From Patent Index, LLC:
Patents assigned to Apple, Inc.

As of: 02/03/2026

37 patent(s) in this week's alert:

Assignee Summary:

Patents	Owner
37	Apple

NOTE: sum of patent counts may exceed stated patent count for the week as some patents may be assigned to more than one entity.

Patent Class Summary:

Patents	Class Code
9	H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...]
7	G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...]
3	H04N [PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION [4]...]
2	H04R [LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ...]
2	H01L [SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT...]
2	G02B [OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS (G02F takes pre...]
1	G03B [APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR...]
1	B65D [CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATE...]
1	G01C [MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAV...]
1	G01K [MEASURING TEMPERATURE; MEASURING QUANTITY OF HEAT; THER...]
1	G06N [COMPUTER SYSTEMS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS...]
1	G06T [IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL [2006.0...]
1	G08B [SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM ...]
1	G09G [ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVI...]
1	G10K [SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES (sound-producing toys A63H 5/00...]
1	G11C [STATIC STORES (information storage based on relative mo...]
1	H02M [APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION BETWEEN AC AND AC, BETWEEN AC ...]
1	H04M [TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling othe...]

Patent Count History Chart:

Details on individual patents:

#12540004	Packaging with raising platform and lay-flat construction
Applied:	04/05/2022, #17/713740
Issued:	02/03/2026, [1400 days App to Issue] Normal range: (556 to 1758)
Pat Class:	B65D [CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATE...] In this class there are; 33770 patents, 4670 companies, and 24567 inventors in 246 other Metros.
Claims:	17; Normal range for this patent class is (6 to 24)
Assignee:	Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39082 (since 2005)
Counsel:	Firm: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein Fox P.L.L.C.
1st Invent:	Avianne Marie B. Tuano (San Jose, CA)
Inventors:	Genders: F=2, M=5
Abstract: 2000 char max	Packaging may include a base box having a cavity to receive a product. Cushioning cells formed as rollover structures are configured to hold the product within the cavity. When the rollover structure rotate away from the cavity, a product support panel raises, thereby raising the product within the packaging. The packaging may also easily fold flat, without the need to remove adhesive, thereby enhancing recyclability.

#12540823	System for determining position both indoor and outdoor
Applied:	11/20/2023, #18/513898
Issued:	02/03/2026, [806 days App to Issue] Normal range: (565 to 1643)
Pat Class:	G01C [MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAV...] In this class there are; 22212 patents, 1986 companies, and 22777 inventors in 206 other Metros.
Claims:	20; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 25)
Assignee:	Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39082 (since 2005)
Counsel:	Firm: Blank Rome LLP
1st Invent:	Peter Meier (Los Gatos, CA)
Inventors:	Genders: F=0, M=2
Abstract: 2000 char max	An apparatus, method, and computer readable medium related to determining the position of a device, for example determining the pose of a camera. Varying embodiments discuss the use of sensors and captured images to construct an environment property map, which provides reference information in the form of environment properties that are associated with positions, such as camera poses. Embodiments of the disclosure discuss using the environment property map online (e.g. in real time) in order to determine the position of a device. In some embodiments, the environment property map provides a coarse position that is used to refine or limit the necessary work for determining a more precise position.

#12540867	Temperature sensing using optical sensors
Applied:	03/28/2023, #18/191824
Issued:	02/03/2026, [1043 days App to Issue] Normal range: (696 to 1618)
Pat Class:	G01K [MEASURING TEMPERATURE; MEASURING QUANTITY OF HEAT; THER...] In this class there are; 5303 patents, 1114 companies, and 7648 inventors in 197 other Metros.
Claims:	23; Normal range for this patent class is (7 to 23)
Assignee:	Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39082 (since 2005)
Counsel:	Firm: Kubota Basol LLP
1st Invent:	Wegene H. Tadele (San Francisco, CA)
Inventors:	Genders: F=0, M=1
Abstract: 2000 char max	This relates to using light emitting diodes (LEDs) and/or photodiodes (PDs) on a device intended to come in contact with a user for temperature sensing. In some examples, the LEDs and PDs can be used for both biometric sensing and user temperature sensing. By biasing the LEDs and PDs with different bias currents and obtaining different diode base-emitter voltages (V{subscript}BE{/subscript}) having known negative temperature coefficients, changes in V{subscript}BE {/subscript}(V{subscript}BE{/subscript}) can be computed and used to estimate user temperature. In particular, a measurement circuit including a current source or sink, an amplifier, and an analog to digital converter (ADC) can be connected to each LED and PD. Different bias currents can be applied to the LEDs and/or PDs (the PDs being forward-biased instead of their normal reverse-biased mode for biometric sensing) to obtain different V{subscript}BE {/subscript}measurements, and those differences can be used in equations to estimate the temperature of the user.

