45 patent(s) in this week's alert:
Assignee Summary:| Patents | Owner |
| 45 | Apple |
| Patents | Class Code |
| 11 | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] |
| 9 | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] |
| 4 | G09G [ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVI...] |
| 3 | H04B [TRANSMISSION [4]...] |
| 3 | H04L [TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC C...] |
| 2 | G02B [OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS (G02F takes pre...] |
| 2 | G06Q [DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED F...] |
| 2 | G06T [IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL [2006.0...] |
| 1 | A44C [JEWELLERY; BRACELETS; OTHER PERSONAL ADORNMENTS; COINS...] |
| 1 | G01D [MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE...] |
| 1 | G01J [MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, P...] |
| 1 | G10L [SPEECH ANALYSIS OR SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEEC...] |
| 1 | H01Q [AERIALS (radiators or aerials for microwave heating H05...] |
| 1 | H01R [ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIA...] |
| 1 | H10H [INORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES HAVING P...] |
| 1 | H04R [LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ...] |
| 1 | H04S [STEREOPHONIC SYSTEMS [3]...] |
Details on individual patents:
| #12611011 | Fabric with integrated components |
| Applied: | 07/17/2020, #16/932619 |
| Issued: | 04/28/2026, [2111 days App to Issue] Unusually Slow Normal range: (490 to 1490) |
| Pat Class: | A44C [JEWELLERY; BRACELETS; OTHER PERSONAL ADORNMENTS; COINS...] In this class there are; 1820 patents, 348 companies, and 1252 inventors in 101 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 18; Normal range for this patent class is (7 to 21) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39794 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Treyz Law Group, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Kristen L. Cretella (Mountain View, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=2, M=0 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A fabric-based item may include fabric with embedded components. The components may be mechanical components such as an attachment module for removably coupling the fabric-based item to an electronic device housing, and/or the components may be electrical components that are soldered or otherwise electrically coupled to conductive strands in the fabricbased item. Components may be inserted into pockets in the fabric. Regions of the fabric with components may have different properties than regions of the fabric without components. For example, regions with components may be more rigid, less porous, and/or less stretchy than regions without components. Fabric construction and/or fabric materials may change as the fabric transitions from a component-free region to a component region. Components may have alignment features that help align other parts relative to the components. |
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| #12611840 | Electronic devices with modified covers |
| Applied: | 07/07/2023, #18/219603 |
| Issued: | 04/28/2026, [1026 days App to Issue] Normal range: (467 to 1583) |
| Pat Class: | H04R [LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ...] In this class there are; 28669 patents, 1807 companies, and 17733 inventors in 203 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (8 to 24) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39794 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: BAKERHOSTETLER |
| 1st Invent: | Linda D. Benavente-Notaro (Menlo Park, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=0 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A fabric assembly for an electronic device includes multiple fabric layers joined together at select locations. The fabric layers each include multiple indentations, or de-bosses. The fabric layers can be combined, or bonded, together at one or more respective indentations. As an example, the indentations can be bonded together through a welding operation, including radio frequency welding. When the fabric assembly is integrated with an electronic device, the fabric assembly permits passage of soundwaves therethrough. The indentations can be equally or unequally spaced throughout each fabric layer. When unequally spaced, the fabric assembly can be positioned over a component of an electronic device such that the locations with few or no indentations are positioned at a location corresponding to the component, thus allowing access to the component. |
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| #12613116 | Electronic devices with multi-function environmental sensors |
| Applied: | 05/22/2023, #18/321456 |
| Issued: | 04/28/2026, [1072 days App to Issue] Normal range: (578 to 1544) |
| Pat Class: | G01D [MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE...] In this class there are; 7338 patents, 1313 companies, and 9235 inventors in 201 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 18; Normal range for this patent class is (7 to 23) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39794 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Treyz Law Group, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Michael J Glickman (Mountain View, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | An electronic device may include an environmental sensor. In particular, the sensor may include a layer of metal and be operable as an anemometer, a thermometer, a bolometer, and/or a heat flux sensor. To operate as an anemometer or thermometer, circuitry may heat the layer of metal and calculate an air speed based on a decay of the metal temperature. To operate as a bolometer, a first portion of the metal may have a first optical absorption/insulation (e.g., be insulated), while a second portion may have a second optical absorption/insulation (e.g., be uncoated). Differences in heating/cooling of the first and second portions may be used to measure solar radiation. To operate as a heat flux sensor, different metals may be used, and Seebeck voltages between the different metals may be measured. The metal may be deposited on the housing or may be incorporated into a mesh on the device. |
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| #12613131 | Optical proximity sensor |
| Applied: | 12/08/2022, #18/077988 |
| Issued: | 04/28/2026, [1237 days App to Issue] Normal range: (525 to 1485) |
| Pat Class: | G01J [MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, P...] In this class there are; 13799 patents, 1583 companies, and 11900 inventors in 199 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 18; Normal range for this patent class is (7 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39794 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Brownstein Hyyatt Farber Schreck, LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Brandon J. Hui (San Francisco, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=6 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | An optical proximity sensor includes a housing, an optical emitter, and an optical detector. A first light guide disposed in a first chimney of the housing is configured to direct light from the optical emitter through the first chimney towards a target location. A second light guide disposed in a second chimney of the housing is configured to direct a returned portion of the light emitted from the optical emitter through the second chimney towards the optical detector. |
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| #12613415 | Optical systems with partial reflectors on waveguides for maximizing pupil size coupling |
| Applied: | 07/25/2023, #18/358835 |
| Issued: | 04/28/2026, [1008 days App to Issue] Normal range: (498 to 1452) |
