H04L 51/48
Message addressing
Official title: Message addressing, e.g. address format or anonymous messages, aliases
H04L51/48 (Message addressing) appears on 2,221 US grants and 2,702 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04L- Granted patents
- 2,221
- Published applications
- 2,702
- Assignees
- 851
- Inventors
- 4,561
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 17 | 0 |
| 2000 | 13 | 0 |
| 2001 | 24 | 24 |
| 2002 | 28 | 97 |
| 2003 | 30 | 85 |
| 2004 | 34 | 135 |
| 2005 | 28 | 103 |
| 2006 | 75 | 142 |
| 2007 | 48 | 109 |
| 2008 | 44 | 116 |
| 2009 | 74 | 105 |
| 2010 | 96 | 112 |
| 2011 | 102 | 115 |
| 2012 | 105 | 116 |
| 2013 | 112 | 135 |
| 2014 | 125 | 130 |
| 2015 | 110 | 135 |
| 2016 | 125 | 147 |
| 2017 | 104 | 124 |
| 2018 | 106 | 104 |
| 2019 | 144 | 103 |
| 2020 | 125 | 109 |
| 2021 | 133 | 118 |
| 2022 | 110 | 102 |
| 2023 | 98 | 79 |
| 2024 | 97 | 82 |
| 2025 | 59 | 58 |
| 2026 | 32 | 17 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- System and method for multivariate testing of messages to subgroup in a one-to-many messaging platform22 Sep 2026US 12,744,754 B2Community.com, Inc.
- Methods, systems, and non-transitory computer-readable record media to provide translation result of conversation message1 Sep 2026US 12,724,986 B2LINE Plus Corporation
- Communication session to address on-premises conditions18 Aug 2026US 12,712,834 B2Zoom Communications, Inc.
- Conversation merging for electronic devices18 Aug 2026US 12,712,870 B2Apple Inc.
- Large language model powered social integrity system11 Aug 2026US 12,706,952 B1Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
- Information handling system with secure content23 Jul 2026US 2026/0214070 A1Dell Products L. P.
- Chat and email messaging integration2 Jul 2026US 2026/0187599 A1Workstorm.com LLC
- Notification system, notification device, notification method, and recording medium25 Jun 2026US 2026/0179049 A1Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
- Methods, systems, and non-transitory computer-readable record media to provide translation result of conversation message18 Jun 2026US 2026/0170273 A1LINE Plus Corporation
- Method and system for managing communications11 Jun 2026US 2026/0163859 A1PrivacyLinks B.V.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Unified messaging system and method1,307US 5,608,786 AAlphanet Telecom Inc. · 1997
- Distributed system to intelligently establish sessions between anonymous users over various networks1,052US 6,564,261 B1Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) · 2003
- System and method for enabling the originator of an electronic mail message to preset an expiration time, date, and/or event, and to control processing or handling by a recipient854US 7,149,893 B1Poofaway.com, Inc. · 2006
- Method for including a self-removing indicator in a self-removing message751US 6,757,713 B12004
- System and method for pushing information from a host system to a mobile data communication device having a shared electronic address717US 6,219,694 B1Research In Motion Limited · 2001