AAPL · USPTO Filings
Apple Inc. — Patent Applications
Recent USPTO patent applications filed under applicant “Apple Inc. / APPLE INC.” — pending requests, not granted patents. Where a filing continues an already-granted parent, the parent’s number is shown.
50
Tracked Applications
47
Continuations of Granted Parents
Recent Applications
Every row is a patent application — a pending request, not a granted patent. “Granted Parent” shows the parent patent number when a filing continues an already-granted family. Newest filings first. Source: USPTO Open Data Portal (public).
| Title | Filed | Application # | Status | Granted Parent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEVICES, METHODS, AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES FOR INTERACTING WITH A WEB-BROWSER | 2026-02-12 | 19538496 | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | parent 12579209 |
| Configuring Context-Based Restrictions For A Computing Device | 2026-02-02 | 19300556 | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | parent 12417318 |
| STYLUS WITH ADJUSTABLE FEATURES | 2026-01-28 | 19462908 | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | parent 12572227 |
| Techniques for Triggering Input Actions from Detected Gestures | 2026-01-28 | 19462541 | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | parent 12566508 |
| INPUT DEVICE | 2026-01-26 | 19459570 | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | parent 12535895 |
| PRESENTING VIRTUAL ELEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH A PRODUCT IN AN ENVIRONMENT | 2026-01-26 | 19460087 | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | parent 12555338 |
| SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONFIGURING TRANSMISSION POWER LEVEL BASED ON BODY PROXIMITY | 2026-01-23 | 19458611 | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | parent 12537555 |
| Stereoscopic Floating Window Metadata | 2026-01-23 | 19457647 | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | parent 12556679 |
| CROSS-PLATFORM SHARING OF DISPLAYED CONTENT FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES | 2026-01-23 | 19458627 | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | parent 12535983 |
| Devices, Methods, and Graphical User Interfaces for Interacting with Three-Dimensional Environments | 2026-01-23 | 19458446 | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | parent 12535875 |
| DEVICES, METHODS, AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES FOR PROVIDING ENVIRONMENT TRACKING CONTENT | 2026-01-22 | 19456888 | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | parent 12554609 |
| LOW-BANDWIDTH AND EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION USER INTERFACES | 2026-01-22 | 19456732 | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | parent 12543028 |
| DEVICE COMMUNICATION THROUGH HIGH-FREQUENCY LIGHT ENCODING | 2026-01-21 | 19454835 | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | parent 12556929 |
| Scheduling for Multiple PDSCH/PUSCH Operations | 2026-01-21 | 19455203 | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | parent 12562878 |
| ENHANCED SIMULATED VISION | 2026-01-21 | 19455570 | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | parent 12547362 |
| Temperature Detection | 2026-01-21 | 19455659 | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | parent 12557993 |
| CROWN FOR AN ELECTRONIC WATCH | 2026-01-21 | 19455205 | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | parent 12554224 |
| INTEGRATION OF RADIO FREQUENCY FRONT-END FOR SIZE REDUCTION AND IMPROVED PERFORMANCE | 2026-01-20 | 19454118 | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | parent 12555919 |
| DIFFERENTIAL DRIVE AND SENSE FOR TOUCH SENSOR PANEL | 2026-01-20 | 19454044 | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | parent 12547285 |
| GROUP PEER-TO-PEER FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS | 2026-01-20 | 19454147 | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | parent 10296889 |
| Hand-Gesture Activation of Actionable Items | 2026-01-20 | 19454246 | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | parent 12554333 |
| Combined IQ-Polar Radio Frequency Digital-to-Analog-Converter (RFDAC) Systems and Methods | 2026-01-16 | 19451922 | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | parent 12531572 |
| DELAYING LIVE COMMUNICATIONS | 2026-01-15 | 19449943 | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | parent 12556596 |
| SYSTEM FOR LINK MANAGEMENT BETWEEN MULTIPLE COMMUNICATION CHIPS | 2026-01-15 | 19449956 | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | parent 12547568 |
| AUGMENTATION BASED ON PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT CONTEXT | 2026-01-15 | 19449595 | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | parent 12548263 |
