39 patent(s) in this week's alert:
Assignee Summary:| Patents | Owner |
| 39 | Apple |
| Patents | Class Code |
| 8 | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] |
| 7 | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] |
| 4 | G06T [IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL [2006.0...] |
| 3 | H04N [PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION [4]...] |
| 2 | G02B [OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS (G02F takes pre...] |
| 2 | H04L [TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC C...] |
| 1 | H04R [LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ...] |
| 1 | A61B [DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (analysing biologica...] |
| 1 | F16M [FRAMES, CASINGS, OR BEDS, OF ENGINES OR OTHER MACHINES ...] |
| 1 | G01L [MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER...] |
| 1 | G01R [MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIAB...] |
| 1 | G09G [ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVI...] |
| 1 | G10K [SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES (sound-producing toys A63H 5/00...] |
| 1 | G16H [HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICAT...] |
| 1 | H01M [PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONV...] |
| 1 | H01Q [AERIALS (radiators or aerials for microwave heating H05...] |
| 1 | H01R [ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIA...] |
| 1 | H02M [APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION BETWEEN AC AND AC, BETWEEN AC ...] |
| 1 | H03F [AMPLIFIERS (measuring, testing G01R; optical parametric...] |
Details on individual patents:
| #12685450 | Robust detection of a change in a physiological metric |
| Applied: | 05/31/2023, #18/204013 |
| Issued: | 07/21/2026, [1147 days App to Issue] Normal range: (646 to 1962) |
| Pat Class: | A61B [DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (analysing biologica...] In this class there are; 150912 patents, 10357 companies, and 104270 inventors in 250 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 10; Normal range for this patent class is (8 to 26) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 40517 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Katherine Niehaus (San Francisco, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Embodiments are directed to systems and methods for determining a change in a physiological metric over a target period of time. A plurality of data sets may be used to generate a plurality of contextual signals. Each of these contextual signals may be associated with a different activity context, and may be used to generate a plurality of instances of the physiological metric. Information about the amount of change of each instance of the physiological metric may be used to estimate an overall amount of change in the physiological metric over the target period of time. |
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| #12687444 | Active aggressor detection in pressure sensor port |
| Applied: | 07/26/2023, #18/226717 |
| Issued: | 07/21/2026, [1091 days App to Issue] Normal range: (585 to 1483) |
| Pat Class: | G01L [MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER...] In this class there are; 9602 patents, 1333 companies, and 9944 inventors in 198 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (8 to 24) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 40517 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: BAKERHOSTETLER |
| 1st Invent: | Seow Yuen Yee (Mountain View, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Aspects of the subject technology relate to an apparatus having a housing, including a port exposed to an environment. The apparatus includes a pressure sensor disposed within the housing to measure a pressure of the environment. The pressure sensor includes a membrane to facilitate detection of a presence of an aggressor by using dynamic response analysis. |
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| #12687564 | Capacitance measurement circuitry for a resonant tank |
| Applied: | 07/27/2023, #18/360380 |
| Issued: | 07/21/2026, [1090 days App to Issue] Normal range: (582 to 1584) |
| Pat Class: | G01R [MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIAB...] In this class there are; 52340 patents, 2974 companies, and 35016 inventors in 229 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (8 to 24) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 40517 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Treyz Law Group |
| 1st Invent: | Timo W Gossmann (Munich, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Wireless circuitry is provided that includes a transformer having a primary coil and a secondary coil, a first group of switchable capacitors coupled to a first terminal of the primary coil, a second group of switchable capacitors coupled to a second terminal of the primary coil, and capacitance measurement circuitry selectively coupled to a center tap of the primary coil during a measurement mode. The capacitance measurement circuitry can include a current source, a current sink, a comparator, a voltage generator for providing one or more threshold/reference voltages to the comparator, a frequency measurement circuit, and a capacitance calculation circuit configured to compute a capacitance of the first and second groups of switchable capacitors. |
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| #12687671 | Holographic stray light suppression |
| Applied: | 04/10/2024, #18/631988 |
| Issued: | 07/21/2026, [832 days App to Issue] Normal range: (500 to 1454) |
| Pat Class: | G02B [OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS (G02F takes pre...] In this class there are; 83587 patents, 3967 companies, and 46767 inventors in 226 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 19; Normal range for this patent class is (7 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 40517 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Treyz Law Group, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Michael Young (Broomfield, CO) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=4 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | An electronic device may include a camera, a lens, and gratings overlapping the lens. The gratings may diffract a first portion of light incident from a first range of incident angles while transmitting a second portion of the light incident from a second range of incident angles. The lens may direct the second portion of the light to the camera. The gratings may diffract the first portion of the light away from the optics. The gratings may be homogenous or spatially varying. If desired, the gratings may diffract the first portion of the light into a waveguide that propagates the first portion of the light away from the optics. The first range of incident angles and/or the location of the gratings may be selected to remove stray light that would otherwise produce artifacts in the image data. The camera may be replaced with an eye box in augmented reality implementations. |
