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El Segundo, CA, United States of America

Directv, LLC

USPTO Granted Patents = 46

% Expired Patents = 2.2

Trademarks = 3

Forward Citations = 36

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110 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

Binny Asarikuniyil (6 out of 31 patents)

Michael E Depies (4 out of 19 patents)

Kiran Vokkarne (4 out of 5 patents)

4. Steven Allstead, Jr (3 out of 8 patents)

5. Cory Bernhardt (3 out of 8 patents)

6. Megha Venugopal (3 out of 15 patents)

7. Vikash Sharma (3 out of 12 patents)

8. Charles W Beeson (3 out of 13 patents)

9. Robert G Arsenault (3 out of 70 patents)

10. Denny Lai (3 out of 5 patents)

11. Thai Lam (3 out of 14 patents)

12. Michael A Makhijani (3 out of 9 patents)

13. Sean S Lee (3 out of 51 patents)

14. Scott D Casavant (3 out of 50 patents)

15. Michael Habif (3 out of 9 patents)

46 patents: Sort by Forward Citations

1. 12726666 - Methods and apparatus to monitor advertising on media access clients (2026-09-01),

2. 12684194 - Methods and apparatus to position antennas (2026-07-14),

3. 12665940 - Methods and apparatus for synchronous HTTP media playback (2026-06-23),

4. D1126233 - Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface (2026-05-12),

5. D1125256 - Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface (2026-05-05),

6. RE50852 - Method and system for viewing sports content within a virtual reality environment (2026-03-31),

7. 12542935 - Methods and apparatus to detect dynamic ad insertion misalignment (2026-02-03),

8. D1110355 - Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface (2026-01-27),

9. 12244679 - Edge cache segment prefetching (2025-03-04),

10. 12184713 - Method to insert program boundaries in linear video for adaptive bitrate streaming (2024-12-31),

11. 12081608 - Methods and apparatus for synchronous HTTP media playback (2024-09-03),

12. 12034790 - Methods and apparatus for asynchronous media requests (2024-07-09),

13. 12003823 - Smart channel device (2024-06-04),

14. 11930066 - Method to insert program boundaries in linear video for adaptive bitrate streaming (2024-03-12),

15. 11792296 - Edge cache segment prefetching (2023-10-17),

DIRECTV, LLC is a leading provider of digital television entertainment services in the United States and Latin America. With a wide range of programming options including sports, movies, and premium content, DIRECTV delivers high-quality entertainment to millions of customers. As a subsidiary of AT&T Inc., DIRECTV offers advanced technology and exceptional customer service to enhance the viewing experience for its subscribers.

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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Sep 29 2026

46 Patents

#13 in El Segundo, CA

#1,788 in California

#7,585 in US

#15,085 in the World

El Segundo, CA, United States of America

Directv, LLC

Forward Citations = 36

110 inventors:

Binny Asarikuniyil (6 out of 31 patents)

Michael E Depies (4 out of 19 patents)

Kiran Vokkarne (4 out of 5 patents)

4. Steven Allstead, Jr (3 out of 8 patents)

5. Cory Bernhardt (3 out of 8 patents)

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