H04L 12/4625
Single bridge functionality
Official title: {Single bridge functionality, e.g. connection of two networks over a single bridge}
H04L12/4625 (Single bridge functionality) appears on 2,874 US grants and 2,939 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04L- Granted patents
- 2,874
- Published applications
- 2,939
- Assignees
- 1,021
- Inventors
- 5,971
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
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| 2025 | 69 | 36 |
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Multi-level video processing within a vehicular communication network29 Sep 2026US 12,749,358 B2Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited
- Bridge device15 Sep 2026US 12,738,143 B2Tyco Fire & Security GmbH
- Method and protocol for transmission of video and audio data25 Aug 2026US 12,720,165 B1BoxCast, LLC
- Tunneled remote intent mechanism11 Aug 2026US 12,706,891 B2Thomson Licensing
- Gateway device having a format adaptation function4 Aug 2026US 12,701,028 B2Volvo Construction Equipment AB
- System and method for communication between a level switch field device and a controller in a field device communication system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0303406 A1Rosemount Tank Radar AB
- Outboard power control unit for controlling an electric motor of an outboard engine27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249970 A1Vision Marine Technologies
- Onboard relay apparatus, relay method, and computer program13 Aug 2026US 2026/0238509 A1Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd.
- Vehicle-mounted relay device, relay method, and computer program13 Aug 2026US 2026/0238513 A1Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd.
- Vehicle-mounted relay device, relay method, and computer program13 Aug 2026US 2026/0238707 A1Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Reference time distribution over a network1,680US 8,014,423 B2SMSC Holdings S.A.R.L. · 2011
- System for signatureless transmission and reception of data packets between computer networks543US 5,548,646 ASun Microsystems, Inc. · 1996
- Packet filtering for data networks350US 5,473,607 AGrand Junction Networks, Inc. · 1995
- Bridge/router architecture for high performance scalable networking346US 5,802,278 A3Com Corporation · 1998
- Bridge-like internet protocol router342US 5,309,437 ADigital Equipment Corporation · 1994