A large number of patents have been filed in the United States since 1978 for video coding systems and devices adhering to the MPEG-2 standard. All of these patents are now expired.
Patent | Filed | granted | First File | Expiry | Summary | Notes | Company |
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4833543 | 24 December 1986 | 23 May 1989 | 24 December 1986 | 24 December 2006 | Image processing system and phase-locked loop used therein | U.S. patent 4,833,543 file+20: [2006, 12, 24] grant+17: [2006, 5, 23] | Alcatel-Lucent |
4970590 | 21 December 1989 | 13 November 1990 | 21 December 1989 | 21 December 2009 | System and device for package multiplexing in transmission of many data flows generated by a sole algorithm | U.S. patent 4,970,590 file+20: [2009, 12, 21] grant+17: [2007, 11, 13] | Alcatel-Lucent |
5453790 | 26 March 1993 | 26 September 1995 | 26 March 1993 | 26 March 2013 | Video decoder having asynchronous operation with respect to a video display | U.S. patent 5,453,790 file+20: [2013, 3, 26] grant+17: [2012, 9, 26] | Alcatel-Lucent |
5136377 | 11 December 1990 | 4 August 1992 | 11 December 1990 | 11 December 2010 | Adaptive non-linear quantizer | U.S. patent 5,136,377 file+20: [2010, 12, 11] grant+17: [2009, 8, 4] | AT&T Bell Laboratories |
4383272 | 13 April 1981 | 10 May 1983 | 13 April 1981 | 13 April 2001 | Video signal interpolation using motion estimation | U.S. patent 4,383,272 file+20: [2001, 4, 13] grant+17: [2000, 5, 10] | Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated |
5291284 | 23 July 1991 | 1 March 1994 | 12 December 1989 | 1 March 2011 | Predictive coding and decoding with error drift reduction | U.S. patent 5,291,284 file+20: [2011, 7, 23] pct_file+20: [2009, 12, 12] grant+17: [2011, 3, 1] | British Telecommunications plc |
4982270 | 3 February 1989 | 1 January 1991 | 3 February 1989 | 3 February 2009 | Video data transmitting system | U.S. patent 4,982,270 file+20: [2009, 2, 3] grant+17: [2008, 1, 1] | Canon Inc. |
5068724 | 15 June 1990 | 26 November 1991 | 15 June 1990 | 15 June 2010 | Adaptive motion compensation for digital television | U.S. patent 5,068,724 file+20: [2010, 6, 15] grant+17: [2008, 11, 26] | CIF LICENSING, LLC |
5091782 | 9 April 1990 | 25 February 1992 | 9 April 1990 | 9 April 2010 | Apparatus and method for adaptively compressing successive blocks of digital video | U.S. patent 5,091,782 file+20: [2010, 4, 9] grant+17: [2009, 2, 25] | CIF LICENSING, LLC |
5093720 | 20 August 1990 | 3 March 1992 | 20 August 1990 | 20 August 2010 | Motion compensation for interlaced digital television signals | U.S. patent 5,093,720 file+20: [2010, 8, 20] grant+17: [2009, 3, 3] | CIF LICENSING, LLC |
RE35093 | 3 December 1990 | 9 March 1993 | 3 December 1990 | 3 December 2010 | Systems and methods for coding even fields of interlaced video sequences | Reissue of 05193004 filed 9 December 1994 granted 21 November 1995 U.S. patent RE35093 file+20: [2010, 12, 3] related_patent+20: [2010, 12, 32] grant+17: [2010, 3, 9] [lower-alpha 1] | Columbia University |
4796087 | 1 June 1987 | 3 January 1989 | 1 June 1987 | 1 June 2007 | Process for coding by transformation for the transmission of picture signals | U.S. patent 4,796,087 file+20: [2007, 6, 1] grant+17: [2006, 1, 3] | France Télécom |
