G06F 1/1632
External expansion units
Official title: {External expansion units, e.g. docking stations}
G06F1/1632 (External expansion units) appears on 5,733 US grants and 6,318 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G06F- Granted patents
- 5,733
- Published applications
- 6,318
- Assignees
- 1,698
- Inventors
- 10,527
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 13 | 0 |
| 1992 | 11 | 0 |
| 1993 | 24 | 0 |
| 1994 | 35 | 0 |
| 1995 | 42 | 0 |
| 1996 | 75 | 0 |
| 1997 | 94 | 0 |
| 1998 | 121 | 0 |
| 1999 | 112 | 0 |
| 2000 | 103 | 0 |
| 2001 | 121 | 45 |
| 2002 | 113 | 190 |
| 2003 | 137 | 219 |
| 2004 | 150 | 248 |
| 2005 | 128 | 242 |
| 2006 | 181 | 208 |
| 2007 | 117 | 192 |
| 2008 | 120 | 185 |
| 2009 | 135 | 196 |
| 2010 | 159 | 195 |
| 2011 | 153 | 214 |
| 2012 | 132 | 339 |
| 2013 | 167 | 335 |
| 2014 | 239 | 405 |
| 2015 | 316 | 372 |
| 2016 | 330 | 406 |
| 2017 | 362 | 315 |
| 2018 | 299 | 262 |
| 2019 | 310 | 292 |
| 2020 | 294 | 278 |
| 2021 | 236 | 257 |
| 2022 | 209 | 255 |
| 2023 | 209 | 214 |
| 2024 | 203 | 212 |
| 2025 | 187 | 153 |
| 2026 | 77 | 89 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Smartphone mounting apparatus and imaging methods for asset tagging and utility mapping as used with utility locator devices29 Sep 2026US 12,748,237 B2Seescan, Inc.
- Dock with isolated dock connector and methods of making and using15 Sep 2026US 12,737,006 B2National Products, Inc.
- Updating firmware of a computing peripheral at a docking station8 Sep 2026US 12,730,626 B2Dell Products L. P.
- Protective support, protective sleeve apparatus and control method thereof1 Sep 2026US 12,724,450 B2Chun Lam Group (International) Limited
- Battery protection mechanisms1 Sep 2026US 12,724,456 B2Google Inc.
- Modular patient monitor8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311579 A1Masimo Corporation
- Docking connector platform for mobile electronic devices1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299643 A1Popsockets LLC
- Electronic device and method and system for enhancing driving capability1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299661 A1Getac Technology Corporation
- Modular telehealth cart with thermal imaging and touch screen user interface1 Oct 2026US 2026/0301976 A1Teladoc Health, Inc.
- Vehicle human-machine interface24 Sep 2026US 2026/0288203 A1Ford Global Technologies, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Physiological monitor and associated computation, display and communication unit1,769US 6,790,178 B1Healthetech, Inc. · 2004
- Method and apparatus for scheduling presentation of digital content on a personal communication device1,212US 6,834,195 B22004
- Human-machine dialog system979US 9,411,370 B2Schneider Electric Industries SAS · 2016
- Portable handheld terminal919US 4,916,441 ACliniCom Incorporated · 1990
- Hierarchical data collection network supporting packetized voice communications among wireless terminals and telephones789US 5,726,984 ANorand Corporation · 1998