Y04S 40/121
Using the power network as support for the transmission
Official title: using the power network as support for the transmission
Y04S40/121 (Using the power network as support for the transmission) appears on 1,022 US grants and 890 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in Y04S- Granted patents
- 1,022
- Published applications
- 890
- Assignees
- 477
- Inventors
- 1,756
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
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| 2023 | 45 | 24 |
| 2024 | 32 | 13 |
| 2025 | 22 | 8 |
| 2026 | 3 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Enhanced system and method for string balancing25 Aug 2026US 12,719,270 B2Tigo Energy Innovations LLC
- Method and apparatus to enable communication and control in a power system10 Feb 2026US 12,549,220 B2Solaredge Technologies Ltd.
- Supplemental techniques for characterizing power quality events in an electrical system6 Jan 2026US 12,519,305 B2Schneider Electric USA, Inc.
- Third party energy management30 Dec 2025US 12,512,698 B2Budderfly, Inc.
- Node for providing power and communication functionality to field deployed systems23 Dec 2025US 12,506,660 B2Electronic Warfare Associates, Inc.
- Node for providing power and communication functionality to field deployed systems2 Jul 2026US 2026/0189460 A1Electronic Warfare Associates, Inc.
- Grid telemetry fingerprint4 Jun 2026US 2026/0155674 A1LO3 Energy Inc.
- Systems and methods for auxiliary power management of behind-the-meter power loads16 Apr 2026US 2026/0106459 A1Lancium LLC
- Systems And Methods For Pulse Width Encoded Data Communications9 Apr 2026US 2026/0100732 A1NuCurrent, Inc.
- Third party energy management19 Mar 2026US 2026/0081465 A1Budderfly, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
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- Backhaul link for distributed antenna system604US 9,113,347 B2AT&T Intellectual Property I, L. P. · 2015
- Magnetic coupling device and methods for use therewith475US 9,793,954 B2AT&T Intellectual Property I, L. P. · 2017
- Apparatus for providing communication services and methods thereof469US 9,520,945 B2AT&T Intellectual Property I, L. P. · 2016
- Transmission medium and communication interfaces and methods for use therewith467US 9,742,462 B2AT&T Intellectual Property I, L. P. · 2017