#12541100	Eye tracking using self-mixing interferometry
Applied:	02/03/2023, #18/105709
Issued:	02/03/2026, [1096 days App to Issue] Normal range: (495 to 1449)
Pat Class:	G02B [OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS (G02F takes pre...] In this class there are; 81640 patents, 3877 companies, and 45503 inventors in 226 other Metros.
Claims:	22; Normal range for this patent class is (7 to 25)
Assignee:	Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39082 (since 2005)
Counsel:	Firm: Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
1st Invent:	Tong Chen (Fremont, CA)
Inventors:	Genders: F=0, M=5
Abstract: 2000 char max	An eye tracking device includes a head-mountable frame, an optical sensor subsystem mounted to the head-mountable frame, and a processor. The optical sensor subsystem includes a set of one or more SMI sensors. The processor is configured to operate the optical sensor subsystem to cause the set of one or more SMI sensors to emit a set of one or more beams of light toward an eye of a user; to receive a set of one or more SMI signals from the set of one or more SMI sensors; and to track a movement of the eye using the set of one or more SMI signals.

#12541112	Head-mounted display unit with adaptable facial interface
Applied:	08/13/2024, #18/801997
Issued:	02/03/2026, [539 days App to Issue] Normal range: (495 to 1449)
Pat Class:	G02B [OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS (G02F takes pre...] In this class there are; 81640 patents, 3877 companies, and 45503 inventors in 226 other Metros.
Claims:	20; Normal range for this patent class is (7 to 25)
Assignee:	APPLE (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39082 (since 2005)
Counsel:	Firm: Young Basile Hanlon MacFarlane, P.C.
1st Invent:	Dustin A. Hatfield (Los Gatos, CA)
Inventors:	Genders: F=1, M=1
Abstract: 2000 char max	A facial interface for a head-mounted display, which is to be worn on a head of a user, includes a chassis, an upper portion, and a lower portion. The upper portion engages an upper facial region above eyes of the user. The lower portion engages a lower facial region below the eyes of the user. The lower portion includes a lower facial support. The lower facial support includes a rolling contact, a first arm, and a second arm. The rolling contact defines an axis. The first arm and the second arm are each coupled to the chassis and support the rolling contact. The rolling contact rotates about the axis relative to the first arm and the second arm to allow displacement of the lower facial support relative to the lower facial region of the user.

#12541138	Camera modules with mechanical iris assemblies
Applied:	09/27/2023, #18/373806
Issued:	02/03/2026, [860 days App to Issue] Normal range: (508 to 1468)
Pat Class:	G03B [APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR...] In this class there are; 22067 patents, 1069 companies, and 6457 inventors in 164 other Metros.
Claims:	16; Normal range for this patent class is (6 to 26)
Assignee:	Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39082 (since 2005)
Counsel:	Firm: Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
1st Invent:	Bin Xu (Sunnyvale, CA)
Inventors:	Genders: F=1, M=2
Abstract: 2000 char max	Various embodiments disclosed herein include mechanical iris assemblies, as well as camera modules and devices that incorporate these mechanical iris assemblies. The mechanical iris assemblies described herein include a stator piece, a rotor piece, a set of blade elements, and an actuator arrangement. The actuator arrangement may include a voice coil actuator having at least one magnet carried by the stator piece and at least one coil carried by the rotor piece. The mechanical iris assembly includes a set of springs configured to carry current between the stator piece and the rotor piece to power the coil or coils carried by the rotor piece.

#12541243	Electronic display power management systems and methods
Applied:	08/30/2022, #17/899607
Issued:	02/03/2026, [1253 days App to Issue] Normal range: (545 to 1849)
Pat Class:	G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 655415 patents, 20948 companies, and 414089 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: 39082 (since 2005)
Counsel:	Firm: Fletcher Yoder, P.C.
1st Invent:	Peter F Holland (Los Gatos, CA)
Inventors:	Genders: F=0, M=3
Abstract: 2000 char max	An electronic device may include a display panel to display images based on corresponding image data and an image source to pre-render a flip-book including a first image frame for display at a first target presentation time and a second image frame for display at a second target presentation time. The electronic device may also include a display pipeline coupled between the display panel and the image source having image data processing circuitry to process image data for display. The electronic device may also include a controller to instruct the display pipeline to process image data, to determine a power-on time based on a target presentation time, and to instruct the display pipeline to power-gate the image data processing circuitry upon completion of the processing of image data and until the power-on time is reached.

#12541277	Systems and methods for interacting with multiple applications on an electronic device
Applied:	05/18/2023, #18/199331
Issued:	02/03/2026, [992 days App to Issue] Normal range: (545 to 1849)
Pat Class:	G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 655415 patents, 20948 companies, and 414089 inventors in 250 other Metros.
Claims:	46; Unusually More Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27)
Assignee:	APPLE (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39082 (since 2005)
Counsel:	Firm: Morgan, Lewis Bockius LLP
1st Invent:	John O. Louch (Boulder, CO)
Inventors:	Genders: F=1, M=5
Abstract: 2000 char max	A method is performed at a computer system that is in communication with a display generation component and one or more input devices. A first set of one or more windows in an interactive mode, and a representation of a second set of one or more windows in a non-interactive mode are concurrently displayed. While a window is displayed in an interactive mode, the content of the window can be manipulated in response to user inputs. While a representation of a window is displayed in a non-interactive mode, the content of the window is not available to be manipulated in response to user inputs. An input selecting the representation of the second set of one or more windows is detected. In response to detecting the input, the first set of one or more windows in the interactive mode are ceased to be displayed. In response to detecting the input, one or more of the second set of one or more windows are displayed in the interactive mode concurrently with a representation of the first set of one or more windows displayed in a non-interactive mode.

