36 patent(s) in this week's alert:
Assignee Summary:| Patents | Owner |
| 36 | Apple |
| Patents | Class Code |
| 10 | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] |
| 7 | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] |
| 3 | G02B [OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS (G02F takes pre...] |
| 2 | H04B [TRANSMISSION [4]...] |
| 2 | H04L [TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC C...] |
| 1 | H04M [TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling othe...] |
| 1 | H04N [PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION [4]...] |
| 1 | G04G [ELECTRONIC TIME-PIECES [3]...] |
| 1 | C08L [COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS (compositions ...] |
| 1 | G06K [RECOGNITION OF DATA; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRI...] |
| 1 | G06N [COMPUTER SYSTEMS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS...] |
| 1 | G06T [IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL [2006.0...] |
| 1 | G09G [ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVI...] |
| 1 | G10L [SPEECH ANALYSIS OR SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEEC...] |
| 1 | H01F [MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; SELECTION OF MATERI...] |
| 1 | H01M [PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONV...] |
| 1 | H01R [ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIA...] |
Details on individual patents:
| #12325795 | Silicone rubber formulations with tunable damping properties and method of preparation thereof |
| Applied: | 01/26/2022, #17/584709 |
| Issued: | 06/10/2025, [1231 days App to Issue] Normal range: (714 to 1886) |
| Pat Class: | C08L [COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS (compositions ...] In this class there are; 13010 patents, 1795 companies, and 19110 inventors in 223 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 46; Unusually More Normal range for this patent class is (6 to 24) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 37000 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: BakerHostetler |
| 1st Invent: | Andrei Gavryushin (Munich, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Cured silicone rubbers for acoustic damping, and formulations and methods used to make the same, are provided. |
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| #12326568 | Facial interface |
| Applied: | 08/25/2023, #18/456457 |
| Issued: | 06/10/2025, [655 days App to Issue] Normal range: (489 to 1443) |
| Pat Class: | G02B [OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS (G02F takes pre...] In this class there are; 78639 patents, 3786 companies, and 43592 inventors in 226 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 10; Normal range for this patent class is (7 to 25) |
| Assignee: | APPLE (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 37000 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Dorsey Whitney LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Paul X. Wang (Cupertino, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A head-mountable display with a light shield that can be modified to reduce the friction against softer more pliable portions of a user''s face when the head-mountable display is worn by the user. The head-mountable display can also be configured to capture images of the user''s face when it is worn and then create an avatar of the user''s face. The avatar can be digitally adjusted to reflect an avatar that more closely aligns with the user''s desired configuration. |
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| #12326569 | Adjustment mechanism |
| Applied: | 09/21/2023, #18/472193 |
| Issued: | 06/10/2025, [628 days App to Issue] Normal range: (489 to 1443) |
| Pat Class: | G02B [OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS (G02F takes pre...] In this class there are; 78639 patents, 3786 companies, and 43592 inventors in 226 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 26; Unusually More Normal range for this patent class is (7 to 25) |
| Assignee: | APPLE (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 37000 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Dorsey Whitney LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Adam Y. Kollgaard (Santa Cruz, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=8 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | An apparatus can include a display, a facial interface, and a connection between the display and facial interface. The display can at least translate or rotate relative to the facial interface via the connection. |
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| #12326613 | Camera actuator for lens and sensor shifting |
| Applied: | 02/09/2024, #18/438264 |
| Issued: | 06/10/2025, [487 days App to Issue] Unusually Fast Normal range: (489 to 1443) |
| Pat Class: | G02B [OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS (G02F takes pre...] In this class there are; 78639 patents, 3786 companies, and 43592 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: 37000 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin Goetzel, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Shashank Sharma (San Francisco, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Some embodiments include a camera voice coil motor (VCM) actuator configured to shift a lens and/or an image sensor along multiple axes. The VCM actuator may include a bottom flexure and a top flexure that connect one or more dynamic members to one or more static members. The VCM actuator may include stationary magnets and coils held by dynamic members. In some cases, the VCM actuator may be configured to move the image sensor along an optical axis, to move the image sensor in directions orthogonal to the optical axis, and/or to tilt the image sensor relative to the orthogonal axis. In some examples, the VCM actuator may be configured to move the image sensor in directions orthogonal to the optical axis, to move the lens along the optical axis, and/or to tilt the lens relative to the optical axis. |
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| #12326697 | Crown assembly for an electronic watch |
| Applied: | 10/23/2023, #18/492110 |
| Issued: | 06/10/2025, [596 days App to Issue] Normal range: (542 to 1460) |
