H04M 1/724092
Interfacing with an external cover providing additional functionalities
Official title: {Interfacing with an external cover providing additional functionalities}
H04M1/724092 (Interfacing with an external cover providing additional functionalities) appears on 318 US grants and 434 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04M- Granted patents
- 318
- Published applications
- 434
- Assignees
- 195
- Inventors
- 829
- Latest grant
- 4 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 7 |
| 2004 | 0 | 4 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 3 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 5 |
| 2009 | 2 | 5 |
| 2010 | 1 | 6 |
| 2011 | 4 | 4 |
| 2012 | 4 | 8 |
| 2013 | 8 | 17 |
| 2014 | 8 | 20 |
| 2015 | 14 | 42 |
| 2016 | 24 | 45 |
| 2017 | 50 | 49 |
| 2018 | 28 | 26 |
| 2019 | 30 | 36 |
| 2020 | 27 | 26 |
| 2021 | 29 | 28 |
| 2022 | 17 | 24 |
| 2023 | 17 | 27 |
| 2024 | 18 | 15 |
| 2025 | 14 | 19 |
| 2026 | 5 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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- Spraying device and methods25 Jun 2026US 2026/0175249 A1Instapurify Technology LLC
- Docking sleeve with electrical adapter4 Jun 2026US 2026/0155855 A1National Products, Inc.
- Phone case for tracking and localization21 May 2026US 2026/0143058 A1Snap Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Personal digital assistant with wireless telephone307US 6,434,403 B1Bodycom, Inc. · 2002
- Modular mobile accessory for mobile device196US 8,483,758 B2Mophie, Inc. · 2013
- Carry case having paging circuitry section194US 5,535,434 AMotorola, Inc. · 1996
- Battery case for mobile device134US 8,390,255 B1Incipio Technologies, Inc. · 2013
- Mobile client computer with radio frequency transceiver133US 5,873,045 AInternational Business Machines Corporation · 1999