48 patent(s) in this week's alert:
Assignee Summary:| Patents | Owner |
| 48 | Apple |
| Patents | Class Code |
| 10 | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] |
| 9 | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] |
| 5 | H04B [TRANSMISSION [4]...] |
| 5 | H04L [TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC C...] |
| 2 | H05K [PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ...] |
| 2 | G01S [RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING ...] |
| 2 | G02B [OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS (G02F takes pre...] |
| 2 | H02J [CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRI...] |
| 1 | H03K [PULSE TECHNIQUE (measuring pulse characteristics G01R; ...] |
| 1 | G06Q [DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED F...] |
| 1 | G06T [IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL [2006.0...] |
| 1 | G06V [IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING...] |
| 1 | G09G [ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVI...] |
| 1 | H01L [SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT...] |
| 1 | H10D [INORGANIC ELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES...] |
| 1 | A44C [JEWELLERY; BRACELETS; OTHER PERSONAL ADORNMENTS; COINS...] |
| 1 | H04N [PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION [4]...] |
| 1 | H04R [LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ...] |
| 1 | H04S [STEREOPHONIC SYSTEMS [3]...] |
Details on individual patents:
| #12453396 | Wristbands with magnetic coupling |
| Applied: | 03/29/2024, #18/622396 |
| Issued: | 10/28/2025, [578 days App to Issue] Normal range: (491 to 1489) |
| Pat Class: | A44C [JEWELLERY; BRACELETS; OTHER PERSONAL ADORNMENTS; COINS...] In this class there are; 1776 patents, 344 companies, and 1227 inventors in 100 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (7 to 21) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38389 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: BAKERHOSTETLER |
| 1st Invent: | Zaki Moustafa (Palo Alto, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=5 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A wristband can comfortably secure an electronic device, such as a wristwatch or fitness/health tracking device, to a wrist of a user. The wristband can include a number of magnets that allow the wristband to be magnetically coupled to itself when folded over or when separate band portions are overlapping. The magnets can include a polymer mixed with a magnetic material to provide magnetic properties and flexibility. The magnets can be joined together by a continuous support structure that extends through opposing pairs of the magnets. The support structure can provide substantial and ability as well as tensile strength. The magnets and the support structure can be surrounded by a flexible cover to protect the components within. |
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| #12455338 | Using non-positioning signals for positioning in downlink and/or uplink |
| Applied: | 09/27/2023, #18/476054 |
| Issued: | 10/28/2025, [762 days App to Issue] Normal range: (507 to 1671) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 143954 patents, 7112 companies, and 95326 inventors in 242 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 18; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | APPLE (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38389 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Dorsey Whitney LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Seyed Ali Akbar Fakoorian (San Diego, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Systems and methods of a wireless communications system using signals not traditionally used for positioning purposes for positioning measurements in both uplink (UL) and downlink (DL) are described herein. A user equipment (UE) may generate a UE capability information message indicating one or more signal types that the UE can process for DL positioning measurements and/or that the UE can send for UL positioning measurements. The one or more signal types so indicated may include signals not traditionally used for positioning measurements. The UE may send, to the base station, the UE capability information message. The wireless communications system may then configure the base station and/or the UE to use such signal types with one or more positioning methods. In some embodiments, the base station may also indicate to the UE a subset of signals of an indicated type which should be processed for DL measurements/sent for UL measurements. |
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| #12455342 | Radio-frequency exposure beam management and selection in communications systems |
| Applied: | 09/06/2022, #17/903420 |
| Issued: | 10/28/2025, [1148 days App to Issue] Normal range: (554 to 1674) |
| Pat Class: | G01S [RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING ...] In this class there are; 24820 patents, 3090 companies, and 31121 inventors in 226 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (8 to 26) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38389 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Treyz Law Group, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Sharad Sambhwani (San Diego, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | An electronic device may include a set of antenna panels (APs) that transmit and receive signals within a set of signal beams. A proximity sensor such as a radar sensor may gather sensor data indicative of the position an external object. The device may select an AP and a beam that maximize wireless performance in communicating with a base station while also complying with the radio-frequency exposure (RFE). The device may select the AP and the beam based on the sensor data, per-panel and per-beam projected RFE values, antenna port RFE characteristics, per-panel and per-beam transmit power limits, per-beam transmit power backoffs, an RFE lookup table, regulatory RFE limits, and antenna performance metrics. The device may transmit an RFE report to the base station that identifies some or all of this information for use in updating scheduling for the device. |
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| #12455368 | Electronic devices with non-static object detection |
| Applied: | 08/25/2023, #18/456429 |
| Issued: | 10/28/2025, [795 days App to Issue] Normal range: (554 to 1674) |
| Pat Class: | G01S [RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING ...] In this class there are; 24820 patents, 3090 companies, and 31121 inventors in 226 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (8 to 26) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38389 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Treyz Law Group, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Joonhoi Hur (Sunnyvale, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | An electronic device may include a voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR) sensor disposed along a radio-frequency transmission line between a signal generator and an antenna. The VSWR sensor may gather VSWR measurements from radio-frequency signals transmitted by the signal generator over the transmission line. Control circuitry may identify a variation in the VSWR measurements over time and may compare the variation to a threshold value to determine whether an external object in the vicinity of the antenna is animate or inanimate. The control circuitry may reduce the maximum transmit power level of the antenna when the external object is animate and may maintain or increase the maximum transmit power level when the external object is inanimate. This may serve to maximize the wireless performance of the electronic device while also ensuring that the device complies with regulatory limits on radio-frequency energy exposure. |
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| #12455451 | Tunable lens in an electronic device controlled using a paired electronic device |
| Applied: | 01/08/2024, #18/407267 |
| Issued: | 10/28/2025, [659 days App to Issue] Normal range: (492 to 1448) |
