H04W 40/00
Communication routing or communication path finding
H04W40/00 (Communication routing or communication path finding) appears on 13,146 US grants and 16,377 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04W- Granted patents
- 13,146
- Published applications
- 16,377
- Assignees
- 2,572
- Inventors
- 19,631
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | 11 | 0 |
| 1996 | 14 | 0 |
| 1997 | 11 | 0 |
| 1998 | 15 | 0 |
| 1999 | 24 | 0 |
| 2000 | 30 | 0 |
| 2001 | 29 | 36 |
| 2002 | 49 | 200 |
| 2003 | 48 | 249 |
| 2004 | 105 | 420 |
| 2005 | 110 | 385 |
| 2006 | 228 | 407 |
| 2007 | 173 | 444 |
| 2008 | 221 | 442 |
| 2009 | 266 | 459 |
| 2010 | 382 | 470 |
| 2011 | 432 | 420 |
| 2012 | 446 | 469 |
| 2013 | 464 | 547 |
| 2014 | 635 | 740 |
| 2015 | 699 | 956 |
| 2016 | 758 | 964 |
| 2017 | 863 | 901 |
| 2018 | 872 | 896 |
| 2019 | 995 | 841 |
| 2020 | 913 | 984 |
| 2021 | 835 | 955 |
| 2022 | 789 | 974 |
| 2023 | 774 | 1012 |
| 2024 | 702 | 926 |
| 2025 | 753 | 755 |
| 2026 | 474 | 525 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Clustered coherent distributed spatial multiplexing in wireless communication networks6 Oct 2026US 12,756,424 B2TrellisWare Technologies, Inc.
- Method for updating network topology and control node6 Oct 2026US 12,756,631 B2Moxa Inc.
- Precision time protocol clock synchronization in a high availability network6 Oct 2026US 12,756,646 B1Calix, Inc.
- Methods and apparatus for configuring a route selection policy6 Oct 2026US 12,756,654 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Hybrid cloud cellular network routing6 Oct 2026US 12,757,032 B2Boost SubcsriberCo L.L.C.
- Systems and methods for triggering data channel setup in user equipment using operations, administration, and maintenance device management8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313006 A1Nokia Technologies Oy
- Personal iot network (pin) service rule generation method, and apparatus8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313026 A1Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
- Distributed coordination of duplicate address detection8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313365 A1
- Cellular connection information synchronization for network communication device reachability8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313512 A1Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
- Mobile application triggered network slice management8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313513 A1Boost SubscriberCo L.L.C.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Hierarchical data collection network supporting packetized voice communications among wireless terminals and telephones789US 5,726,984 ANorand Corporation · 1998
- System and method for pushing information from a host system to a mobile data communication device having a shared electronic address717US 6,219,694 B1Research In Motion Limited · 2001
- Communications network having adaptive network link optimization using wireless terrain awareness and method for use therein635US 6,115,580 AMotorola, Inc. · 2000
- Routing method for Ad-Hoc mobile networks614US 5,987,011 AKing's College · 1999
- Highly dynamic destination-sequenced destination vector routing for mobile computers587US 5,412,654 AInternational Business Machines Corporation · 1995