#12541280	System and method of three-dimensional placement and refinement in multi-user communication sessions
Applied:	02/24/2023, #18/174403
Issued:	02/03/2026, [1075 days App to Issue] Normal range: (545 to 1849)
Pat Class:	G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 655415 patents, 20948 companies, and 414089 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: 39082 (since 2005)
Counsel:	Firm: Kubota Basol LLP
1st Invent:	Connor A. Smith (Sunnyvale, CA)
Inventors:	Genders: F=0, M=6
Abstract: 2000 char max	Some examples of the disclosure are directed to methods for spatial placement of avatars in a communication session. In some examples, while a first electronic device is presenting a three-dimensional environment, the first electronic device may receive an input corresponding to a request to enter a communication session with a second electronic device. In some examples, in response to receiving the input, the first electronic device may scan an environment surrounding the first electronic device. In some examples, the first electronic device may identify a placement location in the three-dimensional environment at which to display a virtual object representing a user of the second electronic device. In some examples, the first electronic device displays the virtual object representing the user of the second electronic device at the placement location in the three-dimensional environment. Some examples of the disclosure are directed to methods for spatial refinement in the communication session.

#12541309	Low complexity crosstalk mitigation in a nonvolatile memory
Applied:	01/25/2024, #18/422007
Issued:	02/03/2026, [740 days App to Issue] Normal range: (545 to 1849)
Pat Class:	G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 655415 patents, 20948 companies, and 414089 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: 39082 (since 2005)
Counsel:	Firm: Meitar Patents Ltd.
1st Invent:	Amit Pinchas Aylon (Tel Aviv, )
Inventors:	Genders: F=0, M=4
Abstract: 2000 char max	A storage system includes circuitry and multiple memory cells. The memory cells are arranged in multiple Word Lines (WLs), including a target WL. The circuitry includes combinational logic implemented in hardware, the circuitry configured to: read a page from a group of target memory cells in the target WL multiple times to produce multiple respective target binary readouts, read a group of neighbor memory cells in a WL neighboring to the target WL so as to produce a single neighbor binary readout, apply the combinational logic to both the target binary readouts and the neighbor binary readout to produce (i) output bits of the page, and (ii) respective binary confidence levels associated with the output bits, and transmit the output bits and the binary confidence levels to a controller.

#12541338	Shared-content session user interfaces
Applied:	10/13/2023, #18/380116
Issued:	02/03/2026, [844 days App to Issue] Normal range: (545 to 1849)
Pat Class:	G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 655415 patents, 20948 companies, and 414089 inventors in 250 other Metros.
Claims:	42; Unusually More Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27)
Assignee:	Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39082 (since 2005)
Counsel:	Firm: YHE Law LLP
1st Invent:	Jae Woo Chang (Cupertino, CA)
Inventors:	Genders: F=1, M=8
Abstract: 2000 char max	The present disclosure generally relates to user interfaces for managing shared-content sessions. In some embodiments, content is shared with a group of users participating in a shared-content session. In some embodiments, the content is screen-share content that is shared from one device to other participants of the shared-content session. In some embodiments, the content is synchronized content for which output of the content is synchronized across the participants of the shared-content session.

#12541370	Register rename for deterministically updated register
Applied:	11/20/2023, #18/515206
Issued:	02/03/2026, [806 days App to Issue] Normal range: (545 to 1849)
Pat Class:	G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 655415 patents, 20948 companies, and 414089 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: 39082 (since 2005)
Counsel:	Firm: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin Goetzel, P.C.
1st Invent:	Deepankar Duggal (Sunnyvale, CA)
Inventors:	Genders: F=0, M=2
Abstract: 2000 char max	Register renaming for a deterministically updated register is disclosed. A processor circuit is configured to operate according to an instruction set architecture that defines a plurality of architectural registers. A register file circuit includes a plurality of physical registers having a first subset dedicated for use in renaming a particular architectural register. A first counter value increments in response to execution of an instruction that updates the particular architectural register. A second counter value increments in response to retirement of a previously executed instruction that updated the particular architectural register. The counter values identify respective physical registers. A mapper circuit is configured to determine, in response to an indication that an instruction that updates the particular architectural register, if a physical register is available based on the count values. The physical register to be mapped to the architectural register is selected based on the count value of the first counter.

#12541551	Behavioral curation of media assets
Applied:	05/30/2024, #18/678385
Issued:	02/03/2026, [614 days App to Issue] Normal range: (545 to 1849)
Pat Class:	G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 655415 patents, 20948 companies, and 414089 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: 39082 (since 2005)
Counsel:	Firm: Invoke
1st Invent:	Sabrine Rekik (San Francisco, CA)
Inventors:	Genders: F=1, M=2
Abstract: 2000 char max	In some implementations, a computing device may create a semantic mapping that includes identified features that appear in a particular percentage of assets in a subset of assets of a media library. Also, the computing device may analyze assets of the media library using the semantic mapping to generate semantic scores, which may be used to determine a first tier of assets from the media library that rate highest for semantic score out of all assets. The computing device may present at least one of the first tier assets prominently in a user interface when viewing assets of the media library.

