G06F 21/107
License processing
Official title: {License processing; Key processing}
G06F21/107 (License processing) appears on 1,307 US grants and 1,712 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G06F- Granted patents
- 1,307
- Published applications
- 1,712
- Assignees
- 547
- Inventors
- 2,942
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 3 | 23 |
| 2003 | 2 | 31 |
| 2004 | 7 | 32 |
| 2005 | 10 | 46 |
| 2006 | 23 | 35 |
| 2007 | 18 | 43 |
| 2008 | 23 | 85 |
| 2009 | 20 | 45 |
| 2010 | 33 | 46 |
| 2011 | 23 | 44 |
| 2012 | 36 | 39 |
| 2013 | 45 | 41 |
| 2014 | 71 | 48 |
| 2015 | 60 | 79 |
| 2016 | 70 | 88 |
| 2017 | 75 | 99 |
| 2018 | 65 | 79 |
| 2019 | 81 | 62 |
| 2020 | 60 | 115 |
| 2021 | 64 | 142 |
| 2022 | 108 | 145 |
| 2023 | 117 | 114 |
| 2024 | 128 | 81 |
| 2025 | 83 | 91 |
| 2026 | 61 | 57 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Memory controller, storage device including the same, and operating method of the memory controller6 Oct 2026US 12,754,855 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Replicating software containers to model license needs6 Oct 2026US 12,754,979 B2International Business Machines Corporation
- Method for operating an electrosurgical generator and electrosurgical generator8 Sep 2026US 12,727,932 B2Olympus Winter & Ibe GmbH
- Mobile driver's license issuing apparatus, mobile driver's license issuing method, and computer-readable recording medium8 Sep 2026US 12,730,860 B2NEC Corporation
- Controlling just in time access to a cluster8 Sep 2026US 12,730,919 B2Salesforce, Inc.
- System and method for smart license automatic detach by cloud license manager service8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310761 A1Thales Dis Cpl USA, Inc.
- Track activities of endpoints having secure memory devices for security operations during identity validation1 Oct 2026US 2026/0300188 A1Micron Technology, Inc.
- Modular Computing with License Compliance1 Oct 2026US 2026/0300448 A1
- Method, apparatus, and system for library creation1 Oct 2026US 2026/0300449 A1Seiko Epson Corporation
- Information processing apparatus, service providing system, and method to modify a license based on usage1 Oct 2026US 2026/0300526 A1Ricoh Company, Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Systems and methods for secure transaction management and electronic rights protection3,563US 5,892,900 AIntertrust Technologies Corporation · 1999
- Software distribution system1,072US 4,658,093 A1987
- Licensing management system and method in which datagrams including an address of a licensee and indicative of use of a licensed product are sent from the licensee's site785US 5,940,504 AInfologic Software, Inc. · 1999
- Filters in license management system780US 5,260,999 ADigital Equipment Corporation · 1993
- Apparatus and method for licensing software on a network of computers770US 5,138,712 ASun Microsystems, Inc. · 1992