H04N 5/60
For the sound signals
Official title: for the sound signals
H04N5/60 (For the sound signals) appears on 1,339 US grants and 1,181 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04N- Granted patents
- 1,339
- Published applications
- 1,181
- Assignees
- 441
- Inventors
- 2,484
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 14 | 0 |
| 1984 | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 | 10 | 0 |
| 1986 | 15 | 0 |
| 1987 | 21 | 0 |
| 1988 | 11 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 10 | 0 |
| 1991 | 13 | 0 |
| 1992 | 13 | 0 |
| 1993 | 19 | 0 |
| 1994 | 22 | 0 |
| 1995 | 23 | 0 |
| 1996 | 36 | 0 |
| 1997 | 29 | 0 |
| 1998 | 27 | 0 |
| 1999 | 26 | 0 |
| 2000 | 35 | 0 |
| 2001 | 24 | 13 |
| 2002 | 27 | 48 |
| 2003 | 27 | 60 |
| 2004 | 30 | 58 |
| 2005 | 27 | 58 |
| 2006 | 34 | 65 |
| 2007 | 29 | 66 |
| 2008 | 28 | 67 |
| 2009 | 41 | 67 |
| 2010 | 44 | 63 |
| 2011 | 42 | 59 |
| 2012 | 64 | 40 |
| 2013 | 50 | 49 |
| 2014 | 57 | 53 |
| 2015 | 57 | 60 |
| 2016 | 57 | 59 |
| 2017 | 53 | 49 |
| 2018 | 51 | 46 |
| 2019 | 51 | 47 |
| 2020 | 49 | 43 |
| 2021 | 45 | 37 |
| 2022 | 25 | 29 |
| 2023 | 25 | 15 |
| 2024 | 21 | 14 |
| 2025 | 12 | 14 |
| 2026 | 6 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for saving and restoring scenes in a multimedia system8 Sep 2026US 12,732,655 B2Apple Inc.
- Devices with enhanced audio25 Aug 2026US 12,717,543 B2Apple Inc.
- Electronic apparatus and controlling method thereof11 Aug 2026US 12,707,196 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Switching method for audio output channel, and display device31 Mar 2026US 12,593,170 B2Hisense Visual Technology Co., Ltd.
- Image capturing apparatus, microphone apparatus, control method thereof, image capturing system, and storage medium10 Mar 2026US 12,574,632 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Information management apparatus, information management method, and program2 Apr 2026US 2026/0095542 A1Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Methods and systems for condition mitigation8 Jan 2026US 2026/0012561 A1Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
- Rendering of a multi-channel audio signal16 Oct 2025US 2025/0324014 A1Sagemcom Broadband SAS
- Systems and methods for multiview audio presentation9 Oct 2025US 2025/0317703 A1Vizio Inc.
- Display apparatus and operating method thereof11 Sep 2025US 2025/0287167 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Network controller for cable television delivery systems1,167US 5,600,364 ADiscovery Communications, Inc. · 1997
- Terminal for suggesting programs offered on a television program delivery system1,065US 5,798,785 ADiscovery Communications, Inc. · 1998
- Television program delivery system971US 5,559,549 ADiscovery Communications, Inc. · 1996
- Targeted advertisement using television delivery systems916US 6,463,585 B1Discovery Communications, Inc. · 2002
- Advanced set top terminal for cable television delivery systems699US 5,990,927 ADiscovery Communications, Inc. · 1999