#12541677	Memory-efficient streaming convolutions in neural network processor
Applied:	05/16/2022, #17/745032
Issued:	02/03/2026, [1359 days App to Issue] Normal range: (695 to 1781)
Pat Class:	G06N [COMPUTER SYSTEMS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS...] In this class there are; 20135 patents, 5569 companies, and 89954 inventors in 233 other Metros.
Claims:	20; Normal range for this patent class is (10 to 26)
Assignee:	APPLE (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39082 (since 2005)
Counsel:	Firm: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein Fox, P.L.L.C.
1st Invent:	Sayyed Karen Khatamifard (Bellevue, WA)
Inventors:	Genders: F=0, M=7
Abstract: 2000 char max	Embodiments relate to streaming operations in a neural processor circuit that includes a neural engine circuit and a data processor circuit. The neural engine circuit performs first operations on a first input tensor of a first layer to generate a first output tensor, and second operations on a second input tensor of a second layer at a higher hierarchy than the first layer, the second input tensor corresponding to the first output tensor. The data processor circuit stores a portion of the first input tensor for access by the neural engine circuit to perform a subset of the first operations and generate a portion of the first output tensor. The data processor circuit stores the portion of the first output tensor for access by the neural engine circuit as a portion of the second input tensor to perform a subset of the second operations.

#12541917	Alternative object representations in multi-user communication sessions
Applied:	09/18/2023, #18/369517
Issued:	02/03/2026, [869 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; 53926 patents, 6456 companies, and 87900 inventors in 240 other Metros.
Claims:	24; Normal range for this patent class is (11 to 25)
Assignee:	Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39082 (since 2005)
Counsel:	Firm: Thompson Hine LLP
1st Invent:	Leanid Vouk (San Carlos, CA)
Inventors:	Genders: No name resolution.
Abstract: 2000 char max	Various implementations share both 2D video stream data and additional data (e.g., 3D data) during multi-user communication sessions and enable the receiving (viewing) device to selectively use such information based on circumstances. For example, based on a receiving (viewing) device having stereo-viewing capabilities (e.g., such as a head mounted device may have), the device may determine to use the additional data to present the received 2D video stream in a way that adds depth to a user representation or other object. In contrast, based on a receiving (viewing) device (e.g., such is a conventional tablet, mobile device, or laptop) not having stereo-viewing capabilities, the device may determine to simply display the 2D video stream in 2D, without necessarily using the additional data.

#12542047	Methods and systems for disabling sleep alarm based on automated wake detection
Applied:	11/21/2023, #18/516736
Issued:	02/03/2026, [805 days App to Issue] Normal range: (480 to 1496)
Pat Class:	G08B [SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM ...] In this class there are; 27647 patents, 3041 companies, and 22584 inventors in 229 other Metros.
Claims:	20; Normal range for this patent class is (8 to 30)
Assignee:	Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39082 (since 2005)
Counsel:	Firm: Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton LLP
1st Invent:	Bharath Narasimha Rao (Sunnyvale, CA)
Inventors:	Genders: F=0, M=4
Abstract: 2000 char max	Techniques are disclosed for facilitating disabling an alarm in response to particular types of activity-indicative data. More specifically, activity-indicative data (e.g., measurements obtained by an electronic device) can be detected prior to a preset alarm time. Upon determining, based on the activity-indicative data, that a wakefulness condition is satisfied, the alarm can be disabled such that the alarm stimuli is not to be presented at the preset alarm time.

#12542105	High resolution display circuitry with global initialization
Applied:	07/25/2023, #18/358752
Issued:	02/03/2026, [924 days App to Issue] Normal range: (531 to 1733)
Pat Class:	G09G [ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVI...] In this class there are; 58544 patents, 1311 companies, and 16343 inventors in 175 other Metros.
Claims:	21; Normal range for this patent class is (7 to 25)
Assignee:	Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39082 (since 2005)
Counsel:	Firm: Treyz Law Group
1st Invent:	Alper Ozgurluk (Sunnyvale, CA)
Inventors:	Genders: F=0, M=3
Abstract: 2000 char max	A display may include an array of pixels. A pixel can include an organic light-emitting diode, up to three thin-film transistors, and up to two capacitors. The pixel can include a drive transistor, an emission transistor, and a select transistor. The select transistor can be used to apply a reference voltage to the gate of the drive transistor during a global reset phase and during a global threshold voltage sampling phase and can also be used to apply a data voltage to the gate of the drive transistor during a data programming phase. The drive transistor can receive a power supply voltage that toggles between a low voltage during the global reset phase and a high voltage during other phases of operation. Configured and operated in this way, the pixel need not include separate dedicated anode reset and initialization transistors.

#12542124	Headphone speech listening
Applied:	06/30/2023, #18/346024
Issued:	02/03/2026, [949 days App to Issue] Normal range: (453 to 1471)
Pat Class:	G10K [SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES (sound-producing toys A63H 5/00...] In this class there are; 2669 patents, 729 companies, and 5141 inventors in 169 other Metros.
Claims:	20; Normal range for this patent class is (10 to 24)
Assignee:	Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39082 (since 2005)
Counsel:	Firm: Aikin Gallant, LLP
1st Invent:	John Woodruff (Traverse City, MI)
Inventors:	Genders: F=1, M=6
Abstract: 2000 char max	Microphone signals of a primary headphone are processed and either a first transparency mode of operation is activated or a second transparency mode of operation. In another aspect, a processor enters different configurations in response to estimated ambient acoustic noise being lower or higher than a threshold, wherein in a first configuration a transparency audio signal is adapted via target voice and wearer voice processing (TVWVP) of a microphone signal to boost detected speech frequencies in the transparency audio signal, and in a second configuration the TVWVP is controlled to, as the estimated ambient acoustic noise increases, reduce boosting of, or not boost at all, the detected speech frequencies in the transparency audio signal. Other aspects are also described and claimed.

