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Tag: Apple patents

Apple patent reveals ‘Apple Car’ airbag system

Wednesday, February 17, 2021 10:02 am9 Comments

Apple has filed a patent application (number 10,919,482) for an “airbag-based occupant safety system,” ostensibly for an “Apple Car.”

Apple granted new AirPods Max patent for glass earcups

Tuesday, February 16, 2021 12:54 pmTuesday, February 16, 20213 Comments

Today the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office officially granted Apple a patent that relates to AirPods Max described as having glass earcups …

New Apple patent reveals work on Apple Watch blood pressure measurement

Tuesday, January 5, 2021 10:41 am2 Comments

Apple has been granted a patent with the goal of making the Apple Watch an effective blood pressure measuring tool…

Forget 5G. Apple is really betting on this technology with iPhone 12

Monday, November 9, 2020 4:38 pm5 Comments

Apple hasn’t yet introduced an augmented reality device or even promised one, but the company recently took steps to build the most advanced…

Apple smartglasses could give users ‘night vision’

Thursday, October 29, 2020 10:48 am10 Comments

With a combination of radar and LiDAR, Apple smartglasses could provide users with “night vision” when light levels are too low for the human eye…


Apple patent application reveals self-healing display for foldable iPhone

Thursday, October 1, 2020 11:35 am2 Comments

The Apple patent describes a foldable device, like an iPhone or iPad, that includes a display with a layer featuring self-healing properties…

Apple granted two more patents for ‘Apple Glasses’

Tuesday, September 22, 2020 11:13 am12 Comments

Apple has been granted two patents for its rumored “Apple Glasses,” an augmented reality / virtual reality / mixed reality head-mounted…

Apple silicon-powered MacBook likely the first Mac to get Face ID

Thursday, September 10, 2020 9:25 am3 Comments

A new patent filing (number 20200285314) hints that Face ID may be finally coming to the Mac.In the patent application, Apple says there…

Apple Glasses could offer ‘predictive, foveated VR’

Monday, August 17, 2020 9:55 amMonday, August 17, 20203 Comments

Apple has been granted yet another U.S. patent (number 10,739,599) for what we commonly call “Apple Glasses,” the company’s expected…

Apple granted U.S. patent for dual 5G/LTE connectivity

Monday, July 20, 2020 12:26 pm1 Comment

With all four expected models of the upcoming “iPhone 12” expected to offer 5G connectivity, Apple’s U.S. patent for 5G /LTE dual connectivity reveals…

Apple granted 64 patents, including vehicle charging system, braking system, and more

Tuesday, May 26, 2020 5:08 pm1 Comment

Apple today was granted 64 patents indicating that the pace of Apple’s intellectual property on their Project Titan vehicle/vehicular systems…

Apple granted a U.S. patent for an ‘Apple Glove’

Tuesday, May 5, 2020 11:12 am2 Comments

Apple is working on tech that would allow Macs and iPads to be controlled by an “Apple Glove.” The company has been granted a patent (number 10,642,356)…

Apple patent reveals Apple Watch shark detection

Tuesday, April 14, 2020 3:20 pm14 Comments

A newly-granted Apple patent (number 10,617,358) shows an Apple Watch that’s even more valuable to surfers by including shark detection …

Apple patent application reveals Macs with Face ID

Thursday, March 26, 2020 11:11 am1 Comment

Based on an Apple patent revealed by the USPTO, it looks like Apple intends to finally bring Face ID biometric authentication to Macs …

Apple prepping a shape-shifting Magic Mouse?

Tuesday, March 17, 2020 10:18 am3 Comments

Apple’s Magic Mouse of the future may have shape-shifting capabilities by actually changing its physical shape in order to make itself more comfortable…

Latest batch of foldable phones exhibit poor durability

Wednesday, February 19, 2020 1:09 pm8 Comments

A handful of companies, best know for copying Apple’e iPhone, are trying to differentiate themselves with so-called foldable phones…

Apple patent app reveals ‘autonomous navigation system’ for vehicles

Thursday, February 13, 2020 2:46 pmThursday, February 13, 20202 Comments

Apple has filed for a U.S. patent for an “autonomous navigation system” which enables autonomous navigation of a vehicle along one or more portions of…

Strategy Analytics: Foldable smartphone shipments to hit 100 million by 2025

Monday, February 10, 2020 8:34 am8 Comments

According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global foldable smartphone shipments will grow from under 1M units in 2019 to 100M by 2025…

Apple patent app reveals radical iMac made of single sheet of glass

Friday, January 24, 2020 3:37 pm14 Comments

A newly-published Apple patent application reveals that the company is considering a radical redesign: an iMac made of single sheet of glass …

Zens Liberty charger looks close to what Apple wanted AirPower to be

Tuesday, January 21, 2020 3:03 pmTuesday, January 21, 20202 Comments

The Zens Liberty wireless charging mat may not entirely replicate what Apple wanted their AirPower charger to be, but it does a remarkable job…

Newly-revealed patents offer glimpse of Apple’s 2020 vision

Thursday, January 2, 2020 11:05 amNo Comments

Apple patents granted in the final moments of 2019 shine a little light into its plans for the next decade…

Apple patent application reveals self-tightening Apple Watch band with health sensors

Tuesday, December 17, 2019 11:30 amTuesday, December 17, 20192 Comments

The tightness sensor and health sensor could work in tandem to monitoring changes in the tightness of the band, adjust tightness, and measure various health/fitness metics….

