G06F 21/14
Against software analysis or reverse engineering
Official title: against software analysis or reverse engineering, e.g. by obfuscation
G06F21/14 (Against software analysis or reverse engineering) appears on 811 US grants and 937 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G06F- Granted patents
- 811
- Published applications
- 937
- Assignees
- 397
- Inventors
- 1,493
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 7 |
| 2003 | 6 | 16 |
| 2004 | 7 | 23 |
| 2005 | 5 | 28 |
| 2006 | 9 | 26 |
| 2007 | 14 | 15 |
| 2008 | 19 | 24 |
| 2009 | 26 | 40 |
| 2010 | 21 | 31 |
| 2011 | 11 | 29 |
| 2012 | 30 | 27 |
| 2013 | 37 | 31 |
| 2014 | 43 | 40 |
| 2015 | 47 | 42 |
| 2016 | 46 | 60 |
| 2017 | 48 | 58 |
| 2018 | 41 | 59 |
| 2019 | 54 | 53 |
| 2020 | 58 | 54 |
| 2021 | 52 | 64 |
| 2022 | 60 | 57 |
| 2023 | 51 | 52 |
| 2024 | 45 | 44 |
| 2025 | 40 | 39 |
| 2026 | 26 | 16 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Secret multiple repetition calculation apparatus, method and program6 Oct 2026US 12,755,058 B2NTT, Inc.
- Secure and zero knowledge data sharing for cloud applications29 Sep 2026US 12,750,228 B2Masimo Corporation
- Robust trajectory predictions against adversarial attacks in autonomous machines and applications15 Sep 2026US 12,737,438 B2NVIDIA Corporation
- Method to secure a java software code1 Sep 2026US 12,724,857 B2Thales Dis France SAS
- System and method for securing a neural network runtime engine25 Aug 2026US 12,717,896 B2Latent AI, Inc.
- Tamper-Resistant Code Obfuscation with Control Flow Breaking1 Oct 2026US 2026/0300450 A1Zimperium, Inc.
- Machine-learning execution security10 Sep 2026US 2026/0267943 A1Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Device and a method for performing a cryptographic algorithm13 Aug 2026US 2026/0236565 A1
- Side-channel protection for machine learning models23 Jul 2026US 2026/0212009 A1QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Obfuscation implementation method, recording medium and device for performing the obfuscation9 Jul 2026US 2026/0195491 A1Foundation of Soongsil University-Industry Cooperation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Obfuscation techniques for enhancing software security535US 6,668,325 B1Intertrust Technologies Corporation · 2003
- Secure and zero knowledge data sharing for cloud applications503US 10,608,817 B2Masimo Corporation · 2020
- Computer software authentication, protection, and security system496US 6,006,328 A1999
- Secure processor with external memory using block chaining and block re-ordering359US 6,061,449 AGeneral Instrument Corporation · 2000
- Crypto microprocessor using block cipher357US 4,319,079 A1982