| Pat Class: | G02B [OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS (G02F takes pre...] In this class there are; 80485 patents, 3841 companies, and 44622 inventors in 226 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 19; Normal range for this patent class is (7 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38389 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Treyz Law Group, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | James E Pedder (Oxon, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=4 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A head-mounted device may include a lens module with a least one adjustable lens. The head-mounted device may be wirelessly paired to an electronic device such as a cellular telephone, watch, laptop computer, etc. To correct for presbyopia, the optical power of adjustable lenses in a head-mounted device may be adjusted when the user is viewing a close object. To allow for intelligent adjustments of the adjustable lenses while minimizing power consumption in the head-mounted device, the head-mounted device may receive sensor data and/or focal point change instructions from a paired electronic device. The paired electronic device may detect a trigger, analyze the user''s attention to the paired electronic device, and send focal point change instructions to the head-mounted device based on the obtained information. |
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| #12455453 | Lens assembly with a supplemental mirror |
| Applied: | 02/28/2024, #18/590368 |
| Issued: | 10/28/2025, [608 days App to Issue] Normal range: (492 to 1448) |
| Pat Class: | G02B [OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS (G02F takes pre...] In this class there are; 80485 patents, 3841 companies, and 44622 inventors in 226 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (7 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38389 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Treyz Law Group, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Zachary A Granger (Redwood City, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=5 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | An electronic device may include a display panel configured to produce light and a lens assembly that receives the light from the display panel. The lens assembly may be a catadioptric lens assembly with a partially reflective layer, lens element, quarter wave plate, and reflective polarizer. Some of the light emitted by the display panel may be reflected by the catadioptric lens assembly away from the catadioptric lens assembly. A supplemental mirror may be used to reflect this light back towards the catadioptric lens assembly. The supplemental mirror may increase the field-of-view of images viewable through the catadioptric lens assembly. The supplemental mirror may have a dithered upper surface or a phase-shift mask. |
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| #12455618 | Conductive fabric architecture |
| Applied: | 08/15/2023, #18/450378 |
| Issued: | 10/28/2025, [805 days App to Issue] Normal range: (547 to 1853) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 647562 patents, 20685 companies, and 406779 inventors in 250 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | APPLE (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38389 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: DORSEY WHITNEY LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Javier C. Mendez (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=4 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A head-mountable device including a display, a housing at least partially surrounding the display, a facial interface attached to the housing, and a cover positioned between the housing and the facial interface, the cover comprising a conductive fabric. |
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| #12455621 | Optimizations in associating user gaze with user interface elements |
| Applied: | 05/31/2024, #18/679790 |
| Issued: | 10/28/2025, [515 days App to Issue] Unusually Fast Normal range: (547 to 1853) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 647562 patents, 20685 companies, and 406779 inventors in 250 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38389 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Thompson Hine LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Chase B Lortie (San Francisco, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=5 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Various implementations assess user interactions to trigger user interface responses. Some implementations associate user gaze with user interface elements using one or more criteria that enable interpreting the user''s gaze in ways that are consistent with user intentions and/or expectations. In some implementations, a user''s gaze is associated with a user interface element when the user gazes at the user interface element. When the gaze leaves the user interface element (e.g., intentionally or unintentionally), the association may be maintained or discontinued using one or more criteria to be consistent with user intentions and/or expectations. In some implementations, this involves determining whether to continue associating a user''s gaze with a user interface element so that the gaze-to-element association is maintained in certain circumstances (e.g., blinks and saccades) but discontinued in other circumstances (e.g., when the user is fixating outside of a zone around the element for more than a threshold time/number of frames). |
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| #12455639 | Stylus with attachment detection |
| Applied: | 03/22/2024, #18/614558 |
| Issued: | 10/28/2025, [585 days App to Issue] Normal range: (547 to 1853) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 647562 patents, 20685 companies, and 406779 inventors in 250 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 19; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38389 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: BAKERHOSTETLER |
| 1st Invent: | Qigen Ji (San Mateo, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=4 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | An input device, such as a stylus, can be operated to determine one or more conditions and select an appropriate operating mode. For example, a stylus can be attached to a host device when not in active use by a user. Attachment can be securely and releasably achieved with magnetic coupling. In such a configuration, the stylus can detect the attachment based on the presence and modification of magnetic fields. Based on such detection, the stylus can select an operating mode that allows power to be conserved when it is determined that certain components of the stylus need not be actively operated. |
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| #12455641 | Method and device for dynamically selecting an operation modality for an object |
| Applied: | 07/01/2022, #18/576654 |
| Issued: | 10/28/2025, [1215 days App to Issue] Normal range: (547 to 1853) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 647562 patents, 20685 companies, and 406779 inventors in 250 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | APPLE (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38389 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Fernando Partners, LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Aaron M. Burns (Sunnyvale, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=2, M=5 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | In one implementation. a method for dynamically selecting an operation modality for a physical object. The method includes: obtaining a user input vector that includes at least one user input indicator value associated with one of a plurality of different input modalities; obtaining tracking data associated with a physical object; generating a first characterization vector for the physical object, including a pose value and a user grip value, based on the user input vector and the tracking data, wherein the pose value characterizes a spatial relationship between the physical object and a user of the computing system and the user grip value characterizes a manner in which the physical object is being held by the user; and selecting, based on the first characterization vector, a first operation modality as a current operation modality for the physical object. |
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| #12455661 | Piezoelectric transducers for detection of touch on a surface |
| Applied: | 08/30/2023, #18/458977 |
| Issued: | 10/28/2025, [790 days App to Issue] Normal range: (547 to 1853) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 647562 patents, 20685 companies, and 406779 inventors in 250 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38389 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kubota Basol LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Supratik Datta (Saratoga, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Examples of the disclosure are directed to the use of one or more piezoelectric (PE) transducers for detecting one or more touches on a surface. In some embodiments, the one or more PE transducers can complement a capacitive touch sensor array and provide a confirmation that a touch has in fact occurred, and can provide a secondary determination of touch location. In some examples, the one or more PE transducers can be formed on, or as part of, a flex circuit that is adhered to a housing or other structure to which the touch surface is affixed. The flex circuit can be formed as a strip upon which the one or more PE transducers are attached, and can be shaped and sized (optionally with a fold to create a tail for electrical connections) to adhere to an inner or outer surface of the housing. |
