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David J. Kuether — 16 Patents

DIDirectv: 11 patents #74 of 679Top 15%
HLHughes Electronics Limited: 5 patents #97 of 1,474Top 7%
Walnut, CA: #37 of 870 inventorsTop 5%
California: #37,952 of 386,348 inventorsTop 10%
Overall (All Time): #284,196 of 4,157,543Top 7%
16 Patents All Time
David J. Kuether has been granted 16 US patents while listed as an inventor at Directv. The first was granted in 1999 and the most recent in November 2015. David J. Kuether ranks #284,196 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 6.8%). Patent records list David J. Kuether in Walnut, CA, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–16 of 16 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
9191710 Satellite television network and near real-time method for downloading and verifying a subscriber remote record request Philip Ryan Hilmes, Heang K. Lim 2015-11-17
8982004 Integrated ODU controller for antenna pointing Joseph Santoru, John L. Norin, Dipak M. Shah, Gustave R. Stroes, Shamik Maitra +2 more 2015-03-17 $179,923,000
8782711 Satellite television network and near real-time method for downloading and verifying a subscriber remote record request Philip Ryan Hilmes, Heang K. Lim 2014-07-15 $52,092,000
8447226 Portable satellite earth station and methods of using the same Rick Rosner, Steven M. Schein, Joshua Morenstein, Pichaya Puttorngul, Naoya Edahiro 2013-05-21 $150,852,000
7912427 Single-wire multiswitch and channelized RF cable test meter Joseph Santoru, Benjamin Mui, Shamik Maitra, Dipak M. Shah, Romulo Pontual +5 more 2011-03-22 $39,910,000
7739717 System and method for performing diagnostics for a customer IRD in a satellite television system Philip I. Siegel, James D. Allen, IV 2010-06-15 $35,233,000
D597981 Portable satellite station screen unit Steven M. Schein, Rick Rosner, Joshua Morenstein, Pichaya Puttorngul, Naoya Edahiro 2009-08-11
D575752 Portable satellite station receiver unit Steven M. Schein, Rick Rosner, Joshua Morenstein, Pichaya Puttorngul, Naoya Edahiro 2008-08-26
D575253 Portable satellite station combination Steven M. Schein, Rick Rosner, Joshua Morenstein, Pichaya Puttorngul, Naoya Edahiro 2008-08-19
D572705 Remote control Steven M. Schein, Rick Rosner, Joshua Morenstein, Pichaya Puttorngul, Naoya Edahiro 2008-07-08
7016643 Antenna positioning system and method for simultaneous reception of signals from a plurality of satellites Kesse Ho 2006-03-21 $33,684,000
6693587 Antenna/feed alignment system for reception of multibeam DBS signals Kesse Ho 2004-02-17 $80,297,000
6144345 Variable attenuator for satellite signals 2000-11-07
6108516 Remote programmer for a satellite television receiver 2000-08-22
5915020 Portable satellite earth station Arthur R. Tilford, James D. Allen, IV 1999-06-22
5861855 Method and apparatus for de-icing a satellite dish antenna Robert G. Arsenault, James D. Allen, IV 1999-01-19