| Pat Class: | G04G [ELECTRONIC TIME-PIECES [3]...] In this class there are; 508 patents, 147 companies, and 1318 inventors in 74 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 23) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 37000 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Steven C. Roach (San Francisco, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=6 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | An electronic watch may include a housing defining a side wall having a through-hole and a crown assembly including an actuation member. The actuation member may include a crown shaft extending through the through-hole and having an exterior portion defining an input surface and a crown ring coupled to the exterior portion of the crown shaft and electrically isolated from the crown shaft. The crown assembly may further include an optical encoder component attached to the actuation member and defining a group of optical features. The electronic watch may further include an optical detector configured to detect rotation of the crown assembly by detecting motion of the group of optical features and an electrocardiograph sensor comprising a sensing component. The sensing component may be conductively coupled to the actuation member via a conductive path at least partially defined by the crown shaft. |
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| #12326768 | Memory calibration in limited power scenario |
| Applied: | 11/08/2022, #18/053684 |
| Issued: | 06/10/2025, [945 days App to Issue] Normal range: (550 to 1862) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 635250 patents, 20258 companies, and 395353 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: 37000 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin Goetzel, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Robert E. Jeter (Santa Clara, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | The present disclosure is directed to a computing device in which memory calibrations may be modified based on an energy budget. A computing device is configured to operate using energy provided from at least one energy source. The computing device includes a memory and a memory controller coupled to the memory. The memory controller includes a calibration circuit configured to perform a memory calibration. The computing device further includes an energy detection circuit configured to detect and indicate an amount of energy available to the computing device. The memory controller is configured to, based on the amount of energy available to the computing device and a specified energy limit, modify a resolution of the memory calibration such that the memory calibration consumes less energy than the specified energy limit. |
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| #12326772 | Toggle-based power management |
| Applied: | 04/13/2023, #18/300220 |
| Issued: | 06/10/2025, [789 days App to Issue] Normal range: (550 to 1862) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 635250 patents, 20258 companies, and 395353 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: 37000 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin Goetzel, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Alexander Gendler (Kiryat Ata, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Techniques are disclosed relating to data rate limiting based on toggle rate. In some embodiments, toggle detector circuitry determines a toggle rate between consecutive clock cycles for node circuitry that communicates via a data bus and provides toggle information to data rate limiter circuitry based on the determined toggle rate. The data rate limiter circuitry may limit data rate based on toggle information and the one or more limit inputs. Toggle detector circuitry may be configured to aggregate the toggle rate over multiple cycles using a rolling multi-cycle window, generate toggle information for windows of different lengths, generate toggle information for different data, or some combination thereof. |
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| #12326819 | Renaming context identifiers in a processor |
| Applied: | 08/31/2023, #18/459203 |
| Issued: | 06/10/2025, [649 days App to Issue] Normal range: (550 to 1862) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 635250 patents, 20258 companies, and 395353 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: 37000 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin Goetzel, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | John D. Pape (Cedar Park, TX) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | An apparatus includes a context identification circuit and a translation lookaside buffer (TLB) circuit. The context identification circuit may be configured to receive a context identifier assigned to a process being executed by a processor, and to assign a rename value to the context identifier that has fewer bits than the context identifier. The TLB circuit may be configured to receive a translation request for a virtual address that is associated with the process. The TLB circuit may be further configured to cache a translation of the virtual address to a corresponding physical address. The given entry may be tagged with a portion of the virtual address and the rename value. In response to a subsequent translation request for the virtual address, the TLB circuit may detect, using the portion of the virtual address and the rename value, a hit on the given entry of the TLB circuit. |
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| #12326973 | Electronic device with optical sensor for color detection |
| Applied: | 02/15/2024, #18/443164 |
| Issued: | 06/10/2025, [481 days App to Issue] Unusually Fast Normal range: (550 to 1862) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 635250 patents, 20258 companies, and 395353 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: 37000 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Treyz Law Group, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Christopher M Dodson (Denver, CO) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A head-mounted device may have a gaze tracking system and an optical sensor. The gaze tracking system may include a camera, ambient light sensor, or other optical sensor to determine an angle/direction of a user''s gaze. The optical sensor may be a camera, directional color ambient light sensor, or other optical sensor. After determining the user''s gaze, the optical sensor may be used to determine the color of an external object in the direction of the determined angle/direction. For example, the color of the external object may be determined in response to an input from the user, such as a button press, a voice command, or a blink. The determined color may be used as an input color in a virtual space or on another device. |