5235618 | 6 November 1990 | 10 August 1993 | 6 November 1990 | 6 November 2010 | Video signal coding apparatus, coding method used in the video signal coding apparatus and video signal coding transmission system having the video signal coding apparatus | U.S. patent 5,235,618 file+20: [2010, 11, 6] grant+17: [2010, 8, 10] | Fujitsu |
4706260 | 7 November 1986 | 10 November 1987 | 7 November 1986 | 7 November 2006 | DPCM system with rate-of-fill control of buffer occupancy | U.S. patent 4,706,260 file+20: [2006, 11, 7] grant+17: [2004, 11, 10] | General Electric |
4813056 | 8 December 1987 | 14 March 1989 | 8 December 1987 | 8 December 2007 | Modified statistical coding of digital signals | U.S. patent 4,813,056 file+20: [2007, 12, 8] grant+17: [2006, 3, 14] | General Electric |
4394774 | 26 June 1981 | 19 July 1983 | 15 December 1978 | 15 December 1998 | Digital video compression system and methods utilizing scene adaptive coding with rate buffer feedback | U.S. patent 4,394,774 file+20: [2001, 6, 26] related_patent+20: [1998, 12, 15] Override: Referenced patent had its term changed grant+17: [2000, 7, 19] terminal disclaimer date December 15, 1998 [lower-alpha 2] | General Instrument |
4698672 | 27 October 1986 | 6 October 1987 | 27 October 1986 | 27 October 2006 | Coding system for reducing redundancy | U.S. patent 4,698,672 file+20: [2006, 10, 27] grant+17: [2004, 10, 6] | General Instrument |
5426464 | 18 October 1994 | 20 June 1995 | 14 January 1993 | 14 January 2013 | Field elimination apparatus for a video compression/decompression system | U.S. patent 5,426,464 file+20: [2014, 10, 18] related_patent+20: [2013, 1, 14] grant+17: [2012, 6, 20] [lower-alpha 3] | GE |
5486864 | 13 May 1993 | 23 January 1996 | 13 May 1993 | 13 May 2013 | Differential time code method and apparatus as for a compressed video signal | U.S. patent 5,486,864 file+20: [2013, 5, 13] grant+17: [2013, 1, 23] | GE |
5491516 | 14 January 1993 | 13 February 1996 | 14 January 1993 | 13 February 2013 | Field elimination apparatus for a video compression/decompression system | U.S. patent 5,491,516 file+20: [2013, 1, 14] grant+17: [2013, 2, 13] | GE |
5600376 | 20 March 1995 | 4 February 1997 | 14 January 1993 | 4 February 2014 | Field elimination apparatus for a video compression/decompression system | U.S. patent 5,600,376 file+20: [2015, 3, 20] related_patent+20: [2013, 1, 14] grant+17: [2014, 2, 4] [lower-alpha 4] | GE |
5796743 | 23 May 1996 | 18 August 1998 | 30 November 1993 | 18 August 2015 | Data word indicator in a system for assembling transport data packets | U.S. patent 5,796,743 file+20: [2016, 5, 23] pct_file+20: [2013, 11, 30] grant+17: [2015, 8, 18] | GE |
5867501 | 7 June 1995 | 2 February 1999 | 17 December 1992 | 2 February 2016 | Encoding for communicating data and commands | U.S. patent 5,867,501 file+20: [2015, 6, 7] related_patent+20: [2012, 12, 17] grant+17: [2016, 2, 2] [lower-alpha 5] | Hewlett-Packard Company |
4849812 | 24 February 1988 | 18 July 1989 | 24 February 1988 | 24 February 2008 | Television system, in which digitized picture signals subjected to a transform coding are transmitted from an encoding station to a decoding station | U.S. patent 4,849,812 file+20: [2008, 2, 24] grant+17: [2006, 7, 18] | Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. |
