H04L 63/00
Network architectures or network communication protocols for network security
Official title: {Network architectures or network communication protocols for network security (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for secret or secure communication H04L9/00; network architectures or network communication protocols for wireless network security H04W12/00; security arrangements for protecting computers or computer systems against unauthorised activity G06F21/00)}
H04L63/00 (Network architectures or network communication protocols for network security) appears on 129,383 US grants and 149,634 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04L- Granted patents
- 129,383
- Published applications
- 149,634
- Assignees
- 19,287
- Inventors
- 172,253
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 11 | 0 |
| 1990 | 11 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 17 | 0 |
| 1993 | 16 | 0 |
| 1994 | 29 | 0 |
| 1995 | 36 | 0 |
| 1996 | 63 | 0 |
| 1997 | 94 | 0 |
| 1998 | 187 | 0 |
| 1999 | 279 | 0 |
| 2000 | 343 | 0 |
| 2001 | 400 | 318 |
| 2002 | 393 | 1797 |
| 2003 | 418 | 2341 |
| 2004 | 619 | 2491 |
| 2005 | 759 | 3016 |
| 2006 | 1410 | 3540 |
| 2007 | 1490 | 3762 |
| 2008 | 1737 | 3936 |
| 2009 | 2130 | 3660 |
| 2010 | 2882 | 3724 |
| 2011 | 3102 | 3760 |
| 2012 | 3762 | 4202 |
| 2013 | 4701 | 5307 |
| 2014 | 6173 | 6804 |
| 2015 | 6698 | 7704 |
| 2016 | 7344 | 9098 |
| 2017 | 7988 | 9266 |
| 2018 | 7919 | 8903 |
| 2019 | 9222 | 9578 |
| 2020 | 9840 | 10379 |
| 2021 | 9472 | 9661 |
| 2022 | 9235 | 8826 |
| 2023 | 9062 | 8301 |
| 2024 | 8497 | 7666 |
| 2025 | 7992 | 6720 |
| 2026 | 5023 | 4874 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- H04L 63/08Network architectures or network communication protocols for network security: for authentication of54,341
- H04L 63/10Network architectures or network communication protocols for network security: for controlling access38,817
- H04L 63/14Network architectures or network communication protocols for network security: for detecting or32,739
- H04L 63/04Network architectures or network communication protocols for network security: for providing a28,688
- H04L 63/02Network architectures or network communication protocols for network security: for separating internal22,155
- H04L 63/20Network architectures or network communication protocols for network security: for managing network17,934
- H04L 63/06Network architectures or network communication protocols for network security: for supporting key13,165
- H04L 63/12Applying verification of the received information13,020
All 11 subgroupsShow fewer
- H04L 63/16Implementing security features at a particular protocol layer8,432
- H04L 63/18Network architectures or network communication protocols for network security: using different networks3,249
- H04L 63/30Network architectures or network communication protocols for network security: for supporting lawful1,557
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Systems and methods for secure transaction management and electronic rights protection3,563US 5,892,900 AIntertrust Technologies Corporation · 1999
- Determining the visibility to a remote database client2,367US 6,233,617 B1Siebel Systems, Inc. · 2001
- Providing collaborative installation management in a network-based supply chain environment1,805US 6,606,744 B1Accenture LLP · 2003
- Electronic content delivery system1,734US 6,226,618 B1International Business Machines Corporation · 2001
- Computer-based communication system and method using metadata defining a control structure1,718US 5,862,325 AIntermind Corporation · 1999