| Pat Class: | G02B [OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS (G02F takes pre...] In this class there are; 82570 patents, 3930 companies, and 46071 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: 39794 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Treyz Law Group, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Alexander Koshelev (Louisville, CO) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=4 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A display may include a waveguide, a prism that directs a pupil of light into the waveguide, and a partial reflector between the prism and the waveguide. The partial reflector may reflect a second portion of the pupil incident from within the waveguide but not a first portion of the pupil incident from within the waveguide. This may couple some of the second portion of the pupil back into the waveguide that would otherwise be lost through the prism after a first reflection off the waveguide surface opposite the prism. The partial reflector may sacrifice luminance of the light to maximize the pupil size that can be uniformly coupled into the waveguide for propagation to the eye box while minimizing the thickness of the waveguide. |
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| #12613418 | Display devices with bridge emitters and sensors |
| Applied: | 11/09/2023, #18/505570 |
| Issued: | 04/28/2026, [901 days App to Issue] Normal range: (498 to 1452) |
| Pat Class: | G02B [OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS (G02F takes pre...] In this class there are; 82570 patents, 3930 companies, and 46071 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: 39794 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Treyz Law Group, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Nurul Islam (Mountain View, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | An electronic device may include a first and second projectors, first, second, and third waveguides, light sources, and optical sensors. The sources may emit calibration light into the third waveguide, which splits the calibration light between the first and second waveguides. Couplers on the third waveguide may couple the calibration light out of the third waveguide and partial reflectors on the first and second waveguides may reflect the calibration light back towards the optical couplers as reflected light. The couplers may provide the reflected light to the sensors, which generate electrical signals using the reflected light. Control circuitry may compare the electrical signals between different sensor locations to identify relative angles between the first waveguide, the second waveguide, the first projector, and/or the second projector. The control circuitry may use the identified relative angles to adjust projector images to compensate for optical misalignments over time. |
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| #12613570 | Dynamically adjustable distraction reduction in extended reality environments |
| Applied: | 09/21/2023, #18/371170 |
| Issued: | 04/28/2026, [950 days App to Issue] Normal range: (544 to 1844) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 662369 patents, 21210 companies, and 421086 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: 39794 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Grant H. Mulliken (Los Gatos, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=4, M=7 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Embodiments are directed to aspects of the extended reality environments that are selected or otherwise modified to account for distracting stimuli. Similarly, one or more metrics that reflect, or are otherwise indicative of, a user''s ability to focus on a current or upcoming activity may be used to adjust a user''s interaction with the extended reality environment. The extended reality environment can generated by an extended reality system that includes a head-mounted display, a set of sensors and a processor configured to enter a focus mode that reduces distraction in an extended reality environment. While in the focus mode, the process or can receive imaging data of a physical environment around a user using the set of sensors and generate the extended reality environment that includes a reproduction of the first region of the physical environment where an identified object is replaced with the additional content. |
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| #12613571 | User interfaces for breath tracking |
| Applied: | 12/26/2024, #19/002389 |
| Issued: | 04/28/2026, [488 days App to Issue] Unusually Fast Normal range: (544 to 1844) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 662369 patents, 21210 companies, and 421086 inventors in 250 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 30; Unusually More Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39794 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: YHE Law LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Philipp Rockel (San Francisco, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | User interfaces for breath tracking are described. In some embodiments, a user interface for breath tracking includes displaying particles with lighting characteristics that change over time. In some embodiments, a user interface includes displaying particles that move based on whether a condition is met. |
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| #12613572 | Controlling representations of virtual objects in a computer-generated reality environment |
| Applied: | 02/06/2025, #19/047546 |
| Issued: | 04/28/2026, [446 days App to Issue] Unusually Fast Normal range: (544 to 1844) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 662369 patents, 21210 companies, and 421086 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: 39794 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: YHE Law LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Aaron M. Burns (Keyworth, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=4 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | In accordance with some embodiments, an exemplary process for controlling representations of virtual objects based on respective user contexts that each correspond to different respective locations in a computer-generated reality (CGR) environment is described. |
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| #12613574 | Head-mounted device with tension adjustment |
| Applied: | 10/14/2024, #18/914519 |
| Issued: | 04/28/2026, [561 days App to Issue] Normal range: (544 to 1844) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 662369 patents, 21210 companies, and 421086 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: 39794 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Young Basile Hanlon MacFarlane, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Grant H. Mulliken (Sunnyvale, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=6 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A head-mounted device includes a display device that is configured to display content to a user, a support structure including a contact pad configured to engage a face of the user to support the display device with respect to the face of the user, a sensor that generates a sensor output signal, and a tension adjuster configured to move the contact pad relative to the support structure based on the sensor output signal to restrain motion of the display device with respect to the face of the user. |
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| #12613575 | Systems and methods of transitioning display of a three-dimensional object based on tilt |
| Applied: | 11/29/2023, #18/522953 |
