Patent assignee · US · COMPANY

HUGHES ELECTRONICS LIMITED

1,331Patents
2Active
1,331Granted
49Portfolio score

Filing activity: May 18, 1988 → Aug 18, 2015 · 1 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5769748A Gimbal employing differential combination of offset drives Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,190 Expired
US5635989A Method and apparatus for sorting and searching a television program guide Electricity 530 Expired
US5706457A Image display and archiving system and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 473 Expired
US6522342B1 Graphical tuning bar for a multi-program data stream Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 457 Expired
US5729242A Dual PDLC-projection head-up display Physics 382 Expired
US5852721A Method and apparatus for selectively retrieving information from a source computer using a terrestrial or satellite interface Electricity 378 Expired
US6351467B1 System and method for multicasting multimedia content Electricity 376 Expired
US6622307B1 Multiple-room signal distribution system Electricity 359 Expired
US5596676A Mode-specific method and apparatus for encoding signals containing speech Physics 342 Expired
US6473793B1 Method and apparatus for selectively allocating and enforcing bandwidth usage requirements on network users Electricity 341 Expired
US5694176A Method and apparatus for generating television program guides with category selection overlay Electricity 331 Expired
US5732597A Pre-loaded self-aligning roller nut assembly for standard micrometer spindle and the like Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 327 Expired
US6046659A Design and fabrication of broadband surface-micromachined micro-electro-mechanical switches for microwave and millimeter-wave applications Electricity 270 Expired
US6701528B1 Virtual video on demand using multiple encrypted video segments Electricity 269 Expired
US6658463B1 Satellite multicast performance enhancing multicast HTTP proxy system and method Electricity 265 Expired
US6075526A Method and apparatus for sorting and searching a television program guide based on user profile Electricity 262 Expired
US6067561A Electronic mail notification system and method within a hybrid network that transmits notifications via a continuous, high-speed channel Electricity 262 Expired
US5861843A Phase array calibration orthogonal phase sequence Electricity 259 Expired
US6014110A Antenna and method for receiving or transmitting radiation through a dielectric material Electricity 244 Expired
US6350944B1 Solar module array with reconfigurable tile Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 237 Expired
US6236445A Method for making topographic projections Physics 235 Expired
US6795848B1 System and method of reading ahead of objects for delivery to an HTTP proxy server Electricity 229 Expired
US6067045A Communication network initialization apparatus and method for fast GPS-based positioning Physics 217 Expired
US5784033A Plural frequency antenna feed Electricity 216 Expired
US5828419A Method and apparatus for generating television program guides utilizing icons Electricity 215 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.