Network Function Virtualization Patent Application Trends 2024

Network Function Virtualization patent applications in 2024

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Top Technology Areas in Network Function Virtualization

Top CPC Codes

• H04W28/24 (No explanation available)
  • Count: 2 patents
  • Example: 20240064575. Customer Specific Network Slicing simplified abstract (DISH Wireless L.L.C.)
• H04W28/0268 (No explanation available)
  • Count: 2 patents
  • Example: 20240064575. Customer Specific Network Slicing simplified abstract (DISH Wireless L.L.C.)
• H04L47/125 (No explanation available)
  • Count: 2 patents
  • Example: 20240073140. FACILITATING ELASTICITY OF A NETWORK DEVICE simplified abstract (Juniper Networks, Inc.)
• G06F9/45558 (No explanation available)
  • Count: 2 patents
  • Example: 20240192983. NETWORK FUNCTIONS VIRTUALIZATION PLATFORMS WITH FUNCTION CHAINING CAPABILITIES simplified abstract (Altera Corporation)
• G06F2009/45595 (No explanation available)
  • Count: 2 patents
  • Example: 20240192983. NETWORK FUNCTIONS VIRTUALIZATION PLATFORMS WITH FUNCTION CHAINING CAPABILITIES simplified abstract (Altera Corporation)
• H04L41/0803 (No explanation available)
  • Count: 2 patents
  • Example: 20240154860. Management Services for 5G Networks and Network Functions simplified abstract (Apple Inc.)
• G06F8/65 (No explanation available)
  • Count: 2 patents
  • Example: 20240154860. Management Services for 5G Networks and Network Functions simplified abstract (Apple Inc.)
• H04L41/02 (No explanation available)
  • Count: 2 patents
  • Example: 20240154860. Management Services for 5G Networks and Network Functions simplified abstract (Apple Inc.)
• H04L41/342 (No explanation available)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240235957. APPLYING MANAGEMENT CONSTRAINTS DURING NETWORK SLICE DESIGN simplified abstract (Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ))
• H04L41/0893 (No explanation available)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240235957. APPLYING MANAGEMENT CONSTRAINTS DURING NETWORK SLICE DESIGN simplified abstract (Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ))

Top Companies in Network Function Virtualization

Apple Inc.

• Number of Network Function Virtualization patents: 3
• Top CPC codes:
  • H04L41/0803 (No explanation available): 2 patents
  • G06F8/65 (No explanation available): 2 patents
  • H04L41/02 (No explanation available): 2 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240137810. Virtualized Network Function Management simplified abstract (Apple Inc.) (20240425)
  • 20240154860. Management Services for 5G Networks and Network Functions simplified abstract (Apple Inc.) (20240509)
  • 20240048439. Management Services for 5G Networks and Network Functions simplified abstract (Apple Inc.) (20240208)

RAKUTEN MOBILE, INC.

• Number of Network Function Virtualization patents: 2
• Top CPC codes:
  • H04L41/0823 (No explanation available): 1 patents
  • H04L41/0631 (No explanation available): 1 patents
  • H04L41/0894 (No explanation available): 1 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240106709. NETWORK AWARE COMPUTE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT USE CASE FOR O-RAN NON-RT RIC simplified abstract (RAKUTEN MOBILE, INC.) (20240328)
  • 20240220293. EFFICIENT DISTRIBUTION AND DEPLOYMENT OF LARGE FILES FOR GENERATING VIRTUALIZED NETWORK FUNCTIONS simplified abstract (RAKUTEN MOBILE, INC.) (20240704)

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)

• Number of Network Function Virtualization patents: 1
• Top CPC codes:
  • H04L41/342 (No explanation available): 1 patents
  • H04L41/0893 (No explanation available): 1 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240235957. APPLYING MANAGEMENT CONSTRAINTS DURING NETWORK SLICE DESIGN simplified abstract (Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)) (20240711)

SUSE LLC

• Number of Network Function Virtualization patents: 1
• Top CPC codes:
  • G06F9/5011 (No explanation available): 1 patents
  • G06F9/45533 (No explanation available): 1 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240118926. ALLOCATING RESOURCES FOR NETWORK FUNCTION VIRTUALIZATION simplified abstract (SUSE LLC) (20240411)

VMWARE, INC.