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| #12455670 | Devices, methods, and graphical user interfaces for interacting with three-dimensional environments |
| Applied: | 02/18/2025, #19/056609 |
| Issued: | 10/28/2025, [252 days App to Issue] Unusually Fast Normal range: (547 to 1853) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 647562 patents, 20685 companies, and 406779 inventors in 250 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 30; Unusually More Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | APPLE (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38389 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Morgan, Lewis Bockius LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Stephen O. Lemay (Palo Alto, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=7 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A computer system detects a hand at a first position in a first configuration while displaying a view of a three-dimensional environment. In response, the computer system displays a first visual indication at a first display location in the three-dimensional environment. The computer system detects a movement of the hand while displaying the first visual indication. In response, the computer system displays the first indication at a second display location if the movement maintains the configuration of the hand and moves the hand as a whole to a second position; or the computer system ceases to display the first visual indication and displays a second visual indication if the movement changes the configuration of the hand to a second configuration at the first position. |
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| #12455673 | Devices, methods, and graphical user interfaces for dynamically adjusting presentation of audio outputs |
| Applied: | 09/16/2022, #17/947029 |
| Issued: | 10/28/2025, [1138 days App to Issue] Normal range: (547 to 1853) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 647562 patents, 20685 companies, and 406779 inventors in 250 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 33; Unusually More Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | APPLE (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38389 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Morgan, Lewis Bockius LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Marcos Alonso Ruiz (Oakland, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=5 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | An electronic device detects a first input directed to a first affordance in a set of one or more affordances displayed on a display. In response to detecting the first input, the electronic device initiates presentation of a first audio output having a first audio profile. The electronic device later detects a second input directed to a second affordance in the set. In response to detecting the second input and if audio alteration criteria are satisfied, the electronic device causes: (i) presentation of altered first audio output having an altered audio profile and (ii) presentation of a second audio output having a second audio profile. In response to detecting the second input and if the audio alteration criteria are not satisfied, the electronic device causes: (i) continued presentation of the first audio output and (ii) presentation of a third audio output having a third audio profile. |
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| #12455681 | Device, method, and graphical user interface for adjusting a display property of an affordance over changing background content |
| Applied: | 05/29/2024, #18/677747 |
| Issued: | 10/28/2025, [517 days App to Issue] Unusually Fast Normal range: (547 to 1853) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 647562 patents, 20685 companies, and 406779 inventors in 250 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 27; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | APPLE (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38389 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Morgan, Lewis Bockius LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Wan Si Wan (Sunnyvale, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A system with a display generation component displays a user interface object overlaying a portion of video content. When display properties of the portion of the video content meets first criteria, the system displays a first variant of the user interface object, overlaying the portion of the video content, having an appearance that is based on the portion of the video content. The first variant is generated with a first range of values for a first display property of at least the portion of the video content. When the display properties of the portion of the video content meets second criteria, the system displays a second variant of the user interface object, overlaying the portion of the video content, having an appearance that is based on the portion of the video content. The second variant is generated with a third range of values for the first display property. |
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| #12455717 | Power management for audio alerts for electronic devices |
| Applied: | 09/25/2023, #18/372693 |
| Issued: | 10/28/2025, [764 days App to Issue] Normal range: (547 to 1853) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 647562 patents, 20685 companies, and 406779 inventors in 250 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38389 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: BAKERHOSTETLER |
| 1st Invent: | Bryce D. Wolfson (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=4 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Aspects of the subject technology relate to providing audio alerts with electronic devices. An audio alert may be provided, in part, using power management operations that manage one or more both of the instantaneous power usage for providing the audio alert, and the long-term power usage for providing the audio alert. |
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| #12456129 | User interface for loyalty accounts and private label accounts |
| Applied: | 06/16/2023, #18/211199 |
| Issued: | 10/28/2025, [865 days App to Issue] Normal range: (512 to 2230) |
| Pat Class: | G06Q [DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED F...] In this class there are; 86200 patents, 12408 companies, and 142464 inventors in 249 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 24; Normal range for this patent class is (8 to 30) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38389 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: DLA Piper LLP (US) |
| 1st Invent: | Marcel Van Os (San Francisco, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=7 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | The present disclosure generally relates to the use of loyalty accounts, private label payment accounts, and general payment accounts using an electronic device with an electronic wallet. Various accounts are linked to the electronic device. In some examples, the electronic device is NFC-enabled. The electronic device may be used to provide loyalty account information and payment account information to a payment terminal, such as an NFC-enabled payment terminal. |
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| #12456225 | Methods for infield camera calibrations |
| Applied: | 09/13/2023, #18/466379 |
| Issued: | 10/28/2025, [776 days App to Issue] Normal range: (443 to 1805) |
