32 patent(s) in this week's alert:
Assignee Summary:| Patents | Owner |
| 32 | APPLE |
| Patents | Class Code |
| 9 | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] |
| 5 | G06T [IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL [2006.0...] |
| 5 | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] |
| 4 | H04N [PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION [4]...] |
| 2 | H04B [TRANSMISSION [4]...] |
| 1 | C03C [CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES, OR VITREOUS EN...] |
| 1 | H04R [LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ...] |
| 1 | G06V [IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING...] |
| 1 | G09G [ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVI...] |
| 1 | H01Q [AERIALS (radiators or aerials for microwave heating H05...] |
| 1 | H03B [GENERATION OF OSCILLATIONS, DIRECTLY OR BY FREQUENCY-CH...] |
| 1 | H05K [PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ...] |
Details on individual patents:
| #12534401 | Asymmetric chemical strengthening |
| Applied: | 06/11/2024, #18/740413 |
| Issued: | 01/27/2026, [595 days App to Issue] Unusually Fast Normal range: (627 to 1775) |
| Pat Class: | C03C [CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES, OR VITREOUS EN...] In this class there are; 4569 patents, 468 companies, and 4668 inventors in 149 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (7 to 25) |
| Assignee: | APPLE (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39039 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Victor Luzzato (Santa Clara, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=4 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Asymmetrically strengthened glass articles, methods for producing the same, and use of the articles in portable electronic device is disclosed. The asymmetrically strengthened glass articles include glass articles having a deeper compressive stress layer in a thicker portion of the glass article. Using a budgeted amount of compressive stress and tensile stress, asymmetric chemical strengthening is optimized for the utility of a glass article. In some aspects, the strengthened glass article can be designed for reduced damage, or damage propagation, when dropped. |
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| #12535875 | Devices, methods, and graphical user interfaces for interacting with three-dimensional environments |
| Applied: | 02/16/2024, #18/444386 |
| Issued: | 01/27/2026, [711 days App to Issue] Normal range: (545 to 1849) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 654956 patents, 20933 companies, and 413616 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: 39039 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Morgan, Lewis Bockius LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Jonathan R. Dascola (San Francisco, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=5 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A computer system displays a first view of a three-dimensional environment, including a first and second user interface objects at distinct first and second positions. While displaying the first view, the computer system detects a first gaze input directed to a first region in the three-dimensional environment corresponding to the first position. While detecting the first gaze input, the computer system detects first movement of a hand meeting first gesture criteria. In accordance with a determination that the first movement is detected after the first gaze input meets first gaze criteria requiring the gaze to be held at the first region for at least a first preset extended amount of time, the computer system selects the first user interface object; and in accordance with a determination that the first movement is detected before the gaze meeting the first gaze criteria, the computer system forgoes selecting the first user interface object. |
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| #12535881 | Eye tracking data filtering |
| Applied: | 11/17/2022, #18/056526 |
| Issued: | 01/27/2026, [1167 days App to Issue] Normal range: (545 to 1849) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 654956 patents, 20933 companies, and 413616 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: 39039 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Blank Rome LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Jacob Wilson (Cupertino, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=4 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Eye tracking is performed by determining an initial pupil position of a user in relation to a lens situated in front of the user, detecting a change in pupil position in relation to the lens to an updated pupil position in relation to the lens, and determining that the updated pupil position is outside a bounding box associated with the lens. The updated pupil position is a replacement pupil position with a replacement pupil position within the bounding box associated with the lens, and the updated pupil position is utilized for eye-tracking functionality. Eye tracking is also performed by determining that a first pixel associated with a gaze direction is outside a visibility region, identifying a replacement pixel within the visibility region, determining an updated gaze angle based on the replacement pixel, and performing eye tracking using the updated gaze angle. |
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| #12535892 | Devices, methods, and graphical user interfaces for providing a home button replacement |
| Applied: | 05/26/2023, #18/202862 |
