33 patent(s) in this week's alert:
Assignee Summary:| Patents | Owner |
| 33 | Apple |
| Patents | Class Code |
| 8 | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] |
| 7 | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] |
| 5 | G06T [IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL [2006.0...] |
| 3 | H04L [TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC C...] |
| 2 | G09G [ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVI...] |
| 2 | H01Q [AERIALS (radiators or aerials for microwave heating H05...] |
| 1 | H03K [PULSE TECHNIQUE (measuring pulse characteristics G01R; ...] |
| 1 | H04B [TRANSMISSION [4]...] |
| 1 | G06V [IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING...] |
| 1 | B25J [MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVIC...] |
| 1 | G01L [MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER...] |
| 1 | G02B [OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS (G02F takes pre...] |
Details on individual patents:
| #12516995 | Liquid occlusion ejection from a pressure sensor cavity with pulsed liquid heating |
| Applied: | 09/12/2023, #18/465892 |
| Issued: | 01/06/2026, [847 days App to Issue] Normal range: (580 to 1478) |
| Pat Class: | G01L [MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER...] In this class there are; 9378 patents, 1305 companies, and 9725 inventors in 197 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 19; Normal range for this patent class is (8 to 24) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38905 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: BAKERHOSTETLER |
| 1st Invent: | Michael J. Glickman (Mountain View, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Aspects of the subject technology relate to electronic devices with pressure sensors. Pressure sensor occlusion may be mitigated by ejecting occluding liquid with pulsed liquid heating. Processing circuit of the electronic device can obtain pressure sensor data from the pressure sensor and determine that the opening is occluded based at least in part on a change in pressure within a cavity adjacent the opening. The processing circuitry applies a first power pulse to a heating element during a first phase to cause the heating element to form a gas pocket around the heating element by heating at least a portion of a water volume inside the cavity and applies a second power pulse to the heating element during a second phase following the first phase to cause the heating element to expand the gas pocket around the heating element by further heating the water volume inside the cavity. |
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| #12517366 | Electronic device |
| Applied: | 09/05/2024, #18/826170 |
| Issued: | 01/06/2026, [488 days App to Issue] Unusually Fast Normal range: (494 to 1448) |
| Pat Class: | G02B [OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS (G02F takes pre...] In this class there are; 81322 patents, 3867 companies, and 45255 inventors in 226 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 17; Normal range for this patent class is (7 to 25) |
| Assignee: | APPLE (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38905 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Dorsey Whitney LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Paul Williams (Seattle, WA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A head-mountable device can include a display, an arm, a bi-stable hinge connecting the arm to the display, the bi-stable hinge and the arm including an open position, a folded position, and a splay position. A first electronic component can be positionally fixed between the display and the bi-stable hinge, a second electronic component can be positioned distal to the bi-stable hinge, and a cable can connect the first electronic component and the second electronic component, the cable being routed through the bi-stable hinge. |
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| #12517576 | Gaze behavior detection |
| Applied: | 06/20/2023, #18/211712 |
| Issued: | 01/06/2026, [931 days App to Issue] Normal range: (546 to 1850) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 653221 patents, 20872 companies, and 411980 inventors in 250 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 24; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38905 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Thompson Hine LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Mehmet N. Agaoglu (Dublin, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=4 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods that determine a gaze behavior state to identify gaze shifting events, gaze holding events, and loss events of a user based on physiological data. For example, an example process may include obtaining eye data associated with a gaze during a first period of time (e.g., eye position and velocity, interpupillary distance, pupil diameters, etc.). The process may further include obtaining head data associated with the gaze during the first period of time (e.g., head position and velocity). The process may further include determining a first gaze behavior state during the first period of time to identify gaze shifting events, gaze holding events, and loss events (e.g., one or more gaze and head pose characteristics may be determined, aggregated, and used to classify the user''s eye movement state using machine learning techniques). |
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| #12517690 | Cross device interactions |
| Applied: | 09/23/2024, #18/893844 |
