H04L 69/18
Multiprotocol handlers
Official title: Multiprotocol handlers, e.g. single devices capable of handling multiple protocols
H04L69/18 (Multiprotocol handlers) appears on 3,617 US grants and 3,856 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04L- Granted patents
- 3,617
- Published applications
- 3,856
- Assignees
- 1,357
- Inventors
- 7,882
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 47 | 24 |
| 2002 | 59 | 131 |
| 2003 | 64 | 121 |
| 2004 | 63 | 147 |
| 2005 | 71 | 163 |
| 2006 | 84 | 173 |
| 2007 | 75 | 131 |
| 2008 | 83 | 128 |
| 2009 | 112 | 127 |
| 2010 | 150 | 163 |
| 2011 | 146 | 123 |
| 2012 | 161 | 142 |
| 2013 | 146 | 122 |
| 2014 | 184 | 164 |
| 2015 | 155 | 159 |
| 2016 | 138 | 160 |
| 2017 | 160 | 170 |
| 2018 | 132 | 171 |
| 2019 | 189 | 240 |
| 2020 | 237 | 261 |
| 2021 | 208 | 201 |
| 2022 | 205 | 180 |
| 2023 | 170 | 133 |
| 2024 | 159 | 135 |
| 2025 | 121 | 121 |
| 2026 | 69 | 66 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Devices, systems and methods for selecting communication protocol transmission frequencies8 Sep 2026US 12,732,878 B2Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Hierarchical data collection network supporting packetized voice communications among wireless terminals and telephones789US 5,726,984 ANorand Corporation · 1998
- Voice over data telecommunications network architecture778US 6,614,781 B1Level 3 Communications, LLC · 2003
- System for extending present open network communication protocols to communicate with non-standard I/O devices directly coupled to an open network629US 5,742,845 ADatascape, Inc. · 1998
- Method and apparatus for health and disease management combining patient data monitoring with wireless internet connectivity628US 6,602,191 B2Q-Tec Systems LLC · 2003
- Automatic format conversion system and publishing methodology for multi-user network610US 5,911,776 AUnisys Corporation · 1999