#12542189	Memory calibration with reduced calibration parameters
Applied:	12/08/2023, #18/533913
Issued:	02/03/2026, [788 days App to Issue] Normal range: (411 to 1121)
Pat Class:	G11C [STATIC STORES (information storage based on relative mo...] In this class there are; 59717 patents, 770 companies, and 17757 inventors in 147 other Metros.
Claims:	20; Normal range for this patent class is (10 to 26)
Assignee:	Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39082 (since 2005)
Counsel:	Firm: DICKINSON WRIGHT RLLP
1st Invent:	Robert E. Jeter (Santa Clara, CA)
Inventors:	Genders: F=3, M=7
Abstract: 2000 char max	A memory controller is configured to communicate with a memory. The memory controller includes a calibration control circuit configured to perform calibrations of memory signals conveyed between the memory controller and the memory. A storage circuit is configured to store results of the calibrations, including voltage and timing margins of the memory signals. A monitoring circuit is configured to access results of the calibrations stored in the storage circuit to determine whether a set of calibration metrics are being met or exceeded during a period of time. In response to the set of calibration metrics being met or exceeded during the period of time, the monitoring circuit is configured to cause the calibration control circuit to operate in a reduced calibration mode that reduces an amount of time the calibration control circuit spends performing one or more subsequent calibrations.

#12542485	Bandwidth control in PLL-based power converter
Applied:	09/22/2022, #17/934398
Issued:	02/03/2026, [1230 days App to Issue] Normal range: (470 to 1338)
Pat Class:	H02M [APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION BETWEEN AC AND AC, BETWEEN AC ...] In this class there are; 21743 patents, 1196 companies, and 12751 inventors in 189 other Metros.
Claims:	18; Normal range for this patent class is (8 to 22)
Assignee:	Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39082 (since 2005)
Counsel:	Firm: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin Goetzel, P.C.
1st Invent:	Andrea Acquas (Munich, )
Inventors:	Genders: F=2, M=2
Abstract: 2000 char max	A phase-locked loop (PLL)-based power converter is disclosed. A power converter includes a switch circuit having a switch node coupled to a regulated power supply node via an inductor and configured to source a supply current to the regulated power supply node using one or more control signals. A control circuit performs a phase-frequency comparison of a reference clock signal and a switching frequency of the switch circuit and generate a control voltage using results of the phase-frequency comparison. The control circuit further generates a control current using the control voltage, a voltage of the regulated power supply node, and a duty cycle of the switch circuit, and a demand current using the voltage level of the regulated power supply node and a reference voltage. Using the demand current, the control current, and a sensed version of the supply current, the control circuit generates the one or more control signals.

#12542727	Performance measurements related to quality of service flow and service request
Applied:	01/07/2020, #17/420458
Issued:	02/03/2026, [2219 days App to Issue] Unusually Slow Normal range: (514 to 1674)
Pat Class:	H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 147672 patents, 7159 companies, and 96585 inventors in 242 other Metros.
Claims:	15; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27)
Assignee:	Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39082 (since 2005)
Counsel:	Firm: Kubota Basol LLP
1st Invent:	Yizhi Yao (Cupertino, CA)
Inventors:	Genders: F=0, M=1
Abstract: 2000 char max	One or more computer-readable media (CRM) storing instructions for monitoring quality of-service (QoS) flows in a wireless cellular network are disclosed. The instructions, upon execution by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to: obtain a signal in the wireless cellular network; determine, based on the signal, a QoS flow event for a session management function (SMF); determine performance measurements related to the QoS flow event; and modify at least one of the QoS flows in the wireless cellular network based on the performance measurements. Example QoS flow events include a request to create or modify a QoS flow, a successfully created or modified Qos flow, a QoS flow that failed to be created or modified, etc.

#12542841	Handheld electronic device
Applied:	09/07/2023, #18/243458
Issued:	02/03/2026, [880 days App to Issue] Normal range: (490 to 1916)
Pat Class:	H04M [TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling othe...] In this class there are; 43125 patents, 2927 companies, and 33172 inventors in 214 other Metros.
Claims:	20; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 29)
Assignee:	APPLE (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39082 (since 2005)
Counsel:	Firm: Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
1st Invent:	Matthew R. McGuire (Santa Clara, CA)
Inventors:	Genders: F=1, M=5
Abstract: 2000 char max	A mobile phone may include an enclosure including a housing component and a front cover coupled to the housing component and defining a front exterior surface of the mobile phone. The mobile phone may further include a display positioned below the front cover and a sensor module positioned below a front-facing sensor region of the front cover and including a biometric sensing system. The biometric sensing system may include a first lens, a light emitter positioned below the first lens and configured to emit light onto an object, a second lens, and a light sensor below the second lens and configured to capture an image of the object. The sensor module may further include a proximity sensing system positioned between the first lens of the biometric sensing system and the second lens of the biometric sensing system.

