G06F 2213/0042
Universal serial bus [usb]
Official title: Universal serial bus [USB]
G06F2213/0042 (Universal serial bus [usb]) appears on 1,631 US grants and 2,035 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G06F- Granted patents
- 1,631
- Published applications
- 2,035
- Assignees
- 708
- Inventors
- 3,594
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 16 |
| 2003 | 1 | 10 |
| 2004 | 8 | 14 |
| 2005 | 12 | 25 |
| 2006 | 12 | 20 |
| 2007 | 13 | 24 |
| 2008 | 14 | 28 |
| 2009 | 16 | 18 |
| 2010 | 23 | 27 |
| 2011 | 26 | 44 |
| 2012 | 32 | 55 |
| 2013 | 30 | 40 |
| 2014 | 38 | 42 |
| 2015 | 39 | 41 |
| 2016 | 28 | 49 |
| 2017 | 40 | 63 |
| 2018 | 54 | 139 |
| 2019 | 126 | 206 |
| 2020 | 167 | 241 |
| 2021 | 187 | 218 |
| 2022 | 216 | 207 |
| 2023 | 183 | 173 |
| 2024 | 160 | 126 |
| 2025 | 130 | 113 |
| 2026 | 75 | 95 |
By publication year. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Building management system with universal serial bus (USB) building devices6 Oct 2026US 12,754,869 B2Tyco Fire & Security GmbH
- Peripheral device, data transmission method, and control system6 Oct 2026US 12,754,872 B2Nuvoton Technology Corporation
- Debugging system method using universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (UART) interface by switching between USB or ethernet interface for data transmission requirement6 Oct 2026US 12,754,873 B2Lite-On Technology Corporation
- Portable power case6 Oct 2026US 12,757,523 B2LAT Enterprises, Inc.
- Wristband device for enhanced audience engagement at live events29 Sep 2026US 12,748,459 B2
- Controlling circuit1 Oct 2026US 2026/0300201 A1ASMedia Technology Inc.
- Universal serial bus device and operation method thereof1 Oct 2026US 2026/0300213 A1ITE Tech. Inc.
- Portable Power Case1 Oct 2026US 2026/0305017 A1LAT Enterprises, Inc., d/b/a MediPak Energy Systems
- Selective role setting by a management controller24 Sep 2026US 2026/0288666 A1Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
- Methods and apparatus to prevent a false disconnection in universal serial bus devices24 Sep 2026US 2026/0289024 A1Texas Instruments Incorporated
Most cited
By later US patents
- Direct secondary device interface by a host106US 7,725,628 B1Lexar Media, Inc. · 2010
- Transaction card with integrated USB device81US 11,443,292 B2Capital One Services, LLC · 2022
- Supplying power from peripheral to host via USB80US 7,447,922 B1Cypress Semiconductor Corporation · 2008
- Data transfer control method and controller for universal serial bus interface72US 6,816,929 B2NEC Electronics Corporation · 2004
- Data storage device evaluating a SATA connector to detect a non-SATA host63US 8,700,850 B1Western Digital Technologies, Inc. · 2014