4901075 | 11 September 1987 | 13 February 1990 | 11 September 1987 | 11 September 2007 | Method and apparatus for bit rate reduction | U.S. patent 4,901,075 file+20: [2007, 9, 11] grant+17: [2007, 2, 13] | Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. |
5021879 | 24 September 1990 | 4 June 1991 | 25 April 1988 | 4 June 2008 | System for transmitting video pictures | U.S. patent 5,021,879 file+20: [2010, 9, 24] related_patent+20: [2008, 4, 25] grant+17: [2008, 6, 4] [lower-alpha 6] | Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. |
5027206 | 13 September 1989 | 25 June 1991 | 13 September 1989 | 13 September 2009 | High-definition television systems | U.S. patent 5,027,206 file+20: [2009, 9, 13] grant+17: [2008, 6, 25] | Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. |
5128758 | 2 June 1989 | 7 July 1992 | 2 June 1989 | 7 July 2009 | Method and apparatus for digitally processing a high definition television augmentation signal | U.S. patent 5,128,758 file+20: [2009, 6, 2] grant+17: [2009, 7, 7] | Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. |
5179442 | 26 November 1990 | 12 January 1993 | 2 June 1989 | 12 January 2010 | Method and apparatus for digitally processing a high definition television augmentation signal | U.S. patent 5,179,442 file+20: [2010, 11, 26] related_patent+20: [2009, 6, 2] grant+17: [2010, 1, 12] [lower-alpha 7] | Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. |
5333135 | 1 February 1993 | 26 July 1994 | 1 February 1993 | 1 February 2013 | Identification of a data stream transmitted as a sequence of packets | U.S. patent 5,333,135 file+20: [2013, 2, 1] grant+17: [2011, 7, 26] | Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. |
5606539 | 31 August 1994 | 25 February 1997 | 5 June 1991 | 25 February 2014 | Method and apparatus for encoding and decoding an audio and/or video signal, and a record carrier for use with such apparatus | U.S. patent 5,606,539 file+20: [2014, 8, 31] related_patent+20: [2011, 6, 5] grant+17: [2014, 2, 25] [lower-alpha 8] | Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. |
5608697 | 18 March 1996 | 4 March 1997 | 5 June 1991 | 5 June 2011 | Record carrier containing an audio and/or video signal, which has been encoded and includes a decoder delay time parameter indicating a time delay for one or more portions of the signal | U.S. patent 5,608,697 file+20: [2016, 3, 18] related_patent+20: [2011, 6, 5] [lower-alpha 9] | Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. |
5699476 | 9 May 1996 | 16 December 1997 | 19 October 1990 | 19 October 2010 | Method and apparatus for transmitting and/or storing a series of hierarchically encoded digital image data blocks | U.S. patent 5,699,476 file+20: [2016, 5, 9] related_patent+20: [2010, 10, 19] [lower-alpha 10] | Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. |
5740310 | 28 June 1994 | 14 April 1998 | 30 May 1991 | 14 April 2015 | Method of maintaining display continuity from a CD with slow-motion or freeze capability | U.S. patent 5,740,310 file+20: [2014, 6, 28] related_patent+20: [2011, 5, 30] grant+17: [2015, 4, 14] [lower-alpha 11] | Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. |
