Centurion Patentors as of December 3, 2024

Antoine Cahen

Industrial Designer.

Patent №: D1053311 (December 3, 2024) – Faucet.

Netanel Benichou

Medical device consultant.

Patent №: 12156813 (December 3, 2024) – Valvular insufficiency repair device and method.

This application describes methods and devices for replacing native heart valves with prosthetic valves to treat valvular insufficiency. A heart valve leaflet clipping mechanism includes a delivery apparatus and clipping arms. The clipping arms, biased to close, can move between open and closed positions.

Brandon Sloane

Cybersecurity Professional; Adjunct Professor; PhD Scholar.

Patent №: 12160435 (December 3, 2024) – System for dynamic node analysis for network security response.

A system for dynamic node analysis in network security detects changes in a security protocol at a network node, extracts related information, and identifies adjacent nodes directly connected to the affected node.

Patent №: 12158930 (December 3, 2024) – System for implementing continuous authentication based on object location recognition. A system for continuous authentication uses object location recognition. It receives a user’s access request and a real-time visual feed through an augmented reality application. The system identifies objects and their positions, checks if they meet access requirements, and, if successful, sends a notification to the user’s device confirming access.

Daniel B Penney

SMTS – HBM Design Architect at Micron Technology.

Patent №: 12160231 (December 3, 2024) – Apparatuses and methods for compensating for crosstalk noise at input receiver circuits.

An input receiver circuit reduces crosstalk noise on a signal line by adapting its components. It may include a transistor with adjustable width and a bias current generator with programmable current, both configured based on the noise level.

Xiang Li

Video Technology Specialist.

Patent №: 12160607 (December 3, 2024) – Processing video bitstream conforming to still picture profile.

A video encoding method involves ensuring a bitstream conforms to a specified still picture profile (Main 10 or Main 4:4:4 10), generating profile information indicating intra coding for image slices, and limiting the bitstream to one picture.

Patent №: 12160567 (December 3, 2024) – Affine prediction refinement with optical flow. A video decoding method involves processing a coded video bitstream containing a current block divided into sub-blocks. Sub-block affine motion compensation is applied to generate pixel predictions for each sub-block. Spatial gradients are determined for each sub-block prediction, and refinement using optical flow and constraints from the bitstream is performed.

Patent №: 12160564 (December 3, 2024) – Bilateral matching with affine motion. A method for decoding a current block involves extracting prediction information from a video bitstream indicating affine model-based prediction. Affine motion parameters are derived using affine bilateral matching with reference blocks from two reference pictures. These parameters, not present in the bitstream, are used to calculate control point motion vectors.

Patent №: 12160563 (December 3, 2024) – Motion vector range constraints. A video coding method involves processing circuitry determining motion information for a current block in a picture. This includes a motion vector (MV) with x and y components at a fractional precision of 1/16th of the sample size. Each component has one of 16 possible values and is represented using L bits.

Patent №: 12160562 (December 3, 2024) – On propagating intra prediction mode information of IBC block by using block vector. A video decoding method involves receiving coded information from a bitstream indicating that a current block is an intra block copy (IBC) block. An intra prediction mode is derived for a subblock of the current block using a reference subblock in a reference block, identified by the IBC block’s block vector. The derived intra prediction mode is stored.

Patent №: 12160561 (December 3, 2024) – Method and apparatus for improved intra prediction. A video decoding method involves obtaining flag information from coded data, indicating if the current block uses intra prediction with intra mode derivation. If true, candidate intra modes are determined from neighboring samples. A first intra mode is identified using a syntax element that selects from a most probable mode (MPM) list and a remainder. A second intra mode is then derived based on the first intra mode and the candidate modes.

Martino M Freda

Experienced Systems/Embedded SW Engineer.

Patent №: 12160892 (December 3, 2024) – Radio (NR) vehicle to vehicle (V2X)—methods for scheduling sidelink in unlicensed spectrum.

Methods for managing sidelink communications in unlicensed spectrum involve the following: A wireless device obtains a transmission grant, receives channel occupancy information from another device, and determines relevant transmission details. It then performs a listen-before-talk (LBT) procedure using received parameters.