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| #12687730 | Conformable facial interface |
| Applied: | 03/18/2025, #19/083379 |
| Issued: | 07/21/2026, [490 days App to Issue] Unusually Fast Normal range: (500 to 1454) |
| Pat Class: | G02B [OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS (G02F takes pre...] In this class there are; 83587 patents, 3967 companies, and 46767 inventors in 226 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 21; Normal range for this patent class is (7 to 25) |
| Assignee: | APPLE (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 40517 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Dorsey Whitney LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Nicholas R. Trincia (San Francisco, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A wearable electronic device including a display, a frame attachable to the display, a facial interface movably attached to the frame, and a linkage assembly movably connecting the facial interface to the frame. The linkage assembly can include a first arm pivotably attached to the frame, the first arm comprising a first end and a second end, a second arm pivotably attached to the first end and attached to the facial interface, and a third arm pivotably attached to the second end and attached to the facial interface. |
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| #12687885 | Low profile computer support |
| Applied: | 11/03/2023, #18/501202 |
| Issued: | 07/21/2026, [991 days App to Issue] Normal range: (461 to 1401) |
| Pat Class: | F16M [FRAMES, CASINGS, OR BEDS, OF ENGINES OR OTHER MACHINES ...] In this class there are; 5574 patents, 1807 companies, and 7537 inventors in 208 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 17; Normal range for this patent class is (6 to 22) |
| Assignee: | APPLE (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 40517 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Dorsey Whitney LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Paul X. Wang (Cupertino, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=5 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Low-profile computer supports include features to reduce the thickness and improve the portability or storage capability of a computer system while it is disassembled, packaged, shipped, or moved. Some computer systems have a computing device and a dock device that can be stored and moved separately or that can store or support accessories associated with the computer system. Some computer systems have a movable stand configured to transition between a collapsed state and a deployed or standing state. Some stands include handles or grips for moving the computer systems while collapsed. Other computer systems include handles or grips to provide areas to more easily carry the computer systems. The handles or grips can have features such as a flexible material to hide or mask their appearance on the computer system. |
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| #12687921 | Devices, methods, and graphical user interfaces for providing computer-generated experiences |
| Applied: | 09/20/2023, #18/370853 |
| Issued: | 07/21/2026, [1035 days App to Issue] Normal range: (543 to 1841) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 669473 patents, 21444 companies, and 428172 inventors in 250 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 62; Unusually More Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | APPLE (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 40517 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Morgan, Lewis Bockius LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Alfred B. Huergo Wagner (Redwood City, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A computer system, while displaying a first object, detects one or more movements that change a viewing angle of a first viewer relative to content that is displayed. In response to detecting the one or more movements, in accordance with a determination that the change in the viewing angle of the first viewer meets first criteria, the computer system changes a value of at least a first display parameter of the first object other than a viewing perspective of the first object. |
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| #12687922 | Methods for displaying and rearranging objects in an environment |
| Applied: | 04/24/2024, #18/645292 |
| Issued: | 07/21/2026, [818 days App to Issue] Normal range: (543 to 1841) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 669473 patents, 21444 companies, and 428172 inventors in 250 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 38; Unusually More Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 40517 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kubota Basol LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Benjamin Hylak (San Francisco, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=2, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | In some embodiments, a computer system selectively recenters virtual content to a viewpoint of a user. In some embodiments, a computer system selectively recenters virtual content and/or gathers the virtual content. In some embodiments, a computer system presents virtual content with a first spatial arrangement when an input corresponds to a recentering operation and presents the virtual content with a second spatial arrangement when the input corresponds to a gathering operation. |
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| #12687924 | Biofeedback method of modulating digital content to invoke greater pupil radius response |
| Applied: | 10/04/2024, #18/906796 |
| Issued: | 07/21/2026, [655 days App to Issue] Normal range: (543 to 1841) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 669473 patents, 21444 companies, and 428172 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: 40517 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Thompson Hine LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Sterling R Crispin (Santa Cruz, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | One exemplary implementation displays a visual characteristic associated with an object on a display of a device and utilizes a sensor of the device to obtain physiological data associated with a pupillary response of a user to the visual characteristic. The device adjusts the visual characteristic based on the obtained physiological data to enhance pupillary responses of the user to the object and displays the adjusted visual characteristic to the user. For example, the adjusted visual characteristic may be selected based on previously identified pupillary responses of the user to particular visual characteristics. |
