G06F 2111/20
Configuration cad
Official title: Configuration CAD, e.g. designing by assembling or positioning modules selected from libraries of predesigned modules
G06F2111/20 (Configuration cad) appears on 1,202 US grants and 1,576 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G06F- Granted patents
- 1,202
- Published applications
- 1,576
- Assignees
- 648
- Inventors
- 3,662
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
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| 2005 | 4 | 9 |
| 2006 | 14 | 20 |
| 2007 | 7 | 16 |
| 2008 | 6 | 28 |
| 2009 | 11 | 15 |
| 2010 | 10 | 25 |
| 2011 | 12 | 23 |
| 2012 | 26 | 26 |
| 2013 | 28 | 45 |
| 2014 | 34 | 54 |
| 2015 | 35 | 89 |
| 2016 | 48 | 61 |
| 2017 | 47 | 45 |
| 2018 | 51 | 112 |
| 2019 | 85 | 150 |
| 2020 | 166 | 170 |
| 2021 | 122 | 139 |
| 2022 | 118 | 145 |
| 2023 | 111 | 118 |
| 2024 | 102 | 121 |
| 2025 | 83 | 81 |
| 2026 | 46 | 54 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Methods and apparatus to automate a design including routing between dice6 Oct 2026US 12,755,080 B2Intel Corporation
- Determining a 3D modeled object deformation29 Sep 2026US 12,748,901 B2Dassault Systemes
- Adaptable framework for circuit design simulation verification29 Sep 2026US 12,748,903 B2Xilinx, Inc.
- Method and device for designing pixel circuit, controller, and storage medium29 Sep 2026US 12,748,906 B2Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.
- Method and system for exploring complex mega cells in integrated circuit8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310866 A1Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.Ltd
- Dummy fill layout optimization method and system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310873 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- A method and system for designing and displaying virtual models of custom ear devices17 Sep 2026US 2026/0278186 A13Shape A/S
- Electronic device including display device and system for designing manufacturing facilities therefor10 Sep 2026US 2026/0268036 A1Research & Business Foundation Sungkyunkwan University
- Design system, design method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium27 Aug 2026US 2026/0252747 A1NEC Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Personalized fit and functional designed medical prostheses and surgical instruments and methods for making334US 8,457,930 B22013
- CAD and simulation system for targeting IC designs to multiple fabrication processes304US 5,754,826 ASynopsys, Inc. · 1998
- Personalized fit and functional designed medical prostheses and surgical instruments and methods for making284US 8,775,133 B22014
- Method and apparatus for maintaining and configuring systems266US 5,825,651 ATrilogy Development Group, Inc. · 1998
- Composition of systems of objects by interlocking coordination, projection, and distribution171US 5,640,546 ANetwork Programs, Inc. · 1997