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Digital information transmission
Ranked by the PatentIndex Score — a 1–99 percentile within H04L · public-visibility date · generated 2026
top 25 per window · public-visibility date
Rising· last 2 yrs
Inventors whose newest H04L patents became public in the last 2 years — the current frontier
- 199Gregory Hayward153 patents · 8,480 citations
- 296Armando Montalvo209 patents · 6,506 citations
- 392Blake Konrardy106 patents · 6,484 citations
- 488Scott Farris100 patents · 6,448 citations
- 583Srinivas Kavuri27 patents · 5,059 citations
- 679Derry Shribman226 patents · 1,939 citations
- 775Ofer Vilenski226 patents · 1,939 citations
- 871Evan Spiegel88 patents · 6,867 citations
- 967Dwight Inman59 patents · 3,547 citations
- 1063Drummond Reed6 patents · 6,368 citations
- 1158Sudhakar Muddu50 patents · 4,701 citations
- 1254Christos Tryfonas54 patents · 4,695 citations
- 1350Timothy Sehn35 patents · 5,338 citations
- 1446Edward Hummel40 patents · 2,401 citations
- 1542George A. Cowgill73 patents · 3,783 citations
- 1638Atousa Raissyan72 patents · 3,674 citations
- 1733Amir Ansari72 patents · 3,605 citations
- 1829Jude P. Ramayya71 patents · 3,496 citations
- 1925Ramprakash Masina70 patents · 3,464 citations
- 2021Leon E. Nicholls64 patents · 3,403 citations
- 2117Alvin R. Mcquarters69 patents · 3,337 citations
- 2213Jeremy Levin14 patents · 966 citations
- 238Phillip A. Porras35 patents · 4,008 citations
- 244Amr Abdelmonem142 patents · 2,081 citations
- 251Ravi Prasad Bulusu24 patents · 2,231 citations
Active· last 5 yrs
Sustained H04L output across the last 5 years
- 199Mark J. Stefik64 patents · 8,399 citations
- 296Gregory Hayward153 patents · 8,480 citations
- 392Armando Montalvo209 patents · 6,506 citations
- 488Blake Konrardy106 patents · 6,484 citations
- 583Scott Farris100 patents · 6,448 citations
- 679Srinivas Kavuri27 patents · 5,059 citations
- 775Derry Shribman226 patents · 1,939 citations
- 871Ofer Vilenski226 patents · 1,939 citations
- 967Evan Spiegel88 patents · 6,867 citations
- 1063Dwight Inman59 patents · 3,547 citations
- 1158Drummond Reed6 patents · 6,368 citations
- 1254Sudhakar Muddu50 patents · 4,701 citations
- 1350Christos Tryfonas54 patents · 4,695 citations
- 1446F. Thomson Leighton51 patents · 5,844 citations
- 1542David C. Gelvin20 patents · 8,101 citations
- 1638William M. Pitts16 patents · 7,160 citations
- 1733Timothy Sehn35 patents · 5,338 citations
- 1829Edward Hummel40 patents · 2,401 citations
- 1925Richard D. Haney48 patents · 2,145 citations
- 2021George A. Cowgill73 patents · 3,783 citations
- 2117Atousa Raissyan72 patents · 3,674 citations
- 2213Amir Ansari72 patents · 3,605 citations
- 238Jude P. Ramayya71 patents · 3,496 citations
- 244Ramprakash Masina70 patents · 3,464 citations
- 251Leon E. Nicholls64 patents · 3,403 citations
All-time canon
Career PatentIndex Score in H04L
- 199David M. Van Wie80 patents · 33,579 citations
- 296Francis J. Spahn59 patents · 27,022 citations
- 392Frederick S. M. Herz19 patents · 14,274 citations
- 488Lyle Ungar7 patents · 10,229 citations
- 583Herbert R. Jacobs14 patents · 10,923 citations
- 679Stanley Rabinowitz14 patents · 10,923 citations
- 775Yaacov Ziv14 patents · 6,284 citations
- 871Kenneth L. Milsted17 patents · 10,366 citations
- 967Michael R. Root33 patents · 5,395 citations
- 1063Steven A. Root33 patents · 5,395 citations
- 1158Krista S. Schwartz20 patents · 11,803 citations
- 1254Allison A. Carleton21 patents · 11,788 citations
- 1350Theresa M. Pommier20 patents · 11,427 citations
- 1446Catherine M. Fitzpatrick18 patents · 11,358 citations
- 1542George Gregory Gruse8 patents · 7,051 citations
- 1638J. Chris Lauwers37 patents · 8,718 citations
- 1733Gerald J. Burnett33 patents · 8,545 citations
- 1829Keith A. Lantz38 patents · 8,544 citations
- 1925Emmett R. Burns32 patents · 8,077 citations
- 2021Edgar Downs5 patents · 6,277 citations
- 2117Natan Vishlitzky22 patents · 5,999 citations
- 2213Daniel Castel16 patents · 5,224 citations
- 238Bruno Alterescu15 patents · 5,216 citations
- 244Moshe Yanai15 patents · 5,216 citations
- 251Gadi Shklarsky13 patents · 4,939 citations
Rising· last 2 yrs
The top-scoring H04L patents made public in the last 2 years
- 199US11985510B1✦ AISystem, method, and apparatus for providing dynamic, prioritized spectrum management and u130 cites · 202469% earned