| Issued: | 04/28/2026, [881 days App to Issue] Normal range: (544 to 1844) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 662369 patents, 21210 companies, and 421086 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: 39794 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kubota Basol LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Gregory Lutter (Boulder Creek, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Some examples of the disclosure are directed to systems and methods for transitioning an object between orientations in a three-dimensional environment. In some examples, an electronic device presents a three-dimensional environment including a virtual object that is displayed in a first orientation in the three-dimensional environment. While displaying the three-dimensional environment, the electronic device detects movement of a viewpoint of a user of the electronic device. In response to detecting the movement of the viewpoint, the electronic device moves the virtual object based on the movement of the viewpoint. In accordance with a determination that the movement of the viewpoint exceeds a threshold movement, the electronic device displays the virtual object in a second orientation in the three-dimensional environment. In accordance with a determination that the movement of the viewpoint does not exceed the threshold movement, the electronic device maintains display of the virtual object in the first orientation. |
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| #12613608 | User interfaces for managing input modes |
| Applied: | 04/23/2024, #18/643954 |
| Issued: | 04/28/2026, [735 days App to Issue] Normal range: (544 to 1844) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 662369 patents, 21210 companies, and 421086 inventors in 250 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 45; Unusually More Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39794 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: YHE Law LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Dylan R. Edwards (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | The present disclosure generally relates to managing keyboard mode indicators, displaying user interfaces based on the state of a dictation mode, displaying effects while a dictation mode is active, and displaying a transcription when an utterance includes a command keyword. |
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| #12613609 | Systems and methods of motion-based user interfaces |
| Applied: | 09/04/2024, #18/824823 |
| Issued: | 04/28/2026, [601 days App to Issue] Normal range: (544 to 1844) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 662369 patents, 21210 companies, and 421086 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: 39794 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kubota Basol LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Ioana Negoita (Mountain View, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=2, M=7 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Some examples of the disclosure are directed to systems and methods for moving virtual objects in three-dimensional environments in accordance with detected movement of the electronic device. In some examples, the electronic device detects movement according to a first or second movement pattern described in more detail herein. In some examples, in response to detecting the first movement pattern, the electronic device applies a first correction factor to movement of a virtual object in the environment. In some examples, in response to detecting the first movement pattern, the electronic device applies a first correction factor to movement of a virtual object in the environment. |
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| #12613621 | Search to application user interface transitions |
| Applied: | 04/09/2024, #18/630899 |
| Issued: | 04/28/2026, [749 days App to Issue] Normal range: (544 to 1844) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 662369 patents, 21210 companies, and 421086 inventors in 250 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 44; Unusually More Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39794 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: YHE Law LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Cameron Burgess (San Francisco, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=7 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Systems and processes for providing search user interfaces are provided. An example process includes while displaying a home screen, in response to detecting a gesture input, displaying a search user interface; while displaying the search user interface, detecting an input selecting a result; in response to detecting the input selecting the result, displaying an application user interface associated with the result; while displaying the application user interface: detecting an input; and in response to detecting the input: in accordance with a determination that the input is detected before a time threshold, displaying the search user interface with a state corresponding to the detection of the input selecting the result; in accordance with a determination that the input of the predetermined type is detected after the time threshold or after another input is detected, displaying the home screen. |
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| #12613730 | Systems and methods for integrating third party services with a digital assistant |
| Applied: | 03/03/2022, #17/686235 |
| Issued: | 04/28/2026, [1517 days App to Issue] Normal range: (544 to 1844) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 662369 patents, 21210 companies, and 421086 inventors in 250 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 37; Unusually More Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39794 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: YHE Law LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Thomas R. Gruber (Santa Cruz, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=5 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | The electronic device with one or more processors and memory receives an input of a user. The electronic device, in accordance with the input, identifies a respective task type from a plurality of predefined task types associated with a plurality of third party service providers. The respective task type is associated with at least one third party service provider for which the user is authorized and at least one third party service provider for which the user is not authorized. In response to identifying the respective task type, the electronic device sends a request to perform at least a portion of a task to a third party service provider of the plurality of third party service providers that is associated with the respective task type. |
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| #12613877 | User interfaces for searching in messages |
| Applied: | 06/03/2024, #18/732069 |
| Issued: | 04/28/2026, [694 days App to Issue] Normal range: (544 to 1844) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 662369 patents, 21210 companies, and 421086 inventors in 250 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 16; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39794 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kubota Basol LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Grant R. Paul (San Francisco, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Some examples described in this disclosure are directed to one or more electronic devices that facilitate searching of messages in a messaging application, wherein the search results are displayed in a search results user interface. In some examples, the electronic device displays search results associated with a search of messages performed in a messaging application at a search results user interface. |
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| #12614153 | Business messaging interface |
| Applied: | 02/06/2024, #18/434674 |
| Issued: | 04/28/2026, [812 days App to Issue] Normal range: (508 to 2212) |