• Number of Network Function Virtualization patents: 1
• Top CPC codes:
  • H04L47/30 (No explanation available): 1 patents
  • H04L47/11 (No explanation available): 1 patents
  • H04L47/58 (No explanation available): 1 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240015107. RATE PROPORTIONAL SCHEDULING TO REDUCE PACKET LOSS IN VIRTUALIZED NETWORK FUNCTION CHAINS simplified abstract (VMWARE, INC.) (20240111)

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation

• Number of Network Function Virtualization patents: 1
• Top CPC codes:
  • H04L41/40 (No explanation available): 1 patents
  • H04L49/9068 (No explanation available): 1 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240007362. NFV System simplified abstract (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation) (20240104)

DISH Wireless L.L.C.

• Number of Network Function Virtualization patents: 1
• Top CPC codes:
  • H04W28/20 (No explanation available): 1 patents
  • H04W28/24 (No explanation available): 1 patents
  • H04W28/0268 (No explanation available): 1 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240064575. Customer Specific Network Slicing simplified abstract (DISH Wireless L.L.C.) (20240222)

Juniper Networks, Inc.

• Number of Network Function Virtualization patents: 1
• Top CPC codes:
  • H04L47/2408 (No explanation available): 1 patents
  • H04L47/125 (No explanation available): 1 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240073140. FACILITATING ELASTICITY OF A NETWORK DEVICE simplified abstract (Juniper Networks, Inc.) (20240229)

Altera Corporation

• Number of Network Function Virtualization patents: 1
• Top CPC codes:
  • G06F9/45558 (No explanation available): 1 patents
  • G06F13/28 (No explanation available): 1 patents
  • G06F13/4022 (No explanation available): 1 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240192983. NETWORK FUNCTIONS VIRTUALIZATION PLATFORMS WITH FUNCTION CHAINING CAPABILITIES simplified abstract (Altera Corporation) (20240613)

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

• Number of Network Function Virtualization patents: 1
• Top CPC codes:
  • H04W28/0268 (No explanation available): 1 patents
  • H04J14/0257 (No explanation available): 1 patents
  • H04L5/001 (No explanation available): 1 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240114382. END-TO-END SECURE COMMUNICATIONS FOR PRIVILEGED 5G NETWORK TRAFFIC simplified abstract (Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC) (20240404)

New Companies in Network Function Virtualization (Last Month)

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Emerging Technology Areas in Network Function Virtualization

• H04W16/10 (No explanation available)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240155375. FEMTOCELLS FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION COVERAGE simplified abstract (Casa Systems, Inc.)
• H04W16/32 (No explanation available)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240155375. FEMTOCELLS FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION COVERAGE simplified abstract (Casa Systems, Inc.)
• G06F2009/4557 (No explanation available)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240220293. EFFICIENT DISTRIBUTION AND DEPLOYMENT OF LARGE FILES FOR GENERATING VIRTUALIZED NETWORK FUNCTIONS simplified abstract (RAKUTEN MOBILE, INC.)
• H04L47/2441 (No explanation available)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240089206. MIGRATION FROM A LEGACY NETWORK APPLIANCE TO A NETWORK FUNCTION VIRTUALIZATION (NFV) APPLIANCE simplified abstract (Intel Corporation)
• H04L43/0817 (No explanation available)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240089206. MIGRATION FROM A LEGACY NETWORK APPLIANCE TO A NETWORK FUNCTION VIRTUALIZATION (NFV) APPLIANCE simplified abstract (Intel Corporation)
• G06F9/455 (No explanation available)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240089206. MIGRATION FROM A LEGACY NETWORK APPLIANCE TO A NETWORK FUNCTION VIRTUALIZATION (NFV) APPLIANCE simplified abstract (Intel Corporation)
• G06F8/76 (No explanation available)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240089206. MIGRATION FROM A LEGACY NETWORK APPLIANCE TO A NETWORK FUNCTION VIRTUALIZATION (NFV) APPLIANCE simplified abstract (Intel Corporation)
• H04W12/12 (No explanation available)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240114382. END-TO-END SECURE COMMUNICATIONS FOR PRIVILEGED 5G NETWORK TRAFFIC simplified abstract (Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC)
• H04W12/08 (No explanation available)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240114382. END-TO-END SECURE COMMUNICATIONS FOR PRIVILEGED 5G NETWORK TRAFFIC simplified abstract (Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC)
• H04L5/001 (No explanation available)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240114382. END-TO-END SECURE COMMUNICATIONS FOR PRIVILEGED 5G NETWORK TRAFFIC simplified abstract (Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC)

Top Companies in Emerging Network Function Virtualization Technologies

• Intel Corporation: 4 patents
• Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC: 3 patents
• Casa Systems, Inc.: 2 patents
• RAKUTEN MOBILE, INC.: 1 patents