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New York, NY, United States of America

Nielsen Media Research, Inc.

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USPTO Granted Patents = 41

% Expired Patents = 2.4



Trademarks = 20

Forward Citations = 5,517

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31 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

goldMedal Venugopal Srinivasan (13 out of 197 patents)

silverMedal Trevor I Blumenau (9 out of 32 patents)

bronzeMedal Daozheng Lu (9 out of 36 patents)

4.  Daniel John Nelson (5 out of 111 patents)

5.  Henry B Wheeler (4 out of 8 patents)

6.  David Henry Harkness (3 out of 22 patents)

7.  David Howell Wright (2 out of 81 patents)

8.  William Feininger (2 out of 23 patents)

9.  John C Peiffer (2 out of 16 patents)

10.  Cheuk Wan Chan (2 out of 7 patents)

11.  Edgar W Aust (2 out of 2 patents)

12.  Robert A Dougherty (2 out of 3 patents)

13.  William L Thomas (1 out of 266 patents)

14.  Arun Ramaswamy (1 out of 226 patents)

15.  Morris Lee (1 out of 84 patents)


Core Competencies:
Audience Measurement
Broadcast Encoding
Data Warehouse
Content Monitoring
Web Tracking
Media Advertising
Television Sensors
Audio Signals
Content Skipping
Signal Detection
User Interaction

41 patents:

1. 7680889 - Use of browser history file to determine web site reach (2010-03-16),
2. 7523124 - Methods and apparatus for improving data warehouse performance (2009-04-21),
3. 7466742 - Detection of entropy in connection with audio signals (2008-12-16),
4. 7460684 - Method and apparatus for embedding watermarks (2008-12-02),
5. 7421723 - Detection of media links in broadcast signals (2008-09-02),
6. 7421628 - Methods and apparatus to extract codes from a plurality of channels (2008-09-02),
7. 7386473 - Content display monitoring by a processing system (2008-06-10),
8. 7353171 - Methods and apparatus to operate an audience metering device with voice commands (2008-04-01),
9. 7343615 - Television proximity sensor (2008-03-11),
10. 7248777 - Methods and apparatus to detect content skipping by a consumer of a recorded program (2007-07-24),
11. 7203338 - Methods and apparatus to count people appearing in an image (2007-04-10),
12. 7117513 - Apparatus and method for detecting and correcting a corrupted broadcast time code (2006-10-03),
13. 7100181 - Television proximity sensor (2006-08-29),
14. 7039931 - Multi-market broadcast tracking, management and reporting method and system (2006-05-02),
15. 7006555 - Spectral audio encoding (2006-02-28),
Company Overview
Nielsen Media Research, Inc. is a leading global provider of audience measurement and analytics services, headquartered in New York, NY. The company specializes in technologies that enhance understanding of consumer behavior across various media platforms. Its core areas of expertise include web site reach, data warehouse performance, and advanced audio technologies such as watermark embedding and spectral audio encoding. Nielsen's innovations in audience metering devices and broadcast tracking play a crucial role in shaping media strategies and content delivery.
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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Oct 27 2026

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41 Patents

#225 in New York, NY

#520 in New York

#8,449 in US

#16,731 in the World

New York, NY (US)
New York, NY, United States of America

Nielsen Media Research, Inc.

Forward Citations = 5,517

31 inventors:

goldMedal Venugopal Srinivasan (13 out of 197 patents)

silverMedal Trevor I Blumenau (9 out of 32 patents)

bronzeMedal Daozheng Lu (9 out of 36 patents)

4.  Daniel John Nelson (5 out of 111 patents)

5.  Henry B Wheeler (4 out of 8 patents)

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Company Patent Portfolio: Nielsen Media Research, Inc.. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/company/nielsen-media-research

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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