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| #12326996 | System and machine learning method for separating noise and signal in multitouch sensors |
| Applied: | 04/08/2024, #18/629255 |
| Issued: | 06/10/2025, [428 days App to Issue] Unusually Fast Normal range: (550 to 1862) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 635250 patents, 20258 companies, and 395353 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: 37000 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kubota Basol LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Lichen Wang (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | In some examples, touch data can include noise. Machine learning techniques, such as gated recurrent units and convolutional neural networks can be used to mitigate noise present in touch data. In some examples, a gated recurrent unit stage and a convolutional neural network stage can be arranged in series, such as by providing the output of the gated recurrent unit as input to the convolutional neural network. The gated recurrent unit can remove noise caused by a first component of the electronic device and the convolutional neural network can remove noise caused by a second component of the electronic device, for example. Thus, together, the gated recurrent unit and the convolutional neural network can remove or substantially reduce the noise in the touch data. |
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| #12327011 | Devices, methods, and graphical user interfaces for providing notifications and application information |
| Applied: | 01/08/2024, #18/407235 |
| Issued: | 06/10/2025, [519 days App to Issue] Unusually Fast Normal range: (550 to 1862) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 635250 patents, 20258 companies, and 395353 inventors in 250 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 51; Unusually More Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | APPLE (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 37000 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Morgan, Lewis Bockius LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Graham R. Clarke (Scotts Valley, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=4 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A computer system displays a first user interface that includes respective selectable representations of a plurality of categories for media items associated with the computer system, including at least a first selectable representation of a first category and a second selectable representation of a second category. While displaying the first user interface for configuring the system user interface, the computer system detects a first input selecting a set of one or more of the plurality of categories. After the set of one or more of the plurality of categories were selected by the first input, the computer system displays the system user interface, wherein displaying the system user interface includes, over time displaying the system user interface with a plurality of versions of the first background that respectively include media items selected from media items in respective categories in the set of one or more of the plurality of categories. |
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| #12327014 | Devices, methods, and user interfaces for edge and corner interactions |
| Applied: | 02/22/2024, #18/584966 |
| Issued: | 06/10/2025, [474 days App to Issue] Unusually Fast Normal range: (550 to 1862) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 635250 patents, 20258 companies, and 395353 inventors in 250 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 87; Unusually More Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | APPLE (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 37000 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Morgan, Lewis Bockius LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Gemma A. Roper (San Francisco, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=2, M=4 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | An electronic device includes a display. The electronic device detects an input along a device edge. In response to detecting the input and in accordance with a determination that the input meets one or more criteria and is detected at a first input location, the device displays a user interface at a first display location on the display that corresponds to the first input location. In response to detecting the input and in accordance with a determination that the input meets the one or more criteria and is detected at a second input location, the device displays the user interface at a second display location on the display that corresponds to the second input location. While the user interface is displayed, the device detects another input and, in response, the device adjusts a parameter for a function represented in the user interface in accordance with the other input. |
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| #12327157 | Techniques for managing physical cards stored in a physical wallet |
| Applied: | 09/20/2023, #18/471268 |
| Issued: | 06/10/2025, [629 days App to Issue] Normal range: (539 to 1675) |
| Pat Class: | G06K [RECOGNITION OF DATA; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRI...] In this class there are; 94737 patents, 5775 companies, and 65023 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: 37000 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: DICKINSON WRIGHT RLLP |
| 1st Invent: | Joel N. Ruscher (Fremont, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=5 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | This Application sets forth techniques for managing (e.g., tracking or detecting the presence or absence of) physical cards stored in a physical wallet. In particular, the techniques set forth a smart wallet configured to detect the physical cards stored therein, as well as a smart card configured to be inserted into a traditional wallet and to detect the physical cards stored therein. The smart wallet/smart card can be configured to, upon detecting a change to physical cards stored in the smart wallet/traditional wallet, gather information associated with the physical cards and store the information into a memory of the smart wallet/smart card. The smart wallet/smart card can, upon being communicably coupled to a wireless device, transmit the information to the wireless device. Subsequently, the wireless device can output a notification indicating any missing physical cards as well as provide remedial options. |
