G06F 2221/2153
Using hardware token as a secondary aspect
G06F2221/2153 (Using hardware token as a secondary aspect) appears on 919 US grants and 1,129 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G06F- Granted patents
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- Published applications
- 1,129
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- 451
- Inventors
- 2,057
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
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| 2025 | 3 | 6 |
| 2026 | 4 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Headless node programming system13 Nov 2025US 2025/0348559 A1Dell Products L. P.
- Universal serial bus device with security check7 Aug 2025US 2025/0254147 A1International Business Machines Corporation
- Add-on modem for wireless devices and methods useful in conjunction therewith10 Jul 2025US 2025/0225223 A1Elta Systems Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Roving software license for a hardware agent593US 5,473,692 AIntel Corporation · 1995
- Interactive contents revealing storage device549US 5,530,235 AXerox Corporation · 1996
- 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
- Method for providing a roving software license from one node to another node435US 5,568,552 AIntel Corporation · 1996
- Method and apparatus to secure proprietary operation of computer equipment358US 4,454,594 AU. S. Philips Corporation · 1984