British Broadcasting Corporation
London, GB· latest recorded location
British Broadcasting Corporation is named on 141 US grants and 63 published applications in this corpus. Its most frequent classification is H04N (Pictorial communication).
- Granted patents
- 141
- Published applications
- 63
- Inventors
- 137
- Granted in 2026 so far
- 1
- Most recent grant
- 24 Mar 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 10 | 0 |
| 1982 | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 4 |
| 2003 | 4 | 1 |
| 2004 | 10 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 4 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 4 |
| 2012 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 0 | 4 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 4 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 5 |
| 2017 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019 | 7 | 2 |
| 2020 | 3 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 5 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 |
By publication year. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Technology areas
Share of 204 documents
- H04NPictorial communication147
- G06TImage data processing or generation, in general22
- H04LDigital communication22
- H04BTransmission17
- G06FComputing and data processing10
- G11BInformation storage based on relative movement between record carrier and transducer10
- H04HBroadcast communication7
- G06VImage and video recognition6
- H03MCoding6
- G09GArrangements or circuits for control of indicating devices using static means to5
Recent patents
- Combined intra-prediction mode for bitstream decoder24 Mar 2026US 12,587,676 B2
- Video encoding and video decoding30 Sep 2025US 12,432,354 B2
- Method of signaling in a video codec22 Jul 2025US 12,368,850 B2
- Chroma intra prediction in video coding and decoding20 May 2025US 12,309,398 B2
- Video encoding and video decoding3 Oct 2023US 11,778,201 B2
Most cited
By later US patents
- Cyclic redundancy data check encoding method and apparatus620US 4,283,787 A1981
- Apparatus using a light sensing system for sensing time modulated information from a light emitting device331US 4,329,684 A1982
- Cooling system for use in cooling electronic equipment228US 6,305,180 B12001
- Position determination164US 6,556,722 B12003
- Device for the remote control of a videorecorder or a videoreceiver162US 4,885,579 A1989