ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,452,917, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. (Singapore).

"Updating a contention window size" was invented by Karthikeyan Ganesan (Kronberg im Taunus, Germany), Alexander Johann Maria Golitschek Edler von Elbwart (Darmstadt, Germany), Ankit Bhamri (Rodermark, Germany), Ali Ramadan Ali (Kraiburg am Inn, Germany), Vijay Nangia (Woodridge, Ill.) and Ravi Kuchibhotla (Chicago).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for adjusting a contention window size. One apparatus includes a processor and a transceiver comprising a plurality of transmit panels. The transceiver initiates a...