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| #12687925 | Camera-less eye tracking system |
| Applied: | 11/12/2024, #18/944344 |
| Issued: | 07/21/2026, [616 days App to Issue] Normal range: (543 to 1841) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 669473 patents, 21444 companies, and 428172 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: 40517 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Thompson Hine LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Gelareh Babaie (Belmont, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=5 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Various implementations disclosed herein include electronic devices, systems, and methods that determine a characteristic of an eye based on detecting reflections of light. An example electronic device may include a scanning light source capable, a set of one or more photodiodes, a refractive/diffractive medium, and a processor. The refractive/diffractive medium includes a near-eye side and a far-eye side, and when the electronic device is worn, the near-eye side is proximate an eye of the user and the far-eye side is an opposite side of the refractive/diffractive medium such that light projected by the scanning light source that is reflected by the eye passes through the refractive/diffractive medium before capture by the set of one or more photodiodes. The processor may be configured to receive sensor data from the set of one or more photodiodes and determine a characteristic of the eye based on the sensor data. |
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| #12687948 | Techniques for reducing baseline capacitance in a mutual capacitance touch sensor panel |
| Applied: | 02/28/2025, #19/067403 |
| Issued: | 07/21/2026, [508 days App to Issue] Unusually Fast Normal range: (543 to 1841) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 669473 patents, 21444 companies, and 428172 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: 40517 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kubota Basol LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Kohei Azumi (Los Gatos, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | In some examples, a touch sensor panel includes a plurality of touch electrodes in a first layer including a plurality of first drive electrodes along a first axis, a plurality of second drive electrodes along the first axis, and a plurality of sense electrodes formed of sense electrode segments along a second axis. The touch sensor panel includes a plurality of bridges in a second layer. Optionally the plurality of bridges includes one or more portions along the second axis configured to electrically connect the sense electrode segments to form the plurality of sense electrodes, and includes one or more portions along the first axis disposed under the plurality of second drive electrodes. |
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| #12687957 | Methods and user interfaces for account recovery |
| Applied: | 04/05/2024, #18/628537 |
| Issued: | 07/21/2026, [837 days App to Issue] Normal range: (543 to 1841) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 669473 patents, 21444 companies, and 428172 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: 40517 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: YHE Law LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Carmen S. Yu (Fremont, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=2, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | The present disclosure generally relates to account recovery. An example method includes, at a computer system in communication with a display generation component and one or more input devices: performing a recovery contact set up process including providing a notification to a contact; after performing the recovery contact set up process, receiving, via the one or more input devices, a request to initiate an account recovery process; in response to the request to initiate the account recovery process and without providing a request to the contact, displaying, via the display generation component, a recovery code interface for receiving a set of recovery credentials; while displaying of the recovery code interface, receiving the set of recovery credentials; in accordance with a determination that the recovery credentials are valid, performing a recovery function; and in accordance with a determination that the recovery credentials are not valid, forgoing performing the recovery function. |
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| #12688135 | Coordinating operations of multiple communication chips via local hub device |
| Applied: | 02/29/2024, #18/592108 |
| Issued: | 07/21/2026, [873 days App to Issue] Normal range: (543 to 1841) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 669473 patents, 21444 companies, and 428172 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: 40517 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein Fox P.L.L.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Helena Deirdre O''Shea (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Embodiments relate to coordinating the operations of subsystems in a communication system of an electronic device where a coexistence hub device monitors the state information transmitted as coexistence messages over one or more multi-drop buses, processes the monitored coexistence messages and sends out control messages as coexistence messages to other systems on chips (SOCs). The coexistence hub device can also update the operations of the communication system. The coexistence hub device may receive an operation policy from a central processor and may execute the operation policy without further coordination of the central processor. The coexistence hub device broadcasts the control messages as coexistence messages according to the executed operation policy. |
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| #12688150 | Techniques for deterministically routing database requests to database servers |
| Applied: | 04/15/2024, #18/636109 |
| Issued: | 07/21/2026, [827 days App to Issue] Normal range: (543 to 1841) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 669473 patents, 21444 companies, and 428172 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: 40517 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: DICKINSON WRIGHT RLLP |
