H04L 61/50
Address allocation
H04L61/50 (Address allocation) appears on 10,817 US grants and 12,001 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04L- Granted patents
- 10,817
- Published applications
- 12,001
- Assignees
- 2,342
- Inventors
- 18,372
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | 19 | 0 |
| 1997 | 13 | 0 |
| 1998 | 36 | 0 |
| 1999 | 31 | 0 |
| 2000 | 61 | 0 |
| 2001 | 59 | 56 |
| 2002 | 68 | 238 |
| 2003 | 83 | 276 |
| 2004 | 122 | 265 |
| 2005 | 101 | 327 |
| 2006 | 196 | 339 |
| 2007 | 160 | 321 |
| 2008 | 194 | 380 |
| 2009 | 235 | 338 |
| 2010 | 321 | 335 |
| 2011 | 357 | 330 |
| 2012 | 338 | 404 |
| 2013 | 424 | 521 |
| 2014 | 493 | 565 |
| 2015 | 493 | 673 |
| 2016 | 616 | 813 |
| 2017 | 680 | 812 |
| 2018 | 710 | 738 |
| 2019 | 802 | 691 |
| 2020 | 839 | 717 |
| 2021 | 746 | 663 |
| 2022 | 694 | 584 |
| 2023 | 661 | 515 |
| 2024 | 555 | 472 |
| 2025 | 451 | 418 |
| 2026 | 231 | 210 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- H04L 61/5007Internet protocol [ip] addresses7,123
- H04L 61/5038For local use1,666
- H04L 61/5076Update or notification mechanisms875
- H04L 61/5061Pools of addresses874
- H04L 61/5092By self-assignment773
- H04L 61/5069For group communication, multicast communication or broadcast communication650
- H04L 61/5046Resolving address allocation conflicts643
- H04L 61/5084Providing for device mobility617
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