Patent assignee · US · COMPANY

American Telephone and Telegraph Company, AT&T Bell Laboratories

732Patents
2Active
732Granted
47Portfolio score

Filing activity: Mar 13, 1981 → Jun 29, 1989

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4686620A Database backup method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,382 Expired
US4763317A Digital communication network architecture for providing universal information services Electricity 522 Expired
US4864824A Thin film shape memory alloy and method for producing Electricity 411 Expired
US4812217A Method and apparatus for feeding and coating articles in a controlled atmosphere Electricity 331 Expired
US4825354A Method of file access in a distributed processing computer network Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 308 Expired
US4840449A Optical fiber splice organizer Physics 299 Expired
US4899373A Method and apparatus for providing personalized telephone subscriber features at remote locations Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 290 Expired
US4851370A Fabricating a semiconductor device with low defect density oxide Electricity 270 Expired
US4788718A Call data collection and modification of received call distribution Electricity 269 Expired
US4763191A Dial-up telephone network equipment for requesting an identified selection Electricity 268 Expired
US4741038A Sound location arrangement Electricity 264 Expired
US4720850A Communication system control arrangement Electricity 259 Expired
US4789983A Wireless network for wideband indoor communications Electricity 259 Expired
US4835737A Method and apparatus for controlled removal and insertion of circuit modules Physics 258 Expired
US4769811A Packet switching system arranged for congestion control Electricity 257 Expired
US4725694A Computer interface device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 253 Expired
US4783804A Hidden Markov model speech recognition arrangement Physics 249 Expired
US4878611A Process for controlling solder joint geometry when surface mounting a leadless integrated circuit package on a substrate Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 244 Expired
US4897867A Method of and an arrangement for forwarding a customer order Electricity 237 Expired
US4713806A Communication system control arrangement Electricity 236 Expired
US4730888A Optimized guided wave communication system Electricity 227 Expired
US4756020A Method and apparatus for disallowing the extension of a call through a network Electricity 225 Expired
US4682180A Multidirectional feed and flush-mounted surface wave antenna Electricity 224 Expired
US4861134A Opto-electronic and optical fiber interface arrangement Physics 217 Expired
US4872736A Connector assembly having a latching mechanism Physics 211 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.