| Pat Class: | H04N [PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION [4]...] In this class there are; 156170 patents, 6612 companies, and 80397 inventors in 236 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (7 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38389 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin Goetzel, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Shuntaro Yamazaki (Cupertino, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Methods for performing a calibration process for outward-facing cameras on devices such as head-mounted display devices are disclosed. Extrinsic parameters of the camera are first estimated using inputs to the calibration process such as information from an inertial measurement unit and points of interest within images captured by the camera that are tracked with time. Then, extrinsic and intrinsic parameters are concurrently determined in an optimization problem such that updated values of said parameters may be stored and used by applications that run on the device and make use of the camera. The calibration process may be extended to concurrently calibrate multiple cameras based, at least in part, on information from the inertial measurement unit that is local to the camera. |
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| #12456271 | System and method of three-dimensional object cleanup and text annotation |
| Applied: | 11/18/2022, #18/057172 |
| Issued: | 10/28/2025, [1075 days App to Issue] Normal range: (493 to 1513) |
| Pat Class: | G06T [IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL [2006.0...] In this class there are; 52037 patents, 6319 companies, and 85438 inventors in 240 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (11 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38389 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kubota Basol LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Jeremy R. Bernstein (San Francisco, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=6 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Some examples of the disclosure are directed to object manipulators and associated processes for manipulating an object representation in a three-dimensional environment. The object representation may correspond to a scan of a real-world object in a real-world environment. The object manipulators may include an object cleanup manipulator and a text annotation manipulator. The object cleanup manipulator may be selectable to display one or more control affordances providing functionality for selectively removing portions of the object representation in the three-dimensional environment and/or selectively adjusting one or more parameters of the object representation in the three-dimensional environment. The text annotation manipulator may be selectable to display one or more control affordances providing functionality for selectively generating one or more text labels in the three-dimensional environment. The one or more text labels may be associated with the object representation in the three-dimensional environment. |
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| #12456329 | Eye enrollment for head-mounted enclosure |
| Applied: | 10/16/2024, #18/916779 |
| Issued: | 10/28/2025, [377 days App to Issue] Unusually Fast Normal range: (531 to 1379) |
| Pat Class: | G06V [IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING...] In this class there are; 10132 patents, 3017 companies, and 36604 inventors in 217 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (11 to 23) |
| Assignee: | APPLE (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38389 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Young Basile Hanlon MacFarlane, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Nick Torkos (Redwood City, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Systems and methods for eye enrollment for a head-mounted enclosure are described. Some implementations may include an image sensor; and a processing apparatus configured to: access a set of images, captured using the image sensor, that depict a face of a user and a head-mounted enclosure that the user is wearing; and determine, based on the set of images, a first position of a first eye of the user relative to the head-mounted enclosure. |
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| #12456406 | Dynamic user interface with time indicator |
| Applied: | 05/11/2023, #18/196345 |
| Issued: | 10/28/2025, [901 days App to Issue] Normal range: (535 to 1739) |
| Pat Class: | G09G [ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVI...] In this class there are; 57747 patents, 1300 companies, and 16183 inventors in 175 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 36; Unusually More Normal range for this patent class is (7 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38389 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: DLA Piper LLP (US) |
| 1st Invent: | Teofila Connor (San Francisco, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=5 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | The present disclosure generally relates to a dynamic user interface having an indication of time. The dynamic user interface having the indication of time further includes one or more geometric regions that intersect the indication of time, such that colors of the indication of time are different on opposite sides of a boundary of the one or more geometric regions that intersect the indication of time. The one or more geometric regions may shift and/or change over time, thereby providing a custom and/or unique dynamic user interface having the indication of time. |
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| #12456692 | Microelectronic package RDL patterns to reduce stress in RDLs across components |
| Applied: | 11/28/2022, #18/058991 |
| Issued: | 10/28/2025, [1065 days App to Issue] Normal range: (458 to 1424) |
| Pat Class: | H01L [SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT...] In this class there are; 310140 patents, 3672 companies, and 66663 inventors in 221 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 18; Normal range for this patent class is (8 to 24) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38389 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Aikin Gallant, LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Wei Chen (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Microelectronic packages and methods of fabrication are described. In an embodiment, a redistribution layer spans across multiple components, and includes a region of patterned wiring traces that may mitigate stress in the RDL between the multiple components. |
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| #12456880 | Magnetics configurations for wireless power transfer and communications in electronic device |
| Applied: | 02/28/2022, #17/652837 |
| Issued: | 10/28/2025, [1338 days App to Issue] Normal range: (608 to 1574) |
| Pat Class: | H02J [CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRI...] In this class there are; 31079 patents, 3121 companies, and 26868 inventors in 228 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 17; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 23) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38389 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: FLETCHER YODER PC |
| 1st Invent: | Ye Li (Sunnyvale, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A device can include a wireless power transfer coil configured to be magnetically coupled to a wireless power transfer coil of a complementary device, wireless power transfer circuitry, a processing and communications system, and a wireless communications coil coupled to the processing and communications system, the communications coil comprising one or more windings configured to be magnetically coupled to a vertical communications coil of the complementary device to allow communications between the processing and communications system and the complementary device, wherein the one or more windings of the communications coil are disposed in at least one plane parallel to the plane of the vertical communications coil. |
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| #12456886 | Methods and circuitry for mitigating saturation in wireless power systems |
| Applied: | 04/17/2024, #18/638123 |
| Issued: | 10/28/2025, [559 days App to Issue] Unusually Fast Normal range: (608 to 1574) |
| Pat Class: | H02J [CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRI...] In this class there are; 31079 patents, 3121 companies, and 26868 inventors in 228 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 49; Unusually More Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 23) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38389 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: FLETCHER YODER PC |
| 1st Invent: | Adam L. Schwartz (Redwood City, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A wireless charging system having a power transmitter may wirelessly transfer power to a power receiver. Shield saturation, such as saturation of a ferrite structure, in the wireless power receiver may occur under some operating conditions. Saturation can lead to disruptive oscillations in power transfer. The power transmitting may include control circuitry for detecting and mitigating saturation. |