| Issued: | 01/27/2026, [977 days App to Issue] Normal range: (545 to 1849) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 654956 patents, 20933 companies, and 413616 inventors in 250 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 39; Unusually More Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | APPLE (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39039 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Morgan, Lewis Bockius LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Julian K. Missig (Burlingame, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=2, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | An electronic device with a display and an embedded fingerprint sensor displays a lock screen on the display. While displaying the lock screen, the electronic device detects a first touch input on the embedded fingerprint sensor. In response to detecting the first touch input on the embedded fingerprint sensor: the electronic device, in accordance with a determination that first timing criteria are met, displays content of a plurality of messages; and the electronic device, in accordance with a determination that second timing criteria, different from the first timing criteria are met, ceases to display the lock screen and displaying a home screen use interface for the electronic device with a plurality of application icons. |
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| #12535895 | Input device |
| Applied: | 09/21/2023, #18/472195 |
| Issued: | 01/27/2026, [859 days App to Issue] Normal range: (545 to 1849) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 654956 patents, 20933 companies, and 413616 inventors in 250 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 15; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | APPLE (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39039 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Dorsey Whitney LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Megan M. Sapp (San Francisco, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=2, M=6 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A computer system can include an input device having a housing defining an internal volume. The housing can include a grip portion and a base portion defining an aperture. The computer system can also include a tilt sensor disposed in the internal volume, a position sensor disposed at the aperture, and a processor. The processor can be electrically coupled to the position sensor, the tilt sensor, and a memory component storing electronic instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to receive a first input from the tilt sensor, receive a second input from the position sensor, determine, based on the first and second inputs, if the base is in contact with a support surface and an angle of the base relative to the support surface. The processor can also output a signal based on the angle if the base is in contact with the support surface. |
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| #12535931 | Methods for controlling and interacting with a three-dimensional environment |
| Applied: | 09/22/2023, #18/473182 |
| Issued: | 01/27/2026, [858 days App to Issue] Normal range: (545 to 1849) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 654956 patents, 20933 companies, and 413616 inventors in 250 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 55; Unusually More Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39039 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kubota Basol LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Sean L. Seguin (Lafayette, CO) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=2, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A computer system displays an immersion control, a volume control, an element configured to permit or restrict breakthrough in different modes of operation of the computer system, and/or an option selectable to cause initiation of display of a representation of content from a second computer system via a display generation component of the computer system. While a second computer system is displaying content, a first computer system detects an input corresponding to a request to display a representation of the content from the second computer system via a display generation component of the first computer system, and in response, initiates a process to display the representation of content and to de-emphasize the content displayed by the second computer system. A first computer system facilitates disambiguation of a second computer system from a plurality of computer systems for display of a representation of content from the second computer system. |
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| #12535941 | User interface for managing input techniques |
| Applied: | 11/27/2023, #18/519979 |
| Issued: | 01/27/2026, [792 days App to Issue] Normal range: (545 to 1849) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 654956 patents, 20933 companies, and 413616 inventors in 250 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 21; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39039 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: YHE Law LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Dylan Ross Edwards (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | The present disclosure generally relates to managing input devices. In some embodiments, keyboards are resized. In some embodiments, visual feedback of an audio input is provided. |
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| #12535982 | Accessing functions of external devices using reality interfaces |
| Applied: | 08/21/2024, #18/811647 |
| Issued: | 01/27/2026, [524 days App to Issue] Unusually Fast Normal range: (545 to 1849) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 654956 patents, 20933 companies, and 413616 inventors in 250 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 18; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39039 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: YHE Law LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Justin D. Stoyles (San Francisco, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | In an exemplary process, an electronic device obtains, from an external device, information specifying one or more available functions of the external device, and image data of a physical environment that includes the external device is captured by an image sensor. The electronic device then determines that the image data includes a representation of the external device, and in response, a display concurrently presents a view of the physical environment and a user-activatable virtual object corresponding to a first function of the one or more available functions of the external device, where the user-activatable virtual object is selected from a plurality of candidate user-activatable virtual objects based on the information specifying the one or more available functions of the external device. |
