G06F 16/23
Updating
G06F16/23 (Updating) appears on 19,482 US grants and 21,957 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G06F- Granted patents
- 19,482
- Published applications
- 21,957
- Assignees
- 4,018
- Inventors
- 37,144
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 11 | 0 |
| 1994 | 16 | 0 |
| 1995 | 12 | 0 |
| 1996 | 23 | 0 |
| 1997 | 14 | 0 |
| 1998 | 49 | 0 |
| 1999 | 48 | 0 |
| 2000 | 42 | 0 |
| 2001 | 43 | 11 |
| 2002 | 67 | 74 |
| 2003 | 54 | 112 |
| 2004 | 64 | 117 |
| 2005 | 67 | 145 |
| 2006 | 81 | 154 |
| 2007 | 67 | 177 |
| 2008 | 80 | 195 |
| 2009 | 115 | 214 |
| 2010 | 168 | 195 |
| 2011 | 178 | 276 |
| 2012 | 188 | 371 |
| 2013 | 255 | 584 |
| 2014 | 473 | 765 |
| 2015 | 705 | 1011 |
| 2016 | 895 | 1625 |
| 2017 | 1029 | 1518 |
| 2018 | 1006 | 1358 |
| 2019 | 1396 | 1791 |
| 2020 | 1765 | 2352 |
| 2021 | 2013 | 2392 |
| 2022 | 2277 | 1907 |
| 2023 | 2103 | 1516 |
| 2024 | 1869 | 1305 |
| 2025 | 1438 | 1027 |
| 2026 | 849 | 765 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G06F 16/2365Ensuring data consistency and integrity7,195
- G06F 16/2379Updates performed during online database operations6,567
- G06F 16/2308Concurrency control3,374
- G06F 16/2358Change logging, detection, and notification3,213
- G06F 16/235Update request formulation755
- G06F 16/2393Updating materialised views356
- G06F 16/2372Updates performed during offline database operations253
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- Translating Modification Instructions For Cloned Replica Data8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310372 A1Everpure, Inc.
- Automatic implementation of attributes for use in entity resolution8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310633 A1International Business Machines Corporation
- System and method for upgrading objects8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310642 A1DevRev, Inc.
- Multi-dimensional detection of data cleanup targets8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310643 A1Sap SE
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method of upgrading a software application in the presence of user modifications2,300US 6,367,077 B1Siebel Systems, Inc. · 2002
- System and method for synchronizing operations among a plurality of independently clocked digital data processing devices1,949US 8,234,395 B2Sonos, Inc. · 2012
- Data storage system and method by shredding and deshredding1,338US 7,636,724 B2Peerify Technologies, LLC · 2009
- System and methods for synchronizing two or more datasets1,060US 6,295,541 B1Starfish Software, Inc. · 2001
- Method and system for allowing access to developed applications via a multi-tenant on-demand database service1,034US 7,730,478 B2Salesforce. com.Inc. · 2010