| 1st Invent: | Zhongren Xu (Sunnyvale, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | The embodiments set forth techniques for managing database files for a plurality of users. In particular, a database server can perform the steps of (1) receiving, from a routing server, a request to perform an input/output (I/O) operation to a database file, (2) identifying a storage server through which the database file can be accessed, (3) interfacing with the storage server to obtain an exclusive lock on the database file, and (4) in response to determining that the exclusive lock is obtained: (i) writing, to metadata associated with the database file, information associated with the database server, and (ii) performing the I/O operation to the database file. |
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| #12688268 | Pose optimization in biometric authentication systems |
| Applied: | 09/22/2021, #18/027919 |
| Issued: | 07/21/2026, [1763 days App to Issue] Normal range: (443 to 1789) |
| Pat Class: | H04N [PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION [4]...] In this class there are; 162398 patents, 6846 companies, and 83938 inventors in 238 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (7 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 40517 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin Goetzel, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Martin Haller (Mountain View, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Methods and apparatus for biometric authentication in which a current eye pose is determined and evaluated to determine if the current pose is satisfactory, and in which the eye pose may be improved by the user manually adjusting the device or their pose/gaze direction in response to a signal from the controller, and/or in which the imaging system is mechanically adjusted at the direction of the controller to improve the current view of the eye. |
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| #12688619 | Quantized depths for projection point cloud compression |
| Applied: | 08/16/2024, #18/806983 |
| Issued: | 07/21/2026, [704 days App to Issue] Normal range: (511 to 1509) |
| Pat Class: | G06T [IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL [2006.0...] In this class there are; 57331 patents, 6666 companies, and 92260 inventors in 242 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (11 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 40517 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin Goetzel, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Alexandros Tourapis (Los Gatos, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A system comprises an encoder configured to compress attribute information and/or spatial information for a point cloud and/or a decoder configured to decompress compressed attribute and/or spatial information for the point cloud. The encoder is configured to convert a point cloud into an image based representation. The encoder packs patch images into an image frame and fills empty spaces in the image frame with a padding. The encoder is also configured to determine quantized minimum depths and/or maximum depths patch images in the image frames, wherein depth information is signaled relative to the quantized minimum depth. |
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| #12688648 | Motion compression for efficient dynamic mesh coding |
| Applied: | 02/08/2023, #18/166179 |
| Issued: | 07/21/2026, [1259 days App to Issue] Normal range: (511 to 1509) |
| Pat Class: | G06T [IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL [2006.0...] In this class there are; 57331 patents, 6666 companies, and 92260 inventors in 242 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 26; Unusually More Normal range for this patent class is (11 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 40517 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Fletcher Yoder, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Khaled Mammou (Danville, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A method of encoding motion data associated with an input data corresponding to set of 3D meshes M(i), the motion data including at least one of geometry and vertex attribute changes from one frame to another, can include: dividing input mesh M(i) into a set of patches P(i, j), each patch P(i, j) corresponding to a corresponding patch P(k, l) in a previously encoded reference frame; quantizing at least one of vertices and attributes of each patch P(i, j); predicting residuals based on a difference between quantized vertices or attributes of each patch P(i, j) with respect to corresponding patch P(k, l) in the previously encoded reference frame; and entropy encoding the predicted residuals. |
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| #12688657 | Systems, methods, and graphical user interfaces for applying virtual effects in three-dimensional environments |
| Applied: | 02/09/2024, #18/437634 |
| Issued: | 07/21/2026, [893 days App to Issue] Normal range: (511 to 1509) |
| Pat Class: | G06T [IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL [2006.0...] In this class there are; 57331 patents, 6666 companies, and 92260 inventors in 242 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 42; Unusually More Normal range for this patent class is (11 to 25) |
| Assignee: | APPLE (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 40517 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Morgan, Lewis Bockius LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Joanna M. Newman (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=4 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A computer system, in response to detecting the occurrence of a first event, applies a first virtual effect to the representation of the field of view of the one or more cameras, including: applying the first virtual effect with a first set of values for a first characteristic of the first virtual effect, wherein the first set of values for the first characteristic of the first virtual effect are selected in accordance with segmentation of the view of the first physical object from the view of the portion of the first physical environment; and applying the first virtual effect with a second set of values for a second characteristic of the first virtual effect, wherein the second set of values for the second characteristic of the first virtual effect are selected in accordance with tracking of movement of one or more portions of the first physical object. |
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| #12688660 | Methods for depth conflict mitigation in a three-dimensional environment |
| Applied: | 09/14/2023, #18/467523 |
| Issued: | 07/21/2026, [1041 days App to Issue] Normal range: (511 to 1509) |
