View source for Cloud Computing Patent Application Trends 2024

== Cloud Computing Patent Application Filing Activity ==
== Cloud Computing patent applications in 2024 ==
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== Top Technology Areas in Cloud Computing ==
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=== Top CPC Codes ===
* [[:Category:CPC_G06F9/45558|G06F9/45558]] ({Hypervisor-specific management and integration aspects})
** Count: 32 patents
** Example: [[20240231879. PROVISIONING AND MANAGING DATA ORCHESTRATION PLATFORMS IN A CLOUD COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT simplified abstract (FMR LLC)]]
* [[:Category:CPC_G06F9/5072|G06F9/5072]] (Allocation of resources, e.g. of the central processing unit [CPU])
** Count: 22 patents
** Example: [[20240231846. Managing Multi-Single-Tenant SaaS Services simplified abstract (Google LLC)]]
* [[:Category:CPC_H04L67/10|H04L67/10]] (in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network  (software deployment)
** Count: 21 patents
** Example: [[20240123355. TRACKING IN-GAME EVENTS AND GENERATING EVENT REPORTS ACROSS MULTIPLE GAMING APPLICATIONS simplified abstract (Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC)]]
* [[:Category:CPC_G06F9/5077|G06F9/5077]] (Allocation of resources, e.g. of the central processing unit [CPU])
** Count: 17 patents
** Example: [[20240231898. Serverless Computing with Latency Reduction simplified abstract (International Business Machines Corporation)]]
* [[:Category:CPC_G06F2009/4557|G06F2009/4557]] ({Distribution of virtual machine instances; Migration and load balancing})
** Count: 15 patents
** Example: [[20240231883. SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF CLOUD SERVICES simplified abstract (OpsCanvas, Inc.)]]
* [[:Category:CPC_G06F2009/45595|G06F2009/45595]] ({Network integration; Enabling network access in virtual machine instances})
** Count: 14 patents
** Example: [[20240231883. SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF CLOUD SERVICES simplified abstract (OpsCanvas, Inc.)]]
* [[:Category:CPC_H04L63/20|H04L63/20]] ({for managing network security; network security policies in general  (filtering policies)
** Count: 14 patents
** Example: [[20240129278. DYNAMIC ROUTING OF APPLICATION TRAFFIC TO ZTNA CONNECTORS simplified abstract (Sophos Limited)]]
* [[:Category:CPC_H04L63/1425|H04L63/1425]] ({Traffic logging, e.g. anomaly detection})
** Count: 13 patents
** Example: [[20240129278. DYNAMIC ROUTING OF APPLICATION TRAFFIC TO ZTNA CONNECTORS simplified abstract (Sophos Limited)]]
* [[:Category:CPC_G06F9/505|G06F9/505]] (Allocation of resources, e.g. of the central processing unit [CPU])
** Count: 12 patents
** Example: [[20240126614. PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS AND ROOT CAUSE IDENTIFICATION FOR CLOUD COMPUTING simplified abstract (International Business Machines Corporation)]]
* [[:Category:CPC_G06N20/00|G06N20/00]] (Machine learning)
** Count: 10 patents
** Example: [[20240232981. EDGE COMPUTING STORAGE NODES BASED ON LOCATION AND ACTIVITIES FOR USER DATA SEPARATE FROM CLOUD COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTS simplified abstract (PayPal, Inc.)]]