| Issued: | 01/06/2026, [470 days App to Issue] Unusually Fast Normal range: (546 to 1850) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 653221 patents, 20872 companies, and 411980 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: 38905 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kubota Basol LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Tianjia Sun (Santa Clara, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | The present disclosure generally relates to engaging in cross device interactions. The method includes at a first device with a first display, while a second device having a second display is placed over a first region of the first display, detecting, via input devices of the first device, a first input. In response to detecting the first input and in accordance with a determination that the first input occurred while focus was directed to the second device, the method includes causing a response to the first input to be displayed on the second display. In response to detecting the first input and in accordance with a determination that the first input occurred while focus was directed to the first device, the method includes displaying, on the first display, a response to the first input without causing a response to the first input to be displayed on the second display. |
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| #12517741 | User interfaces for lessons and audio plugins in sound engineering application on touch device |
| Applied: | 05/09/2023, #18/314777 |
| Issued: | 01/06/2026, [973 days App to Issue] Normal range: (546 to 1850) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 653221 patents, 20872 companies, and 411980 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: 38905 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Invoke |
| 1st Invent: | Alec H. Little (Woodside, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A computing device may include an application operating in a learning mode. When in the learning mode, an instruction panel is provided over a full version of the application to guide the user through use and understanding of the application. The instruction panel displays, in sequential order, instructional slides from a selected tutorial. Each instructional slide of the set of instructional slides may include instructions to a user to perform an operation or otherwise engage the interface as part of the selected tutorial. The application monitors the user''s interactions with GUI to determine whether the operation provided for in the instructional slide has been completed. In response to determining that the user interactions with the GUI completed the operation provided on the instructional slide, the instruction panel updates the instruction panel to display the next instructional slide in the set of instructional slides for the selected tutorial. |
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| #12517755 | Runtime techniques for detecting anti-patterns causing performance issues |
| Applied: | 06/01/2023, #18/204877 |
| Issued: | 01/06/2026, [950 days App to Issue] Normal range: (546 to 1850) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 653221 patents, 20872 companies, and 411980 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: 38905 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Fish Richardson P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Hamza B. Sohail (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Techniques may include launching an application and inserting a dynamic library into the application. An intercept wait function can intercept a target thread''s call for a semaphore wait function. The semaphore wait function may request adding the target thread to a wait queue. The wait list of a table may be checked for the target thread. The table can store entries in the wait list or a signal list where an entry may include a quality-of-service category and a hang flag for a thread. The entry representing the target thread may be created after determining that the entry is not in the wait list. The semaphore wait function can enqueue the target thread to the wait queue. The target thread can be compared to entries in the signal list. The hang flag for the entry representing the target thread can be updated based on the comparison. |
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| #12517760 | Techniques for discarding graphics work for quality of service |
| Applied: | 10/26/2022, #18/049689 |
| Issued: | 01/06/2026, [1168 days App to Issue] Normal range: (546 to 1850) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 653221 patents, 20872 companies, and 411980 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: 38905 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin Goetzel, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Arjun Thottappilly (Oviedo, FL) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=4 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Techniques are disclosed relating to discarding graphics work, e.g., to free execution resources for higher-priority work. Control circuitry may distribute a first set of graphics work to a set of graphics processor sub-units and initiate a priority inversion signal in response to a determination that a second set of graphics work has a higher priority than the first set of graphics work and is blocked by the first set of graphics work. In response to a discard signal, control circuitry may discard results of the first set of graphics work from the multiple distributed hardware slots, including to: free one or more memory pages written to by the first set of graphics work and provide a stand-in memory page. |
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| #12517995 | Devices, methods, and graphical user interfaces for transitioning between multiple modes of operation |
| Applied: | 02/28/2024, #18/590896 |
| Issued: | 01/06/2026, [678 days App to Issue] Normal range: (546 to 1850) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 653221 patents, 20872 companies, and 411980 inventors in 250 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 51; Unusually More Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38905 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: YHE Law LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Amy E. Dedonato (San Francisco, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=3, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | The present disclosure generally relates to interacting with computer systems that are operable in multiple modes of operation and/or can be transitioned between multiple modes of operation. |
