G06F 9/4413
Plug-and-play [pnp]
Official title: {Plug-and-play [PnP]}
G06F9/4413 (Plug-and-play [pnp]) appears on 405 US grants and 511 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G06F- Granted patents
- 405
- Published applications
- 511
- Assignees
- 223
- Inventors
- 961
- Latest grant
- 24 Mar 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 3 |
| 2002 | 7 | 15 |
| 2003 | 6 | 17 |
| 2004 | 4 | 19 |
| 2005 | 12 | 37 |
| 2006 | 13 | 18 |
| 2007 | 12 | 33 |
| 2008 | 16 | 24 |
| 2009 | 10 | 24 |
| 2010 | 17 | 20 |
| 2011 | 18 | 24 |
| 2012 | 18 | 23 |
| 2013 | 18 | 21 |
| 2014 | 29 | 25 |
| 2015 | 21 | 20 |
| 2016 | 19 | 35 |
| 2017 | 26 | 28 |
| 2018 | 28 | 29 |
| 2019 | 16 | 21 |
| 2020 | 21 | 18 |
| 2021 | 15 | 14 |
| 2022 | 19 | 20 |
| 2023 | 10 | 8 |
| 2024 | 10 | 5 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 |
| 2026 | 3 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Method, system and device for liquid treatment24 Mar 2026US 12,583,763 B2Brita LP
- Information processing apparatus, control method, and storage medium10 Mar 2026US 12,572,423 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Universal serial bus repeater with improved remote wake capability10 Mar 2026US 12,572,488 B2Texas Instruments Incorporated
- Updates for flash translation layer30 Dec 2025US 12,511,239 B2Pure Storage, Inc.
- Computer implemented method and distributed computing infrastructure for automated plug and play configuration27 May 2025US 12,314,730 B2Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
- Auto-uninstall of companion software following driver uninstall in multiservice framework30 Jul 2026US 2026/0219860 A1Dell Products L. P.
- Multiservice distribution framework core23 Jul 2026US 2026/0211698 A1Dell Products L. P.
- Image processing apparatus, driver installation method and computer-readable recording medium encoded with driver installation program25 Jun 2026US 2026/0178342 A1Konica Minolta, Inc.
- Systems and methods for enhancing operational efficiency through standardized communication and automation30 Apr 2026US 2026/0122076 A1
- Configuring peripheral devices integrated in multiple monitors23 Apr 2026US 2026/0111239 A1Dell Products L. P.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Hot removable and insertion of attachments on fully initialized computer systems358US 5,386,567 AInternational Business Machines Corporation · 1995
- Hot unpluggable media storage device312US 6,799,226 B1Apple Computer, Inc. · 2004
- Dynamic device driver270US 6,148,346 APeerless Systems Imaging Products, Inc. · 2000
- Data processing system having automatic configuration261US 4,589,063 AFortune Systems Corporation · 1986
- Hot unpluggable media storage device216US 7,146,437 B2Apple Computer, Inc. · 2006