CPC technology class · H04

H04H - Broadcast Communication

Broadcast communication. 5,838 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

5,838
US patents granted: #10/12
in H04: 0.6%
H04 class share: -41%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Broadcast Communication ranks #239 of 670 CPC technology areas - 5,838 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume down 41% over five years.

#239
of 670 CPC technology areas: 5,838
US patents granted, 2015–2025: The Nielsen (Us)
leading assignee (484): -41%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How H04H's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, H04H recorded 2,075 grants versus 3,499 in 2015–2019 (-41% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2015 at 780 grants and bottomed in 2024 at 249 (+213% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee The Nielsen Company (US), LLC holds 8.3% of the class ; the top three share 13.3%.

Leaderboard read

H04H concentration, lead at 8.3%

The Nielsen Company (US), LLC leads this historical grant record at 8.3% of H04H - us corporation assignees hold 82% of class grants (2,721 of 3,303). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share: 8.3%
Top three share: 13.3%
Lead over #2: 331

Where H04H sits inside H04

Among 12 subclasses in H04 (Electric Communication Technique), H04H ranks #10 and holds 0.6% of the parent class's 1,028,415 recorded grants. Sibling chips below are the other subclasses in the same parent class, not the nationwide volume/lead-share peers further down.

H04L 373,517 H04W 236,882 H04N 191,323 H04B 101,407 H04M 49,631 H04R 33,502 H04J 16,888 H04Q 10,225

Rising assignees active in H04H

Company-wide grant multiples (2022–2024 vs 2019–2021) among assignees with ≥5 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide; class patent counts are subclass-specific.

#1 Adeia Guides Inc. 94x 0 → 94 company-wide · 10 in H04H
#2 Siden, Inc. 10x 1 → 10 company-wide · 5 in H04H
#3 Algoriddim GMBH 6.00x 1 → 6 company-wide · 5 in H04H
#4 TiVo Corporation 4.00x 21 → 84 company-wide · 11 in H04H
#5 Tvision Insights, Inc. 4.00x 0 → 4 company-wide · 5 in H04H

H04H grants by year, peak 2015 (780)

US utility-patent grants per year in H04H, 2015–2025 - recent five years are down 41% versus 2015–2019.

The Nielsen (Us)

484
Saturn Licensing

153
At&T Intellectual…

142
Sonos

113
iheart Media…

94
Yamaha

88
Comcast Cable…

83
Rovi Guides

56
Gracenote

56
Directv

55
Turner Broadcasting…

52
Maxlinear

50

What this shows The Nielsen (Us) is the most active filer in H04H, holding 484 of the 5,838 patents in this class. Concentration at the top signals how contestable this technology area is for new entrants.

View data table

Top patent holders in CPC subclass H04H
Rank	Company	Patents in H04H
#1	The Nielsen Company (US), LLC	484
#2	Saturn Licensing LLC	153
#3	AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.	142
#4	Sonos, Inc.	113
#5	iHeart Media Management Services, Inc.	94
#6	Yamaha Corporation	88
#7	Comcast Cable Communications, LLC	83
#8	Rovi Guides, Inc.	56
#9	Gracenote, Inc.	56
#10	Directv, LLC	55
#11	Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.	52
#12	MaxLinear, Inc.	50
#13	iBiquity Digital Corporation	50
#14	Fedex Corporate Services Inc.	46
#15	Arris Enterprises LLC	45
#16	Sirius XM Radio Inc.	45
#17	Maxell, Ltd.	42
#18	Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC	41
#19	Cortica Ltd.	38
#20	EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.	34

Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading H04H assignee, placed by how many patents it holds in this class (horizontal) against its company-wide average claims per patent (vertical) - a read on whether the class is led by broad-but-shallow filers or focused deep-claim players.

Top 14 H04H assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in H04H. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Classes near H04H's 5,838-grant footprint

Nationwide nearest neighbors for H04H (#239 of 670 by volume ; lead share 8.3%) - not the H04 parent-class siblings above.

Nearest by grant volume

A01D 5,886 B23Q 5,906 A24F 5,971 C30B 5,993

Nearest by lead-assignee share

B63G 8.3% E21C 8.3% A62B 8.3% B60K 8.3%

Questions about H04H

Which company holds the most patents in H04H?

The Nielsen Company (US), LLC leads H04H with 484 patents (8.3% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, us corporations account for 82% of class grants.

Which H04H assignees grew fastest recently?

Among assignees with ≥5 grants in H04H, Adeia Guides Inc. shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (94x: 0 grants in 2019–2021 → 94 in 2022–2024) while holding 10 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.

How does H04H compare inside parent class H04?

Inside H04 (Electric Communication Technique), H04H ranks #10 of 12 subclasses by grant volume and holds 0.6% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is H04L (373,517 grants).

What to do with this data

H04H in context - here's where to go next.

The Nielsen Company (US), LLC leads H04H with 484 grants in this class. See full portfolio
H04H ranks #239 of 670 by grant volume among all tracked CPC technology areas. See the ranking
Inside parent class H04, the largest sibling subclass is H04L with 373,517 grants. Explore H04L

Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through 2026-05-15; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.

Methodology - H04H figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (5,838 grants in the tracked window).

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