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| #12518340 | Geometry kick distribution in graphics processor |
| Applied: | 08/16/2023, #18/450964 |
| Issued: | 01/06/2026, [874 days App to Issue] Normal range: (497 to 1511) |
| Pat Class: | G06T [IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL [2006.0...] In this class there are; 53386 patents, 6413 companies, and 87160 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: 38905 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin Goetzel, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Arjun Thottappilly (Oviedo, FL) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Disclosed techniques relate to parsing and assigning sets of geometry work to distributed hardware slots. In some embodiments, graphics control circuitry implements a plurality of logical slots. Control circuitry may assign a parse version of a set of geometry work to distributed hardware slots of one or more of the graphics processor sub-units that each implement multiple distributed hardware slots. Control circuitry may determine a number of segments for the set of geometry work based on execution of the parse version and assign determined segments to distributed hardware slots of respective graphics processor sub-units for execution. Stitch circuitry may stitch results of the segments processed by the assigned distributed hardware slots. |
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| #12518417 | Method and device for generating metadata estimations based on metadata subdivisions |
| Applied: | 09/18/2023, #18/369354 |
| Issued: | 01/06/2026, [841 days App to Issue] Normal range: (497 to 1511) |
| Pat Class: | G06T [IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL [2006.0...] In this class there are; 53386 patents, 6413 companies, and 87160 inventors in 240 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 23; Normal range for this patent class is (11 to 25) |
| Assignee: | APPLE (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38905 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Fernando Partners, LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Xiaohua Yang (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | In one implementation, a method is performed for generating metadata estimations based on metadata subdivisions. The method includes: obtaining an input image; obtaining metadata associated with the input image; subdividing the metadata into a plurality of metadata subdivisions; determining a viewport relative to the input image based on at least one of head pose information and eye tracking information; generating one or more metadata estimations by performing an estimation algorithm on at least a portion of the plurality of metadata subdivisions based on the viewport; and generating an output image by performing an image processing algorithm on the input image based on the one or more metadata estimations. |
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| #12518427 | Method and device for generating a resultant image based on colors extracted from an input image |
| Applied: | 05/14/2024, #18/664081 |
| Issued: | 01/06/2026, [602 days App to Issue] Normal range: (497 to 1511) |
| Pat Class: | G06T [IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL [2006.0...] In this class there are; 53386 patents, 6413 companies, and 87160 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: 38905 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Fernando Partners, LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Garrett M. Johnson (San Francisco, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | In some implementations, a method includes: obtaining a first image; determining characterization properties for each of a plurality of pixels within the first image; determining a dominant hue based on the one or more characterization properties for each of the plurality of pixels within the first image; determining a plurality of hues that satisfy a predetermined perception threshold relative to the dominant hue based on the characterization properties for each of the plurality of pixels within the first image, wherein the plurality of hues is different from the dominant hue; and generating a second image based at least in part on the dominant hue and the plurality of hues. In some implementations, the second image corresponds to a color gradient generated based on the dominant hue within the first image. In some implementations, the second image is set as a wallpaper for a user interface. |
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| #12518457 | Agent-agnostic motion planner |
| Applied: | 09/18/2023, #18/369792 |
| Issued: | 01/06/2026, [841 days App to Issue] Normal range: (594 to 1544) |
| Pat Class: | B25J [MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVIC...] In this class there are; 10681 patents, 1413 companies, and 13138 inventors in 203 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (8 to 22) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38905 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Fernando Partners, LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Behrooz Mahasseni (Los Altos, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A method includes obtaining, at a motion planner, a request to provide a motion plan for an agent that is associated with a motion controller that controls movement of a representation of the agent in an environment. The method includes determining, by the motion planner, an input characteristic of the motion controller that controls movement of the representation of the agent. The method includes generating, by the motion planner, the motion plan for the agent based on the input characteristic of the motion controller. The method includes triggering the motion controller to manipulate the representation of the agent within the environment in accordance with the motion plan generated by the motion planner. |
