41 patent(s) in this week's alert:
Assignee Summary:| Patents | Owner |
| 41 | Apple |
| Patents | Class Code |
| 10 | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] |
| 5 | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] |
| 4 | G06T [IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL [2006.0...] |
| 3 | H04B [TRANSMISSION [4]...] |
| 2 | H04L [TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC C...] |
| 2 | H04N [PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION [4]...] |
| 2 | G02B [OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS (G02F takes pre...] |
| 2 | G09G [ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVI...] |
| 2 | H01L [SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT...] |
| 2 | G06K [RECOGNITION OF DATA; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRI...] |
| 1 | G06Q [DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED F...] |
| 1 | A44C [JEWELLERY; BRACELETS; OTHER PERSONAL ADORNMENTS; COINS...] |
| 1 | A61B [DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (analysing biologica...] |
| 1 | B32B [LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF F...] |
| 1 | H03M [CODING, DECODING OR CODE CONVERSION, IN GENERAL (using ...] |
| 1 | G08B [SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM ...] |
| 1 | H04R [LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ...] |
Details on individual patents:
| #12582204 | Band assembly with removable band retainer |
| Applied: | 08/18/2023, #18/235782 |
| Issued: | 03/24/2026, [949 days App to Issue] Normal range: (491 to 1491) |
| Pat Class: | A44C [JEWELLERY; BRACELETS; OTHER PERSONAL ADORNMENTS; COINS...] In this class there are; 1808 patents, 347 companies, and 1248 inventors in 101 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 19; Normal range for this patent class is (7 to 21) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39540 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: BAKERHOSTETLER |
| 1st Invent: | Nicholas S. Brodine (Los Gatos, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=2, M=6 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Bands for wearable devices include multiple band retainers used to maintain engagement between an assembly (e.g., a pair) of bands. Some band retainers may be permanently affixed with the band at a certain location of the band, while other band retainers can be removable. The removable band retainers can be moved to different locations of the band, thus allowing the band retainer to retain another band at different locations. As a result, the assembly of bands can be used with different users, and in particular, users with different wrist sizes. Moreover, using multiple band retainers can provide an engagement force between the bands to withstand higher-impact events, such as swimming and diving. Additionally, bands and band retainers may include one or more liquid-resistant and corrosion-resistant materials. |
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| #12582332 | Piezoelectric sensor with resonating microstructures |
| Applied: | 06/23/2021, #17/355442 |
| Issued: | 03/24/2026, [1735 days App to Issue] Normal range: (645 to 1965) |
| Pat Class: | A61B [DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (analysing biologica...] In this class there are; 147507 patents, 10176 companies, and 101807 inventors in 250 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 18; Normal range for this patent class is (7 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39540 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Yindar Chuo (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: No name resolution. |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A sensor system may have a force sensor formed from a piezoelectric film. The piezoelectric film may comprise a number of tuned microstructures that are configured to resonate at a particular frequency. In accordance with the tuning of the microstructures, frequency signals corresponding to the microstructure resonance may be mechanically amplified before being processed by associated processing electronics. The processing electronics may be configured to identify a type of biological vibration detected by the force sensor. |
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| #12583206 | Electronic device having a glass component with crack hindering internal stress regions |
| Applied: | 11/09/2023, #18/388519 |
| Issued: | 03/24/2026, [866 days App to Issue] Normal range: (709 to 1995) |
| Pat Class: | B32B [LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF F...] In this class there are; 35657 patents, 2911 companies, and 24597 inventors in 240 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 19; Normal range for this patent class is (5 to 25) |
| Assignee: | APPLE (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39540 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Christopher C Bartlow (Menlo Park, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=4 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A component for an electronic device including an internal compressive stress region is disclosed herein. The internal compressive stress region may be created in a glass portion of the component or in a glass ceramic portion of the component. Electronic devices comprising the components and method for making the components are also disclosed. |
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| #12585091 | Camera including two light folding elements |
| Applied: | 07/17/2020, #16/932602 |
| Issued: | 03/24/2026, [2076 days App to Issue] Unusually Slow Normal range: (497 to 1451) |
| Pat Class: | G02B [OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS (G02F takes pre...] In this class there are; 82221 patents, 3906 companies, and 45868 inventors in 226 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 23; Normal range for this patent class is (7 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39540 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin Goetzel, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Yuhong Yao (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: No name resolution. |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | An optical system includes a first light folding element (e.g., a prism), a second light folding element (e.g., another prism or a mirror), and a lens system located between the first light folding element and the second light folding element. In some cases, the lens system includes a lens stack having either four or five lens elements with refractive power. The first light folding element redirects light from an object field from a first axis to the lens system on a second axis. The plurality of refractive lens elements in the lens stack refract the light to the second light folding element. The second light folding element redirects the light from the second axis onto a third axis to form an image of the object field at an image plane. The optical system has a 35 mm equivalent focal length within a range of 85 to 160 mm. |
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| #12585120 | Electronic devices with illumination systems |
| Applied: | 09/05/2023, #18/461135 |
| Issued: | 03/24/2026, [931 days App to Issue] Normal range: (497 to 1451) |
