G06F 21/77
In smart cards
Official title: in smart cards
G06F21/77 (In smart cards) appears on 487 US grants and 610 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G06F- Granted patents
- 487
- Published applications
- 610
- Assignees
- 248
- Inventors
- 1,015
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 3 |
| 2002 | 4 | 2 |
| 2003 | 4 | 16 |
| 2004 | 10 | 22 |
| 2005 | 11 | 18 |
| 2006 | 12 | 27 |
| 2007 | 17 | 35 |
| 2008 | 13 | 51 |
| 2009 | 13 | 31 |
| 2010 | 26 | 31 |
| 2011 | 15 | 32 |
| 2012 | 22 | 22 |
| 2013 | 33 | 23 |
| 2014 | 39 | 29 |
| 2015 | 31 | 32 |
| 2016 | 30 | 43 |
| 2017 | 16 | 24 |
| 2018 | 29 | 22 |
| 2019 | 23 | 27 |
| 2020 | 23 | 31 |
| 2021 | 23 | 21 |
| 2022 | 23 | 22 |
| 2023 | 11 | 10 |
| 2024 | 21 | 15 |
| 2025 | 9 | 14 |
| 2026 | 7 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Secure channel initiation between card and host18 Aug 2026US 12,712,747 B2Giesecke+Devrient Mobile Security Germany GmbH
- Systems and methods for cryptographic authentication of contactless cards2 Jun 2026US 12,647,271 B2Capital One Services, LLC
- Secure element with access rule application ARA12 May 2026US 12,626,021 B2Giesecke+Devrient Mobile Security Germany GmbH
- Method for controlling an apparatus28 Apr 2026US 12,613,613 B2Thales Dis France SAS
- System and method for parallel manufacture and verification of one-time-password authentication cards31 Mar 2026US 12,592,828 B2Capital One Services, LLC
- Shared contexts of applets loaded onto a data carrier27 Aug 2026US 2026/0252741 A1Giesecke+Devrient Epayments GmbH
- Smart card authentication system18 Jun 2026US 2026/0170183 A1Genetec Inc.
- Authentication apparatus for mobile device4 Jun 2026US 2026/0154392 A1Capital One Services, LLC
- Microcontroller device and method21 May 2026US 2026/0140889 A1STMicroelectronics International N. V.
- Pki smart-card threat detection and endpoint use visibility26 Mar 2026US 2026/0089014 A1Thales Dis Cpl USA, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Intelligent portable interactive personal data system630US 4,868,376 ASmartCard International Inc. · 1989
- Interactive contents revealing storage device549US 5,530,235 AXerox Corporation · 1996
- Personalization of smart cards497US 6,367,011 B1Visa International Service Association · 2002
- System and method for a multi-application smart card which can facilitate a post-issuance download of an application onto the smart card459US 6,005,942 AVisa International Service Association · 1999
- Encrypted data storage card including smartcard integrated circuit for storing an access password and encryption keys390US 5,623,637 ATelequip Corporation · 1997