H04N 3/36
Scanning of motion picture films
Official title: Scanning of motion picture films, e.g. for telecine
H04N3/36 (Scanning of motion picture films) appears on 190 US grants and 46 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04N- Granted patents
- 190
- Published applications
- 46
- Assignees
- 72
- Inventors
- 267
- Latest grant
- 17 Feb 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 9 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 12 | 0 |
| 1998 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 16 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 5 |
| 2002 | 5 | 8 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 |
| 2004 | 6 | 5 |
| 2005 | 4 | 3 |
| 2006 | 3 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Perfless and cadenceless scanning and digitization of motion picture film17 Feb 2026US 12,556,644 B2Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
- Film transport apparatus controller and related methods25 Mar 2025US 12,262,137 B2Digital Check Corporation
- Conversion of color film to digital media5 Mar 2024US 11,924,575 B1
- Perfless and cadenceless scanning and digitization of motion picture film13 Feb 2024US 11,902,688 B2Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
- Film transport apparatus controller and related methods13 Feb 2024US 11,902,689 B2Digital Check Corporation
- Motion Picture Film Image Stabilization Method and System31 Jul 2025US 2025/0247492 A1LaserGraphics, Inc.
- Perfless and cadenceless scanning and digitization of motion picture film6 Jun 2024US 2024/0187542 A1Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
- Film transport apparatus controller and related methods2 May 2024US 2024/0146861 A1Digital Check Corporation
- Perfless and cadenceless scanning and digitization of motion picture film19 Jan 2023US 2023/0015248 A1Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
- Film transport apparatus controller and related methods8 Dec 2022US 2022/0394155 A1Digital Check Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Digital interactive system for providing full interactivity with live programming events256US 7,079,176 B1ACTV, Inc. · 2006
- Digital interactive system for providing full interactivity with live programming events156US 7,448,063 B2ACTV, Inc. · 2008
- System and method for image recovery144US 5,266,805 AInternational Business Machines Corporation · 1993
- Television scanning of wide frame motion picture films109US 4,513,324 ARobert Bosch GmbH · 1985
- Film image reproducing apparatus102US 5,719,621 AOlympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 1998