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The Nielsen Comapny (US), LLC

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USPTO Granted Patents = 2,283

% Expired Patents = 12.8

CIPO Patents = 18

EPO Patents = 97

Trademarks = 102

Forward Citations = 17,483

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793 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

Arun Ramaswamy (221 out of 226 patents)

Venugopal Srinivasan (174 out of 198 patents)

Michael R Sheppard (174 out of 175 patents)

4. Jonathan Lee Sullivan (164 out of 192 patents)

5. Alexander Pavlovich Topchy (136 out of 142 patents)

6. Jan Besehanic (123 out of 125 patents)

7. Daniel John Nelson (106 out of 120 patents)

8. Christen Voss Nielsen (87 out of 92 patents)

9. David Howell Wright (79 out of 81 patents)

10. Morris Lee (78 out of 84 patents)

11. Molly Poppie (77 out of 78 patents)

12. Alejandro Terrazas (66 out of 66 patents)

13. John Steven Stavropoulos (66 out of 76 patents)

14. Steven John Splaine (60 out of 60 patents)

15. Edward Murphy (59 out of 61 patents)

Core Competencies:

Audience Engagement

Watermarking

Data Analytics

Media Exposure

Audience Metrics

Reference Signatures

Media Monitoring

Tuning Data

Consumer Behavior

Media Identification

Demographic Analysis

Engagement Levels

2,283 patents: Sort by Forward Citations

1. 12795213 - Methods and apparatus to use station identification to enable confirmation of exposure to live media (2026-11-10),

2. 12795199 - Methods and apparatus to detect user attentiveness to handheld computing devices (2026-11-10),

3. 12795198 - Methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture to estimate local market audiences of media content (2026-11-10),

4. 12793089 - Methods, systems and apparatus for audience- based deduplication using vector-of-counts (VOC) central moments (2026-11-10),

5. 12786512 - Methods and apparatus to determine an audience composition based on voice recognition (2026-11-03),

6. 12786509 - Methods and apparatus to identify streaming media sources (2026-11-03),

7. 12786494 - Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to determine penetration and churn of streaming services (2026-11-03),

8. 12783578 - Methods and apparatus to perform audio watermarking and watermark detection and extraction (2026-11-03),

9. 12777083 - Use of on-device meter to monitor streaming-media exposure (2026-10-27),

10. 12771895 - Methods, systems, and devices for metering device calibration (2026-10-20),

11. 12770166 - Methods and apparatus to determine impressions using distributed demographic information (2026-10-20),

12. 12770161 - Systems, methods, and articles of manufacture to measure online audiences (2026-10-20),

13. 12770040 - Methods and apparatus for determining whether media presentation device is in an on state or an off state (2026-10-20),

14. 12764460 - Orienting a beamforming beam toward a media device (2026-10-13),

15. 12764365 - Estimating streaming media program viewing per streaming platform sources (2026-10-13),

Company Overview

The Nielsen Company (US), LLC specializes in media measurement and analytics, providing insights into audience engagement and media exposure. With a focus on data analytics, the company develops technologies that enhance understanding of audience metrics and media monitoring. Its core competencies include watermarking and reference signatures, which facilitate accurate tuning data for various media platforms. Headquartered in New York, NY, Nielsen plays a pivotal role in shaping how media consumption is analyzed and understood across diverse channels.

Profile summary synthesized from public USPTO records and patent filings.

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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Nov 10 2026

2,283 Patents

#7 in New York, NY

#14 in New York

#223 in US

#447 in the World

New York, NY, United States of America

The Nielsen Comapny (US), LLC

Forward Citations = 17,483

793 inventors:

Arun Ramaswamy (221 out of 226 patents)

Venugopal Srinivasan (174 out of 198 patents)

Michael R Sheppard (174 out of 175 patents)

4. Jonathan Lee Sullivan (164 out of 192 patents)

5. Alexander Pavlovich Topchy (136 out of 142 patents)

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Company Patent Portfolio: The Nielsen Comapny (US), LLC. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/company/nielsen-company-us

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

Data Sources: USPTO Patent Grant XML, Patent Center, EPO & CIPO • Normalized by IDiyas Innovation Graph. Methodology & provenance architecturePlease report any incorrect information to [email protected]

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