H04N 5/505
Invisible or silent tuning
Official title: {Invisible or silent tuning}
H04N5/505 (Invisible or silent tuning) appears on 40 US grants and 44 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04N- Granted patents
- 40
- Published applications
- 44
- Assignees
- 23
- Inventors
- 80
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 3 |
| 2004 | 2 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 8 |
| 2009 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 4 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 8 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Adaptive transfer function for video encoding and decoding15 Sep 2026US 12,739,397 B2Apple Inc.
- Digital TV reception using OTT backchannel communication28 Apr 2026US 12,615,410 B2Sony Group Corporation
- Adaptive transfer function for video encoding and decoding4 Mar 2025US 12,244,820 B2Apple Inc.
- Digital TV reception using OTT backchannel communication1 Oct 2024US 12,108,109 B2Sony Group Corporation
- Adaptive transfer function for video encoding and decoding13 Sep 2022US 11,445,202 B2Apple Inc.
- Adaptive Transfer Function for Video Encoding and Decoding15 May 2025US 2025/0159190 A1Apple Inc.
- Digital tv reception using ott backchannel communication12 Dec 2024US 2024/0414392 A1Sony Group Corporation
- Digital tv reception using ott backchannel communication28 Mar 2024US 2024/0107111 A1Sony Group Corporation
- Adaptive Transfer Function for Video Encoding and Decoding22 Dec 2022US 2022/0408096 A1Apple Inc.
- Method for scanning television channels and television system12 May 2022US 2022/0150440 A1Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus and method increasing speed of receiving television broadcasts44US 6,490,001 B1Sony Corporation · 2002
- Method and apparatus for audio-visual cues improving perceived acquisition time24US 6,473,137 B1Hughes Electronics Corporation · 2002
- Apparatus and method for stabilizing a picture of an image system22US 5,452,023 ASamsung Electronics Co., Ltd. · 1995
- Muting circuit for a television receiver18US 4,280,139 ASony Corporation · 1981
- Television signal receiver capable of receiving emergency alert signals16US 7,454,773 B2Thomson Licensing · 2008