5844867 | 9 September 1996 | 1 December 1998 | 5 June 1991 | 5 June 2011 | Methods and apparatus for encoding and decoding an audio and/or video signal, and a record carrier used therewith or produced therefrom | U.S. patent 5,844,867 file+20: [2016, 9, 9] related_patent+20: [2011, 6, 5] [lower-alpha 12] | Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. |
6181712 | 11 October 1995 | 30 January 2001 | 23 February 1995 | 30 January 2018 | Method and device for transmitting data packets | U.S. patent 6,181,712 file+20: [2015, 10, 11] pct_file+20: [2015, 2, 23] grant+17: [2018, 1, 30] | Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. |
6792001 | 21 September 2000 | 14 September 2004 | 23 February 1995 | 24 May 2017 | Method and device for transmitting data packets | U.S. patent 6,792,001 file+20: [2020, 9, 21] related_patent+20: [2015, 2, 23] Override: Auto parse missed date term extension 821 days [lower-alpha 13] | Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. |
RE37057 | 14 November 1994 | 21 May 1996 | 14 November 1994 | 14 November 2014 | Apparatus and method for converting an HDTV signal to a non-HDTV signal | Reissue of 05519446 filed 18 May 1998 granted 20 February 2001 U.S. patent RE37057 file+20: [2014, 11, 14] related_patent+20: [2014, 11, 32] grant+17: [2013, 5, 21] | LG Electronics |
RE37568 | 30 November 1993 | 1 April 1997 | 30 November 1993 | 1 April 2014 | Inverse Quantizer | Reissue of 05617094 filed 31 March 1999 granted 5 March 2002 U.S. patent RE37568 file+20: [2013, 11, 30] related_patent+20: [2013, 11, 32] grant+17: [2014, 4, 1] | LG Electronics |
5113255 | 11 May 1990 | 12 May 1992 | 11 May 1990 | 11 May 2010 | Moving image signal encoding apparatus and decoding apparatus | U.S. patent 5,113,255 file+20: [2010, 5, 11] grant+17: [2009, 5, 12] | Matsushita |
RE35910 | 11 May 1990 | 12 May 1992 | 11 May 1990 | 11 May 2010 | Moving image signal encoding apparatus and decoding apparatus | Reissue of 05113255 filed 12 May 1994 granted 29 September 1998 U.S. patent RE35910 file+20: [2010, 5, 11] related_patent+20: [2010, 5, 32] grant+17: [2009, 5, 12] | Matsushita |
RE36015 | 27 March 1992 | 8 March 1994 | 27 March 1992 | 27 March 2012 | Apparatus and method for processing groups of fields in a video data compression system | Reissue of 05293229 filed 2 October 1995 granted 29 December 1998 U.S. patent RE36015 file+20: [2012, 3, 27] related_patent+20: [2012, 3, 32] grant+17: [2011, 3, 8] | Matsushita |
RE36507 | 27 March 1992 | 8 March 1994 | 27 March 1992 | 27 March 2012 | Apparatus and method for processing groups of fields in a video data compression system to encode a single frame as an I-field and a P-field | Reissue of 05293229 filed 21 October 1997 granted 18 January 2000 U.S. patent RE36507 file+20: [2012, 3, 27] related_patent+20: [2012, 3, 27] grant+17: [2011, 3, 8] [lower-alpha 14] | Matsushita |
RE39276 | 20 July 1994 | 28 April 1998 | 2 November 1992 | 28 April 2015 | Method for determining motion compensation | Reissue of 05745182 filed 27 April 2000 granted 12 September 2006 U.S. patent RE39276 file+20: [2014, 7, 20] related_patent+20: [2012, 11, 2] grant+17: [2015, 4, 28] [lower-alpha 15] | Matsushita |
RE39278 | 20 July 1994 | 28 April 1998 | 2 November 1992 | 28 April 2015 | Method for determining motion compensation | Reissue of 05745182 filed 13 April 2001 granted 12 September 2006 U.S. patent RE39278 file+20: [2014, 7, 20] related_patent+20: [2012, 11, 2] grant+17: [2015, 4, 28] [lower-alpha 16] | Matsushita |