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| #12456969 | Data detection on serial communication links |
| Applied: | 04/26/2024, #18/647865 |
| Issued: | 10/28/2025, [550 days App to Issue] Normal range: (387 to 1267) |
| Pat Class: | H03K [PULSE TECHNIQUE (measuring pulse characteristics G01R; ...] In this class there are; 23214 patents, 1157 companies, and 16357 inventors in 184 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38389 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin Goetzel, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Vishal Varma (Fremont, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=5 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A serial data receiver subsystem of a computer system includes a data rate detection circuit and a receiver circuit. The data rate detection circuit is configured to detect that a communication link operates in a high-speed mode rather than in a low-speed mode by detecting that a number of transitions in a serial data stream over a reference period of time exceeds a threshold value. The date rate detection circuit is further configured to activate a data rate detection signal indicating that the communication link operates in the high-speed mode, the data rate detection signal activated in response to detection that the number of transitions in the serial data stream over the reference period of time exceeds the threshold value. The receiver circuit is configured to activate one or more of a plurality of subcircuits included in the receiver circuit in response to activation of the data rate detection signal. |
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| #12456993 | Wireless circuitry with delay measurement and tuning |
| Applied: | 09/09/2022, #17/941905 |
| Issued: | 10/28/2025, [1145 days App to Issue] Normal range: (526 to 1772) |
| Pat Class: | H04B [TRANSMISSION [4]...] In this class there are; 85596 patents, 3696 companies, and 46661 inventors in 229 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (8 to 28) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38389 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Treyz Law Group |
| 1st Invent: | Stephan Henzler (Munich, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=6 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Wireless circuitry can include a processor that generates a baseband signal, an upconversion circuit that upconverts the baseband signals to a radio-frequency signal, and an amplifier that amplifies the radio-frequency signal. A tunable delay circuit can be used to selectively delay generation of the radio-frequency signal or to delay generation of another signal intended for the radio-frequency amplifier. The tunable delay circuit can be controlled using a closed-loop delay adaptation scheme. A feedback receiver that is coupled to an output of the amplifier can be used to generate a demodulated signal. A delay error measurement circuit can be used to receive the demodulated signal, to detect a peak by monitoring when an envelope of the demodulated signal crosses a threshold level, to compute an amount of asymmetry in the detected peak, and to output a signal that is used to control the tunable delay circuit. |
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| #12456999 | Electronic devices with adjustable received sample bit width |
| Applied: | 09/15/2023, #18/468644 |
| Issued: | 10/28/2025, [774 days App to Issue] Normal range: (526 to 1772) |
| Pat Class: | H04B [TRANSMISSION [4]...] In this class there are; 85596 patents, 3696 companies, and 46661 inventors in 229 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (8 to 28) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38389 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Treyz Law Group, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Thomas Hauser (Holzkirchen, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=4 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | An electronic device may be provided with an antenna, a receiver, and baseband circuitry coupled to the receiver over a digital interface. The receiver may receive radio-frequency signals using the antenna and may generate digital in-phase and quadrature-phase (I/Q) samples from the radio-frequency signals. The I/Q samples may have a bit width and may be transmitted to the baseband circuitry over the digital interface. The baseband circuitry may evaluate a radio condition of the receiver based on the I/Q samples. The baseband circuitry may adjust the bit width of the I/Q samples based on the radio condition. For example, the baseband circuitry may decrease the bit width when wireless performance metric data falls below a threshold and/or may increase the bit width when the wireless performance metric data exceeds a threshold. This may minimize power consumed by the digital interface without sacrificing wireless performance. |
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| #12457019 | Protocol for beam width control |
| Applied: | 07/28/2023, #18/227872 |
| Issued: | 10/28/2025, [823 days App to Issue] Normal range: (526 to 1772) |
| Pat Class: | H04B [TRANSMISSION [4]...] In this class there are; 85596 patents, 3696 companies, and 46661 inventors in 229 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 18; Normal range for this patent class is (8 to 28) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38389 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Boqiang Fan (San Diego, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Techniques for beam width control, and devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for beam width control are described herein. |
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| #12457026 | Beam width control |
| Applied: | 07/28/2023, #18/227868 |
| Issued: | 10/28/2025, [823 days App to Issue] Normal range: (526 to 1772) |
| Pat Class: | H04B [TRANSMISSION [4]...] In this class there are; 85596 patents, 3696 companies, and 46661 inventors in 229 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 19; Normal range for this patent class is (8 to 28) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38389 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Boqiang Fan (San Diego, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Techniques for beam width control, and devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for beam width control are described herein. |
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| #12457049 | Adaptive calibration of analog front end and receiver non-idealities |
| Applied: | 02/19/2024, #18/581137 |
| Issued: | 10/28/2025, [617 days App to Issue] Normal range: (526 to 1772) |
| Pat Class: | H04B [TRANSMISSION [4]...] In this class there are; 85596 patents, 3696 companies, and 46661 inventors in 229 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (8 to 28) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38389 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin Goetzel, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Ahmed Mohamed Abdelatty Ali (Campbell, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Adaptive calibration of analog front-end and receiver non-idealities is disclosed. An analog front-end (AFE) circuit is configured to receive an analog input signal, and includes an analog signal path having one or more analog circuits. A test signal generator inputs an analog test signal into the analog signal path. The AFE circuit combines analog input signal and the test signal and generates, using one or more analog circuits in the analog signal path, an analog output signal based on the analog input signal combined with the analog test signal. A digital signal processing (DSP) circuit processes a digital input value that corresponds to the analog output signal, and performs calibrations of respective parameters of the one or more analog circuits. To perform the calibrations, the DSP circuit is configured to separate a digital representation of the analog test signal from a remainder of the digital value. |
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| #12457072 | Quasi-co-located assumption for aperiodic CSI-RS for multi-TRP operation |
| Applied: | 04/08/2020, #17/912446 |
| Issued: | 10/28/2025, [2029 days App to Issue] Unusually Slow Normal range: (512 to 1760) |