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| #12327177 | Processing non-power-of-two work unit in neural processor circuit |
| Applied: | 01/13/2021, #17/148358 |
| Issued: | 06/10/2025, [1609 days App to Issue] Normal range: (683 to 1765) |
| Pat Class: | G06N [COMPUTER SYSTEMS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS...] In this class there are; 18028 patents, 5313 companies, and 83948 inventors in 232 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (10 to 26) |
| Assignee: | APPLE (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 37000 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein Fox P.L.L.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Christopher L. Mills (Saratoga, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A neural processor includes one or more neural engine circuits for performing convolution operations on input data corresponding to one or more tasks to generate output data. The neural engine circuits process the input data having a power-of-two (P2) shape. The neural processor circuit also includes a data processor circuit. The data processor circuit fetches source data having a non-power-of-two (NP2) shape. The source data may correspond to data of a machine learning model. The data processor circuit also reshapes the source data to generate reshaped source data with the P2 shape. The data processor circuit further sends the reshaped source data to the one or more neural engine circuits as the input data for performing convolution operations. In some cases, the data processor circuit may also perform padding on the source data before the source data is reshaped to the P2 shape. |
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| #12327314 | Variable transparency layers for light-weight rendering |
| Applied: | 05/31/2022, #17/804799 |
| Issued: | 06/10/2025, [1106 days App to Issue] Normal range: (487 to 1517) |
| Pat Class: | G06T [IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL [2006.0...] In this class there are; 49352 patents, 6148 companies, and 82115 inventors in 238 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (11 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 37000 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin Goetzel, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Afshin Taghavi Nasrabadi (Sunnyvale, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A decoding computing device receives a bit stream for compressed volumetric visual content, such as immersive media. The bit stream includes video encoded image frames comprising packed attribute patch images, depth maps for a 3D scene represented by the volumetric visual content, and a variable transparency layer indicating boundaries of objects at different depths within the 3D scene represented by the volumetric visual content. Instead of generating a mesh having a large number of vertices, the decoder generates a lower resolution mesh and applies the variable transparency layer, such that portions of triangles or polygons of the lower resolution mesh extending beyond the boundaries of the objects at the different depths of the 3D scene are made transparent and not shown as being stretched across large depth distances. |
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| #12327519 | Electronic devices with displays for mitigating cathode noise |
| Applied: | 07/07/2022, #17/859835 |
| Issued: | 06/10/2025, [1069 days App to Issue] Normal range: (543 to 1749) |
| Pat Class: | G09G [ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVI...] In this class there are; 56525 patents, 1279 companies, and 15917 inventors in 173 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 23; Normal range for this patent class is (7 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 37000 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Treyz Law Group |
| 1st Invent: | Chin-Wei Lin (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=3, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A display may include an array of pixels. Each pixel in the array may include a drive transistor, emission transistors, a data loading transistor, a gate voltage setting transistor, an initialization transistor, an anode reset transistor, a storage capacitor, and an optional current boosting capacitor coupled in series with an isolation transistor. A data refresh may include a initialization phase, a threshold voltage sampling phase, and a data programming phase. The threshold voltage sampling phase can be substantially longer than the data programming phase to decrease a current sampling level during the threshold voltage sampling phase, which helps reduce the display luminance sensitivity to temperature variations. During a data refresh, the isolation transistor can be turned on to provide current boosting. During emission periods, the isolation transistor is turned off to prevent cathode noise from potentially coupling through to one or more direct-current voltage nodes in the pixel. |
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| #12327554 | Devices and methods for invoking digital assistants |
| Applied: | 02/28/2022, #17/682691 |
| Issued: | 06/10/2025, [1198 days App to Issue] Normal range: (519 to 1767) |
| Pat Class: | G10L [SPEECH ANALYSIS OR SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEEC...] In this class there are; 25297 patents, 1924 companies, and 27063 inventors in 202 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 42; Unusually More Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 37000 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: DLA Piper LLP (US) |
| 1st Invent: | Garrett L. Weinberg (Santa Cruz, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=4, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Devices and methods for invoking digital assistants are provided. An example method includes displaying, on a display, a virtual reality (''VR'') environment, wherein the VR environment includes a first avatar representing a domain-specific digital assistant, and wherein the domain-specific digital assistant corresponds to a first domain; and while displaying the first avatar within the VR environment: receiving a user voice input; determining whether the user voice input represents an intent to invoke the domain-specific digital assistant or an intent to invoke a second digital assistant; and in accordance with a determination that the user voice input represents an intent to invoke the second digital assistant: invoking the second digital assistant; determining, based on the user voice input, a first digital assistant response using the second digital assistant; and outputting, via a speaker, the first digital assistant response. |