RE39280 | 20 July 1994 | 28 April 1998 | 2 November 1992 | 28 April 2015 | Method for determining motion compensation | Reissue of 05745182 filed 30 May 2001 granted 12 September 2006 U.S. patent RE39280 file+20: [2014, 7, 20] related_patent+20: [2012, 11, 2] grant+17: [2015, 4, 28] [lower-alpha 17] | Matsushita |
5223949 | 17 April 1992 | 29 June 1993 | 17 April 1992 | 17 April 2012 | Coding means for a signal processing system | U.S. patent 5,223,949 file+20: [2012, 4, 17] grant+17: [2010, 6, 29] | Matsushita |
5412430 | 4 May 1994 | 2 May 1995 | 31 July 1992 | 31 July 2012 | Image coding method and image coding apparatus | U.S. patent 5,412,430 file+20: [2014, 5, 4] related_patent+20: [2012, 7, 31] grant+17: [2012, 5, 2] [lower-alpha 18] | Matsushita |
5784107 | 23 January 1996 | 21 July 1998 | 21 April 1992 | 21 April 2012 | Method and apparatus for picture coding and method and apparatus for picture decoding | U.S. patent 5,784,107 file+20: [2016, 1, 23] related_patent+20: [2012, 4, 21] [lower-alpha 19] | Matsushita |
4954892 | 4 October 1989 | 4 September 1990 | 4 October 1989 | 4 October 2009 | Buffer controlled picture signal encoding and decoding system | U.S. patent 4,954,892 file+20: [2009, 10, 4] grant+17: [2007, 9, 4] | Mitsubishi |
5072295 | 20 August 1990 | 10 December 1991 | 20 August 1990 | 20 August 2010 | Adaptive quantization coder/decoder with limiter circuitry | U.S. patent 5,072,295 file+20: [2010, 8, 20] grant+17: [2008, 12, 10] | Mitsubishi |
5268846 | 10 April 1991 | 7 December 1993 | 10 April 1991 | 10 April 2011 | Method and apparatus for nonsequential multimedia data interchange in a data processing system | U.S. patent 5,268,846 file+20: [2011, 4, 10] grant+17: [2010, 12, 7] | Mitsubishi |
5949489 | 31 July 1998 | 7 September 1999 | 16 October 1992 | 16 October 2012 | Image signal coding system | U.S. patent 5,949,489 file+20: [2018, 7, 31] related_patent+20: [2012, 10, 16] [lower-alpha 20] | Mitsubishi |
5963258 | 31 July 1998 | 5 October 1999 | 16 October 1992 | 16 October 2012 | Image signal coding system | U.S. patent 5,963,258 file+20: [2018, 7, 31] related_patent+20: [2012, 10, 16] [lower-alpha 21] | Mitsubishi |
5970175 | 26 October 1998 | 19 October 1999 | 16 October 1992 | 16 October 2012 | Image signal coding system | U.S. patent 5,970,175 file+20: [2018, 10, 26] related_patent+20: [2012, 10, 16] [lower-alpha 22] | Mitsubishi |
5990960 | 9 December 1998 | 23 November 1999 | 16 October 1992 | 16 October 2012 | Image signal coding system | U.S. patent 5,990,960 file+20: [2018, 12, 9] related_patent+20: [2012, 10, 16] [lower-alpha 23] | Mitsubishi |
6002439 | 27 May 1999 | 14 December 1999 | 16 October 1992 | 16 October 2012 | Image signal coding system | U.S. patent 6,002,439 file+20: [2019, 5, 27] related_patent+20: [2012, 10, 16] [lower-alpha 24] | Mitsubishi |
6097759 | 22 November 1999 | 1 August 2000 | 16 October 1992 | 16 October 2012 | Image signal coding system | U.S. patent 6,097,759 file+20: [2019, 11, 22] related_patent+20: [2012, 10, 16] [lower-alpha 25] | Mitsubishi |
6188794 | 20 May 1999 | 13 February 2001 | 16 October 1992 | 16 October 2012 | Image signal coding system | U.S. patent 6,188,794 file+20: [2019, 5, 20] related_patent+20: [2012, 10, 16] [lower-alpha 26] | Mitsubishi |