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| #12535983 | Cross-platform sharing of displayed content for electronic devices |
| Applied: | 02/14/2024, #18/441986 |
| Issued: | 01/27/2026, [713 days App to Issue] Normal range: (545 to 1849) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 654956 patents, 20933 companies, and 413616 inventors in 250 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 17; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39039 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: BAKERHOSTETLER |
| 1st Invent: | Olivier Pinon (Santa Clara, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Cross-platform sharing of displayed content is provided. In one or more implementations, cross-platform sharing of display content may include displaying a first rendering of display content with a first display of a first device, and, responsive to a request to capture and/or share the displayed content, generating a second rendering of the display content, the second rendering different from the first rendering. The second rendering may be different from the first rendering in such a way that, when the second rendering is displayed by a second display of a second device having a different form factor and/or display technology, the displayed second rendering accurately represents the perceived view of the user of the first device. |
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| #12536060 | Techniques for mitigating errors tied to software applications |
| Applied: | 09/30/2023, #18/479036 |
| Issued: | 01/27/2026, [850 days App to Issue] Normal range: (545 to 1849) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 654956 patents, 20933 companies, and 413616 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: 39039 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: DICKINSON WRIGHT RLLP |
| 1st Invent: | Madhusudan Rao (Dublin, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=2, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Disclosed herein is a technique for mitigating errors tied to software applications. According to some embodiments, the technique can be implemented by a server device, and include the steps of (1) identifying at least one error associated with a user of a software application, (2) identifying at least one client device associated with the user and on which the software application is installed, and (3) providing, to the at least one client device, an indication of the at least one error to cause the software application to, in conjunction with being loaded and/or displayed on the at least one client device: display a user interface that includes information derived from the indication, wherein the user interface is sandboxed from the software application in a manner that prevents the software application from observing activity that occurs within the user interface. |
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| #12536705 | Concatenation of chunked entropy streams |
| Applied: | 12/10/2021, #18/256555 |
| Issued: | 01/27/2026, [1509 days App to Issue] Normal range: (499 to 1511) |
| Pat Class: | G06T [IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL [2006.0...] In this class there are; 53810 patents, 6449 companies, and 87749 inventors in 240 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 9; Unusually Few Normal range for this patent class is (11 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39039 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Fish Richardson P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | David Flynn (Darmstadt, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | In an example method, a first data stream and a second data stream are obtained. Each of the first data stream and the second data stream includes one or more chunks. Further, a third data stream is generated. The third data stream includes the first data stream and the second data stream. Generating the third data stream includes inserting, in the third data stream, at least a portion of a first chunk of the second data stream between a beginning and an end of a second chunk of the first data stream. Further, the third data stream is provided for transmission or storage. |
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| #12536736 | 3D representation of physical environment objects |
| Applied: | 03/09/2023, #18/119792 |
| Issued: | 01/27/2026, [1055 days App to Issue] Normal range: (499 to 1511) |
| Pat Class: | G06T [IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL [2006.0...] In this class there are; 53810 patents, 6449 companies, and 87749 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: 39039 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Thompson Hine LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Boyuan Sun (Beijing, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=4 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Various implementations provide 3D representations of objects. Such representations may be based on 3D point cloud and/or 2D image inputs that are obtained based on sensor data, e.g., images, depth data, motion data, etc. 3D point cloud input may be used for part segmentation and/or to determine position and/or orientation of object parts, e.g., generating 3D bounding boxes representing the sizes, positions, and orientations, of object parts. 2D image input may be used for part attribute recognition, e.g., to determine whether a chair legs part has a particular type such as star-shaped, straight down, crossed-shaped, etc. Part attributes may be used to produce a relatively simple and relatively accurate representation of the shape of each part within a respective area, e.g., within a bounding box determined for each part using the 3D point cloud input. |
