H04W 4/42
For mass transport vehicles
Official title: for mass transport vehicles, e.g. buses, trains or aircraft
H04W4/42 (For mass transport vehicles) appears on 662 US grants and 814 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04W- Granted patents
- 662
- Published applications
- 814
- Assignees
- 329
- Inventors
- 1,577
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 5 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 6 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 4 | 4 |
| 2012 | 2 | 6 |
| 2013 | 2 | 7 |
| 2014 | 9 | 13 |
| 2015 | 12 | 24 |
| 2016 | 12 | 28 |
| 2017 | 33 | 59 |
| 2018 | 41 | 61 |
| 2019 | 59 | 92 |
| 2020 | 99 | 147 |
| 2021 | 93 | 98 |
| 2022 | 86 | 73 |
| 2023 | 61 | 59 |
| 2024 | 52 | 44 |
| 2025 | 56 | 49 |
| 2026 | 32 | 28 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Methods and systems for decentralized rail signaling and positive train control6 Oct 2026US 12,752,823 B2Metrom Rail, LLC
- Technologies for activity monitoring of transportation network companies within a geofence6 Oct 2026US 12,756,989 B2
- Terminal state identification method and apparatus25 Aug 2026US 12,719,980 B2Honor Device Co., Ltd.
- Contextually aware, smart IP address18 Aug 2026US 12,713,230 B2Smartsky Networks LLC
- Generating augmented reality images for display on a mobile device based on ground truth image rendering11 Aug 2026US 12,705,550 B2Uber Technologies, Inc.
- Aircraft Cabin Communications and Sensor System8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313335 A1Astronics Advanced Electronic Systems Corp.
- Data requesting method and apparatus, request receiving method and apparatus, communication apparatus and storage medium17 Sep 2026US 2026/0281656 A1Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
- Closed loop aircraft level dynamic shaper with fairness10 Sep 2026US 2026/0270667 A1Gogo Business Aviation LLC
- Providing connectivity between a personal electronic device and a networked output device in an aircraft3 Sep 2026US 2026/0261830 A1
- Systems and Methods for In-Flight Connectivity3 Sep 2026US 2026/0261940 A1ViaSat, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Communication system for message display onboard mass transit vehicles223US 5,218,629 APublic Access Cellular Telephone, Inc. · 1993
- Dual receiver for a on-board entertainment system214US 6,741,841 B1Rockwell Collins, Inc. · 2004
- Providing city services using mobile devices and a sensor network60US 9,159,080 B2Societe Stationnement Urbain Developpements Et Etudes (SUDE SAS) · 2015
- System and method for autonomously controlling a set of unmanned aerial vehicles44US 11,693,432 B1BlueHalo, LLC · 2023
- System and method for associating a wireless mobile communications device with a specific vehicle40US 7,813,729 B2The Boeing Company · 2010