6307973 | 4 December 2000 | 23 October 2001 | 16 October 1992 | 16 October 2012 | Image signal coding system | U.S. patent 6,307,973 file+20: [2020, 12, 4] related_patent+20: [2012, 10, 16] term extension 0 days [lower-alpha 27] | Mitsubishi |
7362805 | 2 March 2006 | 22 April 2008 | 29 January 1993 | 29 January 2013 | High efficiency encoder and video information recording/reproducing apparatus | U.S. patent 7,362,805 file+20: [2026, 3, 2] related_patent+20: [2013, 1, 29] term extension 0 days [lower-alpha 28] | Mitsubishi |
7376184 | 4 November 2002 | 20 May 2008 | 29 January 1993 | 31 May 2014 | High-efficiency encoder and video information recording/reproducing apparatus | U.S. patent 7,376,184 file+20: [2022, 11, 4] related_patent+20: [2013, 1, 29] term extension 487 days [lower-alpha 29] | Mitsubishi |
7756202 | 30 October 2007 | 13 July 2010 | 29 January 1993 | 6 August 2013 | High-efficiency encoder and video information recording/reproducing apparatus | U.S. patent 7,756,202 file+20: [2027, 10, 30] related_patent+20: [2013, 1, 29] term extension 189 days [lower-alpha 30] | Mitsubishi |
7936817 | 30 October 2007 | 3 May 2011 | 29 January 1993 | 29 January 2013 | High-efficiency encoder and video information recording/reproducing apparatus | U.S. patent 7,936,817 file+20: [2027, 10, 30] related_patent+20: [2013, 1, 29] [lower-alpha 31] | Mitsubishi |
4958226 | 27 September 1989 | 18 September 1990 | 27 September 1989 | 27 September 2009 | Conditional motion compensated interpolation of digital motion video | U.S. patent 4,958,226 file+20: [2009, 9, 27] grant+17: [2007, 9, 18] | Multimedia Patent Trust |
5227878 | 15 November 1991 | 13 July 1993 | 15 November 1991 | 15 November 2011 | Adaptive coding and decoding of frames and fields of video | U.S. patent 5,227,878 file+20: [2011, 11, 15] grant+17: [2010, 7, 13] | Multimedia Patent Trust |
5500678 | 18 March 1994 | 19 March 1996 | 18 March 1994 | 18 March 2014 | Optimized scanning of transform coefficients in video coding | U.S. patent 5,500,678 file+20: [2014, 3, 18] grant+17: [2013, 3, 19] | Multimedia Patent Trust |
5563593 | 18 March 1994 | 8 October 1996 | 18 March 1994 | 18 March 2014 | Video coding with optimized low complexity variable length codes | U.S. patent 5,563,593 file+20: [2014, 3, 18] grant+17: [2013, 10, 8] | Multimedia Patent Trust |
4849812 | 24 February 1988 | 18 July 1989 | 24 February 1988 | 24 February 2008 | Television system, in which digitized picture signals subjected to a transform coding are transmitted from an encoding station to a decoding station | U.S. patent 4,849,812 file+20: [2008, 2, 24] grant+17: [2006, 7, 18] | Philips |
4901075 | 11 September 1987 | 13 February 1990 | 11 September 1987 | 11 September 2007 | Method and apparatus for bit rate reduction | U.S. patent 4,901,075 file+20: [2007, 9, 11] grant+17: [2007, 2, 13] | Philips |
5021879 | 24 September 1990 | 4 June 1991 | 25 April 1988 | 4 June 2008 | System for transmitting video pictures | U.S. patent 5,021,879 file+20: [2010, 9, 24] related_patent+20: [2008, 4, 25] grant+17: [2008, 6, 4] [lower-alpha 32] | Philips |
5027206 | 13 September 1989 | 25 June 1991 | 13 September 1989 | 13 September 2009 | High-definition television systems | U.S. patent 5,027,206 file+20: [2009, 9, 13] grant+17: [2008, 6, 25] | Philips |
