H04N 21/2385
Channel allocation
Official title: Channel allocation (H04N21/266 takes precedence); Bandwidth allocation (H04N21/24 takes precedence {; allocation of channels according to the instantaneous demands of the users in time-division multiplex systems H04J3/1682; admission control, resource allocation in open networks H04L12/5692; arrangements for maintenance or administration in data switching networks involving bandwidth and capacity management H04L41/0896; negotiating bandwidth in wireless networks H04W28/16})
H04N21/2385 (Channel allocation) appears on 1,324 US grants and 1,459 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04N- Granted patents
- 1,324
- Published applications
- 1,459
- Assignees
- 444
- Inventors
- 2,088
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 24 | 15 |
| 2002 | 27 | 53 |
| 2003 | 24 | 38 |
| 2004 | 15 | 24 |
| 2005 | 10 | 31 |
| 2006 | 26 | 31 |
| 2007 | 13 | 90 |
| 2008 | 31 | 73 |
| 2009 | 33 | 86 |
| 2010 | 34 | 69 |
| 2011 | 46 | 47 |
| 2012 | 53 | 60 |
| 2013 | 59 | 79 |
| 2014 | 85 | 69 |
| 2015 | 101 | 90 |
| 2016 | 74 | 112 |
| 2017 | 110 | 92 |
| 2018 | 100 | 70 |
| 2019 | 85 | 65 |
| 2020 | 76 | 64 |
| 2021 | 72 | 57 |
| 2022 | 45 | 49 |
| 2023 | 52 | 33 |
| 2024 | 44 | 24 |
| 2025 | 28 | 26 |
| 2026 | 9 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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