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| #12536737 | Dynamic frame selection for scene understanding |
| Applied: | 04/17/2023, #18/135449 |
| Issued: | 01/27/2026, [1016 days App to Issue] Normal range: (499 to 1511) |
| Pat Class: | G06T [IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL [2006.0...] In this class there are; 53810 patents, 6449 companies, and 87749 inventors in 240 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 21; Normal range for this patent class is (11 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39039 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Thompson Hine LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Daniel Kurz (Boulder, CO) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods that dynamically selects particular frames of image data for generating three-dimensional (3D) representations of a physical environment. For example, an example process may include acquiring frames of image data from one or more sensors in a physical environment. The process may include determining one or more deterrent properties associated with the frames of image data. The process may include selecting a subset of the frames of image data by determining that at least one of the determined deterrent properties satisfies at least one condition of one or more conditions. The process may include determining a scene understanding of the physical environment based on the selected subset of the frames. The scene understanding may determine geometric properties of the physical environment. |
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| #12536748 | Methods for rendering of clipped 3D objects |
| Applied: | 09/20/2023, #18/471074 |
| Issued: | 01/27/2026, [860 days App to Issue] Normal range: (499 to 1511) |
| Pat Class: | G06T [IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL [2006.0...] In this class there are; 53810 patents, 6449 companies, and 87749 inventors in 240 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 19; Normal range for this patent class is (11 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39039 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Blank Rome LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Alexander K. Liberman (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Techniques are disclosed for implementing systems for rendering clipped versions of 3D objects in a computationally efficient manner, e.g., for use in extended reality (XR) environments. The techniques are designed to render the camera-facing faces and the non-camera-facing faces of a 3D object''s mesh differently and, optionally, according to a clipping plane that intersects the 3D object''s mesh. According to some implementations, a solid color fill visual treatment may be used for the non-camera-facing faces of a 3D object''s mesh, which creates a visual effect giving the appearance of a solid surface corresponding to the cross-section of the 3D object as it is clipped by the clipping plane. The techniques disclosed herein address an issue wherein portions of a clipped 3D object may seem to ''disappear'' in the XR environment, i.e., rather than rendering as a representation of a cross-sectional view of the 3D object parallel to the clipping plane. |
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| #12536762 | Systems and methods of creating and editing virtual objects using voxels |
| Applied: | 09/21/2023, #18/471729 |
| Issued: | 01/27/2026, [859 days App to Issue] Normal range: (499 to 1511) |
| Pat Class: | G06T [IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL [2006.0...] In this class there are; 53810 patents, 6449 companies, and 87749 inventors in 240 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 19; Normal range for this patent class is (11 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39039 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kubota Basol LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Guillaume Couche (London, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=4 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A three-dimensional computer-generated environment can be presented to a user. The user can create a virtual representation of a real-world object within the computer-generated environment by directing an input device towards the real-world object and tracing contours of the real-world object. The virtual representation can include voxels. The user can edit the virtual representation or create a new virtual object formed of voxels by depositing or removing voxels at virtual locations within the computer-generated environment based on selection inputs, release inputs, and optionally movement inputs detected by the input device. In some cases, the user can provide inputs via another input source, such as a hand of the user, that are detected by additional sensors or devices. |
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| #12536772 | Real time visual mitigation of a live camera feed |
| Applied: | 06/29/2023, #18/344514 |
| Issued: | 01/27/2026, [943 days App to Issue] Normal range: (542 to 1392) |