== Top Companies in Cloud Computing ==
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=== [[:Category:Wiz, Inc.|Wiz, Inc.]] ===
* Number of Cloud Computing patents: 19
* Top CPC codes:
** [[:Category:CPC_H04L63/1416|H04L63/1416]] ({Event detection, e.g. attack signature detection}): 4 patents
** [[:Category:CPC_G06F21/6245|G06F21/6245]] ({Protecting personal data, e.g. for financial or medical purposes}): 3 patents
** [[:Category:CPC_H04L63/14|H04L63/14]] ({for detecting or protecting against malicious traffic}): 3 patents
* Recent patents:
** [[20240223614. SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR APPLYING A POLICY ON A NETWORK PATH simplified abstract (Wiz, Inc.)]] (20240704)
** [[20240031376. SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING LATERAL MOVEMENT USING CLOUD ACCESS KEYS simplified abstract (Wiz, Inc.)]] (20240125)
** [[20240048566. LATERAL MOVEMENT ANALYSIS USING CERTIFICATE PRIVATE KEYS simplified abstract (Wiz, Inc.)]] (20240208)
=== [[:Category:Oracle International Corporation|Oracle International Corporation]] ===
* Number of Cloud Computing patents: 13
* Top CPC codes:
** [[:Category:CPC_G06F9/45558|G06F9/45558]] ({Hypervisor-specific management and integration aspects}): 3 patents
** [[:Category:CPC_H04L41/0806|H04L41/0806]] (for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play): 2 patents
** [[:Category:CPC_G06F2009/4557|G06F2009/4557]] ({Distribution of virtual machine instances; Migration and load balancing}): 1 patents
* Recent patents:
** [[20240080296. APPLICATION ROUTING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR PRIVATE -LEVEL REDIRECT TRAPPING AND CREATION OF NAT MAPPING TO WORK WITH CONNECTIVITY IN CLOUD AND CUSTOMER NETWORKS simplified abstract (Oracle International Corporation)]] (20240307)
** [[20240211319. DISCOVERY AND INVENTORY CONTROL FOR REMOTE RESOURCE INTEGRATION WITH CLOUD SERVICES simplified abstract (Oracle International Corporation)]] (20240627)
** [[20240098014. LOAD-BASED MANAGEMENT FOR NVME OVER TCP CONNECTIONS simplified abstract (Oracle International Corporation)]] (20240321)
=== [[:Category:Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC|Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC]] ===
* Number of Cloud Computing patents: 11
* Top CPC codes:
** [[:Category:CPC_G06F9/5072|G06F9/5072]] (Allocation of resources, e.g. of the central processing unit [CPU]): 2 patents
** [[:Category:CPC_A63F13/77|A63F13/77]] (involving data related to game devices or game servers, e.g. configuration data, software version or amount of memory): 1 patents
** [[:Category:CPC_A63F13/75|A63F13/75]] (Enforcing rules, e.g. detecting foul play or generating lists of cheating players): 1 patents
* Recent patents:
** [[20240095060. TENANT-CONTROLLED CLOUD UPDATES simplified abstract (Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC)]] (20240321)
** [[20240069999. DETECTING AND MITIGATING CROSS-LAYER IMPACT OF CHANGE EVENTS ON A CLOUD COMPUTING SYSTEM simplified abstract (Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC)]] (20240229)
** [[20240154862. PRE-PROVISIONING SERVER HARDWARE FOR DEPLOYMENT ON AN EDGE NETWORK simplified abstract (Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC)]] (20240509)
=== [[:Category:VMware, Inc.|VMware, Inc.]] ===
* Number of Cloud Computing patents: 10
* Top CPC codes:
** [[:Category:CPC_G06F9/45558|G06F9/45558]] ({Hypervisor-specific management and integration aspects}): 3 patents
** [[:Category:CPC_H04L61/4511|H04L61/4511]] (using domain name system [DNS]): 3 patents
** [[:Category:CPC_G06F9/547|G06F9/547]] (Interprogram communication): 2 patents
* Recent patents:
** [[20240036961. DEGRADED AVAILABILITY ZONE REMEDIATION FOR MULTI-AVAILABILITY ZONE CLUSTERS OF HOST COMPUTERS simplified abstract (VMware, Inc.)]] (20240201)
** [[20240039760. DEPLOYING FIREWALL FOR VIRTUAL NETWORK DEFINED OVER PUBLIC CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE simplified abstract (VMware, Inc.)]] (20240201)
** [[20240031273. METHOD FOR MODIFYING AN SD-WAN USING METRIC-BASED HEAT MAPS simplified abstract (VMware, Inc.)]] (20240125)
=== [[:Category:CLOUDFLARE, INC.|CLOUDFLARE, INC.]] ===
* Number of Cloud Computing patents: 8
* Top CPC codes:
** [[:Category:CPC_H04L12/4633|H04L12/4633]] ({Interconnection of networks using encapsulation techniques, e.g. tunneling}): 3 patents
** [[:Category:CPC_H04L67/10|H04L67/10]] (in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network  (software deployment): 2 patents
** [[:Category:CPC_H04L67/34|H04L67/34]] ({involving the movement of software or configuration parameters   (network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL]): 2 patents
* Recent patents:
** [[20240179026. Network Layer Performance and Security Provided By a Distributed Cloud Computing Network simplified abstract (CLOUDFLARE, INC.)]] (20240530)
** [[20240089315. TRAFFIC LOAD BALANCING BETWEEN A PLURALITY OF POINTS OF PRESENCE OF A CLOUD COMPUTING INFRASTRUCTURE simplified abstract (CLOUDFLARE, INC.)]] (20240314)
** [[20240089320. STATE MANAGEMENT AND OBJECT STORAGE IN A DISTRIBUTED CLOUD COMPUTING NETWORK simplified abstract (CLOUDFLARE, INC.)]] (20240314)
=== [[:Category:SAP SE|SAP SE]] ===
* Number of Cloud Computing patents: 8
* Top CPC codes:
** [[:Category:CPC_G06F16/256|G06F16/256]] ({in federated or virtual databases}): 2 patents
** [[:Category:CPC_G06F9/505|G06F9/505]] (Allocation of resources, e.g. of the central processing unit [CPU]): 2 patents
** [[:Category:CPC_G06F9/4498|G06F9/4498]] ({Finite state machines}): 1 patents
* Recent patents:
** [[20240037111. Intelligent Analytics For Cloud Computing Applications simplified abstract (SAP SE)]] (20240201)
** [[20240152401. AUTOMATION FRAMEWORK FOR MULTI-CLOUD QUOTA MANAGEMENT simplified abstract (SAP SE)]] (20240509)
** [[20240155036. COORDINATED SHUTDOWN OF CLOUD COMPUTING APPLICATIONS WITH SESSION HANDOVER simplified abstract (SAP SE)]] (20240509)
=== [[:Category:Capital One Services, LLC|Capital One Services, LLC]] ===
* Number of Cloud Computing patents: 8
* Top CPC codes:
** [[:Category:CPC_H04L67/10|H04L67/10]] (in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network  (software deployment): 3 patents
** [[:Category:CPC_G06F21/577|G06F21/577]] ({Assessing vulnerabilities and evaluating computer system security}): 1 patents
** [[:Category:CPC_G06F8/75|G06F8/75]] (Structural analysis for program understanding): 1 patents
* Recent patents:
** [[20240195806. MANAGING AND SECURING CLOUD COMPUTING TASKS FOR MULTIPLE TENANTS simplified abstract (Capital One Services, LLC)]] (20240613)
** [[20240045839. MULTI-CLOUD BI-DIRECTIONAL STORAGE REPLICATION SYSTEM AND TECHNIQUES simplified abstract (Capital One Services, LLC)]] (20240208)
** [[20240048656. SELECTING A TARGET QUEUE FOR AN ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION simplified abstract (Capital One Services, LLC)]] (20240208)
=== [[:Category:International Business Machines Corporation|International Business Machines Corporation]] ===
* Number of Cloud Computing patents: 7
* Top CPC codes:
** [[:Category:CPC_G06F9/5077|G06F9/5077]] (Allocation of resources, e.g. of the central processing unit [CPU]): 3 patents
** [[:Category:CPC_G06F9/5033|G06F9/5033]] (Allocation of resources, e.g. of the central processing unit [CPU]): 3 patents
** [[:Category:CPC_G06F9/52|G06F9/52]] (Program synchronisation; Mutual exclusion, e.g. by means of semaphores): 2 patents
* Recent patents:
** [[20240134698. SERVERLESS COMPUTING USING RESOURCE MULTIPLEXING simplified abstract (International Business Machines Corporation)]] (20240425)
** [[20240111597. DYNAMIC ADJUSTMENT OF REVOCABLE RESOURCES IN A MULTI-CLOUD ENVIRONMENT FOR PERFORMING A WORKLOAD simplified abstract (International Business Machines Corporation)]] (20240404)
** [[20240220458. INCREASING RESOURCE UTILIZATION IN CLOUD COMPUTING CLUSTERS simplified abstract (International Business Machines Corporation)]] (20240704)
=== [[:Category:Sophos Limited|Sophos Limited]] ===
* Number of Cloud Computing patents: 6
* Top CPC codes:
** [[:Category:CPC_H04L63/029|H04L63/029]] ({Firewall traversal, e.g. tunnelling or, creating pinholes}): 3 patents
** [[:Category:CPC_H04L63/0281|H04L63/0281]] ({Proxies}): 2 patents
** [[:Category:CPC_H04L63/20|H04L63/20]] ({for managing network security; network security policies in general  (filtering policies): 2 patents
* Recent patents:
** [[20240129298. SCALING TUNNELS FOR ZERO TRUST NETWORK ACCESS APPLIANCES simplified abstract (Sophos Limited)]] (20240418)
** [[20240129310. HYBRID APPLIANCE FOR ZERO TRUST NETWORK ACCESS TO CUSTOMER APPLICATIONS simplified abstract (Sophos Limited)]] (20240418)
** [[20240080343. CYBERSECURITY CONFIGURATION IN A CLOUD ENVIRONMENT simplified abstract (Sophos Limited)]] (20240307)
=== [[:Category:Dell Products, L.P.|Dell Products, L.P.]] ===
* Number of Cloud Computing patents: 5
* Top CPC codes:
** [[:Category:CPC_G06N3/0445|G06N3/0445]] (Recurrent networks, e.g. Hopfield networks): 2 patents
** [[:Category:CPC_G06N3/08|G06N3/08]] (Learning methods): 2 patents
** [[:Category:CPC_H04L9/3268|H04L9/3268]] ({using certificate validation, registration, distribution or revocation, e.g. certificate revocation list [CRL]}): 1 patents
* Recent patents:
** [[20240184557. SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UNIFORM CLOUD PROVIDER-SPECIFIC PRODUCT DEPLOYMENT simplified abstract (Dell Products, L.P.)]] (20240606)
** [[20240135142. COMPUTING SERVICES ARCHITECT simplified abstract (Dell Products, L.P.)]] (20240425)
** [[20240214711. CLOUD-BASED VIRTUAL STORAGE APPLIANCE MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD simplified abstract (Dell Products, L.P.)]] (20240627)

== New Companies in Cloud Computing (Last Month) ==
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No new companies detected in the last month.

