Sun Patent Trust Patent Application Trends in 2025: Difference between revisions

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Sun Patent Trust Patent Filing Activity

Sun Patent Trust patent applications in 2025

Top 10 Technology Areas

H04W72/23 (in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal)
- Count: 10 patents
- Example: 20250071774. WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND CHANNEL ALLOCATION METHOD (Sun Patent Trust)
H04W72/21 (in the uplink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards the network)
- Count: 8 patents
- Example: 20250071766. SCHEDULING REQUEST PROCEDURE FOR D2D COMMUNICATION (Sun Patent Trust)
H04B7/0413 (MIMO systems)
- Count: 7 patents
- Example: 20250070930. TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEPTION METHOD, TRANSMITTER, AND RECEIVER (Sun Patent Trust)
H04N19/176 (the unit being an image region, e.g. an object)
- Count: 6 patents
- Example: 20250039386. IMAGE CODING METHOD, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, IMAGE CODING APPARATUS, IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE CODING AND DECODING APPARATUS (Sun Patent Trust)
H04W72/0446 (Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames)
- Count: 6 patents
- Example: 20250071777. DYNAMIC TDD UPLINK/DOWNLINK CONFIGURATION USING DCI (Sun Patent Trust)
H04B7/0456 (using two or more spaced independent antennas)
- Count: 5 patents
- Example: 20250038800. SIGNAL GENERATING METHOD AND SIGNAL GENERATING APPARATUS (Sun Patent Trust)
H04N19/52 (PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION)
- Count: 5 patents
- Example: 20250039386. IMAGE CODING METHOD, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, IMAGE CODING APPARATUS, IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE CODING AND DECODING APPARATUS (Sun Patent Trust)
H04L5/0057 (Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path)
- Count: 4 patents
- Example: 20250038915. METHOD OF SCRAMBLING REFERENCE SIGNALS, DEVICE AND USER EQUIPMENT USING THE METHOD (Sun Patent Trust)
H04L1/0003 ({by switching between different modulation schemes})
- Count: 4 patents
- Example: 20250039849. WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD (SUN PATENT TRUST)
H04L5/001 (Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path)
- Count: 4 patents
- Example: 20250039919. WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL DEVICE, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION BASE STATION DEVICE, AND RESOURCE REGION SETTING METHOD (Sun Patent Trust)

Emerging Technology Areas

H04L2001/0093 (TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication)
- Count: 1 patents
- Example: 20250016773. RESOURCE BLOCK CANDIDATE SELECTION TECHNIQUE EMPLOYING PACKET SCHEDULING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS (Sun Patent Trust)
H04L1/16 (in which the return channel carries supervisory signals, e.g. repetition request signals)
- Count: 1 patents
- Example: 20250016773. RESOURCE BLOCK CANDIDATE SELECTION TECHNIQUE EMPLOYING PACKET SCHEDULING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS (Sun Patent Trust)
H04W84/045 ({using private Base Stations, e.g. femto Base Stations, home Node B})
- Count: 1 patents
- Example: 20250016613. EFFICIENT UPLINK SCHEDULING MECHANISMS FOR DUAL CONNECTIVITY (Sun Patent Trust)
H04W80/06 (WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication)
- Count: 1 patents
- Example: 20250016613. EFFICIENT UPLINK SCHEDULING MECHANISMS FOR DUAL CONNECTIVITY (Sun Patent Trust)
H04W80/02 (WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication)
- Count: 1 patents
- Example: 20250016613. EFFICIENT UPLINK SCHEDULING MECHANISMS FOR DUAL CONNECTIVITY (Sun Patent Trust)
H04W28/082 (among bearers or channels)
- Count: 1 patents
- Example: 20250016613. EFFICIENT UPLINK SCHEDULING MECHANISMS FOR DUAL CONNECTIVITY (Sun Patent Trust)
H04W16/32 (Hierarchical cell structures)
- Count: 1 patents
- Example: 20250016613. EFFICIENT UPLINK SCHEDULING MECHANISMS FOR DUAL CONNECTIVITY (Sun Patent Trust)
H04W28/0278 (Traffic management, e.g. flow control or congestion control)
- Count: 1 patents
- Example: 20250016613. EFFICIENT UPLINK SCHEDULING MECHANISMS FOR DUAL CONNECTIVITY (Sun Patent Trust)
H04W76/27 (Transitions between radio resource control [RRC] states)
- Count: 1 patents
- Example: 20250015935. COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND BUFFER PARTITIONING METHOD (Sun Patent Trust)
H04L1/1835 (Automatic repetition systems, e.g. Van Duuren systems)
- Count: 1 patents
- Example: 20250015935. COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND BUFFER PARTITIONING METHOD (Sun Patent Trust)