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| #12518473 | Method and device for dynamically adjusting a pointer visualization |
| Applied: | 06/28/2023, #18/215788 |
| Issued: | 01/06/2026, [923 days App to Issue] Normal range: (497 to 1511) |
| Pat Class: | G06T [IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL [2006.0...] In this class there are; 53386 patents, 6413 companies, and 87160 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: 38905 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Fernando Partners, LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Arun Rakesh Yoganandan (San Francisco, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=5 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | The method includes: while presenting virtual content, detecting a control device within a physical environment; determining whether a ray projecting from a portion of the control device intersects with the virtual content; presenting a first visualization associated with the ray projected from the portion of the control device with a first set of appearance characteristics according to a determination that the ray projected from the portion of the control device does not intersect with the virtual content; and presenting a second visualization associated with the ray projected from the portion of the control device different from the first visualization with a second set of appearance characteristics different from the first set of appearance characteristics according to a determination that the ray projected from the portion of the control device intersects with the virtual content. |
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| #12518495 | Method and device for sketch-based placement of virtual objects |
| Applied: | 03/13/2024, #18/603638 |
| Issued: | 01/06/2026, [664 days App to Issue] Normal range: (497 to 1511) |
| Pat Class: | G06T [IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL [2006.0...] In this class there are; 53386 patents, 6413 companies, and 87160 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: 38905 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Fernando Partners, LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Ryan Steven Bullock (Pleasanton, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | In some implementations, a method of sketch-based placement of computer-generated graphical objects includes: obtaining an input directed to a content creation region within a user interface, wherein the input corresponds to a sketch of a candidate object, and wherein the user interface includes the content creation region and a presentation region for computer-generated content; and in response to obtaining the input directed to the content creation region: presenting the sketch within the content creation region; obtaining a three-dimensional (3D) model using the input that corresponds to the sketch of the candidate object; generating a computer-generated graphical object using the obtained 3D model; and causing presentation of the computer-generated graphical object together with imagery obtained using the one or more cameras of the device within the presentation region while maintaining presentation of the sketch within the content creation region. |
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| #12518566 | Eye biometric authentication using coherence-based measurement |
| Applied: | 09/19/2022, #17/947267 |
| Issued: | 01/06/2026, [1205 days App to Issue] Normal range: (539 to 1389) |
| Pat Class: | G06V [IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING...] In this class there are; 10852 patents, 3093 companies, and 38159 inventors in 219 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 25; Unusually More Normal range for this patent class is (11 to 23) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38905 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Thompson Hine LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Walter Nistico (Redwood City, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=4 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods that authenticate a user''s identity by generating a representation of the eye (e.g., a signature) using coherence-based measurement (e.g., optical coherence tomography (OCT)). The coherence-based measurement may provide sub-surface information, e.g., depth, cross section, or a volumetric model of the eye, based on reflections/scattering of light, e.g., using relatively long wavelength light to penetrate into the eye tissue. |
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| #12518697 | Brightness based pixel driver power reduction systems and methods |
| Applied: | 09/12/2024, #18/883524 |
| Issued: | 01/06/2026, [481 days App to Issue] Unusually Fast Normal range: (532 to 1734) |
| Pat Class: | G09G [ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVI...] In this class there are; 58349 patents, 1311 companies, and 16318 inventors in 175 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (7 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38905 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Fletcher Yoder, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Shatam Agarwal (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=5 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | An electronic device may include a display panel having display pixels and pixel drive circuitry that drives the display pixels based on a set of analog voltages according to display image data. Additionally, the electronic device may include a gamma generator to generate the set of analog voltages and voltage regulating circuitry that adjusts a supply voltage to a portion of the gamma generator based on a brightness setting of the display panel. |