| Pat Class: | G02B [OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS (G02F takes pre...] In this class there are; 82221 patents, 3906 companies, and 45868 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: 39540 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Treyz Law Group, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Edward S Huo (Sunnyvale, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A head-mounted device may include displays for presenting images to a user. The head-mounted device may have a hand tracker for gathering hand tracking input from a user. The hand tracker may include a steerable illumination system such as a steerable infrared illuminator. Infrared light may be steered by selectively activating light-emitting diodes in an array and/or using positioners to move an infrared light source and/or lens in the illuminator. An infrared image sensor may gather images of the hands. Based on the monitored movement of a hand, the steerable illumination system may steer the infrared light to ensure that the hand remains illuminated even during hand movements. |
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| #12585304 | Head-mounted display and facial interface thereof |
| Applied: | 11/05/2024, #18/937739 |
| Issued: | 03/24/2026, [504 days App to Issue] Unusually Fast Normal range: (544 to 1846) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 659761 patents, 21110 companies, and 418481 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: 39540 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Young Basile Hanlon MacFarlane, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Dustin A. Hatfield (Los Gatos, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A head-mounted display includes a display unit and a facial interface. The display unit includes a display for displaying graphical content to a user. The facial interface is coupled to the display unit and configured to engage a face of the user to support the display thereon. The facial interface includes discrete engagement regions that are configured to engage respective facial regions of the user. The discrete engagement regions include force distributors that are configured to apply forces to the respective facial regions. A first force distributor of a first discrete engagement region is configured to apply a first force to a first facial region of the user, and a second force distributor of a second discrete engagement region is configured to apply a second force to a second facial region of the user that is different than the first force. |
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| #12585330 | Eye tracking based selection of a user interface (UI) element based on targeting criteria |
| Applied: | 04/30/2024, #18/651151 |
| Issued: | 03/24/2026, [693 days App to Issue] Normal range: (544 to 1846) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 659761 patents, 21110 companies, and 418481 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: 39540 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Fernando Partners, LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Bryce L. Schmidtchen (San Francisco, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=2, M=4 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A method is performed at an electronic device with one or more processors, a non-transitory memory, and a display. The method includes displaying, on the display, a first user interface (UI) element that is associated with a first selection region and a second selection region. The method includes, while displaying the first UI element, determining, based on eye tracking data, that a targeting criterion is satisfied with respect to the first selection region or the second selection region. The eye tracking data is associated with one or more eyes of a user of the electronic device. The method includes, while displaying the first UI element, selecting the first UI element based at least in part on determining that the targeting criterion is satisfied. |
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| #12585353 | Trackpad actuator configurations for input device |
| Applied: | 11/22/2024, #18/956841 |
| Issued: | 03/24/2026, [487 days App to Issue] Unusually Fast Normal range: (544 to 1846) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 659761 patents, 21110 companies, and 418481 inventors in 250 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 21; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | APPLE (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39540 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Dorsey Whitney LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Joonas I. Ponkala (San Carlos, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=6 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Input devices for electronic devices including trackpads, such as keyboard, and systems that include input devices in communication with electronic devices are disclosed. In an example, an input device includes a trackpad including a touch surface, and an actuator configured to supply haptic feedback to the trackpad. The actuator is disposed outside of a periphery of the touch surface in a view perpendicular to the touch surface. The actuator is disposed to a side of the touch surface in a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the touch surface. |
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| #12585360 | Photo-sensing enabled display for touch detection with customized photodiode and light emitting diode component level angular response |
| Applied: | 11/14/2024, #18/947975 |
| Issued: | 03/24/2026, [495 days App to Issue] Unusually Fast Normal range: (544 to 1846) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 659761 patents, 21110 companies, and 418481 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: 39540 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kubota Basol LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Mohammad Yeke Yazdandoost (Foster City, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | An electronic device may have a touch sensitive display with optical touch sensors that are insensitive to the presence of moisture. The optical touch sensors may include light sources and light detectors. Light illuminator and detector angular filters (e.g., masks, baffles) can be employed to limit the illumination and receive angles of emitted and detected light to minimize false object detection. In some examples, light illuminator and detector masks and baffles can be formed during the photodiode component fabrication process. Interference filters may be included over the light sources and/or the light detectors to improve discrimination between a user''s finger and water, and may have a greater transmission for light at a first incident angle that is greater than the critical angle of the water/cover interface than at a second incident angle that is less than the critical angle. |
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| #12585361 | Touch input devices |
| Applied: | 09/27/2022, #17/954248 |
| Issued: | 03/24/2026, [1274 days App to Issue] Normal range: (544 to 1846) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 659761 patents, 21110 companies, and 418481 inventors in 250 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 13; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39540 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: BAKERHOSTETLER |
