Centurion Patentors as of November 4, 2025

Dana Ray Coldren
Chief Engineer at Caterpillar Inc – Retired.
Patent №: 12460596 – Fuel injector drive system.

A fuel injector drive system includes a fuel injector with two electronically controlled valves. A driver supplies current to both valves simultaneously, actuating them to open an injection valve that delivers fuel.

Jianfeng Gao
Distinguished Scientist and Vice President at Microsoft.
Patent №: 12461965 – Multi-stage image querying.

A computing device refines query text features using attention derived from both image and text data. It applies neural models to extract features, adjust the query representation, and select an output, optionally incorporating audio input from a microphone.

Ning Xu
Sr. Fellow and VP of Advanced R&D | Advancing Technology Innovations.
Patent №: 12462320 – Systems and methods for extending selectable object capability to a captured image.

Systems and methods obtain an image containing a digital watermark with embedded metadata indicating object locations. The extracted metadata enables portions of the image to be selectable for accessing related supplemental information.

Richard Daniel John Coulthard
Mr. Coulthard was a British medical-device innovator who worked at KCI Licensing, later contributing to 3M and Solventum on advanced wound-care technologies. His work helped pioneer negative-pressure and fluid-management dressings that improved healing outcomes worldwide.
Patent №: 12458742 – System and method for managing reduced pressure delivered to a tissue site.

An apparatus for managing reduced pressure at a tissue site includes a pump driven by a motor powered at a constant current. A controller monitors motor voltage to maintain target pressure levels without using a direct pressure sensor.