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| #12518724 | Vignetting of foveated display content systems and methods |
| Applied: | 05/30/2023, #18/325997 |
| Issued: | 01/06/2026, [952 days App to Issue] Normal range: (532 to 1734) |
| Pat Class: | G09G [ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVI...] In this class there are; 58349 patents, 1311 companies, and 16318 inventors in 175 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (7 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38905 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Fletcher Yoder, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Shereef Shehata (San Ramon, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A system may include a display for displaying an image frame that is divided into regions having respective resolutions based on display image data. The device may also include image processing circuitry to generate the display image data based on multi-resolution image data and vignetting data generated by determining a phase offset of the pixel grouping indicative of a relative distance between the pixel grouping and a grid line of a vignetting grid and determining a relative location of the pixel grouping with respect to a set of the grid points based on the phase offset and interpolating between the vignetting values of the set of grid points to generate the vignetting data based on the relative location. The vignetting grid may include multiple grid points having corresponding vignetting values. Additionally, the image processing circuitry may apply the vignetting data to the multi-resolution image data of the pixel grouping. |
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| #12519231 | Electronic device having antenna tuners around connector |
| Applied: | 08/30/2023, #18/458720 |
| Issued: | 01/06/2026, [860 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; 26817 patents, 1641 companies, and 16349 inventors in 207 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (8 to 24) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38905 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Treyz Law Group, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Enrique Ayala Vazquez (Watsonville, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=9 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | An electronic device may be provided with an antenna having a resonating element formed from a segment of peripheral conductive housing structures. A speaker may be aligned with first openings in the segment. A vent may be aligned with second openings in the segment. A connector may protrude through the segment. A trace combiner for the antenna may be patterned onto the speaker and may be coupled to the segment. Tuners for the antenna may be disposed on first and second flexible printed circuits that extend along opposing sides of the connector. The tuners may be controlled through the speaker. The second flexible printed circuit may extend along the vent. The vent may have a vent cowling with a cut-out region next to the tuner on the second flexible printed circuit. |
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| #12519234 | Ultra-wideband antenna assembly |
| Applied: | 08/30/2023, #18/458916 |
| Issued: | 01/06/2026, [860 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; 26817 patents, 1641 companies, and 16349 inventors in 207 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (8 to 24) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38905 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Treyz Law Group, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Alden T Rush (San Diego, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=5 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | An electronic device may be provided with a housing and an antenna. The antenna may be on a first substrate mounted to a second substrate. The housing may include a dielectric cover, a conductive plate on the dielectric cover, and a mid-chassis. The second substrate may be mounted to the mid-chassis. The antenna may include a conductive patch extending from a segment of a conductive ring on the first substrate. The conductive plate may have an opening aligned with the conductive patch. The first substrate may be separated from the dielectric cover by an air gap. A conductive gasket may couple the conductive ring to the conductive plate and may laterally surround the air gap and the opening. The antenna may convey ultra-wideband (UWB) signals through the air gap, the opening, and the dielectric cover layer. |
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| #12519462 | Coding for pulse amplitude modulation with an odd number of output levels |
| Applied: | 05/15/2024, #18/664505 |
| Issued: | 01/06/2026, [601 days App to Issue] Normal range: (388 to 1266) |
| Pat Class: | H03K [PULSE TECHNIQUE (measuring pulse characteristics G01R; ...] In this class there are; 23388 patents, 1172 companies, and 16581 inventors in 184 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Apple (San Jose, CA) with total patents of: 38905 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein Fox P.L.L.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Charles L. Wang (Los Altos, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | The present disclosure describes embodiments of driver circuit. The driver circuit includes a first impedance element electrically coupled to a first inverter circuit and a second impedance element electrically coupled to the first impedance element and a second inverter circuit. For a first encoding using the driver circuit, the first inverter circuit and the second inverter circuit are controlled such that a first current flows through the first and second impedance elements, the first current having a first value and a first direction. For a second encoding using the driver circuit, the first inverter circuit and the second inverter circuit are controlled such that a second current flows through the first and second impedance elements, the second current having a second value and a second direction. The first value is substantially the same as the second value and the first direction is opposite to the second direction. |