| Pat Class: | G06T [IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL [2006.0...] In this class there are; 57331 patents, 6666 companies, and 92260 inventors in 242 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 69; Unusually More Normal range for this patent class is (11 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 40517 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kubota Basol LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Benjamin Hylak (San Francisco, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=5 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | In some embodiments, a computer system facilitates depth conflict mitigation for a virtual object that is in contact with one or more physical objects in a three-dimensional environment by changing visual properties of one or more portions of the virtual object. In some embodiments, a computer system facilitates depth conflict mitigation for a virtual object that is in contact with one or more physical objects in a three-dimensional environment by displaying the virtual object in a virtual environment within the three-dimensional environment. In some embodiments, a computer system facilitates depth conflict mitigation for a virtual object that is in contact with one or more physical objects in a three-dimensional environment by variably changing visual properties of one or more portions of the virtual object and/or by variably displaying the virtual object in a virtual environment based on one or more characteristics of the depth conflict. |
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| #12688840 | Electronic device with display light sensor |
| Applied: | 03/20/2024, #18/611276 |
| Issued: | 07/21/2026, [853 days App to Issue] Normal range: (525 to 1723) |
| Pat Class: | G09G [ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVI...] In this class there are; 59793 patents, 1325 companies, and 16603 inventors in 175 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 18; Normal range for this patent class is (7 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 40517 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Treyz Law Group, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Tong Chen (Fremont, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A light emitter that operates through a display may cause display artifacts, even when the light emitter operates using non-visible wavelengths. To determine whether the light emitter has caused these artifacts, a display light sensor under the display may measure backside light leakage from the display. Based on the measured backside light leakage, the display light sensor or control circuitry may determine whether artifacts in the display exceed a predetermined acceptable artifact range. If the artifacts exceed this range, the artifacts may be mitigated. To mitigate the artifacts, the light emitter and/or the display may be adjusted. For example, the timing and/or dosage of the light emitter, the acceptable artifact range, and/or the timing of display content may be adjusted. In this way, the display light sensor may be used to form a closed-loop system to determine whether artifacts are present in the display and to mitigate those artifacts. |
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| #12688842 | Masking zone in metadata for spatial audio rendering |
| Applied: | 05/22/2024, #18/671818 |
| Issued: | 07/21/2026, [790 days App to Issue] Normal range: (458 to 1474) |
| Pat Class: | G10K [SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES (sound-producing toys A63H 5/00...] In this class there are; 2767 patents, 744 companies, and 5301 inventors in 169 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 18; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 40517 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Aikin Gallant, LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Dipanjan Sen (Dublin, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | The various aspects of the disclosure here enable a content creation side to control how a sound program is spatial audio rendered by a decoding side, so that an audio scene component in a metadata-specified three dimensional acoustic masking zone is not heard while another audio scene component in an un-masked zone of the sound program is heard by a listener of the playback. Other aspects are also described and claimed. |
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| #12688924 | User feedback during food tracking |
| Applied: | 04/18/2023, #18/136100 |
| Issued: | 07/21/2026, [1190 days App to Issue] Normal range: (540 to 1834) |
| Pat Class: | G16H [HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICAT...] In this class there are; 8713 patents, 3851 companies, and 31614 inventors in 227 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (11 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 40517 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Thompson Hine LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Anselm Grundhoefer (Campbell, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Various implementations disclosed herein use user input received approximately around the time of food consumption to confirm and/or revise food predictions, e.g., regarding type of food, volume, etc. One or more food characteristics determinations may be associated with uncertainty. User input is implicitly or explicitly requested to resolve at least some of such ambiguities and uncertainties approximately around the time of food consumption. The user feedback experience may be configured to be easy and unobtrusive by presenting limited options in limited circumstances and using easy and intuitive input mechanisms. As examples, such feedback may involve a user using gaze input, a voice command, or a hand gesture to quickly identify whether an uncertain item is of one type or another type, e.g., mashed potatoes or ice-cream. In some implementations, the obtrusiveness/burden of requiring live input for every food determination is avoided or reduced by only asking about some items. |
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| #12689061 | Synergistic additives for high volume lithium ion batteries |
| Applied: | 09/22/2022, #17/950430 |
| Issued: | 07/21/2026, [1398 days App to Issue] Normal range: (714 to 1882) |
| Pat Class: | H01M [PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONV...] In this class there are; 62225 patents, 2107 companies, and 23872 inventors in 212 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 3; Unusually Few Normal range for this patent class is (6 to 22) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 40517 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: BakerHostetler |
| 1st Invent: | Hongli Dai (Los Altos, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | This disclosure relates generally to battery cells, and more particularly, electrolyte additives for use in lithium ion battery cells. |
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| #12689126 | Electronic device having antenna with vent structures |
