Wireless patents protect how information moves through the air: modulation schemes, error correction, antenna design, and the network protocols behind 4G, 5G, and Wi-Fi. Because entire industries standardize on them, the foundational ones are among the most heavily licensed patents in the world.
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Wireless & Telecom Patents
24 patents
US 5347632 · 1994 · Prodigy Services Co
Prodigy's System for Interactive Online Information and Shopping
US 3906166 · 1975 · Motorola Inc
How Early Cell Phones Handled Calls Across Different Towers
US 4063220 · 1977 · Xerox Corp
How Multiple Computers Share a Network Cable Without Crashing
US 4200770 · 1980 · Leland Stanford Junior University
How to Create a Secret Code Key Without Meeting First
US 5487069 · 1996 · Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization CSIRO
CSIRO's High-Frequency Wireless Network Technology
US 7930393 · 2011 · Amazon Technologies Inc
How Amazon Optimizes Website Loading Speeds by Managing Domain Requests
US 3713148 · 1973 · Communications Services Corp Inc
How Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Tags Were Invented
US 11685554 · 2023 · Northrop Grumman Systems Corp
How Spacecraft Servicing Pods Maneuver and Refuel Other Satellites
US 9479807 · 2016 · Arris Enterprises LLC
How Home Gateways Manage Video Streaming Traffic to Prevent Buffering
US 9538220 · 2017 · WiLAN Labs Inc
How Networks Keep Video Streams Smooth During Busy Times
US 11492143 · 2022 · Atomos Nuclear and Space Corp
How Space Taxis and Locomotives Move Satellites Between Orbits
US 11623768 · 2023 · AST and Science LLC
How Satellite Swarms Keep Their Solar Panels and Antennas Pointed Correctly
US 2929922 · 1960 · Bell Telephone Laboratories Inc
How the First Laser Was Invented
US 5191573 · 1993
How Digital Media Purchases and Downloads Work
US RE50045 · 2024 · Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
How Mobile Devices Automatically Manage Data Retransmission Errors
US 12244567 · 2025 · CDW LLC
How to Monitor Secure Government Computer Networks Automatically
US 3789409 · 1974
How Passive Satellite Navigation Works Without Sending Signals
US 2266401 · 1941 · International Standard Electric Corp
How Pulse Code Modulation Digitizes Analog Signals
US 3711262 · 1973 · Corning Glass Works
How Corning Invented Modern Fiber Optic Cables
US 9276922 · 2016 · Palo Alto Research Center Inc
How to Securely Pass Data Packets Within a Trusted Network
US 4549302 · 1985 · Hayes Microcomputer Products Inc
How Modems Use Guard Time to Switch Between Data and Commands
US RE48406 · 2021 · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Machinery Systems Co Ltd
How Vehicles Send Data Without Revealing Who Is Driving
US 9021535 · 2015 · Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC
How Cable Networks Manage Virtual Ownership of Digital Movies
US 12464567 · 2025 · Lockheed Martin Corp
How Satellites Sync Timing for Faster 5G Internet Connections
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