Y04S 40/18
Network protocols supporting networked applications
Official title: Network protocols supporting networked applications, e.g. including control of end-device applications over a network
Y04S40/18 (Network protocols supporting networked applications) appears on 1,121 US grants and 1,375 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in Y04S- Granted patents
- 1,121
- Published applications
- 1,375
- Assignees
- 528
- Inventors
- 2,046
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 5 | 8 |
| 2003 | 5 | 18 |
| 2004 | 5 | 14 |
| 2005 | 7 | 16 |
| 2006 | 10 | 16 |
| 2007 | 13 | 34 |
| 2008 | 7 | 31 |
| 2009 | 14 | 22 |
| 2010 | 31 | 32 |
| 2011 | 28 | 32 |
| 2012 | 28 | 83 |
| 2013 | 31 | 39 |
| 2014 | 53 | 63 |
| 2015 | 60 | 100 |
| 2016 | 41 | 85 |
| 2017 | 69 | 93 |
| 2018 | 87 | 100 |
| 2019 | 115 | 157 |
| 2020 | 114 | 146 |
| 2021 | 93 | 102 |
| 2022 | 95 | 64 |
| 2023 | 81 | 46 |
| 2024 | 64 | 35 |
| 2025 | 39 | 22 |
| 2026 | 20 | 17 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Distributed interface architecture for programmable industrial control systems599US 5,805,442 AControl Technology Corporation · 1998
- System and method of controlling an HVAC system560US 7,130,719 B2Robertshaw Controls Company · 2006
- Multi-capability facilities monitoring and control intranet for facilities management system553US 6,363,422 B12002
- System and method for monitoring and controlling remote devices510US 6,914,893 B2StatSignal IPC, LLC · 2005
- Apparatus for internetworked wireless integrated network sensors (WINS)466US 8,140,658 B1Borgia/Cummins, LLC · 2012