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| #12519531 | Uplink spatial relation switch delay |
| Applied: | 06/20/2024, #18/749268 |
| Issued: | 01/06/2026, [565 days App to Issue] Normal range: (512 to 1672) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 146650 patents, 7147 companies, and 96236 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: 38905 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Manasa Raghavan (Sunnyvale, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=5 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods to provide uplink spatial relation switch delay for an uplink spatial relation switch based at least in part on a pathloss reference signal associated with uplink spatial relation switch. |
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| #12519534 | Systems and methods for beam failure recovery for multi-DCI mode |
| Applied: | 06/27/2024, #18/755924 |
| Issued: | 01/06/2026, [558 days App to Issue] Normal range: (527 to 1771) |
| Pat Class: | H04B [TRANSMISSION [4]...] In this class there are; 86255 patents, 3723 companies, and 47074 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: 38905 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Dorsey Whitney LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Yushu Zhang (Beijing, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Beam failure recovery (BFR) in a multiple Downlink Control Information (mDCI) mode may include receiving, by a user equipment (UE), a Downlink Reference Signal (DL RS) set from a next generation Node B (gNB). The DL RS set may be associated with a link between the UE and the gNB and indicate beam failure detection (BFD) is to be performed for the link. The BFR may further include performing, by the UE, a beam failure detection (BFD) for the link using the DL RS set, and performing, by the UE, a candidate beam detection (CBD) for the link, the CBD determining a candidate beam for the link by determining a beam having a reference signal receiving power (RSRP) that is larger than an RSRP threshold. The BFR may further include transmitting, by the UE, a beam failure recovery request (BFRQ) indicating the link to the gNB. |
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| #12519559 | MAC architectures for adaptive NOMA modulation |
| Applied: | 09/21/2022, #17/949777 |
| Issued: | 01/06/2026, [1203 days App to Issue] Normal range: (512 to 1756) |
| Pat Class: | H04L [TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC C...] In this class there are; 208296 patents, 13231 companies, and 234395 inventors in 247 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 15; Normal range for this patent class is (10 to 26) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38905 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Ayman F. Naguib (Cupertino, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=2, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A device includes a wireless transceiver and a processor. The processor is configured to determine a direction of transmission for a non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) transmission; determine a set of resources to be used for the NOMA transmission; determine a forward error correction (FEC) coding scheme to be used for the NOMA transmission; determine, using a codebook, a joint modulation scheme to be used for the NOMA transmission; and transmit or receive the NOMA transmission on the set of resources, in accord with the direction of transmission, the FEC coding scheme, and the joint modulation scheme. |
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| #12519620 | Generating and managing group identities |
| Applied: | 06/02/2023, #18/328691 |
| Issued: | 01/06/2026, [949 days App to Issue] Normal range: (512 to 1756) |
| Pat Class: | H04L [TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC C...] In this class there are; 208296 patents, 13231 companies, and 234395 inventors in 247 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (10 to 26) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38905 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Steven A Myers (Cupertino, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Techniques are provided to create and manage groups of users. A group can be treated as a single entity. For privacy of a user, user keys can be translated to group keys, which are then used to access resources. The user can prove membership in the group via their keys (e.g., using a diversified public key), and then get the group keys in response, e.g., after verification to a group server using a diversified user key. |
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| #12519778 | Securing a digital pass to a device-associated user account |
| Applied: | 09/21/2023, #18/371437 |
| Issued: | 01/06/2026, [838 days App to Issue] Normal range: (512 to 1756) |
| Pat Class: | H04L [TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC C...] In this class there are; 208296 patents, 13231 companies, and 234395 inventors in 247 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (10 to 26) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38905 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: BAKERHOSTETLER |
| 1st Invent: | Benjamin D. Chester (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=4 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | The subject system may be implemented by a processor circuit configured to transmit a request for a digital pass to a pass issuer server, receive issuer information associated with the pass issuer server, obtain a first key associated with the issuer information, and generate security data based at least in part on the first key, transmit, to the pass issuer server, the security data. The processor circuit may also be configured to receive the digital pass from the pass issuer server. The digital pass includes the security data. |