| Pat Class: | G06V [IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING...] In this class there are; 11079 patents, 3117 companies, and 38634 inventors in 220 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (11 to 23) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39039 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Blank Rome LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Mohammad Haris Baig (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Mitigating triggering display conditions includes obtaining an image frame, comprising image data captured by a camera, determining, from the image data, an image statistic for at least a portion of the image frame. The technique also includes determining that the image statistic satisfies a trigger criterion, where the trigger criterion is associated with at least one predetermined display condition and, in response, modifying an image parameter for the at least a portion of the image frame. The technique also includes rendering the image frame, in accordance with the modified image parameter, where the predetermined display condition is avoided in the rendered image frame, in accordance with the rendering, and displaying the rendered image frame. |
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| #12536979 | Electronic device with a display for low light conditions |
| Applied: | 10/04/2024, #18/907280 |
| Issued: | 01/27/2026, [480 days App to Issue] Unusually Fast Normal range: (531 to 1733) |
| Pat Class: | G09G [ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVI...] In this class there are; 58502 patents, 1311 companies, and 16339 inventors in 175 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 17; Normal range for this patent class is (7 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39039 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Blank Rome LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Ritu Shah (Sunnyvale, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Operating an outward-facing display device for low light conditions may include receiving information indicative of ambient lighting conditions for the display device''s environment; in accordance with a determination that the ambient lighting conditions do not satisfy a brightness criterion, determining a set of pixels in the outward-facing display device corresponding to an area of interest in the environment; and driving the set of pixels at a particular brightness to improve lighting in the area of interest. |
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| #12537312 | Systems and methods for split control of reconfigurable intelligent surfaces |
| Applied: | 01/26/2023, #18/160245 |
| Issued: | 01/27/2026, [1097 days App to Issue] Normal range: (529 to 1493) |
| Pat Class: | H01Q [AERIALS (radiators or aerials for microwave heating H05...] In this class there are; 26918 patents, 1645 companies, and 16416 inventors in 207 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 18; Normal range for this patent class is (8 to 24) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39039 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Treyz Law Group, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Ahmed M Soliman (Munich, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=2, M=5 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A communication system may include a base station (BS), a user equipment (UE) device, a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) having a local controller, and a remote controller. Antenna elements on the RIS may reflect signals between the BS and UE while exhibiting reflection coefficients. The remote controller may transmit a control model and the UE may transmit local information to the local controller, which generates the reflection coefficients based on the local information and control model. Alternatively, the remote controller may transmit the control model to the UE and a codebook to the RIS. The UE may transmit an identifier to the RIS based on local information and the control model. The local controller may implement reflection coefficients of a codebook entry identified by the identifier. Splitting control of the RIS in these ways may minimize communication overhead, provide coverage extension for the UE, and optimize privacy. |
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| #12537480 | Phase noise filter for oscillator circuitry |
| Applied: | 05/08/2024, #18/657778 |
| Issued: | 01/27/2026, [629 days App to Issue] Normal range: (453 to 1241) |
| Pat Class: | H03B [GENERATION OF OSCILLATIONS, DIRECTLY OR BY FREQUENCY-CH...] In this class there are; 4704 patents, 240 companies, and 1907 inventors in 85 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 19; Normal range for this patent class is (7 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39039 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Treyz Law Group |
| 1st Invent: | Omar E Elaasar (San Diego, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | An electronic device may include wireless circuitry having an oscillator. The oscillator can include a first transistor having a source-drain terminal coupled to a tail node, a second transistor having a source-drain terminal coupled to the tail node, a first coil having a first terminal coupled to the tail node and having a second terminal coupled to a power supply line, and a second coil inductively coupled to the first coil. The first and second coils can be part of a balun. The balun can be coupled to a tunable capacitance. The tunable capacitance can include multiple differential switchable capacitor circuits. The balun and the tunable capacitance can form a balun phase noise filter configured to reduce a phase noise associated with the oscillator. |
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| #12537548 | Load modulated radio-frequency amplifier with digital predistortion |
| Applied: | 05/22/2023, #18/321454 |
| Issued: | 01/27/2026, [981 days App to Issue] Normal range: (527 to 1771) |
| Pat Class: | H04B [TRANSMISSION [4]...] In this class there are; 86457 patents, 3733 companies, and 47230 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: 39039 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Treyz Law Group |
