High availability control plane node for container-based clusters
US-12596567-B2 · Apr 7, 2026 · US
Vmware Inc holds 9,938 patents in our database, with recent filings and technology areas summarized below.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Total patents | 9,938 |
| Recent patents | 1,739 |
| First publication | Jan 1, 2015 |
| Latest publication | Apr 7, 2026 |
Year-over-year patent counts for this assignee.
Filing activity over the last five years is rapidly declining.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 651 |
| 2016 | 730 |
| 2017 | 680 |
| 2018 | 677 |
| 2019 | 902 |
| 2020 | 1,174 |
| 2021 | 1,453 |
| 2022 | 1,332 |
| 2023 | 1,508 |
| 2024 | 708 |
| 2025 | 113 |
| 2026 | 10 |
Latest publications where this party is an assignee.
US-12596567-B2 · Apr 7, 2026 · US
US-12587499-B2 · Mar 24, 2026 · US
US-12585484-B2 · Mar 24, 2026 · US
US-12585521-B2 · Mar 24, 2026 · US
US-12580892-B2 · Mar 17, 2026 · US
Representative or frequently cited publications from precomputed assignee stats.
US-12596567-B2 · Apr 7, 2026 · US
US-12587499-B2 · Mar 24, 2026 · US
US-12585484-B2 · Mar 24, 2026 · US
US-12585521-B2 · Mar 24, 2026 · US
US-12580892-B2 · Mar 17, 2026 · US
Most common classification codes in this portfolio.
| CPC | Patents |
|---|---|
| G06F9/45558 | 3,392 |
| G06F2009/45595 | 1,445 |
| G06F2009/4557 | 1,390 |
| H04L67/10 | 933 |
| G06F9/5077 | 891 |
Mapped technology topics for this assignee.
| Technology | Patents |
|---|---|
| Physics | 7,972 |
| Electricity | 5,358 |
| Cross-Sectional Technologies | 214 |
| Operations & Transport | 20 |
| Chemistry & Metallurgy | 18 |
| Human Necessities | 14 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 4 |
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