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Menlo Park, CA, United States of America

Whatsapp Inc.

USPTO Granted Patents = 167

% Expired Patents = 10.8

EPO Patents = 5

Trademarks = 11

Forward Citations = 528

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120 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

Brian Lange Acton (45 out of 53 patents)

Jan Boris Koum (41 out of 41 patents)

Michael B Donohue (27 out of 27 patents)

4. Bryan Dennis O'Connor (21 out of 21 patents)

5. Randall Sarafa (21 out of 29 patents)

6. Ehren Andrew Kret (18 out of 20 patents)

7. Manpreet Singh (15 out of 25 patents)

8. Eugene Fooksman (14 out of 14 patents)

9. Erik James Reed (14 out of 20 patents)

10. Charles Donald Deets, Jr (13 out of 20 patents)

11. Anton Borzov (11 out of 11 patents)

12. Dmitri Stukalov (11 out of 12 patents)

13. Zafir Khan (9 out of 9 patents)

14. Cheng Tian (7 out of 7 patents)

15. Dima Stukalov (7 out of 7 patents)

Core Competencies:

End-to-End Encryption

Device Verification

Packet Loss Detection

Ephemeral Messaging

Multilanguage Tokenizer

Media Item Configuration

Group Messaging

Video Room Facilitation

Anonymized Information

Content Management

Real-Time Communications

Dynamic Codecs

167 patents: Sort by Forward Citations

1. 12748832 - Screen lock during video call (2026-09-29),

2. 12743557 - Screenshot prevention (2026-09-22),

3. 12627987 - First-party application data transfer (2026-05-12),

4. 12603884 - Accessing an encrypted platform (2026-04-14),

5. 12572742 - Heuristic-based multilanguage tokenizer (2026-03-10),

6. 12554878 - Phone number obfuscation in social media platforms (2026-02-17),

7. 12549462 - Packet loss detection in real-time communications (2026-02-10),

8. 12500934 - Methods, mediums, and systems for verifying devices in an encrypted messaging system (2025-12-16),

9. 12395470 - Ephemeral messaging in a decentralized end-to-end encrypted messaging platform (2025-08-19),

10. 12389303 - Offline mesh messaging network with bluetooth broadcasting (2025-08-12),

11. 12316621 - Authenticating anonymous information (2025-05-27),

12. 12278817 - Methods, mediums, and systems for verifying devices in an encrypted messaging system (2025-04-14),

13. 12219017 - System and method for aggregating communication connections (2025-02-04),

14. 12212578 - Partial payload encryption with integrity protection (2025-01-28),

15. 12199930 - Purging participant messaging groups (2025-01-14),

Company Overview

WhatsApp Inc., headquartered in Menlo Park, CA, specializes in encrypted messaging solutions that prioritize user privacy and security. The company is renowned for its end-to-end encryption technology, ensuring that messages remain confidential between users. Key areas of focus include device verification, packet loss detection, and ephemeral messaging, which enhance user experience and security. Additionally, WhatsApp supports group messaging and video room facilitation, making it a versatile platform for personal and professional communication across diverse languages.

Profile summary synthesized from public USPTO records and patent filings.

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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Oct 6 2026

167 Patents

#11 in Menlo Park, CA

#520 in California

#2,384 in US

#4,940 in the World

Menlo Park, CA, United States of America

Whatsapp Inc.

Forward Citations = 528

120 inventors:

Brian Lange Acton (45 out of 53 patents)

Jan Boris Koum (41 out of 41 patents)

Michael B Donohue (27 out of 27 patents)

4. Bryan Dennis O'Connor (21 out of 21 patents)

5. Randall Sarafa (21 out of 29 patents)

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Company Patent Portfolio: Whatsapp Inc.. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/company/whatsapp

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

Data Sources: USPTO Patent Grant XML, Patent Center, EPO & CIPO • Normalized by IDiyas Innovation Graph. Methodology & provenance architecturePlease report any incorrect information to [email protected]

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