H04M 1/72436
For text messaging
Official title: for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
H04M1/72436 (For text messaging) appears on 2,980 US grants and 3,902 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04M- Granted patents
- 2,980
- Published applications
- 3,902
- Assignees
- 837
- Inventors
- 5,730
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 12 | 10 |
| 2002 | 12 | 39 |
| 2003 | 20 | 41 |
| 2004 | 21 | 67 |
| 2005 | 24 | 148 |
| 2006 | 53 | 145 |
| 2007 | 43 | 229 |
| 2008 | 43 | 205 |
| 2009 | 78 | 219 |
| 2010 | 102 | 240 |
| 2011 | 150 | 216 |
| 2012 | 205 | 202 |
| 2013 | 216 | 198 |
| 2014 | 204 | 195 |
| 2015 | 206 | 219 |
| 2016 | 216 | 220 |
| 2017 | 178 | 211 |
| 2018 | 177 | 208 |
| 2019 | 204 | 141 |
| 2020 | 177 | 139 |
| 2021 | 159 | 121 |
| 2022 | 115 | 123 |
| 2023 | 97 | 109 |
| 2024 | 123 | 107 |
| 2025 | 73 | 83 |
| 2026 | 45 | 67 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Systems, devices and methods for electronic determination and communication of location information29 Sep 2026US 12,748,913 B2
- Terminal device22 Sep 2026US 12,744,842 B2
- Messaging system with discard user interface18 Aug 2026US 12,712,835 B2Snap Inc.
- Apparatus, system and method for emergency communications18 Aug 2026US 12,712,962 B2Essence Security International (E.S.I.) Ltd.
- Electronic device and method for controlling signal transmitted to external electronic device11 Aug 2026US 12,705,115 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- System and Method for Identity-Weighted Access Token Generation and Capability-Aware Delivery8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313051 A1Taptext LLC
- Satellite communication method, electronic device, and computer-readable storage medium8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313324 A1Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
- System and method for handling unwanted calls and messages24 Sep 2026US 2026/0292056 A1AT&T Intellectual Property I, L. P.
- Motion-triggered location tracking and notification system24 Sep 2026US 2026/0292441 A1
- Method for Automated Folder Creation and Categorization in Email Systems Based on Logical Rule Attribution17 Sep 2026US 2026/0281228 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Touch screen device, method, and graphical user interface for determining commands by applying heuristics1,894US 7,479,949 B2Apple Inc. · 2009
- Location-based messaging703US 9,628,950 B1Investment Asset Holdings LLC · 2017
- Intuitive gesture-based graphical user interface665US 5,745,116 AMotorola, Inc. · 1998
- Mobile terminal having network services activation through the use of point-to-point short message service634US 5,794,142 ANokia Mobile Phones Ltd. · 1998
- Devices, methods, and graphical user interfaces for messaging527US 9,959,037 B2Apple Inc. · 2018