G06F 40/18
Of spreadsheets
Official title: of spreadsheets (form-filling G06F40/174)
G06F40/18 (Of spreadsheets) appears on 2,175 US grants and 2,430 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G06F- Granted patents
- 2,175
- Published applications
- 2,430
- Assignees
- 596
- Inventors
- 4,180
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 12 | 0 |
| 1994 | 16 | 0 |
| 1995 | 15 | 0 |
| 1996 | 23 | 0 |
| 1997 | 20 | 0 |
| 1998 | 30 | 0 |
| 1999 | 21 | 0 |
| 2000 | 18 | 0 |
| 2001 | 15 | 6 |
| 2002 | 12 | 53 |
| 2003 | 14 | 30 |
| 2004 | 16 | 43 |
| 2005 | 13 | 60 |
| 2006 | 34 | 84 |
| 2007 | 33 | 84 |
| 2008 | 34 | 60 |
| 2009 | 49 | 80 |
| 2010 | 58 | 73 |
| 2011 | 38 | 67 |
| 2012 | 64 | 76 |
| 2013 | 58 | 102 |
| 2014 | 73 | 127 |
| 2015 | 83 | 135 |
| 2016 | 119 | 165 |
| 2017 | 126 | 154 |
| 2018 | 141 | 122 |
| 2019 | 155 | 145 |
| 2020 | 156 | 128 |
| 2021 | 156 | 158 |
| 2022 | 146 | 102 |
| 2023 | 141 | 101 |
| 2024 | 121 | 120 |
| 2025 | 88 | 91 |
| 2026 | 55 | 64 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Cost attribution using resource switching6 Oct 2026US 12,754,933 B1Sigma Computing, Inc.
- Method and system for repeat 2D ordering of output from spreadsheet analytical functions29 Sep 2026US 12,748,915 B2Adaptam Inc.
- Method and system for improved visualization of charts in spreadsheets22 Sep 2026US 12,743,824 B2Adaptam Inc.
- Method and system for spreadsheet error identification and avoidance15 Sep 2026US 12,737,536 B2Adaptam Inc.
- Spreadsheet-based software application development25 Aug 2026US 12,717,558 B2
- Scaled prediction through generation of an extrapolated algorithm based on a formula algorithm of a spreadsheet file and/or a data analysis process initiated by an extra-spreadsheet instruction in a cell of the spreadsheet file8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310888 A1ScienceSheet Inc.
- Synthesizing programs in a spreadsheet programming language24 Sep 2026US 2026/0288424 A1Google Inc.
- Enhanced mechanisms for managing multidimensional data24 Sep 2026US 2026/0288748 A1Planisware SAS
- Ai-driven integration system for enhanced saas platform management and cross-platform synchronization17 Sep 2026US 2026/0277411 A1Monday .Com Ltd.
- Rehydration for State Management and Task Execution in Notebook Environments17 Sep 2026US 2026/0277617 A1Hex Technologies, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method for presentation of revisions of an electronic document1,270US 8,209,308 B22012
- Method and apparatus for suggesting completions for a partially entered data item based on previously-entered, associated data items487US 5,845,300 AMicrosoft Corporation · 1998
- Computer system for financial analyses and reporting439US 4,989,141 ACorporate Class Software · 1991
- Smart card for automatic financial records436US 5,857,079 ALucent Technologies Inc. · 1999
- Client side, web-based spreadsheet388US 6,988,241 B1International Business Machines Corporation · 2006