- 296US12015928B2✦ AISystem, method, and apparatus for providing dynamic, prioritized spectrum management and u117 cites · 202478% earned
- 392US12015927B2✦ AISystem, method, and apparatus for providing dynamic, prioritized spectrum management and u117 cites · 202481% earned
- 488US12143941B1Wireless system87 cites · 202489% earned
- 583US11943628B1System, method, and apparatus for providing dynamic, prioritized spectrum management and u121 cites · 202482% earned
- 679US12287851B1Systems and methods of sensor data fusion38 cites · 202564% earned
- 775US12008332B1Systems for controllable summarization of content97 cites · 202487% earned
- 871US12028208B1Selective event stream data storage based on network traffic volume45 cites · 202492% earned
- 967US11962546B1Leveraging inferred context to improve suggested messages44 cites · 202487% earned
- 1063US12155781B1System and method for decentralized data management and dynamic verification, valuation, a27 cites · 202491% earned
- 1158US11997181B1Device arrangement for deriving a communication data scheme38 cites · 202482% earned
- 1254US12098417B2Spatial transcriptomics for antigen-receptors36 cites · 202482% earned
- 1350US11924027B1Detecting network operation validation anomalies in conglomerate-application-based ecosyst36 cites · 202487% earned
- 1446US12149558B1Cybersecurity architectures for multi-contextual risk quantification23 cites · 202485% earned
- 1542US11936785B1System and method for encrypted disk inspection utilizing disk cloning techniques33 cites · 202481% earned
- 1638US12021888B1Cloud infrastructure entitlement management by a data platform22 cites · 202485% earned
- 1733US12126643B1Leveraging generative artificial intelligence (‘AI’) for securing a monitored deployment32 cites · 202491% earned
- 1829US11916767B1Security analysis agents30 cites · 202483% earned
- 1925US12267345B1Using user feedback for attack path analysis in an anomaly detection framework30 cites · 202591% earned
- 2021US12316753B1Secure multi-agent system for privacy-preserving distributed computation10 cites · 202587% earned
- 2117US11882117B1System and method for device label scan based zero touch device onboarding and device dire29 cites · 202475% earned
- 2213US11973784B1Natural language interface for an anomaly detection framework27 cites · 202491% earned
- 238US12028368B1System and method for detecting cybersecurity risks in managed artificial intelligence mod17 cites · 202481% earned
- 244US11997059B1Comprehensive privacy control for monitoring requests sent to artificial intelligence chat25 cites · 202490% earned
- 251US11914707B1Systems and methods for disparate quantum computing threat detection33 cites · 202484% earned
Active· last 5 yrs
The top-scoring H04L patents of the last 5 years
- 199US11638160B2✦ AISystem, method, and apparatus for providing dynamic, prioritized spectrum management and u273 cites · 202384% earned
- 296US11653213B2✦ AISystem, method, and apparatus for providing dynamic, prioritized spectrum management and u271 cites · 202384% earned
- 392US12015927B2✦ AISystem, method, and apparatus for providing dynamic, prioritized spectrum management and u117 cites · 202481% earned
- 488US11018957B1Enhancing performance in network-based systems329 cites · 202189% earned
- 583US11395149B2System, method, and apparatus for providing dynamic, prioritized spectrum management and u310 cites · 202172% earned
- 679US11800369B2System, method, and apparatus for providing dynamic, prioritized spectrum management and u134 cites · 202379% earned
- 775US12143941B1Wireless system87 cites · 202489% earned
- 871US11075891B1Non-fungible token (NFT) based digital rights management in a decentralized data delivery 212 cites · 202194% earned
- 967US12287851B1Systems and methods of sensor data fusion38 cites · 202564% earned
- 1063US11065527B2Reflective video display apparatus for interactive training and demonstration and methods 173 cites · 202173% earned
- 1158US11671839B2Spectrum management device and method, wireless network management device and method, and 136 cites · 202290% earned
- 1254US11128636B1Systems, methods, and apparatus for enhanced headsets166 cites · 202186% earned
- 1350US12008332B1Systems for controllable summarization of content97 cites · 202487% earned
