Inventor Recognitions with Centurion Plus Utility Patents as of June 20, 2023
Welcome to the 20th of June 2023: Our goal is to celebrate the pioneering inventor recognitions who have reached noteworthy milestones in their fields this week.
Yeong Hyeon Kwon
He received B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from KAIST, Korea in 1997, 1999 and 2005, respectively.
Kwon is a senior engineer at LG Electronics since 2005.
His research interests include MIMO/OFDM, synchronization, channel coding, UWB, macro-diversity transmission and relayed transmission.
Patent №: 11683144 (June 20, 2023) – Method of transmitting scheduling requests in a wireless communication system.
This invention enables the user equipment to request uplink resources in wireless communication. The device determines whether to initiate a scheduling request and, if triggered, transmits a subframe with two sets of frequency domain sequences.
Sundar Subramanian
Director of Engineering at Qualcomm Automotive.
Subramanian received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 2004 and 2008, respectively.
His areas of expertise include scheduling and networking techniques for heterogeneous networks and PHY/MAC algorithms for cellular and mobile communications.
Patent №: 11683208 (June 20, 2023) – Different numerology for signal transmission.
This invention improves wireless communication by using various tone spacing schemes for channels and communication stages between a UE and a base station. The base station communicates the selected scheme, known as numerology, to the UE via control, synchronization, or reference signals. This optimizes communication effectiveness by choosing the best scheme from the available options.
Hiroshi Yoshinaga
Patent №: 11681250 (June 20, 2023) – Nip former, fixing device, and image forming apparatus.
The nip former is a device used to create a nip between a continuous belt and a pressure rotator. It consists of an aluminum base with a nip-forming face opposite the nip. The base is coated with an anodic oxidation coating, which is sealed and covers the nip-forming face. The coating has a thickness between 22 μm and 45 μm, with a variation in thickness no greater than 20 percent. The base and coating together form the nip-forming portion, which has a thickness ranging from 0.40 mm to 1.20 mm.
Lichang Zeng
An innovator with track-of-record excellence in organic electronic materials and devices development.
Leadership as Director of the R&D Center driving company growth and business success.
Integration of external resources and internal efforts to achieve project goals.
Patent №: 11683981 (June 20, 2023) – Organic electroluminescent materials and devices.
This disclosure introduces a compound (Formula I) comprising ligand L, which coordinates with a metal M and forms fused rings with adjacent CR atoms. The compound allows for various substitutions and is applicable in formulations, OLEDs, and consumer products.
Phillip H Griffin
He is a CISM and ISSA Fellow with over 20 years of information assurance experience. Phillip has served as a trusted security adviser, security architect, and consultant with leading corporations, and acted as committee chair, editor, and head of delegation in the development of US national and international security standards.
Phil has served on the ISSA Educational Advisory Council and the ISSA Journal Editorial Advisory Board, and actively participates in ITU-T SG17 Security, ISO TC68/SC2 Security, ISO/IEC JTC1/SC27 Security techniques, and X9 Financial Services standards development.
His current work encompasses encryption technologies, access control, and biometric information security management. He has some academic and professional technical publications and he has spoken at leading security conferences around the world.
Patent №: 11683158 (June 20, 2023) – Database encryption key management. The approach involves key management performed by an independent key manager connected to a cryptographic hardware security module (HSM). The system ensures enhanced security by avoiding the export or exposure of cleartext keys.
Xingcheng Xiao
He is a Staff Research Scientist at General Motors Global Research and Development Center.
Dr. Xiao received his Ph.D. degree in Materials Science from the Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2000.
Then he worked as Alexander von
Humboldt Fellow at the Technical University of Munich, Germany for one year. He was a research associate at Argonne National Laboratory from 2002 to 2005. He joined the GM R&D center as a Senior Researcher in 2006 and was promoted to Staff Research Scientist in 2010.
Dr. Xiao is also an adjunct professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo.
Patent №: 11682787 (June 20, 2023) – Lithium battery including composite particles with flame retardant material carried by particulate host material.
The lithium battery’s electrochemical cell includes negative and positive electrodes, a polymeric separator, and composite flame-retardant particles. These particles, comprising a host material and a flame retardant, are strategically placed along the lithium-ion or electron transport paths within the cell’s components. They can also be positioned within the polymeric portions of the laminate structure enclosing the cell’s housing.
James Mac Freitag
A technologist at HGST, a Western Digital brand.
Thin film technologist with 15 years of R&D experience at high-tech companies and startups. Proven track record leading multi-functional teams of scientists and engineers and managing complex projects to successfully transfer technology into manufacturing.
Patent №: 11683993 (June 20, 2023) – Material having both negative spin polarization and negative anisotropy.
Patent №: 11682420 (June 20, 2023) – Seed layer for spin torque oscillator in the microwave-assisted magnetic recording device.
Principal Design Engineer at Ethicon Endo-Surgery.
Patent №: 11678925 (June 20, 2023) – Method for controlling an energy module output.
It includes a foldable grip assembly and an ambidextrous charging handle assembly. The grip assembly folds into the top shell, while the charging handles can be pulled or butterfly-folded to unfold the firearm. Pulling the first-pivoted handle rearwards unfolds the firearm and allows for racking the slide.
Gang He
Fellow, Honeywell Aerospace Electronics Systems.
He received B.S. in Physics from the University of Science and Technology of China in 1982.
Patent №: 11682311 (June 20, 2023) – Systems and methods for displaying weather data.
This invention enables the display of weather data on an aircraft’s cockpit display system. It includes generating a display with real-time weather radar maps and a notification graphic for significant weather conditions along the flight plan. When selected, the display shows real-time radar weather maps and additional graphical maps with transmitted weather data for significant weather conditions.
You-Hua Chou
Patent №: 11681225 (June 20, 2023) – Silver patterning and interconnect processes.
This method involves forming a semiconductor structure. It includes depositing a hard mask layer on a substrate and then depositing a silver precursor layer on top of the hard mask layer. Next, specific portions of the silver precursor layer are exposed to radiation, which reduces silver ions in those areas. Finally, the non-irradiated parts of the silver precursor layer are removed, leaving behind multiple silver seed structures.
Michael T Mayberry
Entrepreneur and accomplished Industrial designer. Co-Founder of Magpul Industries. Founder of Ronin Motorworks and co-Designer of the Walt Siegl PACT electric motorcycle.
Patent №: 11680763 (June 20, 2023) – Drum magazine assembly and methods. The assembly includes a magazine housing with a track and a follower assembly. The housing guides the cartridge, preventing contact between the majority of the cartridge’s proximal surface area and the distal tip with the magazine housing.
Patent №: 11680771 (June 20, 2023) – Foldable firearm. It includes a foldable grip assembly and an ambidextrous charging handle assembly. The grip assembly folds into the top shell, while the charging handles can be pulled or butterfly-folded to unfold the firearm. Pulling the first-pivoted handle rearwards unfolds the firearm and allows for racking the slide.
Jyu-Horng Shieh
Semiconductor Innovator from Hsin-Chu.
Patent №: 11683991 (June 20, 2023) –Semiconductor structure and manufacturing method of the same.
The process involves creating an insulation layer, followed by forming a via trench, adding a barrier layer, and inserting a bottom electrode. A magnetic tunnelling junction (MTJ) layer is then applied, and an ion beam etching operation is performed to pattern the MTJ layer, creating an MTJ structure. Additionally, a portion of the insulation layer is removed from the top surface.
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