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| #12327681 | Magnetic alignment assembly for inductive charging systems |
| Applied: | 03/18/2022, #17/655533 |
| Issued: | 06/10/2025, [1180 days App to Issue] Normal range: (627 to 1629) |
| Pat Class: | H01F [MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; SELECTION OF MATERI...] In this class there are; 13938 patents, 1190 companies, and 9347 inventors in 193 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 7; Normal range for this patent class is (6 to 22) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 37000 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Brennan K. Vanden Hoek (Bear Valley, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A magnetic alignment assembly can be incorporated into an electronic device to facilitate alignment with another device. The magnetic alignment assembly can include a main magnet (e.g., a square or rectangular magnet) having a magnetic dipole in an axial direction and a ring magnet coaxial with the main magnet. The ring magnet can be smaller than the main magnet. The ring magnet can be positioned between the main magnet and an interface surface. |
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| #12327831 | Method for balancing a C-Rate of battery jelly rolls of different capacities |
| Applied: | 05/02/2023, #18/310779 |
| Issued: | 06/10/2025, [770 days App to Issue] Normal range: (701 to 1883) |
| Pat Class: | H01M [PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONV...] In this class there are; 56490 patents, 1970 companies, and 21617 inventors in 211 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 5; Unusually Few Normal range for this patent class is (6 to 22) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 37000 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: BakerHostetler |
| 1st Invent: | Loren L. Roy (Los Gatos, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=0 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Battery packs having jelly roll battery cells of different capacities may have an imbalance in the charging and/or discharging current supplied to and provided by each jelly roll due to differences in capacity specific impedance between the battery cells of the battery pack. A C-rate (i.e., current relative to rated capacity) of a lower capacity first battery cell and a higher capacity second battery cell connected in parallel may be balanced by repositioning and/or increasing the number of cathode tabs and anode tabs of the second jelly roll battery cell to reduce an impedance of the second battery cell. |
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| #12327941 | Pass-through connectors for connector systems |
| Applied: | 09/23/2021, #17/482879 |
| Issued: | 06/10/2025, [1356 days App to Issue] Unusually Slow Normal range: (362 to 1170) |
| Pat Class: | H01R [ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIA...] In this class there are; 44113 patents, 1905 companies, and 17500 inventors in 220 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 18; Normal range for this patent class is (6 to 22) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 37000 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Michael A. Kinney (San Francisco, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Methods and apparatus that can allow an electronic device housed in a protective accessory to communicate with another electronic device, and are readily manufactured. An example can provide a connector assembly that can include a number of top contacts electrically connected to a corresponding number of bottom contacts. The top contacts can be spaced at a first pitch while the bottom contacts can be spaced at a second pitch, the second pitch different than the first pitch. |
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| #12328157 | Band identifier system for wearable devices |
| Applied: | 02/28/2024, #18/590846 |
| Issued: | 06/10/2025, [468 days App to Issue] Unusually Fast Normal range: (525 to 1777) |
| Pat Class: | H04B [TRANSMISSION [4]...] In this class there are; 84252 patents, 3650 companies, and 45673 inventors in 228 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (8 to 28) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 37000 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: BAKERHOSTETLER |
| 1st Invent: | Daniel J. Hiemstra (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=5 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Wearable electronic devices, such as smart watches, can be provided with a band for securing the device to a wearer. The device and the band can include near-field communications (NFC) components that allow the device to uniquely identify the band. Device operations such as the color, theme, or content displayed on the device can be based, in part, on the identification of a particular band. The band may include a miniature NFC tag in an attachment portion of the band that is configured to be received in a recess in a housing of the device. An NFC module for reading the NFC tag can be provided within the recess of the housing, so that the attachment portion of the band and the recess in the device housing position and align the NFC tag with the NFC module when the band is attached to the device. |
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| #12328181 | Methods and systems for language processing with radio devices |
| Applied: | 07/19/2022, #17/868393 |
| Issued: | 06/10/2025, [1057 days App to Issue] Normal range: (490 to 1922) |
| Pat Class: | H04M [TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling othe...] In this class there are; 42529 patents, 2864 companies, and 32360 inventors in 213 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 33; Unusually More Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 29) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 37000 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: DLA Piper LLP (US) |
