H04L 41/082
The condition being updates or upgrades of network functionality
Official title: the condition being updates or upgrades of network functionality
H04L41/082 (The condition being updates or upgrades of network functionality) appears on 3,369 US grants and 3,854 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04L- Granted patents
- 3,369
- Published applications
- 3,854
- Assignees
- 1,058
- Inventors
- 8,168
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 16 | 0 |
| 2001 | 22 | 9 |
| 2002 | 13 | 52 |
| 2003 | 19 | 62 |
| 2004 | 29 | 56 |
| 2005 | 25 | 64 |
| 2006 | 30 | 77 |
| 2007 | 36 | 83 |
| 2008 | 51 | 94 |
| 2009 | 50 | 78 |
| 2010 | 77 | 78 |
| 2011 | 72 | 81 |
| 2012 | 80 | 85 |
| 2013 | 77 | 73 |
| 2014 | 104 | 188 |
| 2015 | 132 | 182 |
| 2016 | 157 | 208 |
| 2017 | 186 | 211 |
| 2018 | 193 | 266 |
| 2019 | 259 | 299 |
| 2020 | 325 | 271 |
| 2021 | 290 | 244 |
| 2022 | 293 | 243 |
| 2023 | 256 | 244 |
| 2024 | 279 | 247 |
| 2025 | 180 | 236 |
| 2026 | 99 | 123 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Causal, in-place network updates using acyclic decomposition6 Oct 2026US 12,756,621 B2Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
- Interworking between variable capacity optical layer and Ethernet/IP/MPLS layer6 Oct 2026US 12,756,961 B2Ciena Corporation
- Hot upgrade workflow process in an edge computing environment29 Sep 2026US 12,748,585 B2International Business Machines Corporation
- Artificial intelligence and machine learning parameter provisioning29 Sep 2026US 12,750,285 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Remote recovery and re-establishment of identity for network devices with expired authentication via poisoned network services22 Sep 2026US 12,744,795 B2Charter Communications Operating, LLC
- Apparatus, Systems, and Methods for Self-Executing Enhanced Interaction with a Node-based Logistics Receptacle8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311111 A1Federal Express Corporation
- Enhanced Apparatus, Systems, and Methods for Receiving and Temporarily Maintaining a Delivery Item and Responsively Initiating a Dispatched Logistics Operation for a Storage Receptacle8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311112 A1Federal Express Corporation
- Setting device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0312869 A1Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd.
- Managing telemetry data collection at an information handling system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0300077 A1Dell Products L. P.
- Configuration consistency maintenance during data center component upgrades1 Oct 2026US 2026/0303452 A1Dell Products L. P.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Data collection system having EIR terminal interface node546US 8,556,174 B2Hand Held Products, Inc. · 2013
- Data collection system having EIR terminal interface node493US 8,925,818 B2Hand Held Products, Inc. · 2015
- Computer system and computer-implemented process for simultaneous configuration and monitoring of a computer network342US 6,041,347 AUnified Access Communications · 2000
- System and method for controlling configuration settings for mobile communication devices and services329US 7,317,699 B2Research In Motion Limited · 2008
- Signatures for facilitating hot upgrades of modular software components305US 6,880,086 B2Ciena Corporation · 2005