H04L 63/18
Network architectures or network communication protocols for network security: using different networks
Official title: {using different networks or channels, e.g. using out of band channels (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for key distribution involving distinctive intermediate devices or communication paths H04L9/0827; cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for authentication using a plurality of channels H04L9/3215)}
H04L63/18 (Network architectures or network communication protocols for network security: using different networks) appears on 3,249 US grants and 3,796 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04L- Granted patents
- 3,249
- Published applications
- 3,796
- Assignees
- 1,325
- Inventors
- 6,562
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2004 | 10 | 66 |
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| 2010 | 60 | 96 |
| 2011 | 79 | 121 |
| 2012 | 88 | 121 |
| 2013 | 109 | 148 |
| 2014 | 156 | 206 |
| 2015 | 195 | 248 |
| 2016 | 184 | 257 |
| 2017 | 226 | 246 |
| 2018 | 217 | 226 |
| 2019 | 263 | 261 |
| 2020 | 246 | 264 |
| 2021 | 248 | 249 |
| 2022 | 207 | 216 |
| 2023 | 247 | 193 |
| 2024 | 214 | 166 |
| 2025 | 169 | 113 |
| 2026 | 97 | 71 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Redundant transmission of a protected digital and an analog measurement signal29 Sep 2026US 12,750,378 B2Infineon Technologies AG
- Secure communications service for intercepting suspicious messages and performing backchannel verification thereon22 Sep 2026US 12,744,790 B2Material Security Inc.
- Systems and methods for securely pairing a transmitting device with a receiving device22 Sep 2026US 12,745,075 B2Capital One Services, LLC
- Attribute-based credentials for resource access15 Sep 2026US 12,739,633 B2Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
- Vehicle security system8 Sep 2026US 12,732,491 B2Karma Automotive LLC
- Vector-Based Anomaly Detection8 Oct 2026US 2026/0312979 A1Nant Holdings IP, LLC
- System and method for quantum-enabled cyber security in a wireless mobile network8 Oct 2026US 2026/0312993 A1AT&T Intellectual Property I, L. P.
- Certificate from server24 Sep 2026US 2026/0291756 A1Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Securing transmission paths in a mesh network24 Sep 2026US 2026/0292501 A1SonicWALL, Inc.
- Remote console for bare metal machines in a cloud computing platform17 Sep 2026US 2026/0281091 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Camouflage of network traffic to resist attack1,574US 7,171,493 B2The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. · 2007
- System for controlling the distribution and use of digital works1,495US 5,629,980 AXerox Corporation · 1997
- Firewall system for protecting network elements connected to a public network603US 5,826,014 ANetwork Engineering Software, Inc. · 1998
- Firewall providing enhanced network security and user transparency578US 5,898,830 ANetwork Engineering Software, Inc. · 1999
- Secure communication architecture for medical devices493US 9,980,140 B1Bigfoot Biomedical, Inc. · 2018