| Applied: | 08/30/2023, #18/458811 |
| Issued: | 07/21/2026, [1056 days App to Issue] Normal range: (529 to 1495) |
| Pat Class: | H01Q [AERIALS (radiators or aerials for microwave heating H05...] In this class there are; 27828 patents, 1677 companies, and 16922 inventors in 209 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (8 to 24) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 40517 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Treyz Law Group, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Yiren Wang (Cupertino, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=7 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | An electronic device may be provided with an antenna having a resonating element formed from a segment of peripheral conductive housing structures. A speaker may be aligned with first openings in the segment. A vent may be aligned with second openings in the segment. A connector may protrude through the segment. A trace combiner for the antenna may be patterned onto the speaker and may be coupled to the segment. Tuners for the antenna may be disposed on first and second flexible printed circuits that extend along opposing sides of the connector. The tuners may be controlled through the speaker. The second flexible printed circuit may extend along the vent. The vent may have a vent cowling with a cut-out region next to the tuner on the second flexible printed circuit. |
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| #12689148 | Durable reduced-size power adapters |
| Applied: | 01/16/2024, #18/413966 |
| Issued: | 07/21/2026, [917 days App to Issue] Normal range: (373 to 1187) |
| Pat Class: | H01R [ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIA...] In this class there are; 46058 patents, 1985 companies, and 18507 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: 40517 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Bahram Raad (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=10 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Power adapters and other electronic devices that are durable and can provide a large amount of power while having a small form factor. An example can provide a durable power adapter by providing a connector receptacle having a reinforced tongue. The tongue of the connector receptacle can be reinforced by having a center plate with one or more vertical portions that can be at least approximately at a right angle to a lateral portion of the center plate. This and other examples can provide a large amount of power while having a small form factor by providing a space efficient transformer having thermal dissipation components. This and other examples can provide a small form-factor by including a series of chokes formed as a module and including a variety of types of wires. |
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| #12689291 | Multi-phase power converter with external phase circuits |
| Applied: | 03/27/2024, #18/618171 |
| Issued: | 07/21/2026, [846 days App to Issue] Normal range: (475 to 1339) |
| Pat Class: | H02M [APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION BETWEEN AC AND AC, BETWEEN AC ...] In this class there are; 22511 patents, 1218 companies, and 13161 inventors in 189 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (8 to 22) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 40517 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin Goetzel, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Hao Zhou (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=6 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Various embodiments for generating a voltage level on a regulated power supply node are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes an external phase circuit on a first integrated circuit, where the external phase circuit is coupled to a regulated power supply node via a first inductor and configured to source a first current to the regulated power supply node using an external demand current and in response to an activation of a first enable signal. The apparatus also includes a control circuit on a second integrated circuit, where the control circuit is configured to generate the external demand current using a voltage of the regulated power supply node and a reference voltage. The control circuit is further configured to generate the first enable signal using a sensed version of the first current. |
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| #12689335 | Programmable power amplifier |
| Applied: | 07/05/2023, #18/218421 |
| Issued: | 07/21/2026, [1112 days App to Issue] Normal range: (458 to 1234) |
| Pat Class: | H03F [AMPLIFIERS (measuring, testing G01R; optical parametric...] In this class there are; 12260 patents, 694 companies, and 7738 inventors in 140 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 40517 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: FLETCHER YODER PC |
| 1st Invent: | Ahmed G Radwan (Munich, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | This disclosure is directed to a programmable power amplifier including an output impedance matching circuit, and a programmable inductance matching circuit. The inductance matching circuit may be coupled to the impedance matching circuit. The inductance matching circuit may include one or more shunt inductors to reduce an adverse effect of one or more capacitors of the programmable power amplifier. The inductance matching circuit may improve an output power of the power amplifier, adjust a center frequency (e.g., resonant frequency) for providing output signals by the power amplifier, or both. As such, an electronic device may include one or more power amplifiers having the inductance matching circuit to amplify input signals with improved output power, improve a bandwidth for providing the output signals based on adjusting the center frequency, or both. |
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| #12689620 | Systems and methods for data storage |
| Applied: | 07/14/2023, #18/353038 |
| Issued: | 07/21/2026, [1103 days App to Issue] Normal range: (516 to 1748) |
| Pat Class: | H04L [TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC C...] In this class there are; 215640 patents, 13540 companies, and 241453 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: 40517 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kubota Basol LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Srinivas Vedula (Pleasanton, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A plurality of devices in a system discover one another and a first electronic device selects a second electronic device from amongst a plurality of devices to coordinate file storage. In some embodiments, the first electronic device and the second electronic device perform an authentication handshake. After performing the authentication handshake, the first electronic device transmits first data to the second electronic device. In some embodiments, the second electronic device operates using a temporary file system that includes the first data. In accordance with a determination that one or more criteria are satisfied, the second electronic device ceases operating using the temporary file system and deletes at least a portion of the temporary file system and/or first data. |