| Pat Class: | H04L [TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC C...] In this class there are; 205593 patents, 13143 companies, and 231889 inventors in 247 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 13; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38389 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin Goetzel, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Yushu Zhang (Beijing, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=2, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | This disclosure relates to techniques for determining a quasi-co-located assumption for aperiodic channel state information reference signals for multi-transmission-reception-point operation in a wireless communication system. A wireless device may establish wireless links with multiple transmission-reception-points of a cellular network. The wireless device may receive downlink control information. The wireless device may determine a quasi-co-located assumption for aperiodic channel state information reference signals for the downlink control information. Signals received according to the quasi-co-located assumption for aperiodic channel state information reference signals may be buffered by the wireless device if a scheduling offset for the downlink control information is below a scheduling offset threshold. |
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| #12457074 | Method and apparatus to support UE CSI report of time domain channel properties |
| Applied: | 09/23/2022, #17/935015 |
| Issued: | 10/28/2025, [1131 days App to Issue] Normal range: (512 to 1760) |
| Pat Class: | H04L [TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC C...] In this class there are; 205593 patents, 13143 companies, and 231889 inventors in 247 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | APPLE (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38389 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Dorsey Whitney LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Haitong Sun (Cupertino, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=5 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Systems and methods are provided for to support user equipment (UE) channel state information (CSI) report of time domain channel properties. Embodiments herein consider Uplink Control Information (UCI) multiplexing, UCI omission, Interference Measurement Resource (IMR) configuration, and phase continuity handling. A channel state information report configuration (CSI-ReportConfig) may comprise details regarding measurement and reporting of time domain channel properties (TDCP) based on channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) for tracking reference signal (TRS). |
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| #12457081 | Radio link management, beam failure detection and default beam enhancements for high speed train deployments |
| Applied: | 05/11/2021, #17/755679 |
| Issued: | 10/28/2025, [1631 days App to Issue] Normal range: (512 to 1760) |
| Pat Class: | H04L [TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC C...] In this class there are; 205593 patents, 13143 companies, and 231889 inventors in 247 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 18; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38389 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Fay Kaplun Marcin, LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Haitong Sun (Cupertino, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A user equipment (UE) is configured to receive, from a serving base station, a configuration for a control resource set (CORESET) including two transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states for a frequency resource, wherein a first TCI state is associated with a beam transmitted from a first transmission and reception point (TRP) and a second TCI state is associated with a beam transmitted from a second TRP, determine, for the beams transmitted from each of the first and second TRPs, respective one or more reference signal (RS) resources to monitor for radio link monitoring (RLM) or beam failure detection (BFD) and monitor the RS transmitted from the first TRP using the first TCI state and the RS transmitted from the second TRP using the second TCI state. |
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| #12457452 | MEMS speaker |
| Applied: | 01/31/2024, #18/429342 |
| Issued: | 10/28/2025, [636 days App to Issue] Normal range: (463 to 1589) |
| Pat Class: | H04R [LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ...] In this class there are; 27855 patents, 1758 companies, and 17128 inventors in 202 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (8 to 24) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38389 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: BAKERHOSTETLER |
| 1st Invent: | Gokhan Hatipoglu (Milpitas, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=4 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Aspects of the subject technology relate to electronic devices having speakers such as microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) speakers. A MEMS speaker can include an electrostatically driven, corrugated MEMS structure to move air without a magnet, coil, or traditional speaker membrane, and thus provide a low-power, compact speaker with a large acoustically active area in a small volume. Neighboring folds in the corrugated MEMS structure may form pairs of MEMS electrodes that can be pushed together and/or pulled apart to deform the MEMS structure in a breathing motion that generates pressure differentials on opposing sides of the corrugated MEMS structure to generate sound. Additional modes of operation are described. |
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| #12457464 | Artifact reduction on transitions between audio tracks |
| Applied: | 11/23/2022, #18/058431 |
| Issued: | 10/28/2025, [1070 days App to Issue] Normal range: (365 to 1289) |
| Pat Class: | H04S [STEREOPHONIC SYSTEMS [3]...] In this class there are; 2432 patents, 359 companies, and 3523 inventors in 110 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 18; Normal range for this patent class is (11 to 23) |
| Assignee: | APPLE (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38389 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: BakerHostetler |
| 1st Invent: | Franois Becker (Essonne, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: No name resolution. |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | An audio artifact reduction technique operates on a pair of temporally-adjacent audio tracks. Samples at an end portion of a first track may be altered according to an inter-track sample discontinuity at a boundary between the two tracks. Samples at a beginning portion of a second track also may be altered according to the inter-track discontinuity. These altering operations may cause the sample values and the end of the first track and the beginning of the second track to be equal to each other at the boundary between the two tracks. In one aspect, the altering may generate adjustment curves that alter sample values of the tracks around the boundary between them. In another aspect, the altering may trim the tracks at zero crossings of track sample values nearest to the boundary between the tracks. |
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| #12457507 | PI controller for cellular baseband mitigation |
| Applied: | 04/14/2023, #18/301189 |
| Issued: | 10/28/2025, [928 days App to Issue] Normal range: (507 to 1671) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 143954 patents, 7112 companies, and 95326 inventors in 242 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38389 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: FLETCHER YODER PC |
| 1st Invent: | Amir Rajaee (San Carlos, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=11 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Communication device may include a transmitter and a receiver respectively coupled to one or more antennas to communicate (e.g., transmit or receive signals) with a base station. The communication device may receive an operating characteristic of a cellular modem within the communication device operating in a first cellular configuration and determine if the operating characteristic are greater than a threshold. The operating characteristic may include power and/or temperature. The threshold may include a power budget and/or a temperature threshold. If the operating characteristic is greater than the threshold, then the communication device may determine a control effort value based on the operating characteristic and the threshold. The communication device may map the control effort value to a second cellular configuration, which may correspond to reduced operating characteristics in comparison to the first cellular configuration. The communication device may then cause the cellular modem to operate in the second cellular configuration. |
