H04Q 3/66
Traffic distributors
H04Q3/66 (Traffic distributors) appears on 863 US grants and 393 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04Q- Granted patents
- 863
- Published applications
- 393
- Assignees
- 299
- Inventors
- 1,408
- Latest grant
- 4 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 9 | 0 |
| 1991 | 16 | 0 |
| 1992 | 11 | 0 |
| 1993 | 19 | 0 |
| 1994 | 15 | 0 |
| 1995 | 18 | 0 |
| 1996 | 35 | 0 |
| 1997 | 24 | 0 |
| 1998 | 44 | 0 |
| 1999 | 80 | 0 |
| 2000 | 58 | 0 |
| 2001 | 56 | 18 |
| 2002 | 49 | 46 |
| 2003 | 48 | 48 |
| 2004 | 31 | 23 |
| 2005 | 30 | 27 |
| 2006 | 28 | 26 |
| 2007 | 24 | 30 |
| 2008 | 27 | 23 |
| 2009 | 19 | 24 |
| 2010 | 28 | 26 |
| 2011 | 23 | 12 |
| 2012 | 13 | 13 |
| 2013 | 29 | 13 |
| 2014 | 25 | 7 |
| 2015 | 17 | 11 |
| 2016 | 10 | 13 |
| 2017 | 17 | 12 |
| 2018 | 11 | 7 |
| 2019 | 6 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 |
| 2022 | 3 | 4 |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Producing routing information for voice over IP communications4 Aug 2026US 12,701,077 B2VolP-Pal.com, Inc.
- Apparatus and method for providing telecommunication routing data16 Dec 2025US 12,499,148 B2NetNumber, Inc.
- System and method for dynamic multifactor routing4 Nov 2025US 12,464,077 B1InterMetro Communications, Inc.
- Determining a time to permit a communications session to be conducted19 Aug 2025US 12,395,425 B2VolP-Pal.com, Inc.
- System and method for call routing based on digital intensity31 Dec 2024US 12,185,038 B1United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
- Route Configuration Method and Apparatus, Device, Storage Medium, and Computer Program6 Aug 2026US 2026/0230429 A1Huawei Cloud Computing Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Systems and methods for transitioning multi-channel call center customer experience via user interfaces5 Mar 2026US 2026/0067401 A1AFINITI Al LIMITED
- Apparatus and method for providing telecommunication routing data26 Feb 2026US 2026/0057006 A1NetNumber, Inc.
- Determining a Time to Permit a Communications Session to be Conducted4 Dec 2025US 2025/0373732 A1Voip-Pal.Com, Inc.
- Apparatus and method for providing telecommunication routing data14 Nov 2024US 2024/0378231 A1NetNumber, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- System for selective communication connection based on transaction pricing signals599US 5,802,502 ABritish Telecommunications Public Ltd.Co. · 1998
- Method and apparatus for routing communications among computer networks381US 5,088,032 ACisco Systems, Inc. · 1992
- Telephonic-interface statistical analysis system311US 4,845,739 AFDR Interactive Technologies · 1989
- Communications system using a central controller to control at least one network and agent system305US 5,848,143 AGeoTel Communications Corp. · 1998
- Communications system using a central controller to control at least one network and agent system303US 5,546,452 AGeoTel Communications Corp. · 1996