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Tag: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Apple patent application reveals more about their optical iPen and graphics program

Thursday, May 24, 2012 9:34 amThursday, May 24, 20125 Comments

Apple continues to spend time and R&D funding on a future iPen device…

Apple wins 23 patents while new ultra-accurate hand gesturing peripheral is revealed for Macs

Tuesday, May 22, 2012 2:31 pmTuesday, May 22, 201213 Comments

The US Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of 23…

Apple patent application reveals ‘Tap to Focus’ camera feature advancements

Saturday, May 19, 2012 4:50 pm2 Comments

US Patent & Trademark Office has published a patent application from Apple Inc…

Apple patent app details new, possibly Liquidmetal-based speakerphone system for iOS devices

Thursday, May 17, 2012 8:40 amThursday, May 17, 20125 Comments

On May 17, 2012, the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application…

Apple patents wireless click wheel remote control for your vehicle’s steering wheel

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 11:40 amWednesday, May 16, 201217 Comments

The US Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of twenty-one newly granted patents…

Apple wins major virtual keyboard and Apple Retail Store design patents

Tuesday, May 15, 2012 1:02 pmTuesday, May 15, 20125 Comments

A major virtual keyboard victory for Apple could…

Apple thinking of resurrecting MacDraw?

Friday, May 11, 2012 11:00 amFriday, May 11, 201234 Comments

Two patent applications that were published in January and February 2010…

Apple patent application reveals 3D-based secure facial recognition system

Thursday, May 10, 2012 2:00 pmThursday, May 10, 20123 Comments

Thanks to its acquisition of Polar Rose for $29 million in 2010, Apple…

Apple looks to bolster Apple TV accessibility; new Nike + iPod patents surface

Thursday, May 10, 2012 12:31 pmThursday, May 10, 20121 Comment

On May 10, 2012 the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application…

Predicting Apple’s product path

Thursday, May 10, 2012 9:32 amThursday, May 10, 20124 Comments

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Apple patent application reveals wildly intelligent multi-tiered haptics system

Thursday, May 3, 2012 7:56 pm18 Comments

Today’s surprise invention packs a punch with a wildly intelligent multi-tiered hap tics system…

Apple patent application details next-gen connectors for slimmer devices

Thursday, April 19, 2012 3:38 pmThursday, April 19, 20124 Comments

The new connectors that are designed to be smarter, stronger and safer…

Apple v. Google case may end patent gold rush

Monday, April 16, 2012 3:41 pmMonday, April 16, 20121 Comment

Since the Supreme Court refused to narrow patents on software and business…

Apple patent describes greater magnetometer mapping accuracy for iOS devices in vehicles, aircraft and watercraft

Thursday, April 12, 2012 5:05 pmThursday, April 12, 201218 Comments

Apple has invented an advanced magnetometer application and related system designed specifically to…

Apple patent application reveals new no-code content authoring tool

Thursday, April 12, 2012 10:43 am8 Comments

On April 12, 2012, the US Patent & Trademark Office published…

Apple wins key multi-antenna patent covering LTE and more

Tuesday, April 10, 2012 9:44 pm4 Comments

The US Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series…

Apple reveals surround sound system for future MacBook Pro

Thursday, April 5, 2012 4:44 pmThursday, April 5, 201218 Comments

Apple thinks it’s time for a MacBook Pro to have a kick-ass surround sound audio system…

Apple patent application reveals powerful pattern detection for iOS cameras

Thursday, April 5, 2012 3:48 pm10 Comments

Apple’s iOS cameras will be eventually gaining very powerful pattern detection…

Apple patent application details face detection to unlock, customize and interact with iOS devices

Thursday, April 5, 2012 1:02 pmThursday, April 5, 201216 Comments

Apple has shown continued interest in using the forward facing camera on devices…

Apple secures 17 patents, including wireless sync

Tuesday, April 3, 2012 1:32 pmTuesday, April 3, 20125 Comments

The US Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series…

Apple wins patent relating to Nano SIM and iWallet chip

Tuesday, March 27, 2012 8:20 amTuesday, March 27, 20129 Comments

There’s been a lot of buzz over Apple’s proposal for a future miniature SIM card…

Apple patent application reveals advanced TV remote with iCloud features

Thursday, March 22, 2012 9:10 amThursday, March 22, 201217 Comments

An Apple patent application offers tantalizing clues about some of the possible new features that their TV…