Apple wins patent for in-display Touch ID system already in use in 16-inch MacBook Pro

Tuesday, December 17, 2019 9:43 am2 Comments

Apple continues to work on both Touch ID and Face ID biometric security and today was awarded a patent for a fingerprint reader that could be embedded into a display…

Apple granted U.S. patent for a next-gen Magic Mouse: Magic Mouse Pro?

Tuesday, December 3, 2019 1:18 pm4 Comments

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of X newly granted patents for Apple Inc. today…

Apple granted patent for a vehicle floor

Saturday, November 23, 2019 10:10 am7 Comments

In the patent info, the tech giant says “it would be advantageous to provide a floor structure” for an automobile that distributes forces…

Apple patent filing reveals voice- and touch-based vehicle user interface

Friday, November 8, 2019 8:55 amFriday, November 8, 20195 Comments

Apple has filed for a patent for a “voice and touch user interface” for an automobile…

Future Apple Memoji could be created automatically from users’ photos

Tuesday, October 22, 2019 8:56 am3 Comments

An iPhone or iPad may automatically generate Memoji for users by analyzing a photograph of the user’s face to determine the closest combination of facial features…

Apple patent reveals new keyboard mechanisms to make thinner MacBooks

Tuesday, September 24, 2019 9:01 amTuesday, September 24, 201911 Comments

Future MacBooks could be made even thinner by using a slimmer keyboard, by switching out the butterfly mechanism for one where the keys are positioned much closer to the circuit board…

Apple granted more U.S. patents for Apple Watch ‘smartbands’

Tuesday, September 3, 2019 5:31 pm3 Comments

Apple has been granted a trio of U.S. patents for Apple Watch smart bands…

Apple patent reveals vehicle imaging system for object detection

Tuesday, August 27, 2019 9:41 amTuesday, August 27, 20194 Comments

Apple has been granted a patent (number 10,397,497) for a “solar invariant imaging system for object detection” in a vehicle…

Apple was granted over 2,000 patents last year

Thursday, August 15, 2019 10:00 amThursday, August 15, 2019No Comments

Apple was last year granted more than 2,000 patents, putting in around 10th place in a ranking of US companies…

Apple patent reveals plans to make MacBooks perform faster than ever

Monday, August 12, 2019 2:02 pm4 Comments

A newly-revealed Apple patent application shows how Apple is working to make future MacBooks perform even better for users…

Apple’s MacBook Face ID could be even better than the iPhone’s

Wednesday, August 7, 2019 1:00 pmWednesday, August 7, 20197 Comments

Apple’s Face ID has been a popular biometric security feature for the iPhone….

Apple patents gesture, expression tracking for mixed reality headset

Monday, July 22, 2019 10:01 pmNo Comments

Apple’s upcoming mixed reality headset could include a number of sensors to track the eyes, gestures and even facial expressions of its users…

Apple patent application hints at Apple Watch ‘smartbands’

Monday, June 24, 2019 8:31 amNo Comments

Future Apple Watch bands may have additional features and do more than simply keep the smart watch on your wrist…

Analysts: Apple could gain smartphone market share thanks to Trump administration’s Huawei ban

Thursday, June 13, 2019 4:40 pmThursday, June 13, 20193 Comments

While the Trump administration’s ban on Huawei is causing trouble for the smartphone maker, Apple has a chance to gain smartphone market share…

Apple patent reveals in-vehicle ‘interactive screen projection’ system

Friday, May 31, 2019 8:27 amNo Comments

Apple has been granted a patent (number 20190164344) for a ‘system and method for interactive screen projection’ for a vehicle…

Analyst: Apple is investing heavily in R&D of new products

Friday, May 17, 2019 5:32 pmFriday, May 17, 201917 Comments

Investors are focusing on the “apparent lack of ongoing innovation at Apple,” but…

We’re still waiting on ‘smartbands’ for our Apple Watch

Wednesday, May 15, 2019 10:32 am2 Comments

A smarter watch band will play a crucial role in Apple Watch’s future as a personal technology device…

Apple granted patent for a ‘passenger vehicle door and window’

Tuesday, May 14, 2019 10:14 amTuesday, May 14, 201911 Comments

A passenger vehicle includes a body, a powertrain, a first door, and a second door…

New details emerge about Apple’s Lighthouse deal

Thursday, March 28, 2019 11:31 am2 Comments

In March, Apple acquired the patents of Lighthouse, the maker of a security camera powered by artificial intelligence…

Thoughts on Apple TV+

Wednesday, March 27, 2019 8:35 am6 Comments

What’s the best way to watch Apple’s TV channel…

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