H04M 1/72406
By software upgrading or downloading
Official title: by software upgrading or downloading
H04M1/72406 (By software upgrading or downloading) appears on 1,260 US grants and 1,587 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04M- Granted patents
- 1,260
- Published applications
- 1,587
- Assignees
- 523
- Inventors
- 2,620
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 7 |
| 2002 | 10 | 42 |
| 2003 | 6 | 39 |
| 2004 | 14 | 74 |
| 2005 | 18 | 100 |
| 2006 | 40 | 98 |
| 2007 | 41 | 116 |
| 2008 | 33 | 96 |
| 2009 | 40 | 80 |
| 2010 | 57 | 63 |
| 2011 | 76 | 61 |
| 2012 | 79 | 63 |
| 2013 | 70 | 81 |
| 2014 | 84 | 79 |
| 2015 | 77 | 70 |
| 2016 | 96 | 86 |
| 2017 | 84 | 76 |
| 2018 | 78 | 59 |
| 2019 | 66 | 54 |
| 2020 | 65 | 88 |
| 2021 | 42 | 37 |
| 2022 | 42 | 40 |
| 2023 | 41 | 30 |
| 2024 | 29 | 32 |
| 2025 | 18 | 10 |
| 2026 | 9 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Automatic after call application download platform18 Aug 2026US 12,711,522 B2OnePIN, Inc.
- Modular surgical energy system19 May 2026US 12,629,194 B2Cilag GmbH International
- System, method, and apparatus for common contact management12 May 2026US 12,627,754 B2
- Offloaded data processing for named based data transmissions5 May 2026US 12,619,076 B2Intel Corporation
- Waveguide for augmented reality or virtual reality display24 Mar 2026US 12,585,117 B2Snap Inc.
- Method for constructing and using a modular surgical energy system with multiple devices6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224264 A1Cilag GmbH International
- Method for communicating between modules and devices in a modular surgical system2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183035 A1Cilag GmbH International
- Method for playing and providing incoming call ringtone, and terminal, server and medium2 Jul 2026US 2026/0189652 A1Zte Corporation
- Waveguide for augmented reality or virtual reality display25 Jun 2026US 2026/0177831 A1Snap Inc.
- Automatic after call survey and campaign-based customer feedback collection platform30 Apr 2026US 2026/0120143 A1OnePIN, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- System and method for communicating selected information to an electronic device959US 7,187,947 B1Affinity Labs, LLC · 2007
- Communication system and methods for enhanced information transfer935US 5,335,276 ATexas Instruments Incorporated · 1994
- Communication system and methods for enhanced information transfer699US 5,465,401 ATexas Instruments Incorporated · 1995
- Mobile terminal having network services activation through the use of point-to-point short message service634US 5,794,142 ANokia Mobile Phones Ltd. · 1998
- Method and system for logging vehicle behavior514US 9,311,271 B22016