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Thomas H. James — 43 Patents

DIDirectv: 40 patents #7 of 679Top 2%
HLHughes Electronics Limited: 3 patents #202 of 1,474Top 15%
Santa Monica, CA: #79 of 3,628 inventorsTop 3%
California: #10,282 of 386,348 inventorsTop 3%
Overall (All Time): #69,380 of 4,157,543Top 2%
43 Patents All Time
Thomas H. James has been granted 43 US patents while listed as an inventor at Directv. The first was granted in 1999 and the most recent in April 2021. Thomas H. James ranks #69,380 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 1.7%). Patent records list Thomas H. James in Santa Monica, CA, US.

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Showing 1–25 of 43 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
10977631 Secure content transfer systems and methods to operate the same Raynold M. Kahn, Peter M. Klauss, Stephen P. Dulac, David N. Schlacht, Hanno Basse 2021-04-13
9936171 Network fraud prevention via registration and verification Dipak M. Shah 2018-04-03
9811789 Secure content transfer systems and methods to operate the same Raynold M. Kahn, Peter M. Klauss, Stephen P. Dulac, David N. Schlacht, Hanno Basse 2017-11-07
9749712 Method and apparatus for generating an overlay code for a set top box from an external device Deanna R. Kidd 2017-08-29
8997157 Audio/video satellite broadcast network Harish N. Patel, Daniel A. Lotocky, Nathan B. Zerbe 2015-03-31 $83,719,000
8848928 Automatic measurement of audio presence and level by direct processing of an MPEG data stream Jeffrey D. Carpenter 2014-09-30 $103,396,000
8839312 Power balancing signal combiner Dipak M. Shah 2014-09-16 $191,039,000
8789115 Frequency translation module discovery and configuration Dipak M. Shah 2014-07-22 $65,565,000
8782438 Secure storage and replay of media programs using a hard-paired receiver and storage device Raynold M. Kahn, Gregory J. Gagnon, David D. Ha, Peter M. Klauss, Christopher P. Curren 2014-07-15 $52,092,000
8775319 Secure content transfer systems and methods to operate the same Raynold M. Kahn, Peter M. Klauss, Stephen P. Dulac, David N. Schlacht, Hanno Basse 2014-07-08 $70,691,000
8763059 Method and apparatus for connecting satellite receiver telephone modems over coaxial cable Raynold M. Kahn, James D. Allen, IV 2014-06-24 $69,200,000
8732770 Direct broadcast signal distribution methods Nathan B. Zerbe 2014-05-20 $101,043,000
8689263 Backwards-compatible frequency translation module for satellite video delivery Dipak M. Shah 2014-04-01 $60,274,000
8677152 Method and apparatus for encrypting media programs for later purchase and viewing Raynold M. Kahn, Gregory J. Gagnon, David D. Ha, Peter M. Klauss, Christopher P. Curren +1 more 2014-03-18 $48,975,000
8621525 Signal injection via power supply Dipak M. Shah 2013-12-31 $39,184,000
8549565 Power balancing signal combiner Dipak M. Shah 2013-10-01 $61,954,000
8140859 Secure storage and replay of media programs using a hard-paired receiver and storage device Raynold M. Kahn, Gregory J. Gagnon, David D. Ha, Peter M. Klauss, Christopher P. Curren 2012-03-20 $153,331,000
8079043 Service activation of set-top box functionality using broadcast conditional access system Raynold M. Kahn, Gregory J. Gagnon, Stephen P. Dulac, Jeffrey D. Carpenter, Robert G. Arsenault +1 more 2011-12-13 $38,484,000
8024759 Backwards-compatible frequency translation module for satellite video delivery Dipak M. Shah 2011-09-20 $38,978,000
7987486 System architecture for control and signal distribution on coaxial cable Dipak M. Shah 2011-07-26 $149,806,000
7958531 Automatic level control for incoming signals of different signal strengths Dipak M. Shah 2011-06-07 $140,231,000
7954127 Direct broadcast signal distribution methods Nathan B. Zerbe 2011-05-31 $50,541,000
7950038 Transponder tuning and mapping Dipak M. Shah 2011-05-24 $46,295,000
7945932 Narrow bandwidth signal delivery system Dipak M. Shah 2011-05-17 $149,272,000
7937732 Network fraud prevention via registration and verification Dipak M. Shah 2011-05-03 $52,399,000