| 1st Invent: | Qiliang Xu (Alamo, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=4 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Input devices can employ ultrasonic touch sensing capabilities that allow user inputs to be detected through conductive materials, such as metal enclosures. The ultrasonic touch sensing can include generation of ultrasound signals with a piezoelectric layer. The ultrasound signals can be reflected when a user or other object is in contact with a housing, and the reflected signal can be detected by the same piezoelectric layer that produced the ultrasound signal. Such a piezoelectric layer can include a piezoelectric polymer, such as polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF). An array of electrodes distributed on opposing sides of the use of electric layer can be operated to generate ultrasound signals and detect reflected signals. Such an input device can be operated in conjunction with a conductive (e.g., metallic) housing, conform to a variety of shapes, and be compact and lightweight. |
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| #12585376 | Systems and methods of reducing obstruction by three-dimensional content |
| Applied: | 06/15/2023, #18/335978 |
| Issued: | 03/24/2026, [1013 days App to Issue] Normal range: (544 to 1846) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 659761 patents, 21110 companies, and 418481 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: 39540 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kubota Basol LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Samuel M. Weinig (San Francisco, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=4 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Methods for preventing three-dimensional content from obscuring portions of a web browser or other user interface in a three-dimensional environment. In some embodiments, the methods include applying one or more visual treatments to the three-dimensional content. In some embodiments, the methods further include applying one or more visual treatments to portions of the web browser or portions of the other user interface. In some embodiments, the one or more visual treatments are applied at least from a viewpoint of a user. In some embodiments, applying the or more visual treatments is based on a three-dimensional visual effect of the three-dimensional content. |
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| #12585411 | Optics-based distributed unified memory system |
| Applied: | 03/20/2024, #18/610974 |
| Issued: | 03/24/2026, [734 days App to Issue] Normal range: (544 to 1846) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 659761 patents, 21110 companies, and 418481 inventors in 250 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 18; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39540 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin Goetzel, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Eran Tamari (Los Altos, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Techniques are disclosed relating to computing systems that use silicon photonics. In some embodiments, a computing system includes a plurality of compute die packages that include processors configured to execute program instructions that operate on data stored in a distributed memory accessible via a unified memory architecture. The computing system further includes a plurality of memory die packages configured to implement the unified memory architecture such that a given one of the memory die packages includes one or more optical interfaces configured to receive memory requests from the processors and one or more memory controllers configured to access a portion of the distributed memory in response to the received memory requests. |
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| #12585429 | Methods and systems for interacting with audio events via motion inputs |
| Applied: | 03/25/2024, #18/614974 |
| Issued: | 03/24/2026, [729 days App to Issue] Normal range: (544 to 1846) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 659761 patents, 21110 companies, and 418481 inventors in 250 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 40; Unusually More Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39540 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: YHE Law LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Elizabeth A. Ottens (San Francisco, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=5 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | The present disclosure generally relates to interacting with audio data via motion inputs. In some embodiments, methods, devices, and techniques are provided for detecting motion inputs to interact with audio notifications, providing audio feedback for detected motion gestures, and detecting motion inputs in spatial audio arrangements. |
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| #12585469 | Trace cache access prediction and read enable |
| Applied: | 04/04/2024, #18/627035 |
| Issued: | 03/24/2026, [719 days App to Issue] Normal range: (544 to 1846) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 659761 patents, 21110 companies, and 418481 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: 39540 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin Goetzel, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Pruthivi Vuyyuru (Santa Clara, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Disclosed embodiments relate to predicting when a fetch address will hit in a trace cache, e.g., to reduce power consumption when a hit is not predicted. In some embodiments, a processor caches instructions sequentially in a given cache line of instruction cache circuitry. The processor may identify traces of instructions that satisfy one or more criteria and store identified traces in a trace cache. The processor may predict whether a fetch address will hit in the trace cache circuitry. The processor may read in response to a prediction that the fetch address will not hit in the trace cache, instruction data from the instruction cache circuitry and not the trace cache circuitry for the fetch address. The processor may reduce power to (e.g., clock gate) portions of the trace cache circuitry in this scenario. |
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| #12585903 | Proof of presence using machine-readable codes |
| Applied: | 09/24/2024, #18/894612 |
| Issued: | 03/24/2026, [546 days App to Issue] Normal range: (538 to 1672) |
| Pat Class: | G06K [RECOGNITION OF DATA; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRI...] In this class there are; 95961 patents, 5857 companies, and 65839 inventors in 239 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (8 to 28) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39540 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Bennet Daniel Gnanarajan (Singapore, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Techniques are disclosed for confirming proof-of-presence of a user device using machine-readable codes. A server device can initiate a data exchange session with a terminal device. While in the data exchange session, the server device can send first information usable to generate a machine-readable code at the terminal device. The server device can then receive an indication that the user device has obtained the machine-readable code. In response to the indication, the server device can generate a token corresponding to the user device and send second information including the token to the terminal device. The second information can be usable to generate an updated machine-readable code at the terminal device. The server device can receive a data exchange request including the token from the user device and validate the token. |
