in which the time allocation to individual channels within a transmission cycle is variable, e.g. to accommodate varying complexity of signals, to vary number of channels transmitted (H04J3/17, H04J3/24 take precedence)

in which the time allocation to individual channels within a transmission cycle is variable, e.g. to accommodate varying complexity of signals, to vary number of channels transmitted (H04J3/17, H04J3/24 take precedence) · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Electric circuits, power, telecommunications, and semiconductors.

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CPC classification statistics
MetricValue
CPC codeH04J3/16
Official titlein which the time allocation to individual channels within a transmission cycle is variable, e.g. to accommodate varying complexity of signals, to vary number of channels transmitted (H04J3/17, H04J3/24 take precedence)
Display labelin which the time allocation to individual channels within a transmission cycle is variable, e.g. to accommodate varying complexity of signals, to vary number of channels transmitted (H04J3/17, H04J3/24 take precedence)
Total patents267

Filing trend

Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.

Filing activity over the last five years is declining.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
201546
201630
201731
201815
201913
202032
202125
202222
202323
202412
202511
20267

Representative patents

Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.

Frequently asked questions

Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.

What is CPC H04J3/16?
CPC H04J3/16 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “in which the time allocation to individual channels within a transmission cycle is variable, e.g. to accommodate varying complexity of signals, to vary number of channels transmitted (H04J3/17, H04J3/24 take precedence).”
How many patents are filed under CPC H04J3/16 (in which the time allocation to individual channels within a transmission cycle is variable, e.g. to accommodate varying complexity of signals, to vary number of channels transmitted (H04J3/17, H04J3/24 take precedence))?
Our database includes 267 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC H04J3/16 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 12 in 2024 vs 11 in 2025 (latest complete years).