Ericsson was granted a patent for signaling energy-harvesting wireless devices.

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  "detected_at": "2026-09-30T17:43:23+00:00",
  "company": {
    "name": "Ericsson",
    "domain": "ericsson.com"
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        "code": "H04W 52/0261",
        "label": "Wireless communication networks"
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    "tags": [
      "Intellectual Property",
      "Research & Development",
      "Wireless",
      "IoT",
      "Telecom"
    ],
    "detail": "In September 2026 Ericsson patented cellular-network controls for devices powered by harvested energy, helping adapt communications procedures for low-power IoT deployments.",
    "summary": "Ericsson was granted a patent for signaling energy-harvesting wireless devices.",
    "event_at": "2026-09-29",
    "inventors": [
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        "name": "Andreas Höglund",
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        "name": "Qian Chen",
        "status": "unresolved",
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        "name": "Mattias Bergström",
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        "name": "Tuomas Tirronen",
        "status": "resolved",
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      }
    ],
    "tech_area": "wireless / cellular",
    "event_kind": "grant_date",
    "grant_date": "2026-09-29",
    "source_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US12750784",
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      "code": "H04W 52/0261",
      "label": "Wireless communication networks"
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    "patent_title": "Signaling optimizations for wireless devices operating on harvested energy",
    "patent_number": "US12750784",
    "uspto_assignee": "Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)",
    "patent_abstract": "A method, system and apparatus are disclosed. According to one or more embodiments, a core node for communication with a wireless device and a network node is provided, where the core node includes processing circuitry configured to receive a first indication that the wireless device is an energy harvesting device, and modify a network procedure based at least on the first indication.",
    "precision_class": "structural",
    "invention_explanation": "A network recognizes when a wireless device collects its own power and adjusts the way it communicates so it can operate within its limited energy supply.",
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      "wireless communications",
      "cellular networks",
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  -H "X-API-KEY: $AUTOBOUND_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"domain":"ericsson.com","limit":20}'