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| #12585908 | Visual marker |
| Applied: | 08/13/2024, #18/802129 |
| Issued: | 03/24/2026, [588 days App to Issue] Normal range: (538 to 1672) |
| Pat Class: | G06K [RECOGNITION OF DATA; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRI...] In this class there are; 95961 patents, 5857 companies, and 65839 inventors in 239 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (8 to 28) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39540 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Thompson Hine LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Arun Srivatsan Rangaprasad (Sunnyvale, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=6 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods that provide a visual marker including a plurality of markings arranged in a corresponding plurality of shapes. In some implementations, each marking is formed of a set of sub-markings separated by gaps and arranged according to a respective shape, and the gaps of the plurality of markings are configured to encode data and indicate orientation of the visual marker. In some implementations, the plurality of markings are arranged in a plurality of concentric rings of increasing size. In some implementations, the orientation is encoded in a first set of gaps and data in a second set of gaps of the gaps in the plurality of markings. |
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| #12585966 | Intelligent device selection using historical interactions |
| Applied: | 05/16/2022, #17/745617 |
| Issued: | 03/24/2026, [1408 days App to Issue] Normal range: (544 to 1846) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 659761 patents, 21110 companies, and 418481 inventors in 250 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 39; Unusually More Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39540 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: YHE Law LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Bryan E. Hansen (San Francisco, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | This relates generally to intelligent automated assistants and, more specifically, to provide intelligent device selections by the intelligent automated assistants for performing requested actions. An example method includes, at an electronic device receiving a user request from a user, identifying the user, a domain type of the user request, and one or more electronic devices available for handling the user request; retrieving one or more historical interactions involving at least one of the identified user, the domain type, and the one or more electronic devices, generating metadata based on the one or more historical interactions, location information of the one or more electronic devices, and context information associated with the one or more electronic devices; identifying a delivery device by interpreting the metadata using a preference model; and transmitting a response command to the delivery device for providing the result output. |
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| #12586054 | User interface for payments |
| Applied: | 04/05/2021, #17/222141 |
| Issued: | 03/24/2026, [1814 days App to Issue] Normal range: (509 to 2215) |
| Pat Class: | G06Q [DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED F...] In this class there are; 88581 patents, 12644 companies, and 146212 inventors in 249 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 36; Unusually More Normal range for this patent class is (8 to 30) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39540 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: YHE Law LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Marcel Van Os (San Francisco, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=7 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | The present disclosure generally relates selecting an appropriate communication radio mode based on criteria. In one example process, the device detects a fingerprint using the integrated biometric sensor and, in accordance with a determination that the fingerprint is consistent with an enrolled fingerprint and a determination that a set of one or more criteria is met, transitions to a second short-range communication radio mode different from a first short-range communication radio mode. In another example process, the device detects a fingerprint using the integrated biometric sensor and, in accordance with a determination that the fingerprint is consistent with the enrolled fingerprint and a determination that the set of one or more criteria is not met, the device is unlocked. |
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| #12586149 | Mixed reality recording of foveated display content systems and methods |
| Applied: | 05/30/2023, #18/325434 |
| Issued: | 03/24/2026, [1029 days App to Issue] Normal range: (503 to 1511) |
| Pat Class: | G06T [IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL [2006.0...] In this class there are; 55012 patents, 6516 companies, and 89392 inventors in 240 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (11 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39540 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Fletcher Yoder, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Jim C Chou (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A system may include a display for displaying an image frame that is divided into regions having respective resolutions based on display image data. The system may also include image processing circuitry to generate the display image data based on multi-resolution image data and generate record image data based on the multi-resolution image data. Generating the record image data may include obtaining boundary data indicative of locations of boundaries between the regions resampling the multi-resolution image data based on the boundary data. Resampling the multi-resolution image data may include performing a first resampling on a first portion of the multi-resolution image data corresponding to a first region and performing a second resampling, different from the first resampling, on a second portion of the multi-resolution image data corresponding to a second region. |
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| #12586151 | Frame rate extrapolation |
| Applied: | 03/19/2020, #17/437298 |
| Issued: | 03/24/2026, [2196 days App to Issue] Unusually Slow Normal range: (503 to 1511) |
| Pat Class: | G06T [IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL [2006.0...] In this class there are; 55012 patents, 6516 companies, and 89392 inventors in 240 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (11 to 25) |
