and secondary criteria are classified as drones.
Patent №: 11929793 (March 12, 2024) – Measurement reporting enhancements in beam based systems. This wireless device method involves detecting beams, measuring characteristics of a subset of those beams, generating a measurement report based on those measurements, and transmitting it to a network node.
Hartmut Neven
Mr. Neven (born 1964) is a scientist working in quantum computing, computer vision, robotics and computational neuroscience.
He is best known for his work in face and object recognition and his contributions to quantum machine learning. Hartmut is currently Vice President of Engineering at Google where he is leading the Quantum Artificial Intelligence Lab which he founded in 2012.
Neven was a co-founder of the Google Glass project. His team completed the first prototype, codenamed Ant, in 2011.
Patent №: 11928586 (March 12, 2024) – Quantum computation through reinforcement learning. The invention involves designing quantum control trajectories for implementing quantum gates on quantum hardware. A method includes representing the gate as a sequence of actions and using reinforcement learning to adjust each action iteratively. The aim is to reduce leakage, infidelity, and runtime, improving performance robustness against control noise.
Harold B Noyes
Senior Architect for the NNP Core at Natural Intelligence Systems, Inc.
Experienced Senior Architect with a demonstrated history of working in the computer hardware industry. Skilled in ASIC Architecture, Research and Development (R&D) Management, Electrical Engineering, and Technical Writing.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Utah State University.
Patent №: 11928590 (March 12, 2024) – Methods and systems for power management in a pattern recognition processing system. The device comprises a state machine with multiple blocks, each containing rows of programmable elements analyzing data streams and selectively outputting results. Each block has activation logic to dynamically power it up.
Robin Sharma
Technical Lead Manager at Meta.
Experienced Scientist with a demonstrated history of working in the ophthalmic and AR/VR field. Strong research professional with a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) focused in Optics/Optical Sciences from the University of Rochester.
Patent №: 11927766 (March 12, 2024) – In-field imaging system for eye tracking. The invention relates to an imaging system for eye tracking in head-mounted displays. It includes an image sensor placed in the user’s field of view, concealed by optical elements within a lens assembly.
Fraser M Smith
Chief Innovation Officer, Co-Founder
Dr. Fraser Smith is intimately involved in the engineering design aspects of all projects currently undertaken by Sarcos. He continues to be a driving force in generating new intellectual property (IP).
Since Dr. Smith began his time with Sarcos in 1988, his technical contributions have entailed leading numerous successful robotics programs, including the Bellagio Fountains project in Las Vegas (225 moving fountains), multiple force-reflecting teleoperated humanoid robots and the development of 16 robotic dinosaurs currently installed at Universal Studios’ Jurassic Park-The Ride in California.
Prior to joining Sarcos, Dr. Smith’s early work dealt with issues in fracture mechanics, damage tolerance, fatigue testing and design, failure analysis, life prediction, and component and material testing.
He received his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Toronto and his Ph.D. from the University of Utah.
Patent №: 11926044 (March 12, 2024) – Clutched joint modules having a quasi-passive elastic actuator for a robotic assembly. A method for operating a robotic joint involves engaging a clutch mechanism to activate a quasi-passive elastic actuator, storing energy during joint rotation, releasing stored energy to augment torque, disengaging the clutch for an inelastic state, and enabling free swing mode with the elastic actuator during joint rotation.
Joseph P Vacca
Senior Advisor, Chemistry.
Dr. Joseph P. Vacca earned his BS in chemistry in 1977 from St. John Fisher College, Rochester, New York, and obtained his PhD degree in Organic Chemistry under Professor Peter T. Lansbury Sr. at the State University of New York at Buffalo (New York).
He joined Merck Research Laboratories in 1981 and he and his teams have made major contributions to several approved drugs including the HIV protease inhibitor CRIXIVAN™ (indinavir sulfate), the HIV integrase inhibitor Isentress™ (raltegravir); the HCV protease Inhibitor (VanihepTM, vaniprevir)etc.
Dr. Vacca retired from Merck in 2011 and took a role as Senior Vice President of Early Success Sharing Partnerships at WuXi AppTec Limited. He left WuXi in Sept. 2015 to be a consultant and now acts as an interim head of chemistry for several small startup companies.
Dr. Vacca is the holder of many awards including a Merck Directors Award (1998); PhRMA Discoverers Award (1999); Intellectual Property Owners “National Inventor of the year Award” (1997); European Inventor of the Year (non-EU nation) (2007); ACS “Award for Creative Invention” (1999); and was a named a Merck Research Laboratories Presidential Fellow in 2008.
He was named to the American Chemical Society Medicinal Chemistry Hall of Fame (Aug. 2012) and was also named a “Hero of Chemistry” (along with the research team) for his role in the discovery and development of the HIV integrase inhibitor IsentressTM.
Patent №: 11925641 (March 12, 2024) – Pyrazole pyrimidine derivative and uses thereof. The invention offers pyrazole pyrimidine derivatives that inhibit CKI and/or IRAK1, with methods for manufacturing, compositions, and their use in treating malignant diseases, inflammatory diseases, and related disorders.
Arun Victor Jagga
Scrum Master and Delivery Analytics Lead at TD.
Patent №: 11928590 (March 12, 2024) – Methods and systems for power management in a pattern recognition processing system
A device has a state machine with multiple blocks, each containing rows of programmable elements. These elements analyze data and output results. Each block has activation logic to power it up dynamically.
Centurion+ Patent Holders as of August 20, 2024
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About The Author
Angelina Kushnarova
Angelina Kushnarova (Sverediuk) was born in Ukraine. She graduated from Ternopil Medical University with a specialization in Medicine and completed an internship in Radiology at Lviv University. She worked as a Radiologist, while also working as a web developer.