G06F 30/18
Network design
Official title: Network design, e.g. design based on topological or interconnect aspects of utility systems, piping, heating ventilation air conditioning [HVAC] or cabling (circuit design at the physical level G06F30/39; network planning tools for wireless communication networks H04W16/18)
G06F30/18 (Network design) appears on 860 US grants and 1,131 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G06F- Granted patents
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- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- System and method for designing position of ventilation inlet by using air age prediction model8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310844 A1Iucf-Hyu (Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University)
- Neural Network Initialization8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310969 A1PassiveLogic, Inc.
- Methods, controllers, and machine-readable storage media for automated commissioning of equipment8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313820 A1PassiveLogic, Inc.
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