| Assignee: | APPLE (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39540 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Fernando Partners, LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Tobias Eble (Sunnyvale, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | In one implementation, a method of frame rate extrapolation is performed by a device including one or more processors, non-transitory memory, a scene camera, and a display. The method includes capturing, using the scene camera, an image of a scene. The method includes displaying, on the display, the image of the scene at a first time. The method includes generating an extrapolated image by transforming, using the one or more processors, the image of the scene based on movement of the device, wherein the extrapolated image includes a first area including a first plurality of pixels having respective first pixel values based on a single depth and a second area including a second plurality of pixels having respective second pixel values based on a plurality of depths. The method includes displaying, on the display, the extrapolated image at a second time after the first time. |
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| #12586253 | Signaling displacement data for video-based mesh coding |
| Applied: | 10/25/2023, #18/494679 |
| Issued: | 03/24/2026, [881 days App to Issue] Normal range: (503 to 1511) |
| Pat Class: | G06T [IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL [2006.0...] In this class there are; 55012 patents, 6516 companies, and 89392 inventors in 240 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (11 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39540 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin Goetzel, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Jungsun Kim (Sunnyvale, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A system comprises an encoder configured to compress and encode data for a three-dimensional mesh. To compress the three-dimensional mesh, the encoder determines displacements to be applied to sub-division locations of a base mesh. The displacement values may be signaled in their own sub-bitstream, e.g., a dedicated displacement data sub-bitstream, or may be signaled, at least in part, in an atlas data sub-bitstream that includes patch data. In some embodiments, the displacements may also be signaled, at least in part, in a video sub-bitstream or in a base-mesh sub-bitstream. |
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| #12586301 | Custom blending for transparent layers |
| Applied: | 09/20/2023, #18/470866 |
| Issued: | 03/24/2026, [916 days App to Issue] Normal range: (503 to 1511) |
| Pat Class: | G06T [IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL [2006.0...] In this class there are; 55012 patents, 6516 companies, and 89392 inventors in 240 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (11 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39540 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Blank Rome LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Dong Joo Byun (Cupertino, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | In ''extended reality'' (XR) environments, it is possible to shoot or ''march'' a group of light rays from the location of an eye of a viewer to one or more graphical components in a 3D space rendered in the XR environment. If a ray from the viewer''s eye intersects with a graphical object(s) in the 3D space, it is possible to calculate the various point(s) of intersection of the ray with the graphical object, as well as normal vectors in 3D space to such points of intersection. With this information, various lighting/shading effects may be determined and, if desired, applied to the graphical objects. However, such graphical techniques may be made more efficient by performing the rendering of a 2D representation of a graphical object specified by one or more 3D components in a single pass operationand, optionally, with enhanced blending and lighting effects based on the viewer''s location. |
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| #12586454 | User interfaces for location tracking |
| Applied: | 04/19/2022, #17/659830 |
| Issued: | 03/24/2026, [1435 days App to Issue] Normal range: (480 to 1496) |
| Pat Class: | G08B [SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM ...] In this class there are; 27751 patents, 3054 companies, and 22722 inventors in 229 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 52; Unusually More Normal range for this patent class is (8 to 30) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39540 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kubota Basol LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Frank De Jong (San Francisco, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | In some embodiments, an electronic device displays visual indications to a user when an electronic device is associated with a particular user account. In some embodiments, an electronic device displays notifications of a separation with a remote locator object (and/or device). In some embodiments, an electronic device utilizes a first or second locator process for locating a device or a remote locator object based on the device or remote locator object being located. In some embodiments, an electronic device facilitates finding associated components that are at one or more physical locations. In some embodiments, an electronic device facilitates display of location information of associated components that are at one or more physical locations. |
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| #12586504 | Adaptive zero output impedance converter |
| Applied: | 09/26/2024, #18/897533 |
| Issued: | 03/24/2026, [544 days App to Issue] Normal range: (530 to 1730) |
| Pat Class: | G09G [ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVI...] In this class there are; 58920 patents, 1316 companies, and 16412 inventors in 175 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 27; Unusually More Normal range for this patent class is (7 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39540 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: FLETCHER YODER PC |
| 1st Invent: | Jonathan D Paolucci (Santa Clara, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=5 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | An adaptive power supply for a display system of an electronic device can include one or more switching devices; an output filter having an output configured to be coupled to a display panel of the display system via a power delivery network and an input; one or more energy storage components coupled between the switching devices and the input of the output filter; control circuitry that operates the one or more switching devices in conjunction with the one or more energy storage components to produce a regulated output voltage at the output of the output filter; compensation circuitry that receives a signal corresponding to an output current of the power supply and generates therefrom a current compensation signal that is combined with a voltage feedback signal sensed at the output of the output filter to increase the regulated output voltage responsive to an increase in the output current. |
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| #12586535 | Display having semiconducting oxide gate driver circuitry with bottom gate terminals for reduced leakage |
| Applied: | 05/03/2024, #18/654541 |
| Issued: | 03/24/2026, [690 days App to Issue] Normal range: (530 to 1730) |
| Pat Class: | G09G [ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVI...] In this class there are; 58920 patents, 1316 companies, and 16412 inventors in 175 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 16; Normal range for this patent class is (7 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39540 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Treyz Law Group |