| Pat Class: | G06Q [DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED F...] In this class there are; 89131 patents, 12690 companies, and 147000 inventors in 249 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 49; Unusually More Normal range for this patent class is (8 to 30) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39794 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kubota Basol LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Marcel Van Os (Santa Cruz, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=4 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | The present disclosure generally relates to messaging user interfaces. In some embodiments, at an electronic device having one or more processors, memory, and a display, a messaging session between a user of the electronic device and a business entity is initiated via a messaging user interface. A task affordance is displayed in a conversation transcript of the messaging user interface. An interaction to select the task affordance is detected. A task is initiated in response to detecting the interaction to select the task affordance. |
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| #12614172 | Multi-path communication of electronic device secure element data for online payments |
| Applied: | 09/01/2023, #18/241844 |
| Issued: | 04/28/2026, [970 days App to Issue] Normal range: (508 to 2212) |
| Pat Class: | G06Q [DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED F...] In this class there are; 89131 patents, 12690 companies, and 147000 inventors in 249 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (8 to 30) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39794 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: BAKERHOSTETLER |
| 1st Invent: | Manoj K. Thulaseedharan Pillai (Cupertino, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=5 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for communicating electronic device secure element data over multiple paths for online payments are provided. In one example embodiment, a method includes, inter alia, at a commercial entity subsystem, receiving, from an electronic device, device transaction data that includes credential data indicative of a payment credential on the electronic device for funding a transaction with a merchant subsystem, accessing a transaction identifier, deriving a transaction key based on transaction key data that includes the accessed transaction identifier, transmitting, to one of the merchant subsystem and the electronic device, merchant payment data that includes a first portion of the credential data and the accessed transaction identifier, and sharing, with a financial institution subsystem using the transaction key, commercial payment data that includes a second portion of the credential data that is different than the first portion of the credential data. Additional embodiments are also provided. |
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| #12614330 | Rigging an object |
| Applied: | 09/01/2023, #18/241600 |
| Issued: | 04/28/2026, [970 days App to Issue] Normal range: (505 to 1511) |
| Pat Class: | G06T [IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL [2006.0...] In this class there are; 55635 patents, 6558 companies, and 90198 inventors in 241 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 18; Normal range for this patent class is (11 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39794 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Fernando Partners, LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Karen N. Wong (Sunnyvale, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=2, M=4 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A method includes determining a set of one or more visual appearance values that indicate a visual appearance of an object that is to be placed in an environment. The method includes selecting, based on the set of one or more visual appearance values, a rig that allows the object to be manipulated to exhibit movement in the environment. The method includes applying the rig to the object by associating joints of the rig with respective portions of the object. The method includes animating the object within the environment by manipulating the joints of the rig associated with the object. |
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| #12614353 | Techniques for generating and applying 3D tint bands to a map |
| Applied: | 12/05/2022, #18/075231 |
| Issued: | 04/28/2026, [1240 days App to Issue] Normal range: (505 to 1511) |
| Pat Class: | G06T [IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL [2006.0...] In this class there are; 55635 patents, 6558 companies, and 90198 inventors in 241 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (11 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39794 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Syed Mohsin Hasan (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=5 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Areas of interest on three-dimensional maps can be made visually distinct using three-dimensional tint band meshes that overlay other three-dimensional meshes, for example three-dimensional meshes providing terrain, elevation, and infrastructure data. Characteristics of the three-dimensional tint band meshes may be dynamically updated for visual distinctiveness. When overlaying three-dimensional tint band meshes, the overlay operation can use connectivity information of the three-dimensional meshes to increase performance. |
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| #12614479 | Electronic devices with ambient-adaptive displays |
| Applied: | 12/12/2023, #18/537216 |
| Issued: | 04/28/2026, [868 days App to Issue] Normal range: (528 to 1728) |
| Pat Class: | G09G [ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVI...] In this class there are; 59141 patents, 1318 companies, and 16485 inventors in 175 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 10; Normal range for this patent class is (7 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39794 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Treyz Law Group, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Harini Kishan (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=2, M=14 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A head-mounted device may have an inner display that displays images for a user and an outer display that informs nearby people of the status of the user and inner display. For example, the outer display may display an image of a face, an abstract layer, or both, depending on whether the inner display is operating in passthrough mode, mixed reality mode, or virtual reality mode. An ambient light sensor in the head-mounted device may be used to measure the brightness and color of ambient light. The white point of the face layer on the outer display may be adapted to the color of ambient light, whereas the white point of the abstract layer on the outer display may remain fixed. The white point of a display may be a correlated color temperature setting (e.g., measured in degrees Kelvin) that determines the warmth or coolness of displayed colors. |
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| #12614483 | Head mountable display |
| Applied: | 05/13/2024, #18/662883 |
| Issued: | 04/28/2026, [715 days App to Issue] Normal range: (528 to 1728) |
| Pat Class: | G09G [ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVI...] In this class there are; 59141 patents, 1318 companies, and 16485 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: 39794 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Dorsey Whitney LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Michael J. Rockwell (Palo Alto, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=18 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A head-mountable display device includes a housing defining a front opening and a rear opening, a display screen disposed in the front opening, a display assembly disposed in the rear opening, a first securement strap coupled to the housing, the first securement strap including a first electronic component, a second securement strap coupled to the housing, the second securement strap including a second electronic component, and a securement band extending between and coupled to the first securement strap and the second securement strap. |
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| #12614491 | Display pipeline for voltage-dependent sub-pixel uniformity correction |
| Applied: | 06/02/2023, #18/328661 |