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| #12689664 | Cryptographic participant vouching |
| Applied: | 04/03/2023, #18/130394 |
| Issued: | 07/21/2026, [1205 days App to Issue] Normal range: (516 to 1748) |
| Pat Class: | H04L [TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC C...] In this class there are; 215640 patents, 13540 companies, and 241453 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: 40517 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: BAKERHOSTETLER |
| 1st Invent: | Nicholas J. Circosta (Mountain View, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=11 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Aspects of the subject technology include receiving, by a first device, a voucher data item, from a second device that is participating in a group communication session with at least a third device and providing, by the first device, the voucher data item to at least the third device to verify that the first device is vouched for by the second device for participation in the group communication session. The voucher data item may include participant information associated with participation of the second device in the group communication session. The voucher data item may also be signed with a key associated with the second device. |
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| #12689767 | Method for encoding/decoding image signal, and device therefor |
| Applied: | 11/08/2024, #18/941886 |
| Issued: | 07/21/2026, [620 days App to Issue] Normal range: (443 to 1789) |
| Pat Class: | H04N [PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION [4]...] In this class there are; 162398 patents, 6846 companies, and 83938 inventors in 238 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 15; Normal range for this patent class is (7 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 40517 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Fish Richardson P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Bae Keun Lee (Seongnam-si, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=0 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A method for decoding an image according to the present invention may comprise the steps of: deriving a residual coefficient of a current block; dequantizing the residual coefficient; deriving a common residual signal by performing inverse transform of the dequantized residual coefficient; and deriving a first residual signal of a first chroma component and a second residual signal of a second chroma component on the basis of the common residual signal. |
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| #12689795 | Advertisement user interface |
| Applied: | 05/17/2024, #18/668008 |
| Issued: | 07/21/2026, [795 days App to Issue] Normal range: (443 to 1789) |
| Pat Class: | H04N [PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION [4]...] In this class there are; 162398 patents, 6846 companies, and 83938 inventors in 238 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 51; Unusually More Normal range for this patent class is (7 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 40517 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kubota Basol LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Gregory N. Christie (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=11 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Systems and methods for a media content system. A media content provider includes storage for storing and serving video content to subscribers. The media content provider records and or otherwise stores video content from around the world. Subscribers are provided a user interface that provides context sensitive hints to assist the viewer. The system further enables viewers skip, view, and interact with advertisements. |
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| #12689863 | Audio seal measurements |
| Applied: | 09/08/2023, #18/243900 |
| Issued: | 07/21/2026, [1047 days App to Issue] Normal range: (469 to 1581) |
| Pat Class: | H04R [LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ...] In this class there are; 29037 patents, 1820 companies, and 18006 inventors in 203 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 19; Normal range for this patent class is (8 to 24) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 40517 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Jeffrey J. Terlizzi (San Francisco, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Examples can provide circuits, methods, and apparatus that can determine a quality of a seal formed using an audio device, can inform a user of the quality of the seal, and can help the user to improve the quality of the seal. |
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| #12689894 | Brokered service discovery and connection management |
| Applied: | 04/25/2022, #17/728799 |
| Issued: | 07/21/2026, [1548 days App to Issue] Normal range: (527 to 1681) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 154137 patents, 7259 companies, and 98711 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: 40517 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: FLETCHER YODER PC |
| 1st Invent: | Charles W Duyk (San Francisco, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A discovery broker may facilitate discovering and connecting devices, such as a sender device and receiver device, in a dense environment and/or a network with segmentation. The sender and receiver devices may be connected via the discovery broker based on a machine-readable image including connectivity information, digital wallet data including the connectivity information, or a domain name system. |
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| #12689956 | Prioritized return to RAT NR from RAT GSM / RAT UMTS through RAT reselection based approach |
| Applied: | 09/13/2023, #18/367803 |