== Emerging Technology Areas in Cloud Computing ==
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* [[:Category:CPC_H04B17/336|H04B17/336]] (TRANSMISSION)
** Count: 1 patents
** Example: [[20240049026. DYNAMIC REMOTE CONFIGURATION OF A RECONFIGURABLE INTELLIGENT SURFACES COMPONENT simplified abstract (Verizaon Patent and Licensing Inc.)]]
* [[:Category:CPC_H04W28/04|H04W28/04]] (Error control)
** Count: 1 patents
** Example: [[20240049026. DYNAMIC REMOTE CONFIGURATION OF A RECONFIGURABLE INTELLIGENT SURFACES COMPONENT simplified abstract (Verizaon Patent and Licensing Inc.)]]
* [[:Category:CPC_H04W24/10|H04W24/10]] (Scheduling measurement reports {; Arrangements for measurement reports})
** Count: 1 patents
** Example: [[20240049026. DYNAMIC REMOTE CONFIGURATION OF A RECONFIGURABLE INTELLIGENT SURFACES COMPONENT simplified abstract (Verizaon Patent and Licensing Inc.)]]
* [[:Category:CPC_G06Q30/0281|G06Q30/0281]] ({Customer communication at a business location, e.g. providing product or service information, consulting})
** Count: 1 patents
** Example: [[20240048656. SELECTING A TARGET QUEUE FOR AN ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION simplified abstract (Capital One Services, LLC)]]
* [[:Category:CPC_G06Q30/016|G06Q30/016]] (After-sales)
** Count: 1 patents
** Example: [[20240048656. SELECTING A TARGET QUEUE FOR AN ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION simplified abstract (Capital One Services, LLC)]]
* [[:Category:CPC_H04M3/5166|H04M3/5166]] (Centralised call answering arrangements requiring operator intervention {, e.g. call or contact centers for telemarketing})
** Count: 1 patents
** Example: [[20240048656. SELECTING A TARGET QUEUE FOR AN ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION simplified abstract (Capital One Services, LLC)]]
* [[:Category:CPC_G06F16/953|G06F16/953]] (Retrieval from the web)
** Count: 1 patents
** Example: [[20240048656. SELECTING A TARGET QUEUE FOR AN ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION simplified abstract (Capital One Services, LLC)]]
* [[:Category:CPC_H04M3/523|H04M3/523]] (TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION  (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus)
** Count: 1 patents
** Example: [[20240048656. SELECTING A TARGET QUEUE FOR AN ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION simplified abstract (Capital One Services, LLC)]]
* [[:Category:CPC_G06F11/3696|G06F11/3696]] ({Methods or tools to render software testable})
** Count: 1 patents
** Example: [[20240045793. METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SCALABLE PERFORMANCE TESTING IN CLOUD COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTS simplified abstract (INTUIT INC.)]]
* [[:Category:CPC_G06F11/3692|G06F11/3692]] ({for test results analysis})
** Count: 1 patents
** Example: [[20240045793. METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SCALABLE PERFORMANCE TESTING IN CLOUD COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTS simplified abstract (INTUIT INC.)]]

== Top Companies in Emerging Cloud Computing Technologies ==
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* [[:Category:Capital One Services, LLC|Capital One Services, LLC]]: 5 patents
* [[:Category:Verizaon Patent and Licensing Inc.|Verizaon Patent and Licensing Inc.]]: 3 patents
* [[:Category:INTUIT INC.|INTUIT INC.]]: 2 patents

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