| 1st Invent: | Hao-Lin Chiu (Los Gatos, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A driver circuit configured to output a control signal to a row of display pixels is provided. The driver circuit can include a first transistor having a drain terminal coupled to a first positive power supply line, a gate terminal, and a source terminal that is coupled to an output port of the driver circuit on which the control signal is generated and a second transistor having a drain terminal coupled to the output port of the driver circuit, a gate terminal, and a source terminal that is coupled to a first ground power supply line. The first and second transistors can be coupled to a plurality of transistors coupled between a second positive power supply line and a second ground power supply line, configured to receive one or more clocks signals, and at least some of which include bottom gate terminals. |
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| #12587208 | Digital-to-analog converter with dynamic alternating fill order systems and methods |
| Applied: | 06/17/2022, #17/843516 |
| Issued: | 03/24/2026, [1376 days App to Issue] Unusually Slow Normal range: (380 to 1336) |
| Pat Class: | H03M [CODING, DECODING OR CODE CONVERSION, IN GENERAL (using ...] In this class there are; 22457 patents, 980 companies, and 12374 inventors in 157 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (8 to 28) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39540 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: FLETCHER YODER PC |
| 1st Invent: | Antonio Passamani (Munich, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A number of unit cells of a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) may be simultaneously activated to generate an analog signal according to a decoded digital signal. However, while many unit cells may be generally the same, there may be variations in the gains associated with each unit cell (e.g., based on the locations of the activated unit cells within a unit cell array) amounting to a gain gradient that may cause error in the analog output. As such, a fill order may be set or selected to counter such variation by activating a particular arrangement of unit cells, as opposed to simply the number of unit cells, for a given digital signal. By filling the unit cell array from different sides, spatially and/or temporally, the gain gradient associated with the unit cells may be balanced to reduce error and increase the linearity of the DAC. |
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| #12587215 | Radio access technology (RAT) spectrum translator |
| Applied: | 12/20/2022, #18/085133 |
| Issued: | 03/24/2026, [1190 days App to Issue] Normal range: (528 to 1770) |
| Pat Class: | H04B [TRANSMISSION [4]...] In this class there are; 87011 patents, 3751 companies, and 47687 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: 39540 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: FLETCHER YODER PC |
| 1st Invent: | Sharad Sambhwani (San Diego, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Systems and methods described herein may introduce an intermediary device between radio access networks using a first spectrum and user equipment using a second spectrum. The intermediary device may process communication signals from either the first spectrum or the second spectrum into a format usable by the other of the first spectrum or the second spectrum. The intermediary device may be referred to as a multi-radio access technology (multi-RAT) translator. |
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| #12587218 | Wireless receiver circuitry with local feedback protection |
| Applied: | 01/23/2023, #18/158364 |
| Issued: | 03/24/2026, [1156 days App to Issue] Normal range: (528 to 1770) |
| Pat Class: | H04B [TRANSMISSION [4]...] In this class there are; 87011 patents, 3751 companies, and 47687 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: 39540 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Treyz Law Group |
| 1st Invent: | Woorim Shin (Palo Alto, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Wireless circuitry can have an antenna coupled to a receiving amplifier. The receiving amplifier may be coupled to a local feedback loop configured to reduce the gain of the receiving amplifier for suppressing the signal power when receiving a large input signal. The local feedback loop can include a detector and a feedback controller. The detector may have an input coupled to the receiving amplifier and can output a detected signal. The feedback controller may receive the detected signal and output a corresponding control signal. The control signal can be used to reduce the gain of the receiving amplifier by adjusting one or more components within or coupled to the receiving amplifier. Suppressing large input signals in this way presents no additional parasitic loading to the downlink path and can thus provide overvoltage protection without degrading receiver performance. |
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| #12587225 | Active power splitter and combiner circuitry |
| Applied: | 06/22/2023, #18/339870 |
| Issued: | 03/24/2026, [1006 days App to Issue] Normal range: (528 to 1770) |
| Pat Class: | H04B [TRANSMISSION [4]...] In this class there are; 87011 patents, 3751 companies, and 47687 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: 39540 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Treyz Law Group |
| 1st Invent: | Muhammad Adnan (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=4 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | An electronic device may include wireless circuitry having active circuitry such as active power splitter circuitry and active power combiner circuitry. The active power splitter and combiner circuitry can include single-ended or differential amplifiers coupled to one another using single-ended coupled lines or differential coupled lines. Each set of differential coupled lines may include first and second pairs of coupled lines. The single-ended coupled lines and the differential coupled lines can provide routing and impedance matching functions. In active power splitter circuitry, multiple transmitting amplifiers may be used to drive a plurality of antennas in a phased antenna array. In active power combiner circuitry, multiple receiving amplifiers may be used to receive radio-frequency signals from the plurality of antennas in the phased antenna array. |
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| #12587323 | Multiple demodulation reference signal (DMRS) ports in a code division multiplexing (CDM) group |
| Applied: | 08/04/2023, #18/365928 |
| Issued: | 03/24/2026, [963 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; 211339 patents, 13361 companies, and 237293 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: 39540 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Haitong Sun (Cupertino, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods that support multiple demodulation reference signal (DMRS) ports per code division multiplexing (CDM) group. In an example, a frequency domain orthogonal cover code (FD-OCC) of length three or six is used, thereby allowing at least six DMRS ports for DMRS configuration type 1 with a single symbol DMRS, at least twelve DMRS ports for DMRS configuration type 1 with a double symbol DMRS, at least nine DMRS ports for DMRS configuration type 2 with a single symbol DMRS, and at least eighteen DMRS ports for DMRS configuration type 2 with a double symbol DMRS. |
