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EQUIFAX INC.

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152Patents
139Active
152Granted
58Portfolio score

Filing activity: May 20, 1999 → Apr 10, 2024 · 9 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6263447A System and method for authentication of network users Physics 516 Expired
US6321339A System and method for authentication of network users and issuing a digital certificate Physics 389 Expired
US7028052B2 Systems and methods for notifying a consumer of changes made to a credit report Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 384 Expired
US6496936B1 System and method for authentication of network users Physics 384 Expired
US6857073B2 System and method for authentication of network users Physics 349 Expired
US6282658A System and method for authentication of network users with preprocessing Physics 299 Expired
US7234156B2 System and method for authentication of network users Physics 285 Expired
US7542993B2 Systems and methods for notifying a consumer of changes made to a credit report Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 266 Active
US7370044B2 System and method for managing and updating information relating to economic entities Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 245 Expired
US7747559B2 Systems and processes for automated criteria and attribute generation, searching, auditing and reporting of data Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 215 Active
US7970698B2 Application processing and decision systems and processes Physics 158 Expired
US7536346B2 System and method for facilitating reciprocative small business financial information exchanges Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 158 Expired
US8225395B2 Systems and methods for detecting child identity theft Physics 147 Active
US7720750B2 Systems and methods for providing consumers anonymous pre-approved offers from a consumer-selected group of merchants Physics 133 Expired
US10581825B2 Integrating sensitive data from a data provider into instances of third-party applications executed on user devices Electricity 108 Active
US7653593B2 Macroeconomic-adjusted credit risk score systems and methods Physics 105 Active
US8239677B2 Verification and authentication systems and methods Electricity 102 Active
USD847840S1 Display screen or portion thereof with a credit score simulation interface General 100 Active
US8108301B2 Application processing and decision systems and processes Physics 94 Active
USD851127S1 Display screen or portion thereof with lock and alert locked graphical user interface General 83 Active
USD851126S1 Display screen or portion thereof with lock and alert unlocked graphical user interface General 81 Active
US8086525B2 Methods and systems for providing risk ratings for use in person-to-person transactions Physics 79 Active
US8024263B2 Macroeconomic-adjusted credit risk score systems and methods Physics 76 Active
US8793777B2 Verification and authentication systems and methods Electricity 71 Active
USD851128S1 Display screen or portion thereof with lock and alert frozen graphical user interface General 68 Active

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