Huifang Sun

This inventor holds 67 USPTO granted patents and 3 published patent applications and 4 EPO patents, primarily in Video Coding Techniques (CPC class H04N). Top assignees: Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc., Rca Thomson Licensing Corp., Mitsubishi Electric Research Labs.. Active years: 1993-2018.

USPTO Granted Patents = 67 (Patent Applications = 3)

% Patents Active = 61.2

EPO Patents = 4 (Patent Applications = 1)

Average Co-Inventor Count = 3.2

ph-index = 31

Forward Citations = 2,799(Granted Patents)

Forward Citations (Not Self Cited) = 2,771(Dec 10, 2025)

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Location History:

Princeton, NJ (US) (1993 - 1995)
Murray Hill, NJ (US) (2006)
Cranbury, NJ (US) (1997 - 2008)
Cambridge, MA (US) (2006 - 2009)
Billerica, MA (US) (2008 - 2011)
Woburn, MA (US) (2013 - 2018)

Company Filing History:

49 out of 1,698

Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.

patents

5 out of 113

Rca Thomson Licensing Corp.

patents

4 out of 52

Mitsubishi Electric Research Labs.

patents

4. 3 out of 47

Mitsubishi Electric Information Technology Center America, Inc.

Thomson Multimedia S.a.

patents

7. 1 out of 28

Mitsubishi Electric Information Technology Center America, Inc (Ita)

Thomson Licensing S.a.

patents

where one patent can have more than one assignee

Years Active: 1993-2018

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Areas of Expertise:

Video Analysis

Multiview Videos

Error Resilient Encoding

Adaptive Encoding

Transcoding

Hierarchical Transform

Feature Extraction

Video Compression

Spatial Resolution

Motion Activity

Digital Video Format

67 patents (USPTO):Sort by Forward CitationsExplore Patents

1. 10154281 - Method and apparatus for keypoint trajectory coding on compact descriptor for video analysis (2018-12-11),

2. 8750634 - Method for coding pictures using hierarchical transform units (2014-06-10),

3. 8692840 - Method for modeling and estimating rendering errors in virtual images (2014-04-08),

4. 8494290 - Method for coding pictures using hierarchical transform units (2013-07-23),

5. 8451895 - Method and system for decoding multiview videos with prediction dependencies (2013-05-28),

6. 7903737 - Method and system for randomly accessing multiview videos with known prediction dependency (2011-03-08),

7. 7728877 - Method and system for synthesizing multiview videos (2010-06-01),

8. 7710462 - Method for randomly accessing multiview videos (2010-05-04),

9. 7489726 - Resource-constrained sampling of multiple compressed videos (2009-02-10),

10. 7489342 - Method and system for managing reference pictures in multiview videos (2009-02-10),

11. 7483577 - System and method for joint de-interlacing and down-sampling using adaptive frame and field filtering (2009-01-27),

12. 7412109 - System and method for filtering artifacts in images (2008-08-12),

13. 7394855 - Error concealing decoding method of intra-frames of compressed videos (2008-07-01),

14. 7391807 - Video transcoding of scalable multi-layer videos to single layer video (2008-06-24),

15. 7383504 - Method for representing and comparing multimedia content according to rank (2008-06-03),

Title: The Innovative Mind of Huifang Sun

Introduction: Huifang Sun, a talented inventor based in Billerica, MA (US), is known for his groundbreaking contributions to the field of technology and innovation.

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Conclusion: Huifang Sun's passion for innovation and his relentless pursuit of excellence have solidified his reputation as a visionary inventor, shaping the future of technology with his remarkable contributions.