- 1446US11012390B1Media content response in a messaging system222 cites · 202191% earned
- 1542US11106342B1User interfaces to facilitate multiple modes of electronic communication220 cites · 202187% earned
- 1638US11036368B1Messaging system with message transmission user interface217 cites · 202189% earned
- 1733US11062498B1Animated pull-to-refresh215 cites · 202189% earned
- 1829US11700533B2System, method, and apparatus for providing dynamic, prioritized spectrum management and u121 cites · 202371% earned
- 1925US11229138B1Controller modules148 cites · 202274% earned
- 2021US11770398B1Guided anomaly detection framework87 cites · 202393% earned
- 2117US11489863B1Foundation of sidescanning113 cites · 202281% earned
- 2213US11228414B1Automated communication channel selection165 cites · 202290% earned
- 238US11258872B1Techniques for accelerating page rendering164 cites · 202294% earned
- 244US11832111B2Dynamic spectrum sharing between 4G and 5G wireless networks136 cites · 202193% earned
- 251US11139955B1Systems, methods, and program products for loaning digital assets and for depositing, hold189 cites · 202194% earned
All-time canon
The defining H04L patents of the whole record
- 199US5892900A✦ AISystems and methods for secure transaction management and electronic rights protection5,864 cites · 199989% earned
- 296US5848396A✦ AIMethod and apparatus for determining behavioral profile of a computer user3,362 cites · 199894% earned
- 392US5754939A✦ AISystem for generation of user profiles for a system for customized electronic identificati3,172 cites · 199887% earned
- 488US6226618B1Electronic content delivery system2,998 cites · 200187% earned
- 583US5742905APersonal communications internetworking2,779 cites · 199894% earned
- 679US5821937AComputer method for updating a network design2,723 cites · 199894% earned
- 775US5103459ASystem and method for generating signal waveforms in a cdma cellular telephone system2,715 cites · 199289% earned
- 871US5862325AComputer-based communication system and method using metadata defining a control structure2,674 cites · 199993% earned
- 967US5758257ASystem and method for scheduling broadcast of and access to video programs and other data 2,540 cites · 199886% earned
- 1063US6535909B1System and method for record and playback of collaborative Web browsing session2,538 cites · 200393% earned
- 1158US5608872ASystem for allowing all remote computers to perform annotation on an image and replicating2,525 cites · 199793% earned
- 1254US5629980ASystem for controlling the distribution and use of digital works2,511 cites · 199796% earned
- 1350US6654032B1Instant sharing of documents on a remote server2,494 cites · 200396% earned
- 1446US6606744B1Providing collaborative installation management in a network-based supply chain environmen2,479 cites · 200396% earned
- 1542US6233617B1Determining the visibility to a remote database client2,477 cites · 200196% earned
- 1638US5649104ASystem for allowing user of any computer to draw image over that generated by the host com2,437 cites · 199788% earned
- 1733US5831610ADesigning networks2,392 cites · 199896% earned
- 1829US6611537B1Synchronous network for digital media streams2,376 cites · 200396% earned
- 1925US5761419ARemote collaboration system including first program means translating user inputs into ann2,340 cites · 199893% earned
- 2021US6571282B1Block-based communication in a communication services patterns environment2,334 cites · 200396% earned
- 2117US6295530B1Internet service of differently formatted viewable data signals including commands for bro2,327 cites · 200184% earned
- 2213US5493692ASelective delivery of electronic messages in a multiple computer system based on context a2,318 cites · 199696% earned
- 238US5796952AMethod and apparatus for tracking client interaction with a network resource and creating 2,303 cites · 199889% earned
- 244US6374336B1Computer system and process for transferring multiple high bandwidth streams of data betwe2,296 cites · 200286% earned
- 251US5819038ACollaboration system for producing copies of image generated by first program on first com2,280 cites · 199888% earned
Rising· last 2 yrs
Assignees whose newest H04L patents became public in the last 2 years — the current frontier
- 199INTERTRUST TECH CORP205 patents · 35,332 citations