Top Inventors

Joachim Loehr (8 patents)
Akihiko NISHIO (7 patents)
Yutaka MURAKAMI (6 patents)
Toshiyasu SUGIO (6 patents)
Seigo NAKAO (6 patents)
Prateek Basu Mallick (6 patents)
Mikihiro OUCHI (5 patents)
Daichi IMAMURA (5 patents)
Hisao SASAI (5 patents)
Takahiro NISHI (5 patents)

Patent Categories

Geographical Distribution of Inventors

Geographical Distribution of US Inventors

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 == Sun Patent Trust Patent Filing Activity ==
 == Sun Patent Trust patent applications in 2025 ==
-[[File:Sun Patent Trust Monthly Patent Applications 2025 - Up to February 2025.png|border|800px]]
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 == Top 10 Technology Areas ==
-[[File:Sun Patent Trust Top Technology Areas 2025 - Up to February 2025.png|border|800px|Sun Patent Trust Top Technology Areas 2025 - Up to February 2025]]
+[[File:Sun Patent Trust Top Technology Areas 2025 - Up to April 2025.png|border|800px|Sun Patent Trust Top Technology Areas 2025 - Up to April 2025]]
 * [[:Category:CPC_H04W72/23|H04W72/23]] (in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal)
-** Count: 8 patents
+** Count: 10 patents
 ** Example: [[20250071774. WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND CHANNEL ALLOCATION METHOD (Sun Patent Trust)]]
 * [[:Category:CPC_H04W72/21|H04W72/21]] (in the uplink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards the network)
-** Count: 7 patents
+** Count: 8 patents
 ** Example: [[20250071766. SCHEDULING REQUEST PROCEDURE FOR D2D COMMUNICATION (Sun Patent Trust)]]
 * [[:Category:CPC_H04B7/0413|H04B7/0413]] (MIMO systems)
+** Count: 7 patents
+** Example: [[20250070930. TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEPTION METHOD, TRANSMITTER, AND RECEIVER (Sun Patent Trust)]]
+* [[:Category:CPC_H04N19/176|H04N19/176]] (the unit being an image region, e.g. an object)
 ** Count: 6 patents
-** Example: [[20250070930. TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEPTION METHOD, TRANSMITTER, AND RECEIVER (Sun Patent Trust)]]
+** Example: [[20250039386. IMAGE CODING METHOD, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, IMAGE CODING APPARATUS, IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE CODING AND DECODING APPARATUS (Sun Patent Trust)]]
+* [[:Category:CPC_H04W72/0446|H04W72/0446]] (Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames)
+** Count: 6 patents
+** Example: [[20250071777. DYNAMIC TDD UPLINK/DOWNLINK CONFIGURATION USING DCI (Sun Patent Trust)]]
 * [[:Category:CPC_H04B7/0456|H04B7/0456]] (using two or more spaced independent antennas)
 ** Count: 5 patents
 ** Example: [[20250038800. SIGNAL GENERATING METHOD AND SIGNAL GENERATING APPARATUS (Sun Patent Trust)]]
-* [[:Category:CPC_H04W72/0446|H04W72/0446]] (Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames)
+* [[:Category:CPC_H04N19/52|H04N19/52]] (PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION)
 ** Count: 5 patents
-** Example: [[20250071777. DYNAMIC TDD UPLINK/DOWNLINK CONFIGURATION USING DCI (Sun Patent Trust)]]
-* [[:Category:CPC_H04N19/176|H04N19/176]] (the unit being an image region, e.g. an object)
-** Count: 4 patents