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| #12587326 | Performing physical uplink shared channel transmissions with improved reliability |
| Applied: | 01/09/2024, #18/408522 |
| Issued: | 03/24/2026, [805 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; 211339 patents, 13361 companies, and 237293 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: 39540 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin Goetzel, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Haitong Sun (Irvine, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | This disclosure relates to techniques for performing physical uplink shared channel transmissions with improved reliability in a wireless communication system. The wireless device may establish a wireless link with a cellular base station. The wireless device may receive uplink data transmission configuration information from the cellular base station. The uplink data transmission configuration information may configure an uplink data transmission to multiple transmission-reception-points. The wireless device may perform the uplink data transmission to the multiple transmission-reception-points. |
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| #12587612 | Method and device for invoking public or private interactions during a multiuser communication session |
| Applied: | 11/18/2022, #17/989972 |
| Issued: | 03/24/2026, [1222 days App to Issue] Normal range: (444 to 1796) |
| Pat Class: | H04N [PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION [4]...] In this class there are; 159633 patents, 6745 companies, and 82435 inventors in 237 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 42; Unusually More Normal range for this patent class is (7 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39540 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: YHE Law LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Jessica J. Peck (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A method of invoking public and private interactions during a multiuser communication session includes presenting a multiuser communication session; detecting a user invocation input that corresponds to a trigger to a digital assistant; detecting a user search input that corresponds to a request for information; obtaining the information based on the request; presenting the information; in accordance with a determination that at least one of the user invocation input and the user search input satisfy first input criteria associated with a first request type: transmitting the information to other electronic devices for presentation to other users; and in accordance with a determination that at least one of the user invocation input and the user search input satisfy second input criteria associated with a second request type: forgoing transmitting the information to the other electronic devices for presentation to other users. |
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| #12587631 | Motion dependent display |
| Applied: | 01/09/2024, #18/408082 |
| Issued: | 03/24/2026, [805 days App to Issue] Normal range: (444 to 1796) |
| Pat Class: | H04N [PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION [4]...] In this class there are; 159633 patents, 6745 companies, and 82435 inventors in 237 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (7 to 25) |
| Assignee: | APPLE (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39540 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Young Basile Hanlon MacFarlane, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Benjamin Breckin Loggins (San Francisco, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A method includes obtaining a first acceleration signal from a first acceleration sensor located in a first headphone device and obtaining a second acceleration signal from a second acceleration sensor located in a second headphone device. The method also includes determining a head orientation relative to a display screen based on the first acceleration signal and the second acceleration signal, controlling rendering of a three-dimensional scene based on the head orientation relative to the display screen, and outputting the three-dimensional scene for display on the display screen. |
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| #12587772 | Microphone port for acoustic suppression |
| Applied: | 06/11/2024, #18/739908 |
| Issued: | 03/24/2026, [651 days App to Issue] Normal range: (466 to 1584) |
| Pat Class: | H04R [LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ...] In this class there are; 28513 patents, 1799 companies, and 17626 inventors in 203 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 21; Normal range for this patent class is (8 to 24) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39540 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Aikin Gallant, LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Anders Fabricius Tyson (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A transducer port assembly comprising: a frame defining an acoustic chamber having an opening to an ambient environment and one or more interior sloping surfaces coupled to an acoustic port of a transducer; an acoustic mesh coupled to the opening to the ambient environment; and a blocking member coupled to the acoustic mesh to acoustically close a portion of the acoustic mesh. |
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| #12587902 | Message redundancy between user devices |
| Applied: | 11/30/2022, #18/071954 |
| Issued: | 03/24/2026, [1210 days App to Issue] Normal range: (518 to 1676) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 149684 patents, 7190 companies, and 97228 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: 39540 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: BAKERHOSTETLER |
| 1st Invent: | Benjamin S. Turner (San Francisco, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=6 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Techniques are disclosed for managing message redundancy for one or more devices. In one example, a device receives a message from a second device using a transmission protocol, the message comprising a control instruction for an accessory device and a message identifier. The device can transmit using the transmission protocol, a second message to the accessory device, the second message comprising the control instruction and a second message identifier. The device can receive a third message from the second device using a second transmission protocol, the second message comprising a second control instruction for the accessory device and a third message identifier. The device can compare the third message identifier with the message identifier to determine whether the second control instruction is a duplicate of the control instruction. The device can determine whether to transmit the third message to the accessory device based on the comparison. |
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| #12587932 | Methods for enhanced radio link failure recovery |
| Applied: | 09/24/2021, #17/785274 |
