G06F 2221/2131
Lost password
Official title: Lost password, e.g. recovery of lost or forgotten passwords
G06F2221/2131 (Lost password) appears on 374 US grants and 351 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G06F- Granted patents
- 374
- Published applications
- 351
- Assignees
- 198
- Inventors
- 751
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 1 |
| 2003 | 3 | 5 |
| 2004 | 1 | 5 |
| 2005 | 2 | 11 |
| 2006 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 16 |
| 2008 | 5 | 12 |
| 2009 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010 | 10 | 13 |
| 2011 | 8 | 12 |
| 2012 | 8 | 8 |
| 2013 | 11 | 11 |
| 2014 | 14 | 15 |
| 2015 | 19 | 19 |
| 2016 | 18 | 27 |
| 2017 | 22 | 19 |
| 2018 | 27 | 20 |
| 2019 | 21 | 23 |
| 2020 | 26 | 29 |
| 2021 | 28 | 28 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 |
| 2023 | 24 | 16 |
| 2024 | 46 | 6 |
| 2025 | 24 | 13 |
| 2026 | 10 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for password recovery within an untrusted environment22 Sep 2026US 12,743,499 B1Gen Digital Inc.
- Dynamic security challenge authentication22 Sep 2026US 12,743,532 B2
- Methods and user interfaces for account recovery21 Jul 2026US 12,687,957 B2Apple Inc.
- Systems and methods for non-human account tracking7 Jul 2026US 12,675,384 B2JPMorgan Chase Bank, N. A.
- Performing authentication19 May 2026US 12,632,546 B1Raven White Security, Inc.
- Information processing apparatus, non-transitory computer readable medium, and information processing method3 Sep 2026US 2026/0259965 A1FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
- Artificial-intelligence-enabled authentication based on user metadata16 Jul 2026US 2026/0203388 A1Mastercard Technologies Canada Ulc
- Systems and methods of managing password using contactless card4 Jun 2026US 2026/0154673 A1Capital One Services, LLC
- Password hint management system with user-generated and auto generated password hints30 Apr 2026US 2026/0119641 A1
- Systems and methods for resetting credentials for a management controller of an information handling system9 Apr 2026US 2026/0099572 A1Dell Products L. P.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method for providing a secure non-reusable one-time password320US 5,768,373 ASymantec Corporation · 1998
- Encrypting file system and method263US 6,249,866 B1Microsoft Corporation · 2001
- Cryptography system and method for providing cryptographic services for a computer application248US 5,689,565 AMicrosoft Corporation · 1997
- PIN recovery in a smart card239US 7,461,399 B2RSA Security Inc. · 2008
- Password resetting method155US 8,078,881 B12011