5128758 | 2 June 1989 | 7 July 1992 | 2 June 1989 | 7 July 2009 | Method and apparatus for digitally processing a high definition television augmentation signal | U.S. patent 5,128,758 file+20: [2009, 6, 2] grant+17: [2009, 7, 7] | Philips |
5179442 | 26 November 1990 | 12 January 1993 | 2 June 1989 | 12 January 2010 | Method and apparatus for digitally processing a high definition television augmentation signal | U.S. patent 5,179,442 file+20: [2010, 11, 26] related_patent+20: [2009, 6, 2] grant+17: [2010, 1, 12] [lower-alpha 33] | Philips |
5333135 | 1 February 1993 | 26 July 1994 | 1 February 1993 | 1 February 2013 | Identification of a data stream transmitted as a sequence of packets | U.S. patent 5,333,135 file+20: [2013, 2, 1] grant+17: [2011, 7, 26] | Philips |
5606539 | 31 August 1994 | 25 February 1997 | 5 June 1991 | 25 February 2014 | Method and apparatus for encoding and decoding an audio and/or video signal, and a record carrier for use with such apparatus | U.S. patent 5,606,539 file+20: [2014, 8, 31] related_patent+20: [2011, 6, 5] grant+17: [2014, 2, 25] [lower-alpha 34] | Philips |
5608697 | 18 March 1996 | 4 March 1997 | 5 June 1991 | 5 June 2011 | Record carrier containing an audio and/or video signal which has been encoded and includes a decoder delay time parameter indicating a time delay for one or more portions of the signal | U.S. patent 5,608,697 file+20: [2016, 3, 18] related_patent+20: [2011, 6, 5] [lower-alpha 35] | Philips |
5740310 | 28 June 1994 | 14 April 1998 | 30 May 1991 | 14 April 2015 | Method of maintaining display continuity from a CD with slow-motion or freeze capability | U.S. patent 5,740,310 file+20: [2014, 6, 28] related_patent+20: [2011, 5, 30] grant+17: [2015, 4, 14] [lower-alpha 36] | Philips |
5844867 | 9 September 1996 | 1 December 1998 | 5 June 1991 | 5 June 2011 | Methods and apparatus for encoding and decoding an audio and/or video signal, and a record carrier used therewith or produced therefrom | U.S. patent 5,844,867 file+20: [2016, 9, 9] related_patent+20: [2011, 6, 5] [lower-alpha 37] | Philips |
5461421 | 29 November 1993 | 24 October 1995 | 29 November 1993 | 29 November 2013 | Encoding and decoding method and apparatus thereof | U.S. patent 5,461,421 file+20: [2013, 11, 29] grant+17: [2012, 10, 24] | Samsung |
5467086 | 18 June 1993 | 14 November 1995 | 18 June 1993 | 18 June 2013 | Apparatus and method of coding/decoding video data | U.S. patent 5,467,086 file+20: [2013, 6, 18] grant+17: [2012, 11, 14] | Samsung |
5654706 | 18 December 1996 | 5 August 1997 | 15 July 1993 | 15 July 2013 | System for variable length decoding digital transmission data which has been compressed by selecting a scanning pattern | U.S. patent 5,654,706 file+20: [2016, 12, 18] related_patent+20: [2013, 7, 15] [lower-alpha 38] | Samsung |
6680975 | 2 November 2000 | 20 January 2004 | 1 March 1993 | 12 March 2014 | Signal encoding and decoding system and method | U.S. patent 6,680,975 file+20: [2020, 11, 2] related_patent+20: [2013, 3, 1] term extension 376 days [lower-alpha 39] | Samsung |
7292657 | 3 July 2003 | 6 November 2007 | 1 March 1993 | 1 March 2013 | Signal compressing signal | U.S. patent 7,292,657 file+20: [2023, 7, 3] related_patent+20: [2013, 3, 1] [lower-alpha 40] | Samsung |