| 1st Invent: | Stephan Henzler (Munich, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=4 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | An electronic device may include wireless circuitry. The wireless circuitry may include at least a digital predistortion circuit, an upconversion circuit, and a load-line modulated amplifier circuit. The digital predistortion circuit can be configured to receive a reference baseband signal from one or more processors and to selectively output a predistorted version of the reference baseband signal. The upconversion circuit can be configured to receive a signal from the digital predistortion circuit and to output a radio-frequency signal. The load-line modulated amplifier circuit can be configured to amplify the radio-frequency signal. The load-line modulated amplifier circuit can include an adjustable load component. The adjustable load component can have a constant impedance when an instantaneous signal amplitude of the reference baseband signal is within a first range and can be tuned to have a varying impedance when the instantaneous signal amplitude of the reference baseband signal is within a second range. |
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| #12537555 | Systems and methods for configuring transmission power level based on body proximity |
| Applied: | 05/18/2022, #17/747525 |
| Issued: | 01/27/2026, [1350 days App to Issue] Normal range: (527 to 1771) |
| Pat Class: | H04B [TRANSMISSION [4]...] In this class there are; 86457 patents, 3733 companies, and 47230 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: 39039 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: FLETCHER YODER PC |
| 1st Invent: | Sharad Sambhwani (San Diego, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=4 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A first transmission power level based on a radio frequency exposure limit and a second transmission power level based on the first transmission power level and a probability of detection of a body by a body proximity sensor are determined, where it is ensured that an average usage of the first and second transmission power levels over time does not exceed the transmission power limit, determined based on radio frequency exposure limits. A transmission power gain is determined based on a difference between the first and second transmission power level based on the probability of detection, and a false alarm rate of the body by the body proximity sensor. The transmission power gain may be used as a performance indicator to select from multiple first and second transmission power gains. First and second transmission power gains corresponding to the selected transmission power gain may be stored and applied during transmission. |
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| #12537712 | Location-based device automation |
| Applied: | 04/07/2023, #18/297573 |
| Issued: | 01/27/2026, [1026 days App to Issue] Normal range: (514 to 1674) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 147446 patents, 7157 companies, and 96513 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: 39039 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton LLP |
| 1st Invent: | David J. Shoemaker (Redwood City, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | This disclosure describes systems, methods, and computer program products for identifying a presence of a plurality of mobile devices at a geographic location, determining security system automation settings for the geographic location based on the identified plurality of mobile devices, and based on the determination, configuring a security system automation setting for the geographic location. |
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| #12537957 | Context modeling in entropy coding |
| Applied: | 09/18/2023, #18/468900 |
| Issued: | 01/27/2026, [862 days App to Issue] Normal range: (444 to 1800) |
| Pat Class: | H04N [PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION [4]...] In this class there are; 158240 patents, 6686 companies, and 81631 inventors in 237 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 27; Unusually More Normal range for this patent class is (7 to 25) |
| Assignee: | APPLE (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39039 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: BakerHostetler |
| 1st Invent: | Yeqing Wu (Cupertino, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Improved lossless entropy coding techniques for coding of image data include selecting a context for entropy coding based on an ordered scan path of possible context locations. A symbol for a current location within a source image may be entropy coded based on a context of prior encoded symbols of other locations within source images, where the context is selected based on an ordered scan path enumerating a series of potential context locations within one or more source images. To select a context, a predetermined number of prior symbols may be selected by qualifying or disqualifying locations in the scan path, and then the current symbol may be encoded with a context based on prior symbols corresponding to the first qualifying context locations in the order of the scan path. |
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| #12538001 | Rotation-controlled non-linear timelapse videos |
| Applied: | 09/23/2022, #17/934834 |
| Issued: | 01/27/2026, [1222 days App to Issue] Normal range: (444 to 1800) |
| Pat Class: | H04N [PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION [4]...] In this class there are; 158240 patents, 6686 companies, and 81631 inventors in 237 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 17; Normal range for this patent class is (7 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39039 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Blank Rome LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Christophe Seyve (Saratoga, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Devices, methods, and non-transitory program storage devices are disclosed herein to perform intelligent determinations of non-linear (i.e., dynamic) image recording rates for the production of improved timelapse videos. The techniques described herein may be especially applicable to timelapse videos captured over long durations of time and/or with varying amounts of device motion/scene detail change over the course of the captured video (e.g., when a user is walking, exercising, driving, etc. during the video''s capture). By smoothly varying the image recording rate of the timelapse video in accordance with estimates of device motion, the quality of the produced timelapse video may be improved (e.g., fewer long stretches of the video with no action or too little action, as well as fewer stretches of the video where there is so much rapid action in the timelapse video that it is difficult for a viewer to perceive what is happening in the video). |