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| #12457511 | NCSG for deactivated serving cell measurement |
| Applied: | 09/24/2021, #17/904336 |
| Issued: | 10/28/2025, [1495 days App to Issue] Normal range: (507 to 1671) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 143954 patents, 7112 companies, and 95326 inventors in 242 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 12; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | APPLE (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38389 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Dorsey Whitney LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Qiming Li (Beijing, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Apparatuses, systems, and methods for NCSG-based measurement on deactivated serving cells. In a wireless communication system, a wireless device can acquire a measurement gap (MG) configuration scheduling measurement operation for at least one deactivated serving cell based on network-controlled small gap (NCSG), and perform the measurement operation based on the network-controlled small gap (NCSG) in accordance with the measurement gap configuration. |
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| #12457515 | Serving cell measurements in idle mode |
| Applied: | 08/04/2022, #17/881480 |
| Issued: | 10/28/2025, [1181 days App to Issue] Normal range: (507 to 1671) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 143954 patents, 7112 companies, and 95326 inventors in 242 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38389 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Hongbo Yan (Vista, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | The present application relates to scheduling SSB measurements on SSB beams. In an example, a base station can transmit SSBs on SSB beams that form a serving cell. Depending on an SSB measurement on one of the SSB beams, a UE can schedule an additional SSB measurement on this SSB beam only or schedule SSB measurements on the different SSB beams. |
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| #12457527 | Methods for transmitting and receiving data in 5G NR device based on data/service tagging from application processor |
| Applied: | 07/13/2021, #17/374406 |
| Issued: | 10/28/2025, [1568 days App to Issue] Normal range: (512 to 1760) |
| Pat Class: | H04L [TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC C...] In this class there are; 205593 patents, 13143 companies, and 231889 inventors in 247 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38389 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin Goetzel, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Murtaza A. Shikari (Mountain View, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Techniques and devices for service-specific tagging of data by an application processor (AP) of a user equipment device (UE). A first indication may be sent from the UE to a baseband processor (BB) of the UE of one or more quality of service preferences for an upcoming data session, and the BB may configure one or more layers of the BB according to the quality of service preferences. The BB may further communicate with a network to establish protocols for the quality of service preferences. The BB may determine one or more network conditions, and may transmit feedback from the BB to the AP related to the determined network conditions. In response, the AP may send a second indication of one or more updated quality of service preferences to the BB based at least in part on the feedback received from the BB. |
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| #12457569 | SMTC2-LP based RRM enhancement |
| Applied: | 10/12/2023, #18/485430 |
| Issued: | 10/28/2025, [747 days App to Issue] Normal range: (507 to 1671) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 143954 patents, 7112 companies, and 95326 inventors in 242 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 15; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | APPLE (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38389 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Dorsey Whitney LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Jie Cui (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=2, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Provided is a method for a user equipment (UE), comprising performing, based on acquired information, in at least one of an idle mode and an inactive mode, at least one of an intra-frequency neighbor cell measurement and an inter-frequency neighbor cell measurement. The acquired information comprises at least one of a group of a periodicity of synchronization signal and physical broadcast channel block (SSB)-based measurement timing configuration (SMTC) and a periodicity of SMTC2-long periodicity (SMTC2-LP) and a physical cell identifier (PCI) list of SMTC2-LP. |
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| #12457631 | Technologies in multi-PDSCH transmission in a wireless network |
| Applied: | 09/19/2022, #17/947945 |
| Issued: | 10/28/2025, [1135 days App to Issue] Normal range: (507 to 1671) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 143954 patents, 7112 companies, and 95326 inventors in 242 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38389 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Fish Richardson P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Hong He (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | In an example method, a user equipment (UE) device receives a slot of data from a base station (BS). The UE device determines a quality of a wireless channel between the BS to the UE device, including determining (i) a metric for a interval extending from a sequentially first symbol of the slot of data to a symbol immediately preceding the first subset of symbols, (ii) a metric for an interval extending from the sequentially first symbol of the slot of data to a sequentially last symbol of the first subset of symbols, (iii) a metric for an interval extending from the sequentially first symbol of the slot of data to a symbol immediately preceding the second subset of symbols, and/or (iv) a metric for an interval extending from the sequentially first symbol of the slot of data to a sequentially last symbol of the second subset of symbols. |
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| #12457632 | Ue signal to interference power ratio detection for network scheduling assistance |
| Applied: | 07/09/2024, #18/767691 |
| Issued: | 10/28/2025, [476 days App to Issue] Unusually Fast Normal range: (507 to 1671) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 143954 patents, 7112 companies, and 95326 inventors in 242 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38389 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: FLETCHER YODER PC |
| 1st Invent: | Fucheng Wang (Cupertino, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=4 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Embodiments disclosed herein relate to techniques for measuring and/or detecting a signal-to-interference ratio (SIR) of a received signal at a user equipment (UE). The received signal may include a desired signal, co-channel interference, adjacent channel interference, and an in-band blocker. The UE may filter (e.g., remove) the various interferences and in-band blocker. The UE may determine or measure a power (or Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI)) of the desired signal and a power (or RSSI) of the co-channel interference separately because the desired signal and the co-channel interference overlap in frequency. To do so, the UE may determine a total power of the received signal including the desired signal and co-channel interference. The UE may receive the desired signal again while an uplink transmission is deactivated (and thus without the interference). The UE may then calculate the SIR based on the total power and the power of the desired signal. |
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| #12457641 | Systems, methods, and devices for NR sidelink in the unlicensed spectrum |
| Applied: | 05/03/2022, #17/735193 |
| Issued: | 10/28/2025, [1274 days App to Issue] Normal range: (507 to 1671) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 143954 patents, 7112 companies, and 95326 inventors in 242 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38389 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Eschweiler Potashnik, LLC |