7609760 | 5 January 2009 | 27 October 2009 | 1 March 1993 | 1 March 2013 | Signal compressing system | U.S. patent 7,609,760 file+20: [2029, 1, 5] related_patent+20: [2013, 3, 1] Override: Autoparse missed application Ser. No. 08/024,305, filed Mar. 1, 1993. term extension 0 days [lower-alpha 41] | Samsung |
7616687 | 5 January 2009 | 10 November 2009 | 1 March 1993 | 1 March 2013 | Signal compressing system | U.S. patent 7,616,687 file+20: [2029, 1, 5] related_patent+20: [2013, 3, 1] Override: Autoparse missed application Ser. No. 08/024,305, filed Mar. 1, 1993. term extension 0 days [lower-alpha 42] | Samsung |
7684490 | 18 December 2008 | 23 March 2010 | 1 March 1993 | 1 March 2013 | Signal compressing system | U.S. patent 7,684,490 file+20: [2028, 12, 18] related_patent+20: [2013, 3, 1] Override: Autoparse missed application Ser. No. 08/024,305, filed Mar. 1, 1993. term extension 0 days [lower-alpha 43] | Samsung |
7724821 | 24 December 2008 | 25 May 2010 | 1 March 1993 | 1 March 2013 | Signal compressing system | U.S. patent 7,724,821 file+20: [2028, 12, 24] related_patent+20: [2013, 3, 1] Override: Autoparse missed application Ser. No. 08/024,305, filed Mar. 1, 1993. term extension 0 days [lower-alpha 44] | Samsung |
7724822 | 24 December 2008 | 25 May 2010 | 1 March 1993 | 1 March 2013 | Signal compressing system | U.S. patent 7,724,822 file+20: [2028, 12, 24] related_patent+20: [2013, 3, 1] Override: Autoparse missed application Ser. No. 08/024,305, filed Mar. 1, 1993. term extension 0 days [lower-alpha 45] | Samsung |
7724823 | 24 December 2008 | 25 May 2010 | 1 March 1993 | 1 March 2013 | Signal compressing system | U.S. patent 7,724,823 file+20: [2028, 12, 24] related_patent+20: [2013, 3, 1] Override: Autoparse missed application Ser. No. 08/024,305, filed Mar. 1, 1993. term extension 0 days [lower-alpha 46] | Samsung |
7724824 | 5 January 2009 | 25 May 2010 | 1 March 1993 | 1 March 2013 | Signal compressing system | U.S. patent 7,724,824 file+20: [2029, 1, 5] related_patent+20: [2013, 3, 1] Override: Autoparse missed application Ser. No. 08/024,305, filed Mar. 1, 1993. term extension 0 days [lower-alpha 47] | Samsung |
7724828 | 16 November 2009 | 25 May 2010 | 1 March 1993 | 1 March 2013 | Signal compressing system | U.S. patent 7,724,828 file+20: [2029, 11, 16] related_patent+20: [2013, 3, 1] term extension 0 days [lower-alpha 48] | Samsung |
7724829 | 16 November 2009 | 25 May 2010 | 1 March 1993 | 1 March 2013 | Signal compressing system | U.S. patent 7,724,829 file+20: [2029, 11, 16] related_patent+20: [2013, 3, 1] term extension 0 days [lower-alpha 49] | Samsung |
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World Qualification Series (WQS) is a surfing points competition for the honour of competing with the world's best surfers on the ASP World Tour. The WQS is sometimes referred to as 'The Grind' or simply the 'QS' by competitors.
The smartphone wars or smartphone patents licensing and litigation refers to commercial struggles among smartphone manufacturers including Sony Mobile, Google, Apple Inc., Samsung, Microsoft, Nokia, Motorola, Huawei, LG Electronics, ZTE and HTC, by patent litigation and other means. The conflict is part of the wider "patent wars" between technology and software corporations.
Frederic Waller was an American inventor and film pioneer.