| 1st Invent: | Andrew B. Ingebretsen (Seattle, WA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Systems and processes for language processing with radio devices are provided. For example, radio broadcast information is received at a first electronic device, and a vocabulary is modified based on the received radio broadcast information. A speech input is received from a user of the first electronic device. A user intent of the speech input is obtained based on the modified vocabulary. A request is transmitted, based on the user intent, to a second electronic device. |
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| #12328287 | Beam switching in intra-band non-contiguous carrier aggregation |
| Applied: | 11/11/2019, #17/293115 |
| Issued: | 06/10/2025, [2038 days App to Issue] Unusually Slow Normal range: (512 to 1768) |
| Pat Class: | H04L [TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC C...] In this class there are; 199468 patents, 12886 companies, and 226609 inventors in 247 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 19; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 37000 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein Fox P.L.L.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Yang Tang (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Various embodiments herein describe solutions to issues in beam switching for intra-band non-contiguous carrier aggregation. For example, the UE may interrupt downlink communication on one or more component carriers when the UE switches the receive beam with intra-band non-contiguous carrier aggregation. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. |
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| #12328373 | Push notifications for multiple user devices |
| Applied: | 03/25/2024, #18/616022 |
| Issued: | 06/10/2025, [442 days App to Issue] Unusually Fast Normal range: (512 to 1768) |
| Pat Class: | H04L [TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC C...] In this class there are; 199468 patents, 12886 companies, and 226609 inventors in 247 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 37000 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: DICKINSON WRIGHT RLLP |
| 1st Invent: | Christopher M. Bell (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A server network accepts asynchronous notification messages from multiple application servers and efficiently routes notification messages in the form of notification taps to a user device, which can operate in a low power mode. The user device may or may not be a cellular device. The server network maintains states for the user devices in terms of identifiers useful for routing. A network server proximate to the user device registers the identifiers useful for routing the notifications. When the server network receives a notification from a source application, the proximate network server determines a routing based on the registration and sends a notification tap to the user device. The user device can obtain notification content sourced by the source application. The user device can delegate the role of receiving notification taps to a delegate device, where the delegate device may have wall-power and/or a wired or wireless network connection. |
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| #12328532 | Varying audio visual compression based on AI detection or classification results |
| Applied: | 05/17/2022, #17/746929 |
| Issued: | 06/10/2025, [1120 days App to Issue] Normal range: (446 to 1816) |
| Pat Class: | H04N [PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION [4]...] In this class there are; 152395 patents, 6491 companies, and 78384 inventors in 236 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (7 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 37000 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: BAKERHOSTETLER |
| 1st Invent: | Peter Zatloukal (Seattle, WA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | In one embodiment, a computing device receives, from one or more cameras, a video stream comprising multiple frames, where the video stream is received at a first quality. The computing device analyzes, using a machine-learning model, images in the frames, where the machine-learning model has been trained to detect one or more objects-of-interest in the images. The computing device identifies a sequence-of-interest including consecutive frames of the video stream, where at least one object-of-interest was detected in at least one of the consecutive frames. The computing device generates a video package including the sequence-of-interest. |
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| #12328600 | PUSCH default beam in NR with multi-TRP multi-panel operation |
| Applied: | 05/13/2020, #17/439777 |
| Issued: | 06/10/2025, [1854 days App to Issue] Unusually Slow Normal range: (500 to 1670) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 138479 patents, 7012 companies, and 93381 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: 37000 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein Fox P.L.L.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Guotong Wang (Beijing, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Techniques are provided for selecting a spatial relation for a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission by a user equipment (UE) operating in a multi-transmission reception point (TRP) multi-antenna panel environment. For example, the UE prepares a PUSCH transmission intended for a first TRP of a plurality of TRPs available to the UE in the wireless network, and determines a first antenna port group of a plurality of antenna port groups of the UE that is more directionally aligned with the first TRP than other antenna port groups of the plurality of antenna port groups. The UE further transmits the PUSCH transmission to the first TRP via the first antenna port group using a default spatial relation used for a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) communication with the first TRP via the first antenna port group. |
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| #12328609 | Beam information reporting for PUCCH secondary cell activation |
| Applied: | 05/11/2021, #17/755682 |
| Issued: | 06/10/2025, [1491 days App to Issue] Normal range: (525 to 1777) |