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| #12520123 | Dynamic SIM activation policy updating for wireless devices |
| Applied: | 03/27/2023, #18/190396 |
| Issued: | 01/06/2026, [1016 days App to Issue] Normal range: (512 to 1672) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 146650 patents, 7147 companies, and 96236 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: 38905 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: DICKINSON WRIGHT RLLP |
| 1st Invent: | Abishek Kumar Vaidyanathan (Union City, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | This application describes techniques for dynamically updating a subscriber identity module (SIM) activation policy for enabling use of an electronic SIM (eSIM) and/or a physical SIM (pSIM) in a wireless device. The wireless device is initially configured with a less restrictive SIM activation policy and during setup is reconfigured to a more restrictive SIM activation policy that locks the wireless device to a particular mobile network operator (MNO) based on an eSIM or a pSIM installed in the wireless device. |
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| #12520146 | Mobile device authentication without electronic subscriber identity module (eSIM) credentials |
| Applied: | 08/19/2024, #18/808879 |
| Issued: | 01/06/2026, [505 days App to Issue] Unusually Fast Normal range: (546 to 1850) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 653221 patents, 20872 companies, and 411980 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: 38905 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: DICKINSON WRIGHT RLLP |
| 1st Invent: | Xiangying Yang (Cupertino, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=2, M=0 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | This application sets forth techniques for authenticating a mobile device with a cellular wireless network without electronic Subscriber Identity Module (eSIM) credentials by using an Extensible Authentication Protocol Transport Layer Security (EAP-TLS) procedure. The mobile device authenticates with an Authentication Server Function (AUSF) of the cellular wireless network using an embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card (eUICC) certificate. Processing circuitry of the mobile wireless device external to the eUICC implements the EAP-TLS procedure and authenticates validity of the AUSF. In some embodiments, the eUICC provides key generation and storage for a session key for communication between the mobile device and the cellular wireless network. In some embodiments, a third-party managed Unified Data Management (UDM) broker authenticates the mobile device based on knowledge of the eUICC certificate and provides a session key to the cellular wireless network for subsequent communication with the mobile device, upon successful authentication of the mobile device. |
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| #12520189 | System selection for high-throughput wireless communications |
| Applied: | 03/09/2022, #17/691092 |
| Issued: | 01/06/2026, [1399 days App to Issue] Normal range: (512 to 1672) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 146650 patents, 7147 companies, and 96236 inventors in 242 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 10; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38905 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Fish Richardson P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Ioannis Pefkianakis (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=2, M=11 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Systems and methods performed by user equipment (UE) for communicating over a wireless communication network include receiving data representing one or more communication quality metrics for communication on a New Radio (NR) communication link of the wireless communication network. The method includes determining, based on the data representing the one or more communication quality metrics, a data throughput for the NR communication link of the wireless communication network. The method includes estimating a theoretical throughput for using a Long Term Evolution (LTE) communications link of the wireless network. The method includes comparing the data throughput using the NR communication link to the theoretical throughput for using the LTE communication link. The method includes causing a switch, based on the comparison, from the NR communication link to the LTE communication link. |
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| #12520226 | Paging collision with 5GMM specific procedure or service request procedure |
| Applied: | 09/03/2021, #18/044937 |
| Issued: | 01/06/2026, [1586 days App to Issue] Normal range: (512 to 1672) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 146650 patents, 7147 companies, and 96236 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: 38905 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Dorsey Whitney LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Nitin Kuppelur (Karnataka, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=4 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | If a paging or notification message is received by a user equipment (UE) when a UE-initiated 5GMM specific procedure or service request procedure is ongoing, a UE may buffer the paging or notification message. To buffer the paging or notification message, the UE may remember the pending mobile terminated transaction and re-attempt the registration or request procedure with the access category 0 (=MT_acc), if the ongoing UE-initiated 5GMM specific procedure or service request procedure fails due to access barring. If a 5GMM specific procedure or service request procedure is received by the network when a MT transaction is ongoing (i.e. a paging message with the access type set to 3GPP access or notification message via non-3GPP access with the access type indicating 3GPP access) the network may complete the incoming MT transaction and may remember the pending mobile terminated transaction and continue it once the MO transaction is completed. |