 ** Example: [[20250039386. IMAGE CODING METHOD, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, IMAGE CODING APPARATUS, IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE CODING AND DECODING APPARATUS (Sun Patent Trust)]]
-* [[:Category:CPC_H04N19/52|H04N19/52]] (PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION)
+* [[:Category:CPC_H04L5/0057|H04L5/0057]] (Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path)
 ** Count: 4 patents
-** Example: [[20250039386. IMAGE CODING METHOD, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, IMAGE CODING APPARATUS, IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE CODING AND DECODING APPARATUS (Sun Patent Trust)]]
+** Example: [[20250038915. METHOD OF SCRAMBLING REFERENCE SIGNALS, DEVICE AND USER EQUIPMENT USING THE METHOD (Sun Patent Trust)]]
 * [[:Category:CPC_H04L1/0003|H04L1/0003]] ({by switching between different modulation schemes})
 ** Count: 4 patents
 ** Example: [[20250039849. WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD (SUN PATENT TRUST)]]
-* [[:Category:CPC_H04L5/005|H04L5/005]] (Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path)
+* [[:Category:CPC_H04L5/001|H04L5/001]] (Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path)
 ** Count: 4 patents
-** Example: [[20250070930. TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEPTION METHOD, TRANSMITTER, AND RECEIVER (Sun Patent Trust)]]
+** Example: [[20250039919. WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL DEVICE, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION BASE STATION DEVICE, AND RESOURCE REGION SETTING METHOD (Sun Patent Trust)]]
-* [[:Category:CPC_H04L5/0048|H04L5/0048]] ({Allocation of pilot signals, i.e. of signals known to the receiver})
-** Count: 3 patents
-** Example: [[20250038800. SIGNAL GENERATING METHOD AND SIGNAL GENERATING APPARATUS (Sun Patent Trust)]]
 == Emerging Technology Areas ==
-[[File:Sun Patent Trust Top Emerging Technology Areas 2025 - Up to February 2025.png|border|800px|Sun Patent Trust Top Emerging Technology Areas 2025 - Up to February 2025]]
+[[File:Sun Patent Trust Top Emerging Technology Areas 2025 - Up to April 2025.png|border|800px|Sun Patent Trust Top Emerging Technology Areas 2025 - Up to April 2025]]
 * [[:Category:CPC_H04L2001/0093|H04L2001/0093]] (TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION  (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication)
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 ** Count: 1 patents
 ** Example: [[20250015935. COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND BUFFER PARTITIONING METHOD (Sun Patent Trust)]]
-* [[:Category:CPC_H04L1/1893|H04L1/1893]] ({Physical mapping arrangements  (physical resource mapping in general)
+* [[:Category:CPC_H04L1/1835|H04L1/1835]] (Automatic repetition systems, e.g. Van Duuren systems)
 ** Count: 1 patents
 ** Example: [[20250015935. COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND BUFFER PARTITIONING METHOD (Sun Patent Trust)]]
 == Top Inventors ==
-[[File:Sun Patent Trust Top Inventors 2025 - Up to February 2025.png|border|800px|Sun Patent Trust Top Inventors 2025 - Up to February 2025]]
+[[File:Sun Patent Trust Top Inventors 2025 - Up to April 2025.png|border|800px|Sun Patent Trust Top Inventors 2025 - Up to April 2025]]
 * [[:Category:Joachim Loehr|Joachim Loehr]] (8 patents)
+* [[:Category:Akihiko NISHIO|Akihiko NISHIO]] (7 patents)
 * [[:Category:Yutaka MURAKAMI|Yutaka MURAKAMI]] (6 patents)