| Issued: | 04/28/2026, [1061 days App to Issue] Normal range: (528 to 1728) |
| Pat Class: | G09G [ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVI...] In this class there are; 59141 patents, 1318 companies, and 16485 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: 39794 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Fletcher Yoder, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Vincent Z Young (San Francisco, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | An electronic device may include a display panel comprising a plurality of display pixels, an image source configured to store image data, and image processing circuitry. The image processing circuitry may receive the image data configured to be displayed by the plurality of display pixels, wherein the image data comprises gray level data for a first display pixel of the plurality of display pixels, convert the gray level data to first voltage data, and select a plurality of compensation maps based on a brightness level of the display panel. The image processing circuitry may also determine a voltage offset value based on the input voltage and the plurality of compensation maps, apply the voltage offset value to the first voltage data to generate compensated voltage data, and convert the compensated voltage data into compensated gray level data for the first display pixel. |
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| #12614501 | Multiple-row display driving to mitigate touch sensor subsystem interaction |
| Applied: | 06/30/2023, #18/217028 |
| Issued: | 04/28/2026, [1033 days App to Issue] Normal range: (528 to 1728) |
| Pat Class: | G09G [ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVI...] In this class there are; 59141 patents, 1318 companies, and 16485 inventors in 175 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 22; Normal range for this patent class is (7 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39794 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Fletcher Yoder, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Saman Saeedi (San Diego, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=4 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Systems and methods for programming an electronic display in a double-row manner are provided. A system may include processing circuitry that generates image data and an electronic display that programs multiple rows of display pixels with different pixel data of the image data at the same time. This may allow double-row interlaced driving to reduce or eliminate image artifacts due to intra-frame pauses. |
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| #12614555 | Method and system for producing an augmented ambisonic format |
| Applied: | 09/27/2023, #18/476267 |
| Issued: | 04/28/2026, [944 days App to Issue] Normal range: (525 to 1751) |
| Pat Class: | G10L [SPEECH ANALYSIS OR SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEEC...] In this class there are; 26988 patents, 2040 companies, and 29535 inventors in 206 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39794 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Aikin Gallant, LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Symeon Delikaris Manias (Playa Vista, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A method that includes receiving audio content in a first-order ambisonics (FOA) format that includes a first plurality of audio signals, producing a plurality of spatially rendered audio signals by spatially rendering the first plurality of audio signals according to a layout of a virtual loudspeaker array, determining one or more filters by performing a parametric analysis upon at least one of the first plurality of audio signals, filtering at least one of the plurality of spatially rendered audio signals using the one or more filters; and producing a second plurality of audio signals in a higher-order ambisonics (HOA) format based on the plurality of spatially rendered audio signals. |
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| #12614852 | Communication terminal with interwoven and free-standing antenna radiators |
| Applied: | 11/30/2023, #18/525476 |
| Issued: | 04/28/2026, [880 days App to Issue] Normal range: (526 to 1496) |
| Pat Class: | H01Q [AERIALS (radiators or aerials for microwave heating H05...] In this class there are; 27358 patents, 1658 companies, and 16669 inventors in 208 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (8 to 24) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39794 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Treyz Law Group, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Taiwei Yue (Union City, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A communication terminal may include interwoven high and low band phased array antennas that form signal beams in respective bands. The high band antenna may have center-grounded folded patch radiators. The low band antenna may have folded patch radiators that each surrounds a different respective center-grounded folded patch radiator of the high band antenna. The low and high band antennas may be mounted to ground traces on an antenna board. The antenna board may be mounted to a feeding board. Beamforming circuitry for the low and high band antennas may be disposed on the feeding board. The patch radiators of the low and high band antennas may be formed from free-standing folded sheet metal. The folded sheet metal may be mounted to the antenna board by conductive standoffs. The conductive standoffs may be used to feed the antenna radiators and/or to short the antenna radiators to the ground trace. |
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| #12614873 | Concealed shallow-depth receptacle |
| Applied: | 10/16/2023, #18/380613 |
| Issued: | 04/28/2026, [925 days App to Issue] Normal range: (371 to 1183) |
| Pat Class: | H01R [ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIA...] In this class there are; 45629 patents, 1971 companies, and 18307 inventors in 223 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (6 to 22) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39794 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Mahmoud R. Amini (Sunnyvale, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=8 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Connector receptacles and related structures that can be hidden and protected, and that have a low-profile or shallow depth. An example can provide an electronic device having a connector receptacle, where the connector receptacle can be hidden using a cover. The cover can hide the connector receptacle and protect it from debris. The connector receptacle can also have a shallow depth making it suitable for use in small devices. Various cover mechanisms can be used. These cover mechanisms can be bistable, that is they can have a stable open position and a stable closed position. There can be tactile feedback provided to a user as the user moves the cover from the open position to the closed position and from the closed position to the open position. |
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| #12615066 | Electronic devices with power boosting for high frequency communication |
| Applied: | 03/15/2023, #18/184555 |
| Issued: | 04/28/2026, [1140 days App to Issue] Normal range: (529 to 1769) |
| Pat Class: | H04B [TRANSMISSION [4]...] In this class there are; 87285 patents, 3765 companies, and 47873 inventors in 229 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 19; Normal range for this patent class is (8 to 28) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39794 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Treyz Law Group, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Zdravko Boos (Munich, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | An electronic device may include wireless circuitry with light sources, a set of photodiodes, a resonating element, and a common gate amplifier (CGA). In a transmit mode, the photodiodes may use optical local oscillators to generate equal portions of an antenna current amplified by the CGA for transmission by the resonating element. In a receive mode, the resonating element may generate an antenna current which is amplified by the amplifier and passed to the photodiodes. Including multiple photodiodes coupled to the amplifier in a current sharing configuration may serve to boost power. The amplifier may exhibit a wide bandwidth, may perform impedance matching between the resonating element and the photodiodes, and may isolate the photodiodes from antenna mismatch. The antenna may be integrated into a phased antenna array to further boost power. |