| Pat Class: | H04B [TRANSMISSION [4]...] In this class there are; 84252 patents, 3650 companies, and 45673 inventors in 228 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 18; Normal range for this patent class is (8 to 28) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 37000 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Fay Kaplun Marcin, LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Jie Cui (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=2, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A user equipment (UE) is configured to report beam information for a secondary cell. The UE receives a signal from a network indicating that a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) secondary cell (SCell) activation procedure has been initiated, collects beam information corresponding to a target PUCCH SCell, reports the beam information to the network, determines that the target PUCCH SCell has been activated as a PUCCH SCell and transmits uplink control information (UCI) over a PUCCH to the PUCCH SCell, wherein the UE is also configured with a different PUCCH corresponding to a primary cell (PCell). |
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| #12328612 | Measurement objects merging for NR unlicensed spectrums |
| Applied: | 04/13/2021, #17/593711 |
| Issued: | 06/10/2025, [1519 days App to Issue] Normal range: (500 to 1670) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 138479 patents, 7012 companies, and 93381 inventors in 242 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 13; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | APPLE (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 37000 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Dorsey Whitney LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Jie Cui (Cupertino, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=2, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | This disclosure describes techniques for NR-U MO merging in EN-DC and NR-DC embodiments, with consideration of additional parameters including different Q values and RSSI Measurement Timing Configuration (RMTC) configurations. |
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| #12328613 | Measurement gap cancellation |
| Applied: | 09/24/2021, #17/905231 |
| Issued: | 06/10/2025, [1355 days App to Issue] Normal range: (500 to 1670) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 138479 patents, 7012 companies, and 93381 inventors in 242 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 11; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | APPLE (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 37000 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Dorsey Whitney LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Qiming Li (Beijing, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | The present disclosure relates to measurement gap cancellation. A method for a user equipment (UE) may comprise receiving, from a network (NW) device, measurement gap (MG) cancellation information associated with a particular MG of one or more MG patterns to be used by the UE; and determining whether the particular MG shall be cancelled based on the MG cancellation information. |
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| #12328676 | Transmitting wake-up signals for paging operations |
| Applied: | 10/17/2023, #18/488088 |
| Issued: | 06/10/2025, [602 days App to Issue] Normal range: (500 to 1670) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 138479 patents, 7012 companies, and 93381 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: 37000 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Fay Kaplun Marcin, LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Fangli Xu (Beijing, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A base station is configured to transmit wake-up signals to a user equipment to wake-up the UE to receive a page from the base station. The base station transmits one or more synchronization signals, wherein the synchronization signals correspond to a wake-up signal (WUS) that is to be transmitted to a user equipment (UE) operating in a paging discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle, wherein the paging DRX cycle includes a paging occasion (PO) and transmits the WUS to the UE during a WUS occasion, wherein the WUS indicates whether the UE is to utilize an active mode or a sleep mode during the PO. |
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| #12328693 | Distributed and synchronized bluetooth scan across multiple devices for faster bluetooth discovery |
| Applied: | 07/08/2024, #18/765890 |
| Issued: | 06/10/2025, [337 days App to Issue] Unusually Fast Normal range: (500 to 1670) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 138479 patents, 7012 companies, and 93381 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: 37000 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN FOX P.L.L.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Yann Ly-Gagnon (San Francisco, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=4 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Some aspects of this disclosure include apparatuses and methods for implementing a synchronized short range communication protocol scan mechanism across multiple devices. Some aspects relate to an electronic device including a transceiver configured to communicate based on a short range communication protocol and a processor communicatively coupled to the transceiver. The processor receives one or more parameters from a peripheral electronic device and determines, based at least on the one or more parameters, one or more synchronization parameters. The processor further transmits the one or more synchronization parameters to the peripheral electronic device. The one or more synchronization parameters can include at least a scan offset associated with the peripheral electronic device. |
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| #12328738 | Systems, methods, and apparatuses for cross division duplex operation in wireless communication |
| Applied: | 08/23/2022, #17/821565 |
