Centurion Patentors as of February 25, 2025
Huarui Liang
Senior manager, Standardization at Apple.
A first node sends an RRC suspend message with an NH chaining counter (NCC) value, releases AS resources, derives a node key, and processes an uplink message from the user device without re-allocating AS resources by using the NCC value for unscrambling.
Zhibing Deng
Side Impact Technical Specialist at Ford Motor Company.
Patent №: 12233807 – Vehicle airbag assembly.
A first airbag is supported by the seat in both uninflated and inflated positions, while a second airbag is positioned forward of the seat. An inflator, housed in the middle console, supplies the inflation medium to both airbags, enhancing occupant protection.
Sei-Hyung Ryu
Director, Research Science, Power R&D Technology Development, Wolfspeed.
Patent №: 12237412 – Protection structures for semiconductor devices with sensor arrangements.
These devices include insulating layers in transition regions to protect against transient voltage events. In insulated gate semiconductor devices, the insulating layer has a higher breakdown voltage than the gate insulating layer, enhancing durability and reliability.
Feifei Sun
Feifei Sun received the B.S. degree in telecommunication engineering and the Ph.D. degree in communication and information system from the Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunication, Beijing, China, in 2006 and 2011, respectively.
She was a Visiting Student with the University of California, Santa Barbara, from 2009 to 2010.
Patent №: 12238734 – Method and apparatus of receiving downlink control information. This disclosure describes a method for efficient Downlink Control Information (DCI) reception in 5G systems. A user equipment (UE) determines its DCI detection ability, adjusts the number of detections for a given DCI format to optimize processing, and receives the DCI with reduced complexity.
Patent №: 12238732 – Method, user equipment, base station, device and medium for contention-based uplink data transmission. A user equipment (UE) receives configuration information, monitors downlink control information (DCI) with a specific radio network temporary identity (RNTI), determines a contention-based PUSCH resource, and transmits data. This enhances transmission efficiency and reduces power consumption.
Lochan Verma
Wireless Systems Architect at Apple.
Patent №: 12237956 – Methods, systems, and apparatuses for narrowband channel allocation and access.
It employs clear channel assessment with listen-before-talk to detect channel availability, randomized channel access via a pseudo-random number generator, and an avoid-loitering mechanism to minimize interference with other transmitters.
Centurion Patentors as of August 12, 2025
Inventor Recognitions with Centurion Plus Utility Patents as of September 19, 2023
Centurion+ Patent Holders as of September 3, 2024
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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.