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| #12538006 | Camera modules with multiple optical assemblies |
| Applied: | 09/18/2023, #18/369319 |
| Issued: | 01/27/2026, [862 days App to Issue] Normal range: (444 to 1800) |
| Pat Class: | H04N [PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION [4]...] In this class there are; 158240 patents, 6686 companies, and 81631 inventors in 237 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (7 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39039 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Zachary W. Birnbaum (Santa Clara, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A camera module may include a housing, a first optical assembly, a second optical assembly, a carrier, and an actuator. The first and second optical assemblies may be positioned within the camera module to receive light in opposite directions. The carrier may be positioned within the housing and include a first portion coupled to a first component of the first optical assembly and a second portion coupled to a second component of the second optical assembly. An actuator may be configured to simultaneously generate relative movement (i) between the first lens module and the first image sensor; and (ii) between the second lens module and the second image sensor. |
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| #12538047 | Ambient light sensing with image sensor |
| Applied: | 09/07/2023, #18/243516 |
| Issued: | 01/27/2026, [873 days App to Issue] Normal range: (444 to 1800) |
| Pat Class: | H04N [PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION [4]...] In this class there are; 158240 patents, 6686 companies, and 81631 inventors in 237 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 19; Normal range for this patent class is (7 to 25) |
| Assignee: | APPLE (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39039 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Francesco Cannillo (Munich, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Embodiments of the disclosure relate to a method of measuring ambient light using an image sensor. The method includes integrating a charge in each pixel in a set of pixels and reading out a respective voltage corresponding to a respective charge integrated by each pixel in the set of pixels. After reading out the respective voltage corresponding to the respective charge integrated by each pixel in the set of pixels, and before resetting each pixel in the set of pixels, the method includes electrically coupling a set of sense nodes of the set of pixels to redistribute charge among the sense nodes of the set of sense nodes of the set of pixels. The method further includes reading out a voltage corresponding to a redistributed charge from a pixel in the set of pixels and resetting each pixel in the set of pixels after reading out the voltage corresponding to the redistributed charge from the pixel in the set of pixels. |
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| #12538079 | Magnetic stiffness reduction for audio transducers |
| Applied: | 09/27/2023, #18/373961 |
| Issued: | 01/27/2026, [853 days App to Issue] Normal range: (465 to 1587) |
| Pat Class: | H04R [LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ...] In this class there are; 28281 patents, 1785 companies, and 17422 inventors in 202 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 30; Unusually More Normal range for this patent class is (8 to 24) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39039 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: BAKERHOSTETLER |
| 1st Invent: | Stuart M. Nevill (Los Gatos, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=4 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Aspects of the subject technology relate to stiffness reduction for audio transducers, such as speakers. Stiffness reduction can be provided using one or more magnetic structures configured to move with a voice coil and/or a diaphragm of the speaker, and assist in the motion of the voice coil and/or diaphragm via magnetic interaction with one or more magnets of the speaker. In one or more implementations, the one or more magnetic structures may form a tri-stable system with the one or more magnets. |
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| #12538144 | Performance measurements related to PDU session and N4 session management |
| Applied: | 10/30/2019, #17/283636 |
| Issued: | 01/27/2026, [2281 days App to Issue] Unusually Slow Normal range: (514 to 1674) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 147446 patents, 7157 companies, and 96513 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: 39039 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Eschweiler Potashnik, LLC |
| 1st Invent: | Yizhi Yao (Chandler, AZ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Techniques discussed herein can facilitate generation of performance managements associated with one or more of PDU (Protocol Data Unit) session(s) and/or N4 session(s). One example embodiment is an apparatus configured to be employed in a service provider for a component of a Fifth Generation Core Network (5GC), comprising: a memory interface; and processing circuitry configured to: obtain one or more raw performance measurements from the component of the 5GC; and generate one or more performance measurements for the component of the 5GC based on the one or more raw performance measurements, wherein the one or more raw performance measurements and the one or more performance measurements are associated with one or more of a PDU (Protocol Data Unit) session or a N4 session. |