| Issued: | 07/21/2026, [1042 days App to Issue] Normal range: (527 to 1681) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 154137 patents, 7259 companies, and 98711 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: 40517 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein Fox P.L.L.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Parvez Sheikh (Bengaluru, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for implementing prioritized return of a UE to NR RAT from a GSM/UMTS RAT through RAT reselection based approach. An embodiment operates by determining whether the UE is camped on a first radio access technology (RAT), and in response to a determination that the UE is camped on the first RAT, stores a list of frequencies and a plurality of cell reselection parameter values corresponding to the first RAT. The embodiment determines whether the UE is camped on a second RAT and whether one of a plurality of trigger conditions is satisfied, and in response to a determination that the UE is camped on the second RAT and that one of the plurality of trigger conditions is satisfied, performs measurements on one or more frequencies of the list of frequencies. The embodiment performs cell reselection to a cell of the first RAT based at least in part on the measurements and the plurality of cell reselection parameter values. |
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| #12689972 | User equipment (UE) capability reporting in association with simultaneous uplink transmissions using multiple antenna panels |
| Applied: | 01/02/2024, #18/402711 |
| Issued: | 07/21/2026, [931 days App to Issue] Normal range: (527 to 1681) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 154137 patents, 7259 companies, and 98711 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: 40517 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Haitong Sun (Saratoga, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods that support capability index reporting associated with multi-antenna panel uplink transmissions. In an example, a base station configures a UE to perform channel state information (CSI) group-based reporting. The UE can report a set of capability indexes that correspond to an antenna panel or for a plurality of antenna panels. This report can indicate the number of sounding reference signal (SRS) ports supported per corresponding antenna panel(s). Further, the reported capability indexes can be included in a CSI group-based report or in a standalone report. |
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| #12689999 | Timing advance techniques to manage cross link interference in 5G communication systems |
| Applied: | 07/25/2023, #18/225995 |
| Issued: | 07/21/2026, [1092 days App to Issue] Normal range: (527 to 1681) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 154137 patents, 7259 companies, and 98711 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: 40517 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein Fox P.L.L.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Seyed Ali Akbar Fakoorian (San Diego, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Systems, methods, and apparatuses disclosed herein can mitigate interference in a wireless network. These systems, methods, and apparatuses can identify a mode of operation of a base station (BS) and can select a time advance (TA) that is associated with the identified mode of operation. These systems, methods, and apparatuses can advance signals on an uplink (UL) by the TA to cause the signals on the UL to be time aligned with other signals from other UEs on the UL at the BS to mitigate inter carrier interference (ICI) at the BS. Otherwise, these systems, methods, and apparatuses can advance the signals on the UL by the TA to cause the signals on the UL to be time aligned with signals from the BS on the DL at a victim UE within the wireless network to mitigate cross link interference (CLI) at the victim UE. |
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| #12690011 | Decoding paging messages based on multiple beams |
| Applied: | 06/28/2022, #17/852010 |
| Issued: | 07/21/2026, [1484 days App to Issue] Normal range: (527 to 1681) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 154137 patents, 7259 companies, and 98711 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: 40517 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Hongbo Yan (Vista, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | The present application relates to a paging mechanism. In an example, a network can transmit SSBs periodically on multiple SSB beams. A UE can receive, during a DRX cycle, an SSB per detected SSB beam and perform SSB-based measurements. Based on these measurements, the UE can perform PDCCH monitoring and PDSCH decoding on at least two beams. The PDCCH monitoring can indicate a scheduled paging message from the network. The PDSCH decoding can allow the UE to determine the paging message. |
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| #12690042 | Uplink control information collision handling |
| Applied: | 06/18/2024, #18/746984 |
| Issued: | 07/21/2026, [763 days App to Issue] Normal range: (527 to 1681) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 154137 patents, 7259 companies, and 98711 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: 40517 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin Goetzel, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Hong He (Cupertino, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=2, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Embodiments are presented herein of apparatuses, systems, and methods for a user equipment device (UE) to group transmissions into one or more groups, e.g., of various priority levels and/or types of transmissions. The UE may resolve collisions, e.g., according to one or more procedures described herein. The UE may transmit the transmissions according to the resolutions. |
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| #12690093 | SSB enhancement for NR CDRX and DRX operation |
| Applied: | 10/02/2020, #18/247339 |
| Issued: | 07/21/2026, [2118 days App to Issue] Unusually Slow Normal range: (527 to 1681) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 154137 patents, 7259 companies, and 98711 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: 40517 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Fay Kaplun Marcin, LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Haitong Sun (Cupertino, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A user equipment (UE) is configured to receive synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) from a wireless network to estimate frequency and timing errors. The UE receives a quasi co-location (QCL) configuration between a synchronization signal block (SSB) and at least one of a further SSB or a tracking reference signal (TRS), receives the SSB and the at least one of the further SSB or the TRS and estimates a frequency and timing error for the SSB by combining, based on the QCL configuration, measurements for the SSB and measurements for the at least one of the further SSB or the TRS. |
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