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Valve Corporation

235Patents
221Active
235Granted
61Portfolio score

Filing activity: Dec 11, 2002 → Mar 13, 2024 · 27 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8108687B2 Method and system for granting access to system and content Electricity 225 Expired
US6996817B2 Method and system for upgrading and rolling back versions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 183 Expired
US7895261B2 Method and system for preloading resources Electricity 79 Expired
US9829710B1 Display with stacked emission and control logic layers Electricity 54 Active
USD722116S1 Game console General 49 Active
USD806173S1 Controller General 48 Active
USD804580S1 Controller General 39 Active
USD804579S1 Controller General 37 Active
USD740825S1 Controller General 33 Active
USD873845S1 Display screen or portion thereof with an animated graphical user interface General 31 Active
US7580972B2 Method and system for controlling bandwidth on client and server Electricity 29 Expired
US7392390B2 Method and system for binding kerberos-style authenticators to single clients Electricity 29 Expired
USD943575S1 Headset General 28 Active
US7243226B2 Method and system for enabling content security in a distributed system Electricity 26 Expired
US10987573B2 Virtual reality hand gesture generation Physics 25 Active
USD908798S1 Game controller General 24 Active
USD767682S1 Controller General 23 Active
US8628414B2 Enhanced commentary system for 3D computer entertainment Human Necessities 22 Active
USD721138S1 Game console General 21 Active
US8241126B2 Video game controller having user swappable control components Human Necessities 21 Active
USD766902S1 Controller General 21 Active
USD955386S1 Headset General 20 Active
USD960244S1 Game controller General 20 Active
US10391400B1 Electronic controller with hand retainer and finger motion sensing Human Necessities 20 Active
US10569164B1 Augmented reality (AR) system for providing AR in video games Human Necessities 19 Active

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