Mesh & Ad Hoc Network Patents: Top Companies & Filing Trends 2026
Mesh & Ad Hoc Network Patents: Who Files, What They Claim, Where the Gaps Sit
14.6% concentration at the top. The five leading assignees combine for 1,185 of the 8,132 records in scope, but the remaining ranked field thins out fast — a long tail rather than a duopoly. Filings rose from 468 in 2017 to a peak of 536 in 2021, then declined to 223 by 2024 — a 58% fall across that three-year span. 2025 and 2026 figures are still incomplete because publication trails filing by roughly 18 months, so the recent-year dip should not be read as the field cooling further than the 2021-2024 figures already show.
- 1CISCO TECHNOLOGY INC3.6%
- 2GOOGLE LLC3.4%
- 3QUALCOMM INC2.7%
- 4SIGNIFY HOLDING BV2.4%
- 5STRONG FORCE VCN PORTFOLIO 2019 LLC2.4%
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Common questions about mesh and ad hoc network patents
How many mesh and ad hoc network patents have been filed recently?
This dataset holds 8,132 published records from 2015 through a 2026 cut-off. Filings peaked in 2021 at 536 and fell to 223 by 2024, a 58% decline across that three-year span. The 2025 and 2026 figures are still incomplete because publication typically lags filing by around 18 months, so recent-year counts will keep rising as more filings publish.
Who are the leading patent holders in mesh networking?
The ranked assignee table covers 100 companies spanning network infrastructure, semiconductor, lighting and metering firms. The leading assignee holds 295 records, with the top five combining for 1,185 records — 14.6% of all 8,132 records in scope. That leaves a long tail of firms with far fewer filings each, so the field is not dominated by a single company.
What technology areas do mesh network patents cover?
The largest IPC subclasses are H04W (wireless communication networks, 57.3% of records) and H04L (digital information transmission, 49.4%), reflecting a focus on radio-layer mesh mechanics combined with packet-level routing. Smaller subclasses include general transmission hardware, data processing, business-process logic, switching, control systems and signalling, each under 10% of records, which marks out narrower claim space that is less crowded.
Disclaimer. This analysis is based on Patsnap Eureka data drawn from a limited snapshot of global patent records and is provided for general information and reference only. Patent data carries inherent limitations — recent filings are under-counted because of publication lag, counts may be on a record or family basis, classification and applicant-name data may contain errors or duplicates, and the underlying search query defines the scope shown — so the analysis may be incomplete or inaccurate and may not reflect the full technology landscape.
Nothing here is an exhaustive prior-art, novelty, freedom-to-operate or validity search, nor does it constitute legal, financial or professional advice, and it should not be relied upon as such. Verify independently and review with qualified patent and legal professionals before acting on it.
Method: Filing trend and technology composition. Derived from a Patsnap search on Mesh & Ad Hoc Networks Patent Landscape covering 2015–2026, data cut-off 2026-08-31. Counts reflect published records only and shift as new filings publish. Every share divides by all records in scope. Data: Patsnap Eureka. See the full landscape report.