Recognizing Inventors with Centurion+ Utility, Design and Plant Patents as of November 21, 2023

Yu Tian

CEO of Autoflight/AutoflightX.

Patent №: 11824404 (November 21, 2023) – Motor with outer rotor having exhaust plates.

This unique motor design features an inner stator, an outer rotor with an open-end cylindrical structure, a controller, and a cooling fan. The cooling fan, placed in the circumferential direction of the outer rotor, conveys air to both the controller and the outer rotor, facilitating efficient cooling and optimal performance.

Patent №: 11820508 (November 21, 2023) – Combined vertical takeoff and landing UAV.  This innovative design combines a large vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) UAV with a small VTOL UAV using a connecting device. The connecting device comprises a clamping component with a clamping groove and a snap-fitting component with a snap-fitting groove, ensuring secure attachment. Additionally, the adsorption component within the device utilizes magnetic elements to enhance stability during flight.

Dale Scott Crombez

Regenerative Brakes Technical Expert at Ford Motor Company.

Patent №: 11820254 (November 21, 2023) – Hybrid electric vehicle with torque split regenerative braking.

This technology utilizes controllers and independently driven electric machines (EMs) to generate a torque split ratio based on lateral acceleration and unequal friction coefficients detected during braking. By adjusting the regenerative braking torques of each wheel, the system ensures that the combined wheel braking torques stay within the total braking torque limit for the vehicle, thereby improving safety and control.

Abdur Chowdhury

CEO and co-founder of Aura Frames, a software company specializing in digital photo frames that allow families to share pictures from anywhere.

He cares most about building things that connect people. In his 30+ year career, Abdur has launched over 25 commercial products and worked on solving big, tech problems from scaling to spam.

Dr. Chowdhury became Twitter’s first Chief Scientist and was dubbed “The Father of Trends” by the BBC. During the early to mid-2000s, Dr. Chowdhury also served as the Chief Architect for Search at AOL and held other positions at IIT Information Retrieval Lab, Georgetown Computer Science Department, and the University of Maryland’s Institute for Systems Research.

Additionally, Dr. Chowdhury co-founded the Alta Vista School, a charter school (K-8) offering STEM education in San Francisco. In his spare time. Dr. Chowdhury spends time with Deepflight building submarines designed to fly the world’s oceans.

Patent №: 11825035 (November 21, 2023) –Network setup for digital picture frames. This invention allows digital frames to be remotely set up by one user for another. Users can upload photos from electronic devices or community members’ photo collections, ensuring that the frame is ready for display as soon as it is powered on. An integrated camera in the frame detects viewers and captures gesture-based feedback, automatically adjusting the displayed photos to suit the detected viewer’s preferences.

Patent №: 11819345 (November 21, 2023) –Geographic condition analysis in activity analysis for monitoring health concerns. This patent focuses on automatically monitoring mental and physical health concerns using location information available on mobile devices. By analyzing user activity patterns and detecting significant deviations, the system can identify correlations with health concerns and automatically communicate this information to relevant individuals, such as friends, family members, or medical professionals.

John B Golden

Senior Equipment Engineering Manager at Boston Scientific.

Dedicated Engineering Manager with 25+ years experience in the Medical Device Industry.

Patent №: 11819192 (November 21, 2023) – In-vivo visualization system, which comprises a combination of disposable and reusable components such as catheters, functional handles, hubs, and optical devices. The system also includes an endoscope with a working channel through which a catheter equipped with viewing capabilities is routed. This versatile visualization system offers enhanced diagnostic and treatment options, particularly in the duodenum and the biliary tree.