#12542862	User interfaces for managing visual content in a media representation
Applied:	02/10/2023, #18/167625
Issued:	02/03/2026, [1089 days App to Issue] Normal range: (443 to 1799)
Pat Class:	H04N [PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION [4]...] In this class there are; 158359 patents, 6688 companies, and 81681 inventors in 237 other Metros.
Claims:	47; Unusually More Normal range for this patent class is (7 to 25)
Assignee:	Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39082 (since 2005)
Counsel:	Firm: YHE Law LLP
1st Invent:	Grant R. Paul (San Francisco, CA)
Inventors:	Genders: F=0, M=4
Abstract: 2000 char max	The present disclosure generally relates to managing media representations. In some embodiments, systems, methods, and user interfaces are provided for managing the background of a media representation, copying subjects of a media representation, converting one or more portions of a media representation, providing descriptions for one or more symbols in a media representation, and providing one or more animations for one or more detected objects and/or subjects.

#12542903	Chroma quantization in video coding
Applied:	03/05/2024, #18/596008
Issued:	02/03/2026, [700 days App to Issue] Normal range: (460 to 1426)
Pat Class:	H01L [SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT...] In this class there are; 312349 patents, 3685 companies, and 67317 inventors in 223 other Metros.
Claims:	11; Normal range for this patent class is (8 to 24)
Assignee:	Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39082 (since 2005)
Counsel:	Firm: Fish Richardson P.C.
1st Invent:	Alexandros Tourapis (Los Gatos, CA)
Inventors:	Genders: F=0, M=2
Abstract: 2000 char max	A method of signaling additional chroma QP offset values that are specific to quantization groups is provided, in which each quantization group explicitly specifies its own set of chroma QP offset values. Alternatively, a table of possible sets of chroma QP offset values is specified in the header area of the picture, and each quantization group uses an index to select an entry from the table for determining its own set of chroma QP offset values. The quantization group specific chroma QP offset values are then used to determine the chroma QP values for blocks within the quantization group in addition to chroma QP offset values already specified for higher levels of the video coding hierarchy.

#12542959	Magnetic camera brake
Applied:	07/28/2023, #18/361351
Issued:	02/03/2026, [921 days App to Issue] Normal range: (443 to 1799)
Pat Class:	H04N [PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION [4]...] In this class there are; 158359 patents, 6688 companies, and 81681 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: 39082 (since 2005)
Counsel:	Firm: Blank Rome LLP
1st Invent:	Zachary W. Birnbaum (Santa Clara, CA)
Inventors:	Genders: F=0, M=3
Abstract: 2000 char max	Various magnetic camera brake embodiments are disclosed. According to some embodiments, the magnetic camera brakes leverage a magnetic attraction (or repulsion) force between an iron and magnetic body to hold the moving camera components at a desired focus positioneven under high amplitude acceleration loads. When high disturbance rejection is desired, the magnet attracts the camera to the desired focus position (e.g., an infinity focus position) with enough force to overcome approximately 10 g''s of external acceleration. In some embodiments, ball bearings may be used to provide constraints in up to 5 degrees of freedom (e.g., all but z-axial translation along the optical axis), so there is no rocking of the image sensor (or lens barrel). When ''macro'' photos are desired of subjects closer than the hyperfocal distance, an actuator mechanism may be configured to pull the image sensor out of the desired focus position and into the macro focus region.

#12542961	Camera with folded optics and bearing suspension
Applied:	12/19/2023, #18/545974
Issued:	02/03/2026, [777 days App to Issue] Normal range: (443 to 1799)
Pat Class:	H04N [PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION [4]...] In this class there are; 158359 patents, 6688 companies, and 81681 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: 39082 (since 2005)
Counsel:	Firm: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin Goetzel, P.C.
1st Invent:	Alfred N. Mireault (San Francisco, CA)
Inventors:	Genders: F=0, M=3
Abstract: 2000 char max	Various embodiments include a camera with folded optics and a bearing suspension arrangement. In some examples, a folded optics arrangement of the camera may include one or more lens elements and light path folding elements (e.g., prisms). Some embodiments include voice coil motor (VCM) actuator arrangements to move at least a portion of the optics arrangement along multiple axes.

#12542991	Power management of communication system by DC voltage
Applied:	09/23/2022, #17/952009
Issued:	02/03/2026, [1229 days App to Issue] Normal range: (465 to 1587)
Pat Class:	H04R [LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ...] In this class there are; 28306 patents, 1786 companies, and 17442 inventors in 202 other Metros.
Claims:	22; Normal range for this patent class is (8 to 24)
Assignee:	Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39082 (since 2005)
Counsel:	Firm: BAKERHOSTETLER
1st Invent:	James M. Hollabaugh (San Jose, CA)
Inventors:	Genders: F=0, M=4
Abstract: 2000 char max	An apparatus includes of a first earbud and a second earbud, each including an interface chip and a case. The case includes a case interface chip configured to communicate data with, and transfer power to, interface chips of the first earbud and the second earbud. The case also includes a housing to provide enclosures for the first earbud and the second earbud. The case interface chip is mated with interface chips of the first earbud and the second earbud when the first earbud and the second earbud are inserted in the housing, and wherein the case, the first earbud, and the second earbud are configured to operate at a multiple, different bias voltage levels.