- 296IBM23,027 patents · 480,775 citations
- 392COMMVAULT SYSTEMS INC378 patents · 20,567 citations
- 488SPLUNK INC761 patents · 18,223 citations
- 583STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO669 patents · 18,618 citations
- 679XEROX CORP292 patents · 25,821 citations
- 775DIGITAL GLOBAL SYSTEMS INC260 patents · 6,178 citations
- 871DIGIMARC CORP134 patents · 14,715 citations
- 967SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD13,983 patents · 80,592 citations
- 1063QUALCOMM INC15,636 patents · 109,171 citations
- 1158INTEL CORP8,270 patents · 137,964 citations
- 1254CITIBANK NA132 patents · 8,271 citations
- 1350SNAP INC1,284 patents · 12,706 citations
- 1446APPLE INC5,885 patents · 33,507 citations
- 1542STANFORD RES INST INT89 patents · 5,215 citations
- 1638AKAMAI TECH INC502 patents · 19,034 citations
- 1733ERICSSON TELEFON AB L M9,511 patents · 94,363 citations
- 1829AT & T IP I LP5,271 patents · 40,468 citations
- 1925CITRIX SYSTEMS INC1,554 patents · 18,993 citations
- 2021GOOGLE INC2,575 patents · 39,713 citations
- 2117JUNIPER NETWORKS INC3,095 patents · 48,485 citations
- 2213HITACHI LTD2,648 patents · 71,461 citations
- 238CISCO TECH INC10,620 patents · 144,623 citations
- 244SONOS INC676 patents · 6,437 citations
- 251UNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR75 patents · 7,269 citations
Active· last 5 yrs
Sustained H04L output across the last 5 years
- 199INTERTRUST TECH CORP205 patents · 35,332 citations
- 296IBM23,027 patents · 480,775 citations
- 392NCR CORP259 patents · 21,622 citations
- 488EMC CORP1,136 patents · 49,840 citations
- 583COMMVAULT SYSTEMS INC378 patents · 20,567 citations
- 679SPLUNK INC761 patents · 18,223 citations
- 775STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO669 patents · 18,618 citations
- 871XEROX CORP292 patents · 25,821 citations
- 967DIGITAL GLOBAL SYSTEMS INC260 patents · 6,178 citations
- 1063DIGIMARC CORP134 patents · 14,715 citations
- 1158SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD13,983 patents · 80,592 citations
- 1254QUALCOMM INC15,636 patents · 109,171 citations
- 1350INTEL CORP8,270 patents · 137,964 citations
- 1446MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY216 patents · 13,139 citations
- 1542CITIBANK NA132 patents · 8,271 citations
- 1638SNAP INC1,284 patents · 12,706 citations
- 1733IMMERSION CORP99 patents · 12,710 citations
- 1829APPLE INC5,885 patents · 33,507 citations
- 1925SONY CORP4,421 patents · 69,633 citations
- 2021STANFORD RES INST INT89 patents · 5,215 citations
- 2117FACEBOOK INC2,049 patents · 14,734 citations
- 2213AKAMAI TECH INC502 patents · 19,034 citations
- 238ERICSSON TELEFON AB L M9,511 patents · 94,363 citations
- 244AT & T IP I LP5,271 patents · 40,468 citations
- 251CITRIX SYSTEMS INC1,554 patents · 18,993 citations
All-time canon
All-time PatentIndex Score in H04L
- 199INTERTRUST TECH CORP205 patents · 35,332 citations
- 296AVID TECHNOLOGY INC21 patents · 11,708 citations
- 392IBM23,027 patents · 480,775 citations
- 488NCR CORP259 patents · 21,622 citations
- 583EMC CORP1,136 patents · 49,840 citations
- 679COMMVAULT SYSTEMS INC378 patents · 20,567 citations
- 775ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC153 patents · 8,664 citations
- 871SPLUNK INC761 patents · 18,223 citations
- 967STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO669 patents · 18,618 citations
- 1063XEROX CORP292 patents · 25,821 citations
- 1158DIGITAL GLOBAL SYSTEMS INC260 patents · 6,178 citations
- 1254ACCENTURE LLP40 patents · 23,036 citations
- 1350GAZDZINSKI ROBERT F23 patents · 7,116 citations
- 1446DIGIMARC CORP134 patents · 14,715 citations
- 1542MICROSOFT CORP4,234 patents · 216,623 citations
- 1638WAYPORT INC28 patents · 6,248 citations
- 1733SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD13,983 patents · 80,592 citations
- 1829SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC1,308 patents · 121,072 citations
- 1925QUALCOMM INC15,636 patents · 109,171 citations
- 2021AMAZON COM INC26 patents · 4,258 citations
- 2117SIEBEL SYSTEMS INC18 patents · 9,556 citations
- 2213YAHOO INC357 patents · 18,144 citations
- 238INTEL CORP8,270 patents · 137,964 citations
- 244SNAPCHAT INC26 patents · 9,669 citations
- 251COLLABORATION PROPERTIES INC21 patents · 5,789 citations
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