Centurion Patentors as of November 19, 2024

Xiaoxia Zhang

Dr. at Qualcomm Incorporated.

Patent №: 12150172 (November 19, 2024) – Constraints on no listen-before-talk (LBT) transmission during uplink/downlink (UL/DL) switches. Wireless communication systems and methods include performing a listen-before-talk (LBT) procedure to acquire channel occupancy time (COT), transmitting in one link direction during the COT, switching to a different link direction, and transmitting in the new direction without repeating the LBT.

Patent №: 12150159 (November 19, 2024) – Radio in-device coexistence in wideband system. In wireless systems like 5G NR, coexistence interference from collocated transceivers using different RATs can be mitigated by the user equipment (UE) sending a configuration request to the base station. The request specifies multiple RAT operation and identifies interference. The UE may also indicate affected bandwidth parts (BWP) to enable interference resolution through bandwidth reconfiguration rather than inter-frequency handover or deactivating secondary cells (SCells).

Patent №: 12150151 (November 19, 2024) – Methods and apparatus for PDSCH TCI states activation-deactivation in multi-TRP. The disclosure describes methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable media for managing TCI states. This includes receiving a MAC CE with activated TCI IDs linked to TCI states, excluding deactivated TCI IDs, mapping activated TCI IDs to codepoints indicating TCI state values in DCI, and receiving downlink data based on the assigned TCI states.

Patent №: 12150134 (November 19, 2024) – Master information block and download control information design for higher bands. This patent enables a base station to enhance initial access by transmitting a combined block with a synchronization signal and scheduling information for SIB1 PDSCH, followed by the transmission of the SIB1 PDSCH based on that information.

Patent №: 12150119 (November 19, 2024) – Techniques for control channel repetition across component carriers. The configuration specifies downlink control channel candidates on linked carriers for control message repetition. Based on this, the UE receives repeated control messages scheduling communication over the first component carrier and proceeds with the communication.

Patent №: 12149987 (November 19, 2024) – Super slot for new radio sidelink over millimeter wave operating frequencies. A user equipment (UE) obtains a sidelink resource pool configuration with super slots consisting of multiple contiguous slots. The UE selects resource slots, transmits enhanced sidelink control information (eSCI) in the first slot of a super slot to reserve slots, and performs sidelink transmissions in the reserved slots.

Patent №: 12149465 (November 19, 2024) – Reference signal configuration and quasi co-location mappings for wide bandwidth systems. This disclosure relates to wireless communication, where a user equipment (UE) receives a configuration specifying frequency components for carrier aggregation and associated sets of CSI-RSs or SRSs, each corresponding to different subsets of frequency components. The UE monitors for CSI-RSs or SRSs based on the configuration.

Jason L Harris

Engineering Fellow at Ethicon, Inc.

Patent №: 12144561 (November 19, 2024) – Methods and systems for controlling cooperative surgical instruments with variable surgical site access trajectories.

This disclosure provides systems, devices, and methods for coordinating surgical instruments with variable access trajectories to a common site. It enables minimally invasive instruments, operating from different anatomical spaces, to work together for a unified surgical treatment.

Patent №: 12144518 (November 19, 2024) – Surgical systems for detecting end effector tissue distribution irregularities. A surgical stapling instrument includes an end effector with a movable jaw, an anvil, and a staple cartridge for deploying and deforming staples. A control circuit measures tissue impedance, detects irregularities in tissue distribution, and adjusts closure parameters accordingly.

Patent №: 12144501 (November 19, 2024) – Monitoring of manufacturing life-cycle. A surgical end effector includes a jaw and a staple cartridge with a sensor array, processor, and memory. The system calibrates the sensor array initially and during use, adjusting measurements based on calibration data to ensure accurate functionality.

Patent №: 12144500 (November 19, 2024) – Surgical instrument with multiple program responses during a firing motion. A surgical instrument includes an elongated channel for a staple cartridge, a pivotable anvil, a knife coupled to the cartridge, an electric motor, and a control circuit. The control circuit adjusts the firing motion based on the projected peak firing force.