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| #12615074 | Dual port SSB for multi-Rx beam selection |
| Applied: | 03/22/2024, #18/613844 |
| Issued: | 04/28/2026, [767 days App to Issue] Normal range: (529 to 1769) |
| Pat Class: | H04B [TRANSMISSION [4]...] In this class there are; 87285 patents, 3765 companies, and 47873 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: 39794 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Eschweiler Potashnik, LLC |
| 1st Invent: | Konstantinos Sarrigeorgidis (Los Gatos, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=6 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Techniques described herein include solutions for utilizing dual port synchronization signal block (SSB) transmissions for multiple receive (Rx) beam selection. In some aspects, a base station transmits a first SSB with a first polarization on a first antenna port, and transmits a second SSB with a second polarization on a second antenna port. The first and second SSBs may be transmitted, for example, using a first transmission reception point (TRP). A user equipment (UE) receives the first and second SSBs, and identifies one or more optimal Rx beams for multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communication based on the first and second SSBs. |
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| #12615075 | Network-independent intelligent reflecting surface |
| Applied: | 03/09/2023, #18/181130 |
| Issued: | 04/28/2026, [1146 days App to Issue] Normal range: (529 to 1769) |
| Pat Class: | H04B [TRANSMISSION [4]...] In this class there are; 87285 patents, 3765 companies, and 47873 inventors in 229 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 18; Normal range for this patent class is (8 to 28) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39794 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Treyz Law Group, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Danila Zaev (Munich, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A user equipment (UE) device may communicate with a base station using signals reflected off a network-independent intelligent reflecting surface (IRS). The UE device and the IRS may form part of a virtual UE device, the components of which communicate with each other and with other virtual UE devices over a channel control plane (CCP) separate from the control and data plane of the base station. The CCP may be used to perform control functions for the virtual UE device such as channel estimation, synchronization, scheduling, sensing, and beamforming. The IRS may be controlled by the UE device, a service controller, or itself. Grouping the UE device and IRS into a virtual UE device may keep the structure the presence of the IRS transparent to the network while allowing the UE device to have more beneficial channel propagation properties relative to when the IRS is registered to the network. |
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| #12615332 | Reminders techniques on a user device |
| Applied: | 03/24/2023, #18/189986 |
| Issued: | 04/28/2026, [1131 days App to Issue] Normal range: (544 to 1844) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 662369 patents, 21210 companies, and 421086 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: 39794 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: BAKERHOSTETLER |
| 1st Invent: | Bicrumjit S. Bhullar (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: No name resolution. |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to, among other things, generating reminders based on information from applications. For example, triggering events such as other users and/or locations can be used to configure reminders. Additionally, in some examples, reminders can be generated based at least in part on user interaction with an application, where state information can be saved and associated with the reminders. |
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| #12615487 | Congruency for audio content creation |
| Applied: | 06/01/2023, #18/327761 |
| Issued: | 04/28/2026, [1062 days App to Issue] Normal range: (381 to 1301) |
| Pat Class: | H04S [STEREOPHONIC SYSTEMS [3]...] In this class there are; 2583 patents, 373 companies, and 3696 inventors in 110 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (11 to 23) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39794 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Aikin Gallant, LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Matthew S. Connolly (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | An audio processing system may be configured to play a sound source through speakers of the audio processing system. The system may determine a loudness of the sound source as heard by a user of the electronic device. The system may determine a playback loudness for the sound source that matches the loudness of the sound source as heard by the user. The system may author an audio work which includes the sound source. In a playback environment, the sound source is output by speakers of a headworn device at the playback loudness. |
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| #12615491 | Interfaces for device interactions |
| Applied: | 08/23/2023, #18/237310 |
| Issued: | 04/28/2026, [979 days App to Issue] Normal range: (520 to 1676) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 150733 patents, 7209 companies, and 97676 inventors in 242 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 46; Unusually More Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39794 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: YHE Law LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Taylor G. Carrigan (San Francisco, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | The present disclosure generally relates to managing interactions between devices. In some embodiments, methods and user interfaces for managing interactions between devices are described. |
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| #12615502 | Electronic devices with collaborative system selection capabilities |
| Applied: | 07/08/2022, #17/860704 |
| Issued: | 04/28/2026, [1390 days App to Issue] Normal range: (520 to 1676) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 150733 patents, 7209 companies, and 97676 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: 39794 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Treyz Law Group, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Minghai Feng (Beijing, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | An electronic device may include wireless circuitry with first and second receivers. Each receiver may include circuitry for receiving radio-frequency signals using a first radio access technology (RAT) and using second or additional RATs. The wireless circuitry may perform system selection in which the receivers attempt to acquire a signal transmitted by a base station using different RATs. The first receiver and the second receiver may concurrently perform system selection in which the first receiver performs a band scan over the first RAT while the second receiver concurrently performs a band scan over a second or additional RAT. Additional band scans may be performed as needed until a signal is acquired. Once a signal is acquired, the wireless circuitry may establish cellular communications with the wireless base station based on the acquired signal. This may minimize the amount of time required to begin cellular telephone communications in many situations. |