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| #12538148 | Systems and methods for network performance monitoring |
| Applied: | 08/03/2022, #17/880524 |
| Issued: | 01/27/2026, [1273 days App to Issue] Normal range: (514 to 1674) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 147446 patents, 7157 companies, and 96513 inventors in 242 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertion, CA) with total patents of: 39039 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Treyz Law Group, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Daniel P Ellis (West Pittston, PA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=4 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A communications system may include user equipment (UE) devices, communications satellites, gateways, a satellite communications (satcom) network, and network performance monitoring devices. The monitoring devices may generate forward link signal information associated with forward link signals received from the satellites and may generate reverse link packets transmitted to the gateways via the satellites. The monitoring devices and the gateways may generate reverse link signal information associated with the reverse link packets. The satcom network may identify differences between the first and second reverse link signal information or between the forward link signal information and predicted forward link signal information for the monitoring devices. When the differences exceed a threshold value, the satcom network may generate and transmit error information used to diagnose, debug, and/or repair the potential errors in the constellation or gateways. |
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| #12538292 | Receive (RX) rate control for thread coexistence with other radios |
| Applied: | 08/16/2022, #17/889095 |
| Issued: | 01/27/2026, [1260 days App to Issue] Normal range: (514 to 1674) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 147446 patents, 7157 companies, and 96513 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: 39039 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN FOX P.L.L.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Venkateswara Rao Manepalli (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | An approach is described for a wireless device comprising a transceiver and a processor communicatively coupled to the transceiver. In a thread-based device, a thread radio coexists with a primary radio, such as a Bluetooth or WiFi radio. Because both radio share a common frequency band, the thread radio requests grants from the primary radio for transmission and reception. So as to avoid bogging down the primary radio, the thread radio throttles its requests. Specifically, the thread radio tracks certain variables indicative of the number of requests that have been made within a time window and the types of requests that have been made to the primary radio. By limiting the number of total requests and the number of requests of each type within the time window, the thread radio avoids overburdening the primary radio. |
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| #12538354 | Enhanced channel access mechanisms in shared radio wireless communication |
| Applied: | 04/08/2020, #17/995643 |
| Issued: | 01/27/2026, [2120 days App to Issue] Unusually Slow Normal range: (514 to 1674) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 147446 patents, 7157 companies, and 96513 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: 39039 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Fay Kaplun Marcin, LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Hong He (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=4 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A next generation evolved Node B (gNB) configured to provide an unlicensed bandwidth for communications with a user equipment (UE) performs a listen-before-talk procedure to determine an occupation state of busy or idle for the unlicensed bandwidth. When the occupation state is determined by the gNB to be idle, the gNB signals the UE, via a downlink control indicator (DCI), to conduct a channel access measurement (CAM) on the unlicensed bandwidth, the measurement comprising at least one of an energy detection measurement or a signal quality measurement. A measurement report is received from the UE comprising an indication of the occupation state of the unlicensed bandwidth as determined by the UE. |
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| #12538437 | Electronic devices including colored glass-based components |
| Applied: | 08/19/2022, #17/891648 |
| Issued: | 01/27/2026, [1257 days App to Issue] Normal range: (525 to 1457) |
| Pat Class: | H05K [PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ...] In this class there are; 43709 patents, 2983 companies, and 33249 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: 39039 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Que Anh S. Nguyen (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Components formed from colored glass-based materials are disclosed. A cover member formed from a colored glass-based material may be positioned over one or more device components such as a component of a wireless communication or charging system. The cover member may have optical properties, electrical properties, magnetic properties, and/or mechanical properties compatible with the requirements of the one or more device components. In some cases, different portions of the cover member may be configured to have different optical and/or electrical properties. |
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