+* [[:Category:Toshiyasu SUGIO|Toshiyasu SUGIO]] (6 patents)
+* [[:Category:Seigo NAKAO|Seigo NAKAO]] (6 patents)
 * [[:Category:Prateek Basu Mallick|Prateek Basu Mallick]] (6 patents)
 * [[:Category:Mikihiro OUCHI|Mikihiro OUCHI]] (5 patents)
-* [[:Category:Akihiko NISHIO|Akihiko NISHIO]] (5 patents)
+* [[:Category:Daichi IMAMURA|Daichi IMAMURA]] (5 patents)
-* [[:Category:Tomohiro KIMURA|Tomohiro KIMURA]] (4 patents)
+* [[:Category:Hisao SASAI|Hisao SASAI]] (5 patents)
-* [[:Category:Daichi IMAMURA|Daichi IMAMURA]] (4 patents)
+* [[:Category:Takahiro NISHI|Takahiro NISHI]] (5 patents)
-* [[:Category:Hisao SASAI|Hisao SASAI]] (4 patents)
-* [[:Category:Takahiro NISHI|Takahiro NISHI]] (4 patents)
-* [[:Category:Youji SHIBAHARA|Youji SHIBAHARA]] (4 patents)
 == Patent Categories ==
-[[File:Sun Patent Trust Patent Categories 2025 - Up to February 2025.png|border|500px|Sun Patent Trust Patent Categories 2025 - Up to February 2025]]
+[[File:Sun Patent Trust Patent Categories 2025 - Up to April 2025.png|border|500px|Sun Patent Trust Patent Categories 2025 - Up to April 2025]]
 == Geographical Distribution of Inventors ==
-[[File:Sun Patent Trust Inventor Countries 2025 - Up to February 2025.png|border|800px|Sun Patent Trust Inventor Countries 2025 - Up to February 2025]]
+[[File:Sun Patent Trust Inventor Countries 2025 - Up to April 2025.png|border|800px|Sun Patent Trust Inventor Countries 2025 - Up to April 2025]]
 == Geographical Distribution of US Inventors ==
-[[File:Sun Patent Trust Inventor States 2025 - Up to February 2025.png|border|800px|Sun Patent Trust Inventor States 2025 - Up to February 2025]]
+[[File:Sun Patent Trust Inventor States 2025 - Up to April 2025.png|border|800px|Sun Patent Trust Inventor States 2025 - Up to April 2025]]
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 [[Category:CPC_H04N19/463]]
 [[Category:CPC_H04N19/593]]
+[[Category:CPC_H04L1/0047]]
+[[Category:CPC_H04L5/0096]]
+[[Category:CPC_H04W72/20]]
+[[Category:CPC_H04L1/1829]]
 [[Category:CPC_H03M13/6541]]
 [[Category:CPC_H04B7/068]]
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 [[Category:CPC_H04L5/0051]]
 [[Category:CPC_H04W76/28]]
+[[Category:CPC_H04N19/44]]
+[[Category:CPC_H04N19/503]]
+[[Category:CPC_H04N19/521]]
+[[Category:CPC_H04N19/527]]
+[[Category:CPC_H04N19/577]]
+[[Category:CPC_H04N19/597]]
+[[Category:CPC_H04N19/177]]
+[[Category:CPC_H04W84/042]]
 [[Category:CPC_H04N19/70]]
 [[Category:CPC_H04N19/174]]
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 [[Category:CPC_H04N19/436]]
 [[Category:CPC_H04N19/46]]
-[[Category:CPC_H04N19/597]]
 [[Category:CPC_H04N19/865]]
 [[Category:CPC_H04N19/117]]
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 [[Category:CPC_H04J13/18]]
 [[Category:CPC_H04W88/08]]
-[[Category:CPC_H04W72/20]]
 [[Category:CPC_H04L1/0004]]
 [[Category:CPC_H03M13/255]]
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 [[Category:CPC_H04L1/0029]]
 [[Category:CPC_H04L1/0035]]
+[[Category:CPC_H04N19/103]]
+[[Category:CPC_H04N19/139]]
+[[Category:CPC_H04N19/196]]
+[[Category:CPC_H04N19/583]]
+[[Category:CPC_H04W48/02]]
+[[Category:CPC_H04L1/0031]]
+[[Category:CPC_H04L1/1671]]
+[[Category:CPC_H04L1/1893]]
+[[Category:CPC_H04W28/04]]
+[[Category:CPC_H04W48/12]]
 [[Category:CPC_H04L1/1835]]
-[[Category:CPC_H04L1/1893]]
 [[Category:CPC_H04W76/27]]
 [[Category:CPC_H04L1/1819]]