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| #12615515 | Minimal configuration synthetic eSIM profiles for wireless devices |
| Applied: | 10/03/2024, #18/905681 |
| Issued: | 04/28/2026, [572 days App to Issue] Normal range: (514 to 1752) |
| Pat Class: | H04L [TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC C...] In this class there are; 212328 patents, 13414 companies, and 238334 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: 39794 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: DICKINSON WRIGHT RLLP |
| 1st Invent: | David Boettger (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Embodiments described herein relate to wireless communications, including methods and apparatus for configuring synthetic electronic subscriber identity module (eSIM) profiles for wireless devices based on user credentials. A synthetic eSIM profile is generated at a wireless device based on transformation of user credentials that include a user identity and user cryptographic information. The user identity can include an identifier for a user account, and the user cryptographic information can include a password for the user account. The wireless devices can use the synthetic eSIM profile to obtain and load one or more fully functional eSIM profiles to an embedded universal integrated circuit card (eUICC) to without requiring a bootstrap eSIM profile or non-cellular wireless access. |
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| #12615532 | Radio resource management measurement prioritization for reduced capacity user equipment |
| Applied: | 08/04/2021, #17/440578 |
| Issued: | 04/28/2026, [1728 days App to Issue] Unusually Slow Normal range: (520 to 1676) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 150733 patents, 7209 companies, and 97676 inventors in 242 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 16; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | APPLE (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39794 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN FOX P.L.L.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Jie Cui (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=2, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Some aspects include an apparatus, method, and computer program product for radio resource management measurement prioritization for reduced capacity (RedCap) user equipment (UE). A RedCap UE may be use Half-Duplex Frequency Division Duplex (HD-FDD) for wireless communications. When performing communications with a network, the RedCap UE may make several measurements, including Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP), Signal to Interference and Noise Ratio (SINR), and Reference Signal Received Quality (RSRQ) measurements. To obtain these measurements, the RedCap UE may measure Synchronization Signal Block (SSB), Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI), and/or Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS) symbols. Difficulties may arise when a RedCap UE''s serving cell signal timing is not synchronized with a neighboring cell. The RedCap UE may be configured to prioritize measurements over uplink transmissions. This prioritization may also include symbol buffers so that an overlap in uplink transmissions does not occur during a measurement. |
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| #12615560 | Reference selection for handover with PScell change or addition |
| Applied: | 08/05/2021, #17/777155 |
| Issued: | 04/28/2026, [1727 days App to Issue] Unusually Slow Normal range: (520 to 1676) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 150733 patents, 7209 companies, and 97676 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: 39794 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Eschweiler Potashnik, LLC |
| 1st Invent: | Jie Cui (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=2, M=4 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Apparatus and method are provided for a user equipment (UE) to perform measurement operations for a handover procedure including target NR Primary Secondary Cell (PSCell) change or addition. The measurements of a target PSCell are performed in accordance with a synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel (SS/PBCH) block measurement time configuration (SMTC) included in a measurement object received from a base station (BS). A source primary cell (PCell) is used for reference timing of the SMTC if the measurement object is configured by the source PCell on same frequency and subcarrier spacing of the target PSCell. A source PSCell is used for reference timing of the SMTC if the measurement object is configured by the source PSCell on same frequency and subcarrier spacing of the target PSCell. |
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| #12615584 | Method and apparatus for essential slice service processing and recovery of service |
| Applied: | 05/21/2021, #17/327158 |
| Issued: | 04/28/2026, [1803 days App to Issue] Unusually Slow Normal range: (520 to 1676) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 150733 patents, 7209 companies, and 97676 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: 39794 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN FOX P.L.L.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Nirlesh Koshta (Bengaluru, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=7 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for requesting and providing service of a network slice deemed essential by a user equipment (UE). The UE transmits a request message to the network indicating that essential services are requested, and identifying the essential network slice. Based on the information in the request message, the serving network communicates with one or more network nodes to determine whether the requested services can be provided. This information is packaged in a response message and transmitted to the UE. If the current network is capable of servicing the requested network slice, then the UE remains with the current network. If not, then the UE initiates a search for an alternative network (PLMN or SNPN) capable of supporting the requested services. A successful search causes the UE to register with the newly-found network, whereas an unsuccessful search causes the UE to re-register with the current network. |
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| #12615605 | Systems and procedures of non-terrestrial network timing relationship |
| Applied: | 09/24/2021, #17/774798 |
| Issued: | 04/28/2026, [1677 days App to Issue] Unusually Slow Normal range: (520 to 1676) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 150733 patents, 7209 companies, and 97676 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: 39794 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin Goetzel, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Chunxuan Ye (San Diego, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Methods, apparatuses, and systems are disclosed for enhancing timing relationships in non-terrestrial networks (NTNs), e.g., by managing timing offset values and intelligently handling reporting failure relating to timing information reporting. To accommodate increased propagation delay in NTNs, a user equipment (UE) may supplement its timing advance (TA) value with component values representing roundtrip times to the satellite. The UE may maintain both open-loop and closed-loop portions of the TA value, and may report the TA value, or components thereof, to the network for timing synchronization. Methods and systems are also disclosed for failure handling in this reporting process. |
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| #12615618 | Methods and apparatus for paging reception in wireless communication |
| Applied: | 08/18/2023, #18/452407 |
| Issued: | 04/28/2026, [984 days App to Issue] Normal range: (514 to 1752) |
