H04H 20/00
Arrangements for broadcast or for distribution combined with broadcast
H04H20/00 (Arrangements for broadcast or for distribution combined with broadcast) appears on 8,759 US grants and 8,798 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04H- Granted patents
- 8,759
- Published applications
- 8,798
- Assignees
- 2,161
- Inventors
- 12,232
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 26 | 0 |
| 1977 | 22 | 0 |
| 1978 | 13 | 0 |
| 1979 | 14 | 0 |
| 1980 | 22 | 0 |
| 1981 | 24 | 0 |
| 1982 | 19 | 0 |
| 1983 | 34 | 0 |
| 1984 | 27 | 0 |
| 1985 | 28 | 0 |
| 1986 | 24 | 0 |
| 1987 | 40 | 0 |
| 1988 | 31 | 0 |
| 1989 | 31 | 0 |
| 1990 | 34 | 0 |
| 1991 | 46 | 0 |
| 1992 | 46 | 0 |
| 1993 | 65 | 0 |
| 1994 | 76 | 0 |
| 1995 | 86 | 0 |
| 1996 | 145 | 0 |
| 1997 | 113 | 0 |
| 1998 | 211 | 0 |
| 1999 | 194 | 0 |
| 2000 | 143 | 0 |
| 2001 | 149 | 97 |
| 2002 | 132 | 341 |
| 2003 | 163 | 325 |
| 2004 | 133 | 341 |
| 2005 | 143 | 368 |
| 2006 | 192 | 474 |
| 2007 | 176 | 615 |
| 2008 | 218 | 495 |
| 2009 | 258 | 540 |
| 2010 | 373 | 516 |
| 2011 | 414 | 402 |
| 2012 | 446 | 354 |
| 2013 | 459 | 419 |
| 2014 | 483 | 425 |
| 2015 | 460 | 514 |
| 2016 | 430 | 429 |
| 2017 | 460 | 392 |
| 2018 | 395 | 351 |
| 2019 | 381 | 315 |
| 2020 | 375 | 281 |
| 2021 | 277 | 207 |
| 2022 | 221 | 166 |
| 2023 | 187 | 140 |
| 2024 | 128 | 130 |
| 2025 | 126 | 113 |
| 2026 | 66 | 48 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- H04H 20/65Arrangements characterised by transmission systems for broadcast2,429
- H04H 20/53Arrangements specially adapted for specific applications1,832
- H04H 20/28Arrangements for simultaneous broadcast of plural pieces of information1,816
- H04H 20/86Arrangements characterised by the broadcast information itself1,416
- H04H 20/10Arrangements for replacing or switching information during the broadcast or the distribution769
- H04H 20/42Arrangements for resource management718
- H04H 20/38Arrangements for distribution where lower stations639
- H04H 20/12Arrangements for observation, testing or troubleshooting618
All 15 subgroupsShow fewer
- H04H 20/26Arrangements for switching distribution systems500
- H04H 20/02Arrangements for relaying broadcast information486
- H04H 20/44Arrangements characterised by circuits or components specially adapted for broadcast439
- H04H 20/20Arrangements for broadcast or distribution of identical information via plural systems415
- H04H 20/40Arrangements for broadcast specially adapted for accumulation-type receivers314
- H04H 20/18Arrangements for synchronising broadcast or distribution via plural systems276
- H04H 20/16Arrangements for broadcast or for distribution of identical information repeatedly193
Recent patents
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- Systems and methods for providing a contextual menu with information related to an emergency alert8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313205 A1Adeia Guides Inc.
- Complex computing network for improving establishment and access of communication among computing devices8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313322 A1Rizz IP Ltd
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Most cited
By later US patents
- System and method for synchronizing operations among a plurality of independently clocked digital data processing devices1,949US 8,234,395 B2Sonos, Inc. · 2012
- Method and device for obtaining playlist content over a network1,821US 8,045,952 B2Horsham Enterprises, LLC · 2011
- System and method for request, delivery and use of multimedia files for audiovisual entertainment in the home environment1,801US 6,778,869 B2Sony Corporation · 2004
- Multi-room entertainment system with in-room media player/dispenser1,755US 6,256,554 B12001
- Information distribution and processing system1,219US 7,508,789 B2Data Innovation LLC · 2009