| Issued: | 03/24/2026, [1642 days App to Issue] Normal range: (518 to 1676) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 149684 patents, 7190 companies, and 97228 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: 39540 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin Goetzel, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Amr Mostafa (Munich, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A user equipment (UE) may establish a radio resource control (RRC) connection with a first cell of a cellular network and transmit signaling comprising an indication of enhanced radio link failure (RLF) recovery capability. The UE may receive one or more RRC messages comprising configuration information for RLF recovery on the first cell. The UE detect one or more RLFs corresponding to the first cell and further determine, via a connection reestablishment cell selection procedure, that the first cell is a suitable RLF recovery candidate cell. In response to the detection and determination, the UE may apply the configuration information for the first cell. The UE may then transmit signaling comprising a trigger indicating a RLF recovery to the cellular network and re-establish the RRC connection with the cellular network using the configuration information. |
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| #12587959 | System information transmission in a carrier aggregation system |
| Applied: | 02/13/2023, #18/109060 |
| Issued: | 03/24/2026, [1135 days App to Issue] Normal range: (518 to 1676) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 149684 patents, 7190 companies, and 97228 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: 39540 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein Fox P.L.L.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Hong He (Cupertino, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A base station can include a transceiver and a processor communicatively coupled to the transceiver. The transceiver can enable wireless communication with a user equipment (UE) by a first component carrier (CC) in a first cell managed by the base station in a carrier aggregation (CA) wireless communication system. The processor can generate a system scheduling message to be transmitted on the first CC to the UE in the first cell, where the system scheduling message comprises a schedule of monitoring occasions for system information of a second CC by the UE in a second cell. Afterwards, the processor can transmit the system scheduling message on the first CC to the UE. |
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| #12588075 | Base station operations for reduced capability user equipment |
| Applied: | 08/05/2020, #17/593461 |
| Issued: | 03/24/2026, [2057 days App to Issue] Unusually Slow Normal range: (518 to 1676) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 149684 patents, 7190 companies, and 97228 inventors in 242 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 17; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39540 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Fay Kaplun Marcin, LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Hong He (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A base station of a network may bar access to certain types of user equipment (UE). The base station broadcasts a system information block (SIB) identifying a plurality of random access channel (RACH) sub-bands of an uplink (UL) bandwidth and which of the plurality of RACH sub-bands includes physical random access channel (PRACH) resources and receives, from the UE, a preamble from one of the plurality of RACH sub-bands selected by the UE. |
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| #12588097 | Data transmission in an inactive state |
| Applied: | 07/11/2022, #17/862263 |
| Issued: | 03/24/2026, [1352 days App to Issue] Normal range: (518 to 1676) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 149684 patents, 7190 companies, and 97228 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: 39540 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Vivek G. Gupta (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | The present application relates to small data transmission (SDT). In an example, SDT is available for transferring information between a UE and a network, where a NAS layer of the UE is in a 5GMM-CONNECTED mode with an RRC inactive indication and an AS layer of the UE is in an RRC_INACTIVE state. To do so, the UE can be pre-configured to classify the information as qualifying for SDT. In addition, resources can be pre-configured for the SDT. For instance, the UE can maintain a set of radio bearers in a suspended state. While the NAS layer is in the 5GMM-CONNECTED mode with the inactive indication and the AS layer is in the RRC_INACTIVE state, one or more of the pre-configured resources can be used to transmit the information between the UE and the network. |
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| #12588494 | Die stitching and harvesting of arrayed structures |
| Applied: | 06/21/2023, #18/339132 |
| Issued: | 03/24/2026, [1007 days App to Issue] Normal range: (461 to 1427) |
| Pat Class: | H01L [SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT...] In this class there are; 313494 patents, 3694 companies, and 67675 inventors in 223 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 19; Normal range for this patent class is (8 to 24) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39540 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Aikin Gallant, LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Sanjay Dabral (Cupertino, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Multi-die structures with die-to-die routing are described. In an embodiment, each die is patterned into the same semiconductor substrate, and the dies may be interconnected with die-to-die routing during back-end wafer processing. Partial metallic seals may be formed to accommodate the die-to-die routing, programmable dicing, and various combinations of full metallic seals and partial metallic seals can be formed. This may also be extended to three dimensional structures formed using wafer-on-wafer or chip-on-wafer techniques. |
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| #12588569 | Buried seam with kirigami pattern for 3D micro LED display |
| Applied: | 03/22/2022, #18/551374 |
| Issued: | 03/24/2026, [1463 days App to Issue] Unusually Slow Normal range: (461 to 1427) |
| Pat Class: | H01L [SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT...] In this class there are; 313494 patents, 3694 companies, and 67675 inventors in 223 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 29; Unusually More Normal range for this patent class is (8 to 24) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39540 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Aikin Gallant, LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Zhen Zhang (Sunnyvale, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=5 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Display structures and methods of assembly are described. In an embodiment, a display structure includes a display panel including a pattern of trenches extending at least partially through a backplane of the display panel, without extending past a matrix of LEDs in an overlying emission layer stack. The plurality of trenches can be formed in 2D to facilitate bending of the display panel into a 3D film curvature. |
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