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| #12520285 | Low-latency communication in a WLAN |
| Applied: | 06/23/2021, #17/355438 |
| Issued: | 01/06/2026, [1658 days App to Issue] Normal range: (512 to 1672) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 146650 patents, 7147 companies, and 96236 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: 38905 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin Goetzel, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Jinjing Jiang (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | An electronic device may receive a frame associated with a second electronic device. This frame may include a MAC header with information specifying a request for a trigger or a trigger frame, and the information may include a suggested time interval during which the trigger or the trigger frame is to be provided and a requested resource allocation. For example, the MAC header may include an A-control field, and the A-control field may include the information or may include multiple A-MPDUs and one or more of the A-MPDUs (such as a last A-MPDU or all of the A-MPDUs) may include the information. Moreover, the time interval may begin at a previous transmission associated with the second electronic device, and the requested resource allocation may include a capacity. In response to the request, the electronic device may provide the trigger or the trigger frame addressed to the second electronic device. |
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| #12520343 | Sensing beam determination in unlicensed spectrum |
| Applied: | 10/25/2022, #17/973160 |
| Issued: | 01/06/2026, [1169 days App to Issue] Normal range: (512 to 1672) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 146650 patents, 7147 companies, and 96236 inventors in 242 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 19; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38905 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein Fox P.L.L.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Huaning Niu (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Some aspects of this disclosure relate to apparatuses and methods for implementing techniques for a use equipment (UE) to determine, based on a transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state, a sensing beam to wirelessly communicate with a base station over a channel in an unlicensed spectrum. The UE can receive, using a receiving beam, control information including a TCI state, determine a sensing beam indicated by the TCI state included in the control information, sense a channel occupancy of the channel between the UE and the base station by performing Clear Channel Assessment using the sensing beam. Furthermore, the UE can determine, based on the channel occupancy, whether the channel is free to be utilized for communication by the UE using the sensing beam. |
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| #12520348 | Configuration and default beam techniques at high movement speeds |
| Applied: | 11/05/2021, #17/917889 |
| Issued: | 01/06/2026, [1523 days App to Issue] Normal range: (512 to 1672) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 146650 patents, 7147 companies, and 96236 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: 38905 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin Goetzel, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Haitong Sun (Cupertino, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A base station may establish a cellular link with a user equipment (UE) according to a single frequency network scheme. The base station may then determine one or more control resource set (CORESET) transmission configuration indication (TCI) states and transmit signaling to configure the UE with the one or more CORESET TCI states. Additionally or alternatively, the one or more CORESET TCI states may be useable by the UE in performing communications with at least one of a first transmission reception point (TRP) and a second TRP associated with the cellular link with the cellular network. |
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| #12520381 | Techniques for emergency service fall back error handling |
| Applied: | 10/12/2021, #18/251780 |
| Issued: | 01/06/2026, [1547 days App to Issue] Normal range: (512 to 1672) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 146650 patents, 7147 companies, and 96236 inventors in 242 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 6; Unusually Few Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38905 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Blank Rome LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Shashanka Totadamane Ramappa (Shivamogga, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=5 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A technique for establishing a voice call including receiving an indication that the first wireless system supports emergency service fallback, receiving an indication to establish an emergency voice call, transmitting an emergency service request to the first wireless system, determining that an unexpected error has occurred, selecting a second wireless system based on the determination that the unexpected error has occurred, and connecting to the second wireless system to complete the emergency voice call. Additionally, a technique for cancelling a voice call including receiving an indication that the first wireless system supports emergency service fallback, receiving an indication to establish an emergency voice call, transmitting an emergency service request to the first wireless system, receiving an indication to cancel the emergency voice call, and cancelling a connection to a second wireless system. |
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