H04W 4/21
For social networking applications
Official title: for social networking applications
H04W4/21 (For social networking applications) appears on 3,921 US grants and 5,137 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04W- Granted patents
- 3,921
- Published applications
- 5,137
- Assignees
- 1,275
- Inventors
- 7,903
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0 | 6 |
| 2003 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 0 | 9 |
| 2005 | 2 | 14 |
| 2006 | 5 | 12 |
| 2007 | 0 | 23 |
| 2008 | 5 | 41 |
| 2009 | 8 | 66 |
| 2010 | 9 | 76 |
| 2011 | 43 | 144 |
| 2012 | 80 | 277 |
| 2013 | 144 | 425 |
| 2014 | 213 | 585 |
| 2015 | 315 | 541 |
| 2016 | 351 | 505 |
| 2017 | 419 | 503 |
| 2018 | 417 | 385 |
| 2019 | 479 | 373 |
| 2020 | 401 | 327 |
| 2021 | 311 | 234 |
| 2022 | 231 | 192 |
| 2023 | 191 | 153 |
| 2024 | 144 | 112 |
| 2025 | 107 | 90 |
| 2026 | 44 | 41 |
By publication year. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Blockchain-based system for storing handle data of online platforms29 Sep 2026US 12,748,815 B2T-Mobile USA, Inc.
- Gifted digital picture frame15 Sep 2026US 12,739,326 B2Aura Home, Inc.
- Collection of meaningful event data for presentation1 Sep 2026US 12,726,548 B2AT&T Intellectual Property I, L. P.
- Identifying, processing and displaying data point clusters25 Aug 2026US 12,716,735 B2Google Inc.
- Automatic after call application download platform18 Aug 2026US 12,711,522 B2OnePIN, Inc.
- Methods and apparatus to compensate for server-generated errors in database proprietor impression data due to misattribution and/or non-coverage1 Oct 2026US 2026/0301011 A1The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
- Content and icon representation via dual icon types in a map interface10 Sep 2026US 2026/0267463 A1Snap Inc.
- Location-based media content aggregation and map-based access10 Sep 2026US 2026/0267466 A1Snap Inc.
- Gesture-based interactive map interface for media content10 Sep 2026US 2026/0267468 A1Snap Inc.
- Dual-configuration map-based graphical user interface10 Sep 2026US 2026/0267469 A1Snap Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Place specific buddy list services654US 6,968,179 B1Microsoft Corporation · 2005
- Location-based advertising message serving for mobile communication devices636US 8,099,109 B2Loopt, Inc. · 2012
- Single tap transactions using an NFC enabled mobile device564US 8,332,272 B2Blaze Mobile, Inc. · 2012
- Method and system for integrated messaging and location services527US 8,559,980 B22013
- Device location based on machine learning classifications515US 9,980,100 B1Snap Inc. · 2018