#12543004	Spatial headphone transparency
Applied:	11/15/2024, #18/949650
Issued:	02/03/2026, [445 days App to Issue] Unusually Fast Normal range: (465 to 1587)
Pat Class:	H04R [LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ...] In this class there are; 28306 patents, 1786 companies, and 17442 inventors in 202 other Metros.
Claims:	21; Normal range for this patent class is (8 to 24)
Assignee:	Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39082 (since 2005)
Counsel:	Firm: Aikin Gallant, LLP
1st Invent:	Ismael H. Nawfal (Redondo Beach, CA)
Inventors:	Genders: F=0, M=5
Abstract: 2000 char max	Digital audio signal processing techniques used to provide an acoustic transparency function in a pair of headphones. A number of transparency filters can be computed at once, using optimization techniques or using a closed form solution, which are based on multiple re-seatings of the headphones and that are as a result robust for a population of wearers. In another embodiment, a transparency hearing filter of a headphone is computed by an adaptive system that takes into consideration the changing acoustic to electrical path between an earpiece speaker and an interior microphone of that headphone while worn by a user. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.

#12543028	Low-bandwidth and emergency communication user interfaces
Applied:	09/09/2022, #17/941400
Issued:	02/03/2026, [1243 days App to Issue] Normal range: (514 to 1674)
Pat Class:	H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 147672 patents, 7159 companies, and 96585 inventors in 242 other Metros.
Claims:	58; Unusually More Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27)
Assignee:	Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39082 (since 2005)
Counsel:	Firm: YHE Law LLP
1st Invent:	Guillaume R. Ardaud (San Francisco, CA)
Inventors:	Genders: F=0, M=3
Abstract: 2000 char max	The present disclosure generally relates to low-bandwidth and emergency communication user interfaces.

#12543111	Dynamic radio access technology selection for 5G wireless devices
Applied:	04/01/2023, #18/194633
Issued:	02/03/2026, [1039 days App to Issue] Normal range: (514 to 1674)
Pat Class:	H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 147672 patents, 7159 companies, and 96585 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: 39082 (since 2005)
Counsel:	Firm: DICKINSON WRIGHT RLLP
1st Invent:	Muthukumaran Dhanapal (San Diego, CA)
Inventors:	Genders: F=2, M=2
Abstract: 2000 char max	Embodiments described herein relate to dynamic selection of radio access technologies (RATs) available for use by 5G wireless devices. Managing selection of RATs to use by a 5G (and 4G LTE) capable wireless device can improve performance, e.g., when an application requires a higher throughput and a 5G SA connection underperforms a 5G NSA connection or a 4G LTE connection. Wireless devices can provide geolocation tagged cellular wireless network information, e.g., network performance measurements and observed properties, to network-based servers that collate and organize the crowd-sourced cellular wireless network information into a location database. The wireless device can use the cellular wireless network information of the location database for a geolocation at which the wireless device is operating to estimate performance for alternate wireless connections and compare to measured performance of a currently used wireless connection to determine whether to switch wireless RAT connections.

#12543122	Explicit power saving operations for a network-controlled repeater (NCR) in wireless communications
Applied:	05/26/2023, #18/202749
Issued:	02/03/2026, [984 days App to Issue] Normal range: (514 to 1674)
Pat Class:	H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 147672 patents, 7159 companies, and 96585 inventors in 242 other Metros.
Claims:	15; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27)
Assignee:	Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39082 (since 2005)
Counsel:	Firm: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein Fox P.L.L.C.
1st Invent:	Hong He (San Jose, CA)
Inventors:	Genders: F=1, M=4
Abstract: 2000 char max	Some embodiments include a system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method, and/or computer program product and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for explicit power saving operations for a network-controlled repeater (NCR) in a wireless network. Some embodiments include an NCR that can receive a Downlink Control Information (DCI) format comprising an offset indication in a single Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) monitoring periodicity, K{subscript}S{/subscript}, where K{subscript}S {/subscript}is an integer of slots. The NCR can determine a single On-Off Pattern (OOP) within KS based at least on the offset indication, and communicate with a base station or a user equipment (UE) based at least on the determination. In some embodiments, an Off-State of the NCR is a default, and the offset indication identifies a duration of an On-State of the NCR beginning at a starting orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol of K{subscript}S{/subscript}.

#12543131	Systems, methods, and devices for common control channel transmissions in a wireless communication network
Applied:	09/24/2021, #17/774188
Issued:	02/03/2026, [1593 days App to Issue] Normal range: (514 to 1674)
Pat Class:	H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 147672 patents, 7159 companies, and 96585 inventors in 242 other Metros.
Claims:	28; Unusually More Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27)
Assignee:	Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39082 (since 2005)
Counsel:	Firm: Eschweiler Potashnik, LLC
1st Invent:	Hong He (San Jose, CA)
Inventors:	Genders: F=1, M=2
Abstract: 2000 char max	A base station and user equipment (UE) may determine, based on a synchronization signal block (SSB) burst and an offset, an index slot, of a system frame number (SFN), corresponding to a Type0-PDCCH common search space (CSS). The base station may transmit, and the UE may receive, a PDCCH signal that includes the Type0-PDCCH CSS, such that the UE may monitor the Type0-PDCCH CSS from the base station. The offset (O{subscript}u{/subscript}) may be hardcoded as one of values 0, 2.5, 5, or 7.5, and one offset value may be used for one, more than one, or all SCS numerologies. The offset may be modified by a delta () value, a scaling factor, and/or a combination thereof.

