Michael Schug

This inventor holds 47 USPTO granted patents and 4 published patent applications, plus 14 CIPO patents and 37 EPO patents, primarily in Audio Signal Processing. Top assignees: Dolby International Ab, Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Zur Foerderung Der Angewandten Forschung E.v.. Active years: 2004-2026.

USPTO Granted Patents = 47 (Patent Applications = 4)

% Patents Active = 95.7

CIPO Patents = 14 (Patent Applications = 4)

EPO Patents = 37 (Patent Applications = 35)

Average Co-Inventor Count = 3.4

ph-index = 11

Forward Citations = 352(Granted Patents)

Company Filing History:

34 out of 1,022

Dolby International Ab

patents

24 out of 2,717

Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation

patents

7 out of 4,917

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Zur Foerderung Der Angewandten Forschung E.v.

patents

4. 4 out of 39

Coding Technologies Ab

patents

5. 2 out of 1,080

Sk Telecom Company, Ltd.

patents

where one patent can have more than one assignee

Years Active: 2004-2026

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Areas of Expertise:

Packet Loss Concealment

Loudness Normalization

Quantization Noise Reduction

Audio Encoding

Spectral Extension

Transient Detection

Bit Reservoir Control

High Frequency Recovery

Perceptual Tempo Estimation

Data Stream Authentication

Multichannel Audio

Quantizer Step Size

47 patents (USPTO):Sort by Forward CitationsExplore Patents

1. 12688861 - System and method for non-destructively normalizing loudness of audio signals within portable devices (2026-07-21),

2. 12597429 - Packet loss concealment (2026-04-07),

3. 12183355 - System and method for non-destructively normalizing loudness of audio signals within portable devices (2024-12-31),

4. 12175994 - Companding system and method to reduce quantization noise using advanced spectral extension (2024-12-24),

5. 11948592 - System and method for non-destructively normalizing loudness of audio signals within portable devices (2024-04-02),

6. 11670315 - System and method for non-destructively normalizing loudness of audio signals within portable devices (2023-06-06),

7. 11423923 - Companding system and method to reduce quantization noise using advanced spectral extension (2022-08-23),

8. 11341982 - System and method for non-destructively normalizing loudness of audio signals within portable devices (2022-05-24),

9. 11232804 - Low complexity dense transient events detection and coding (2022-01-25),

10. 11195536 - Method and system for bit reservoir control in case of varying metadata (2021-12-07),

11. 10679639 - Companding system and method to reduce quantization noise using advanced spectral extension (2020-06-09),

12. 10573324 - Method and system for bit reservoir control in case of varying metadata (2020-02-25),

13. 10566006 - System and method for non-destructively normalizing loudness of audio signals within portable devices (2020-02-18),

14. 10418045 - System and method for non-destructively normalizing loudness of audio signals within portable devices (2019-09-17),

15. 10373627 - Companding system and method to reduce quantization noise using advanced spectral extension (2019-08-06),

Title: The Innovative Journey of Michael Schug

Introduction: Michael Schug is a renowned inventor based in Erlangen, Germany, known for his groundbreaking contributions to various technological fields.

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