| 1st Invent: | Huaning Niu (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Techniques described herein include solutions for enabling NR sidelink (SL) communications by using radio resource control (RRC) to provide ser equipment (UEs) with grant configuration (CGs) for unidirectional and/or bidirectional SL communications. These techniques also include solutions for UEs to obtain channel occupation times (COTs) for SL communications, and procedures for sharing COTs with other UEs, and procedures for CG uplink control information (UCI) of physical uplink shared channels (PUSCH) transmissions for NR in the unlicensed spectrum (NR-U). The techniques described herein also include solutions for channel state information (CSI) feedback for CGs of SL in the unlicensed spectrum (CG-Sidelink-U). Also described herein are SL techniques for transmission power control of SL communications and clear channel assessment (CCA) procedures. |
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| #12457642 | Ultra-wide band channel access-periodic reservation |
| Applied: | 09/23/2022, #17/951328 |
| Issued: | 10/28/2025, [1131 days App to Issue] Normal range: (507 to 1671) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 143954 patents, 7112 companies, and 95326 inventors in 242 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38389 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin Goetzel, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Lochan Verma (Danville, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Systems, methods, and mechanisms for an out-of-band (OOB) ultra-wide band (UWB) channel arbitration and/or channel coordination scheme. A device may transmit, periodically, an advertisement packet on an advertisement channel associated with a UWB channel. The device may transmit, according to a UWB channel usage pattern indicated by the advertisement packet, on the UWB channel. The advertisement packet may include a UWB transmit start time offset, a UWB transmit duration, a UWB transmit interval, information to determine a UWB transmit interval, and/or a UWB transmission type. |
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| #12457647 | Call collision resolution |
| Applied: | 06/14/2022, #17/840485 |
| Issued: | 10/28/2025, [1232 days App to Issue] Normal range: (512 to 1760) |
| Pat Class: | H04L [TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC C...] In this class there are; 205593 patents, 13143 companies, and 231889 inventors in 247 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 14; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38389 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Anish George (Bangalore, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods to provide call collision resolution procedures in wireless communication systems. |
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| #12457656 | Dual connectivity for reliability |
| Applied: | 08/22/2023, #18/453396 |
| Issued: | 10/28/2025, [798 days App to Issue] Normal range: (507 to 1671) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 143954 patents, 7112 companies, and 95326 inventors in 242 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38389 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin Goetzel, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Geng Wu (Portland, OR) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Embodiments of a system and method for dual connectivity for device to vehicle or vehicle to vehicle communication in a Wireless Network are generally described herein. In some embodiments, processing circuitry may determine a quality of service (QoS) level for data to be transmitted over a first radio access technology (RAT) connection and determine a QoS indicator from the QoS level, the QoS indicator identifying a dual connectivity backup transmission, the dual connectivity backup transmission including a hot, warm, or cold backup. In some embodiments, transceiver circuitry may attempt to transmit the data using a first transmission mode, the first transmission mode using the first RAT connection and the data including the QoS indicator and retransmit, in response to the attempt failing, the data using a second transmission mode. |
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| #12457683 | Eddy current mitigation for on-chip inductors |
| Applied: | 04/19/2023, #18/303486 |
| Issued: | 10/28/2025, [923 days App to Issue] Normal range: (523 to 1459) |
| Pat Class: | H05K [PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ...] In this class there are; 42999 patents, 2960 companies, and 32787 inventors in 223 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (7 to 21) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38389 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Treyz Law Group, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Behzad Biglarbegian (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | An electronic device may include a transceiver with a substrate and an inductor on the substrate. A ring of ground traces may surround the inductor. Circuit components may be patterned onto the substrate overlapping the inductor, a region of the substrate surrounded by the inductor, and/or a region of the substrate between the inductor and the ring. The components may be arranged in trees with feed lines extending radially outward from a central axis. The components in each tree may be separated from the capacitors in other trees by gaps, preventing eddy currents on the trees. The components may be used to form bypass capacitors for power supply lines, a low-dropout regulator load, part of the loop filter of a phase-locked loop, or other portions of the transceiver. The components may thereby be used to convey signals while also meeting fill factor requirements associated with fabrication of the substrate. |
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| #12457684 | Eddy current mitigation for on-chip inductors |
| Applied: | 09/26/2023, #18/474880 |
| Issued: | 10/28/2025, [763 days App to Issue] Normal range: (523 to 1459) |
| Pat Class: | H05K [PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ...] In this class there are; 42999 patents, 2960 companies, and 32787 inventors in 223 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (7 to 21) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38389 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Treyz Law Group, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Behzad Biglarbegian (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | An electronic device may include a transceiver with a substrate and an inductor on the substrate. A ring of ground traces may surround the inductor. Circuit components may be patterned onto the substrate overlapping the inductor, a region of the substrate surrounded by the inductor, and/or a region of the substrate between the inductor and the ring. The components may be arranged in trees with feed lines extending radially outward from a central axis. The components in each tree may be separated from the capacitors in other trees by gaps, preventing eddy currents on the trees. The components may be used to form bypass capacitors for power supply lines, a low-dropout regulator load, part of the loop filter of a phase-locked loop, or other portions of the transceiver. The components may thereby be used to convey signals while also meeting fill factor requirements associated with fabrication of the substrate. |
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| #12457781 | Nanosheet sizing for power delivery |
| Applied: | 11/30/2023, #18/524600 |
| Issued: | 10/28/2025, [698 days App to Issue] Normal range: (667 to 1437) |
| Pat Class: | H10D [INORGANIC ELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES...] In this class there are; 1771 patents, 112 companies, and 1531 inventors in 62 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (11 to 21) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38389 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin Goetzel, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Praveen Raghavan (Cupertino, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Various structures that implement nanosheet transistors are disclosed. The various structures include nanosheet transistors with different widths inside a transistor device. Variation of the width of nanosheet transistors within a transistor device allows for different designs of the input stage and the output stage of the transistor device that may improve power utilization and performance of the transistor device. In some instances, the input stage has nanosheet transistors with smaller width nanosheet fins than nanosheet transistors in the output stage. Variations in nanosheet transistor width may also be implemented within the input stage or the output stage by merging of nanosheet fins. |
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