ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,376,006, issued on July 29, was assigned to Peninsula Technologies LLC (Allen, Texas).

"Secondary cell activation" was invented by Esmael Hejazi Dinan (McLean, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A base station transmits, to a wireless device, configuration parameters of cells grouped into physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) groups comprising a primary PUCCH group comprising a primary cell, and a secondary PUCCH group comprising a PUCCH secondary cell with a secondary PUCCH. The base station transmits, during a first time interval, a first indication to activate a secondary cell of the primary PUCCH group and the PUCCH secondary cell....