| Pat Class: | H04L [TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC C...] In this class there are; 212328 patents, 13414 companies, and 238334 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: 39794 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein Fox P.L.L.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Hong He (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=2, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | An approach to communication by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system that includes the UE sending an RRC setup request message including a paging offset value to a base station. The UE receives an RRC setup message from the network node, the RRC setup message including a PS-paging offset value and a PS-P-RNTI value associated with the UE. Energy conservation approaches for use with paging are described, including paging occasion monitor reporting and configuration, paging-offset reporting, the use of a paging monitoring skipping signal, and the use of dynamic TRS triggering for paging reception. |
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| #12615630 | User equipment (UE) and methods for vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) sidelink communication in accordance with a short transmission time interval (TTI) |
| Applied: | 10/24/2023, #18/383360 |
| Issued: | 04/28/2026, [917 days App to Issue] Normal range: (520 to 1676) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 150733 patents, 7209 companies, and 97676 inventors in 242 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 22; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39794 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin Goetzel, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Alexey Khoryaev (Nizhny Novgorod, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=5 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Embodiments of a User Equipment (UE) and methods for communication are generally described herein. The UE may select, from a plurality of short transmission time intervals (TTIs), a short TTI for a vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) sidelink transmission by the UE. The short TTIs may occur within a legacy TTL. The short TTIs may be allocated for V2V sidelink transmissions by nonlegacy UEs. The legacy TTI may be allocated for V2V sidelink transmissions by legacy UEs. The UE may transmit, in accordance with the legacy TTI, a legacy physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) to indicate, to legacy UEs, the V2V sidelink transmission by the UE. The UE may transmit, in accordance with the selected short TTI, a short PSCCH (sPSCCH) to indicate, to non-legacy UEs, the V2V sidelink transmission by the UE. |
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| #12615647 | Frequency resource allocation for new radio multicast or broadcast services |
| Applied: | 01/13/2021, #17/441202 |
| Issued: | 04/28/2026, [1931 days App to Issue] Unusually Slow Normal range: (520 to 1676) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 150733 patents, 7209 companies, and 97676 inventors in 242 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 13; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39794 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Chunhai Yao (Beijing, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for configuring and using multicast or broadcast services resource sets. |
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| #12615652 | Systems, methods, and devices for intelligent radio resource selection for V2X NR PC5 |
| Applied: | 06/07/2023, #18/330662 |
| Issued: | 04/28/2026, [1056 days App to Issue] Normal range: (520 to 1676) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 150733 patents, 7209 companies, and 97676 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: 39794 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Eschweiler Potashnik, LLC |
| 1st Invent: | Tarakkumar G Dhanani (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=4 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Techniques, described herein, may enable a vehicle to engage in vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communications via PC5 sidelink (SL), even when the vehicle does not have a global positioning system (GPS) or other type of satellite signal. While receiving a satellite signal, the vehicle may pre-store future geographic locations based on a travel route and upon detecting a loss of the satellite signal, the vehicle may estimate a geographic location of the UE based on one or more types of information, such as mapping or navigation capabilities of the UE, a travel time since the signal failure or last estimated geographic location, a travel velocity since the signal failure or last estimated geographic location, etc. The vehicle may determine, based on an estimated geographic location, that physical resources are appropriate for SL communication and begin using the physical resources accordingly. |
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| #12615655 | Device and method for CQI feedback to enable joint DL-UL scheduling in full duplex systems |
| Applied: | 07/19/2022, #17/868365 |
| Issued: | 04/28/2026, [1379 days App to Issue] Normal range: (514 to 1752) |
| Pat Class: | H04L [TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC C...] In this class there are; 212328 patents, 13414 companies, and 238334 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: 39794 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin Goetzel, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Shu-Ping Yeh (Campbell, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Devices and methods of providing joint scheduling in a full-duplex LTE system are generally described. The UE measures intra-cell interference at the UE caused by a UL transmission from each intra-cell UE, calculates a ratio of the intra-cell interference over an average inter-cell interference, determines whether the intra-cell UE is an aggressor or non-aggressor based on whether the ratio exceeds a threshold, transmits at least some of the determinations to the eNB as feedback, and communicates with the eNB based on a schedule that is dependent on the feedback such that the UE is neither an aggressor nor is subject to interference from aggressors. The schedule may also be based on wideband CQI feedback based on a ratio of an average overall DL interference plus noise over the average inter-cell interference plus noise and/or subband. CQI feedback based on SINR measurements. |
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| #12615894 | Display with light sources and quantum dots |
| Applied: | 09/28/2023, #18/477445 |
| Issued: | 04/28/2026, [943 days App to Issue] Normal range: (868 to 1698) |
| Pat Class: | H10H [INORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES HAVING P...] In this class there are; 1037 patents, 72 companies, and 526 inventors in 44 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (11 to 21) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39794 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Treyz Law Group, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Joy M Johnson (San Francisco, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=2, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | An electronic device may have a display with an array of pixels. Each pixel may include inorganic light-emitting diodes of the same color such as a blue inorganic light-emitting diode. To emit different colors of light using the same type of inorganic light-emitting diodes, quantum dot layers may be used. Each quantum dot layer may have an associated reflective layer. Each light-emitting diode may also have an associated reflective layer. The reflective layer for the light-emitting diode may conform to the light-emitting diode or may be separated from the light-emitting diode by gap. When the reflective layer is separated from the light-emitting by a gap, the gap may be filled by a quantum dot layer or a diffusive layer. |
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