#12543144	Ranking wireless streaming devices based on proximity
Applied:	01/13/2023, #18/096803
Issued:	02/03/2026, [1117 days App to Issue] Normal range: (514 to 1674)
Pat Class:	H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 147672 patents, 7159 companies, and 96585 inventors in 242 other Metros.
Claims:	24; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27)
Assignee:	Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39082 (since 2005)
Counsel:	Firm: Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton LLP
1st Invent:	Yagil Burowski (Sunnyvale, CA)
Inventors:	Genders: F=0, M=3
Abstract: 2000 char max	In some implementations, the device may include conducting ranging with one or more playback devices to determine ranging information between the mobile device and each of the one or more playback devices, where the one or more playback devices are configured to play the streaming data when received from the mobile device, and where the ranging information provides at least one of a distance and an orientation between the mobile device and each of the one or more playback devices. In addition, the device may include detecting a selection of a media item. Also, the device may include identifying a particular playback device from the one or more playback devices for playing the selected media item based on the ranging information of the mobile device relative to each of the one or more playback devices.

#12543188	Enhancement of performance of ultra-reliable low-latency communication
Applied:	01/08/2024, #18/407176
Issued:	02/03/2026, [757 days App to Issue] Normal range: (514 to 1674)
Pat Class:	H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 147672 patents, 7159 companies, and 96585 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: 39082 (since 2005)
Counsel:	Firm: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin Goetzel, P.C.
1st Invent:	Debdeep Chatterjee (San Jose, CA)
Inventors:	Genders: F=0, M=1
Abstract: 2000 char max	The disclosure describes mechanisms for reliability enhancement on control channel and data channel and mechanisms in URLLC. An apparatus of a RAN node for URLLC includes baseband circuitry to configure at least one DCI for scheduling transmission of at least one PDSCH content having same information. For each DCI, the baseband circuitry determines a CORESET for transmitting the DCI. The disclosure further describes mechanisms for the support of low latency transmission in URLLC. To improve peak data rate and spectrum efficiency in FDD system, the RAN node configures a DCI for scheduling data transmission using blank resources of a self-contained slot structure. Further, CBG-based transmission with separate HARQ-ACK feedback is provided to configure a DCI for scheduling data transmission of a TB and to divide the TB into multiple CBGs, and to configure uplink control data to carry separate HARQ feedback for the CBGs.

#12543204	User equipment activity alignment for power savings
Applied:	09/06/2021, #17/790056
Issued:	02/03/2026, [1611 days App to Issue] Normal range: (514 to 1674)
Pat Class:	H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 147672 patents, 7159 companies, and 96585 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: 39082 (since 2005)
Counsel:	Firm: Fish Richardson P.C.
1st Invent:	Sarma V. Vangala (Cupertino, CA)
Inventors:	Genders: F=0, M=4
Abstract: 2000 char max	Methods, systems, and apparatuses for synchronizing data transmission activity by user equipment (UE). In one aspect, the method comprises determining, by the UE and based on current usage of resources, that alignment of subsequent usage of resources is to be adjusted, generating, by the UE, data that indicates a plurality of activity alignment parameters that are to be adjusted in order to cause the adjusted alignment of subsequent usage of resources, encoding, by the UE, the generated data for transmission to a base station, and transmitting, by the UE, the encoded data to the base station.

#12543220	Sidelink control information (SCI) in new radio (NR) unlicensed
Applied:	04/28/2023, #18/309516
Issued:	02/03/2026, [1012 days App to Issue] Normal range: (514 to 1674)
Pat Class:	H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 147672 patents, 7159 companies, and 96585 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: 39082 (since 2005)
Counsel:	Firm: Eschweiler Potashnik, LLC
1st Invent:	Huaning Niu (San Jose, CA)
Inventors:	Genders: F=1, M=1
Abstract: 2000 char max	A user equipment (UE), including a vehicle to everything (V2X) device, a baseband processor or other network device can operate in an unlicensed network to acquire a channel occupancy time (COT) for sidelink (SL) transmission and provide sidelink control information (SCI) with a first stage SCI in a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) and a second stage SCI in a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH). The first stage SCI or the second stage SCI can provide COT indications to a receiving UE device that enable COT sharing in a sidelink unlicensed COT (SL-U COT) for SL communication.

#12543555	Backside routing implementation in SRAM arrays
Applied:	03/21/2022, #17/655699
Issued:	02/03/2026, [1415 days App to Issue] Normal range: (460 to 1426)
Pat Class:	H01L [SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT...] In this class there are; 312349 patents, 3685 companies, and 67317 inventors in 223 other Metros.
Claims:	20; Normal range for this patent class is (8 to 24)
Assignee:	Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39082 (since 2005)
Counsel:	Firm: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin Goetzel, P.C.
1st Invent:	Mohamed H. Abu-Rahma (Mountain View, CA)
Inventors:	Genders: F=1, M=3
Abstract: 2000 char max	Various implementations of backside and topside routing of bitlines and wordlines in memory arrays are disclosed. Bitlines in backside and topside metal layers may be alternated between adjacent bit cells in a memory array. Alternating the location of the bitlines between bit cells in the memory array may reduce bitline capacitance in a memory array. Placing wordlines in backside metal layers may allow dual wordlines to be implemented across a span of bit cells in a memory array. The dual wordlines may be alternately connected to adjacent bit cells, thereby allowing selective toggling of bit cells based on the wordline transmitting a control signal.