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Broomfield, CO, United States of America

Centurylink Intellectual Property LLC

USPTO Granted Patents = 1,001

EPO Patents = 6

Trademarks = 21

Forward Citations = 6,739

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329 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

Michael K Bugenhagen (160 out of 216 patents)

Robert J Morrill (85 out of 111 patents)

Steven M Casey (84 out of 160 patents)

4. Charles Ivan Cook (79 out of 155 patents)

5. Kevin Michael McBride (71 out of 81 patents)

6. Shekhar Gupta (65 out of 79 patents)

7. Amar Nath Ray (56 out of 94 patents)

8. Thomas Schwengler (54 out of 74 patents)

9. Jeffrey Michael Sweeney (45 out of 56 patents)

10. David Emerson (44 out of 46 patents)

11. Felipe Castro (42 out of 53 patents)

12. Michael L Elford (41 out of 41 patents)

13. Stephen Opferman (41 out of 44 patents)

14. Ronald A Lewis (36 out of 36 patents)

15. Carl Milton Coppage (35 out of 44 patents)

Core Competencies:

High Availability

Web Application Firewall

Network Security

Domain Name System

Artificial Intelligence

Edge Computing

Blockchain Technology

Telecommunications Optimization

Automated Interfaces

Internet of Things

Data Validation

Robocall Detection

1,001 patents: Sort by Forward Citations

1. D1107699 - Networking device (2025-12-30),

2. D1106129 - Networking device (2025-12-16),

3. 12499140 - Database interface framework and database agents (2025-12-16),

4. 12463940 - Method and system for implementing high availability (HA) web application firewall (WAF) functionality (2025-11-04),

5. 12445553 - Provisioning tool—call center-based automated interface with network switches for internet service diagnostics and provisioning (2025-10-14),

6. 12445434 - Systems and methods to improve network security via consensus-driven configuration plane (2025-10-14),

7. 12438907 - Systems and methods for mitigating domain name system amplification attacks (2025-10-07),

8. 12436945 - Method and system for implementing data associations (2025-10-07),

9. D1094347 - Network interface device (2025-09-23),

10. D1094346 - Networking device (2025-09-23),

11. D1094345 - Pluggable networking device (2025-09-23),

12. 12381974 - Automate-automated interface between call center agents and network orchestration systems via application programming interfaces (APIs) (2025-08-05),

13. 12381810 - Systems and methods for cloaking routes (2025-08-05),

14. 12381785 - Enhanced pre-loading for edge gateways in communications networks (2025-08-05),

15. 12380809 - Method and system for implementing AI-powered augmented reality learning devices (2025-08-05),

CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC is a subsidiary of CenturyLink Inc., a global technology company providing communication, network, and IT services. The company specializes in protecting and managing intellectual property assets for CenturyLink and its affiliates. For more information, visit their official website.

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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Dec 30 2025

1,001 Patents

#2 in Broomfield, CO

#4 in Colorado

#499 in US

#993 in the World

Broomfield, CO, United States of America

Centurylink Intellectual Property LLC

Forward Citations = 6,739

329 inventors:

Michael K Bugenhagen (160 out of 216 patents)

Robert J Morrill (85 out of 111 patents)

Steven M Casey (84 out of 160 patents)

4. Charles Ivan Cook (79 out of 155 patents)

5. Kevin Michael McBride (71 out of 81 patents)

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