H04B 7/204
Multiple access
H04B7/204 (Multiple access) appears on 1,969 US grants and 1,497 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04B- Granted patents
- 1,969
- Published applications
- 1,497
- Assignees
- 476
- Inventors
- 2,737
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 15 | 0 |
| 1978 | 18 | 0 |
| 1979 | 15 | 0 |
| 1980 | 13 | 0 |
| 1981 | 11 | 0 |
| 1982 | 18 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 11 | 0 |
| 1985 | 10 | 0 |
| 1986 | 21 | 0 |
| 1987 | 15 | 0 |
| 1988 | 13 | 0 |
| 1989 | 20 | 0 |
| 1990 | 15 | 0 |
| 1991 | 15 | 0 |
| 1992 | 10 | 0 |
| 1993 | 15 | 0 |
| 1994 | 19 | 0 |
| 1995 | 27 | 0 |
| 1996 | 22 | 0 |
| 1997 | 40 | 0 |
| 1998 | 42 | 0 |
| 1999 | 45 | 0 |
| 2000 | 55 | 0 |
| 2001 | 52 | 23 |
| 2002 | 50 | 58 |
| 2003 | 31 | 42 |
| 2004 | 40 | 42 |
| 2005 | 28 | 46 |
| 2006 | 38 | 27 |
| 2007 | 30 | 29 |
| 2008 | 23 | 31 |
| 2009 | 32 | 55 |
| 2010 | 28 | 33 |
| 2011 | 33 | 37 |
| 2012 | 47 | 35 |
| 2013 | 50 | 50 |
| 2014 | 53 | 46 |
| 2015 | 64 | 44 |
| 2016 | 40 | 53 |
| 2017 | 60 | 75 |
| 2018 | 65 | 90 |
| 2019 | 111 | 92 |
| 2020 | 117 | 112 |
| 2021 | 94 | 99 |
| 2022 | 80 | 104 |
| 2023 | 112 | 95 |
| 2024 | 100 | 72 |
| 2025 | 63 | 64 |
| 2026 | 34 | 43 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- H04B 7/2041Spot beam multiple access902
- H04B 7/212Time-division multiple access [tdma]589
- H04B 7/216Code division or spread-spectrum multiple access [cdma, ssma]358
- H04B 7/208Frequency-division multiple access [fdma]82
- H04B 7/2046Ss-tdma, tdma satellite switching73
- H04B 7/2045Ss-fdma, fdma satellite switching33
- H04B 7/2043Mixed mode, tdm and fdm systems18
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for latency equalization in a satellite cellular telecommunications network6 Oct 2026US 12,757,141 B1Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
- Beam super surge methods and apparatus for small geostationary (GEO) communication satellites22 Sep 2026US 12,744,587 B2Astranis Space Technologies Corp.
- Communication apparatus and base station22 Sep 2026US 12,744,590 B2Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
- Managing interference for coexistence of terrestrial and non-terrestrial wireless networks25 Aug 2026US 12,719,560 B2Boost SubscriberCo L.L.C.
- Inter satellite coverage management25 Aug 2026US 12,719,564 B2T-Mobile Innovations LLC
- Scheduling Beam-Hopping of a Satellite Network1 Oct 2026US 2026/0303145 A1Skylo Technologies, Inc.
- Methods and Apparatuses for Multi-Modal Use of a Satellite in a Satellite Communications System17 Sep 2026US 2026/0280693 A1
- Apparatus and methods for broadband mobile communications systems20 Aug 2026US 2026/0246531 A1
- User equipment and satellite in communication with one another over non-terrestrial network, and operation method thereof20 Aug 2026US 2026/0247165 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Methods for reducing beam sweeping time for a user equipment13 Aug 2026US 2026/0238332 A1Apple Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Spread spectrum multiple access communication system using satellite or terrestrial repeaters1,545US 4,901,307 AQUALCOMM Incorporated · 1990
- Tool with articulation lock1,098US 9,737,365 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. · 2017
- Tool with articulation lock1,061US 8,100,824 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. · 2012
- position determination in an integrated cellular communications system451US 5,612,703 ACelsat America, Inc. · 1997
- Position determination for reducing unauthorized use of a communication system442US 5,835,857 ACelsat America, Inc. · 1998