H04W 72/20
Control channels or signalling for resource management
H04W72/20 (Control channels or signalling for resource management) appears on 45,549 US grants and 61,034 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04W- Granted patents
- 45,549
- Published applications
- 61,034
- Assignees
- 1,792
- Inventors
- 18,336
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 9 | 0 |
| 1994 | 17 | 0 |
| 1995 | 14 | 0 |
| 1996 | 19 | 0 |
| 1997 | 16 | 0 |
| 1998 | 21 | 0 |
| 1999 | 21 | 0 |
| 2000 | 28 | 0 |
| 2001 | 39 | 23 |
| 2002 | 45 | 102 |
| 2003 | 44 | 112 |
| 2004 | 71 | 155 |
| 2005 | 79 | 221 |
| 2006 | 101 | 226 |
| 2007 | 91 | 372 |
| 2008 | 99 | 445 |
| 2009 | 140 | 596 |
| 2010 | 235 | 806 |
| 2011 | 369 | 976 |
| 2012 | 591 | 1206 |
| 2013 | 950 | 1855 |
| 2014 | 1424 | 1904 |
| 2015 | 1880 | 2975 |
| 2016 | 2261 | 3087 |
| 2017 | 2606 | 2950 |
| 2018 | 2537 | 3667 |
| 2019 | 3236 | 4147 |
| 2020 | 3679 | 5393 |
| 2021 | 3730 | 5519 |
| 2022 | 4277 | 6146 |
| 2023 | 4428 | 5578 |
| 2024 | 5070 | 5090 |
| 2025 | 4505 | 4152 |
| 2026 | 2891 | 3331 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- H04W 72/23In the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal29,725
- H04W 72/21In the uplink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards the network12,720
- H04W 72/27Between access points1,563
- H04W 72/25Between terminals via a wireless link781
- H04W 72/29Between an access point and the access point controlling device507
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