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Netscape Communications Corp

Patents indexed

2

Year range

1997 – 1998

softwaretelecommunicationsecommerceconsumer_electronics

Patent Activity by Year

1997
1
1998
1

Key Inventors

Lou Montulli1Kipp E. B. Hickman1Taher Elgamal1

All Patents

2

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2 patents, 1997–1998

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19971998

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US 5774670·1998

How Websites Remember You Using Stored Data

Netscape's 1998 patent on storing small pieces of website information (like login details or preferences) on your computer so the website can recall them later, enabling personalized experiences and smoother navigation.

US 5657390·1997

How Netscape Created the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) for Web Security

Netscape's 1995 patent defining the architecture for SSL, the foundational technology that allows browsers to securely transmit encrypted data over the internet.

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