Apple’s iWallet: The one that will rule the world

Wednesday, March 21, 2012 5:01 pmWednesday, March 21, 201218 Comments

A never before seen patent regarding Apple’s forthcoming iWallet…

Apple, Steve Jobs win design patent for Shanghai retail store design

Tuesday, March 20, 2012 8:43 am2 Comments

Apple has many flagship stores in high profile locations around the world…

Apple could own ‘Thunderbolt’ trademark in 30 days

Thursday, March 15, 2012 12:01 pmThursday, March 15, 201226 Comments

The US Patent & Trademark Office officially published Apple’s latest trademark…

Apple’s new iWallet patent hints at new killer app

Friday, March 9, 2012 9:09 am7 Comments

iWallet may be to iPhone 5 what Siri was to iPhone 4S…

Apple’s granted yet another foundational Multi-Touch patent

Tuesday, March 6, 2012 3:40 pm14 Comments

The US Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of twenty-five …

Apple wins major U.S. ‘iWallet’ patent; the one that may one day ‘rule the world’

Tuesday, March 6, 2012 3:27 pmTuesday, March 6, 201210 Comments

In May of 2010 we were surprised to see Apple’s first iWallet patent…

Apple patent applications detail new ‘motion signature’ for Nike+iPod, mixed media bookshelf for Apple TV, and more

Thursday, March 1, 2012 12:01 pmThursday, March 1, 20121 Comment

It appears that Apple may have at least two app upgrades in the works…

Apple snags blockbuster multi-touch patent

Wednesday, February 29, 2012 11:01 amWednesday, February 29, 201222 Comments

Apple was granted two dozen patents in the US Patent and Trademark Office…

Apple granted a foundational 3D user interface patent that might prove timely

Tuesday, February 28, 2012 6:09 pm7 Comments

The patent describes a new ‘transition engine’ that will be added to OS X and iOS…

Apple granted significant Multi-Touch™ patents

Tuesday, February 28, 2012 10:21 am12 Comments

The US Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of 24 newly granted patents …

Apple wins patents for future multi-positional iPad stand, core multi-touch tech and multi-touch iPod nano design

Tuesday, February 21, 2012 12:31 pmTuesday, February 21, 20124 Comments

The US Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of thirteen…

Apple files new iChat trademark while transitioning to OS X Mountain Lion’s ‘Messages’ app

Friday, February 17, 2012 5:32 pmFriday, February 17, 20123 Comments

The US Patent & Trademark Office published Apple’s latest trademark application…

Google files for slide-to-unlock patent as Apple battle heats up

Friday, February 17, 2012 4:01 pmFriday, February 17, 201213 Comments

Google last week saw a patent it filed for back in 2010 published…

Apple patents using apps during mobile phone calls

Tuesday, December 20, 2011 11:33 amTuesday, December 20, 201127 Comments

You have to admire the craft of Apple’s lawyers on this one…

BT sues Google in U.S. over alleged patent infringement in Android, various services

Monday, December 19, 2011 12:07 pmMonday, December 19, 201118 Comments

After Apple, Oracle, Microsoft, and eBay, British Telecommunications…

Apple patent app reveals new backlit laser etching process for keyboards and future applications

Thursday, December 15, 2011 1:31 pmThursday, December 15, 201114 Comments

Apple’s design and engineering teams have come up with a new way of creating…

Apple patent applications details iPad with speakerphone, enhanced iPhone audio quality

Thursday, December 8, 2011 5:05 pmThursday, December 8, 20117 Comments

The US Patent & Trademark Office published well over 40 patent applications from Apple in a single day…

Apple’s Nike + iPod products under fire in new lawsuit

Thursday, December 8, 2011 11:32 amThursday, December 8, 20113 Comments

A lawyer/inventor by the name of Erik Cherdak of Maryland is suing Apple, Nike…

Apple wins patents for iPhone MIMO-SDMA algorithms and next-gen circuit boards for thinner iOS designs

Wednesday, December 7, 2011 7:03 pmWednesday, December 7, 201111 Comments

The first patent covers the iPhone being able to order and pay for items…

Apple patent delves into new iPhone camera technologies

Sunday, December 4, 2011 6:36 pm31 Comments

This past week the US Patent & Trademark Office published a pair of patent applications…

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