| Issued: | 06/10/2025, [1022 days App to Issue] Normal range: (500 to 1670) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 138479 patents, 7012 companies, and 93381 inventors in 242 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 18; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | APPLE (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 37000 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Dorsey Whitney LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Hong He (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Systems, methods, and apparatuses for cross division duplex (XDD) operation in a wireless communication system are described herein. A user equipment (UE) is configured with one or more sub-bands (SBs) within a larger overall bandwidth (BW) (e.g., represented by a component carrier (CC), a bandwidth part (BWP), etc.), and that use uplink (UL)/downlink (DL) resource allocation(s) that may be different than the larger BW. Configurations for such SB-specific (SBS) arrangements that use guard bands (GBs) between SBs are discussed. Mechanisms for slot format indications (SFIs) within such SBs using either SBS DCI or cross-SB DCI are discussed. Mechanisms for providing SBS uplink resource for initial access (e.g., random access) using at least one initial UL BWP that is configured relative to one or more SBs and that may be used by XDD-capable UEs are discussed. |
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| #12328740 | Downlink transmission in TDD supporting feNB-IoTs |
| Applied: | 11/28/2022, #17/994835 |
| Issued: | 06/10/2025, [925 days App to Issue] Normal range: (500 to 1670) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 138479 patents, 7012 companies, and 93381 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: 37000 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin Goetzel, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Seunghee Han (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: No name resolution. |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Embodiments of a User Equipment (UE), generation Node-B (gNB) and methods of communication are generally described herein. The UE may receive, from a gNB, a narrowband physical downlink control channel (NPDCCH) that indicates a number of narrowband internet-of-things (NB-IoT) downlink subframes for a downlink scheduling delay of a narrowband physical downlink shared channel (NPDSCH) in one or more radio frames configured for time-division duplexing (TDD) operation. Subframes of the one or more radio frames may include uplink subframes, NB-IoT downlink subframes for downlink NB-IoT transmissions, and downlink subframes for other downlink transmissions. The UE may determine the downlink scheduling delay based on an earliest subframe for which a count of NB-IoT downlink subframes is equal to the number of NB-IoT downlink subframes indicated in the NPDCCH. |
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| #12328761 | Schemes to avoid periodic resource collisions |
| Applied: | 08/06/2020, #17/442359 |
| Issued: | 06/10/2025, [1769 days App to Issue] Unusually Slow Normal range: (500 to 1670) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 138479 patents, 7012 companies, and 93381 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: 37000 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Eschweiler Potashnik, LLC |
| 1st Invent: | Chunhai Yao (Beijing, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=2, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Systems, methods and circuitries are provided for performing UE autonomous selection in a vehicle-to-anything (V2X) communication environment, that includes one or more processors configured to schedule resources for discontinuous periodic transmission having a scheduled discontinuous time period in which scheduled resources are not transmitted. The one or more processors are further configured to perform a monitoring operation at the scheduled discontinuous time period, the monitoring operation comprising a monitoring for a collision of scheduled resources of the evaluating UE with scheduled resources of a competing UE, and selectively perform a corrective action when a collision of scheduled resources of the evaluating UE with scheduled resources of the competing UE is detected during the monitoring operation. |
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| #12328776 | Determining whether to display an indicator of millimeter wave cellular availability |
| Applied: | 08/10/2023, #18/447982 |
| Issued: | 06/10/2025, [670 days App to Issue] Normal range: (500 to 1670) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 138479 patents, 7012 companies, and 93381 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: 37000 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin Goetzel, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Shivani Suresh Babu (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=4, M=8 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | This disclosure relates to techniques for a wireless device to determine whether to display an indicator of millimeter wave cellular availability. A wireless device may establish a radio resource control connection that includes connectivity with a fifth generation new radio millimeter wave cell. The wireless device may determine to display an indication of millimeter wave cell availability. The wireless device may determine location status information and motion status information for the wireless device. The wireless device may determine when to cease displaying the indication of millimeter wave cell availability after the radio resource control connection is released or the millimeter wave cell is deconfigured based at least in part on the location status information for the wireless device and the motion status information for the wireless device. |
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| #12328789 | Radio resource control connection procedures for remote wireless devices |
| Applied: | 04/12/2024, #18/634672 |
| Issued: | 06/10/2025, [424 days App to Issue] Unusually Fast Normal range: (500 to 1670) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 138479 patents, 7012 companies, and 93381 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: 37000 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin Goetzel, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Fangli Xu (Beijing, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | This disclosure relates to techniques for performing radio resource control procedures for remote wireless devices in a wireless communication system. A remote wireless device may transmit a radio resource control message that includes information configured to be relayed to a cellular base station to a relay wireless device, which may relay the information to the cellular base station. The cellular base station may also transmit a radio resource control message that includes information configured to be relayed to the remote wireless device to the relay wireless device, which may relay the information to the remote wireless device. |
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