| DEVICES, METHODS, AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES FOR ADJUSTING DEVICE SETTINGS | 2026-01-15 | 19450549 | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | parent 12530113 |
| PHYSIOLOGICAL SAMPLING DURING PREDETERMINED ACTIVITIES | 2026-01-15 | 19449749 | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | parent 12527485 |
| USER INTERFACES FOR MANAGING SHARED-CONTENT SESSIONS | 2026-01-14 | 19449095 | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | — |
| DROP-IN ON COMPUTING DEVICES BASED ON EVENT DETECTIONS | 2026-01-14 | 19449122 | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | parent 12562047 |
| PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD OF PLANAR TRANSFORMER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | 2026-01-14 | 19448974 | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | parent 12548706 |
| USER INTERFACES FOR LOCATION TRACKING | 2026-01-13 | 19447754 | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | parent 12586454 |
| RANKING WIRELESS STREAMING DEVICES BASED ON PROXIMITY | 2026-01-13 | 19448001 | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | parent 12543144 |
| DEVICES, METHODS, AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES FOR DISPLAYING SETS OF CONTROLS IN RESPONSE TO GAZE AND/OR GESTURE INPUTS | 2026-01-12 | 19446817 | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | parent 12524142 |
| Electronic Devices Having Moisture-Insensitive Optical Touch Sensors | 2026-01-12 | 19446615 | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | — |
| PERSPECTIVE CORRECT VECTOR GRAPHICS WITH FOVEATED RENDERING | 2026-01-12 | 19445885 | Non Final Action Mailed | parent 11887228 |
| SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRESENTING A NOTIFICATION WITH AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE | 2026-01-12 | 19446805 | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | parent 12530108 |
| TECHNIQUES FOR GENERATING GAIN MAPS BASED ON ACQUIRED IMAGES | 2026-01-12 | 19446482 | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | parent 12530757 |
| USER INTERFACES FOR DISPLAYING, TRANSMITTING, AND RECEIVING COMMUNICATIONS DURING A COMMUNICATION SESSION | 2026-01-09 | 19445344 | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | parent 12556592 |
| PUSH NOTIFICATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM | 2026-01-09 | 19445405 | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | parent 12549643 |
| SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSISTED CELLULAR CONNECTIVITY | 2026-01-08 | 19443925 | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | parent 12526734 |
| Shared Control Bus for Graphics Processors | 2026-01-07 | 19442711 | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | parent 12554536 |
| 3D Representation of Physical Environment Objects | 2026-01-07 | 19442486 | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | parent 12536736 |
| Alternative Object Representations in Multi-User Communication Sessions | 2026-01-07 | 19442444 | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | parent 12541917 |
| QoS Impact Mitigation during Unavailability of RAN support of Network Slicing | 2026-01-07 | 19442188 | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | parent 12550017 |
| CONTEXT-BASED AVATAR QUALITY | 2026-01-07 | 19442420 | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | — |
| Load Modulated Radio-frequency Amplifier with Digital Predistortion | 2026-01-07 | 19442774 | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | parent 12537548 |
| ACCESSING FUNCTIONS OF EXTERNAL DEVICES USING REALITY INTERFACES | 2026-01-06 | 19441681 | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | parent 12535982 |
| METHODS FOR DCI CONFIGURATIONS AND PROCEDURES WITH MULTI-CELL SCHEDULING DCI | 2026-01-06 | 19440916 | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | parent 12550161 |
| System For Determining Position Both Indoor and Outdoor | 2026-01-06 | 19441065 | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | parent 12540823 |
| Transformer Based Filter for Complementary Oscillator Circuitry | 2026-01-06 | 19441092 | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | parent 12549132 |
How to read this
Every row here is an application — a request the USPTO has not yet decided. In plain English: these filings show where Apple Inc.’s R&D effort is pointed right now, often 18–24 months before any product ships — but an application can be amended, abandoned, or rejected, and most confer no enforceable rights until granted. A “granted parent” tag means the filing continues a patent family that already has a grant — the new claims themselves are still pending. Filings are matched by applicant name, so work filed under subsidiary or research-entity names may not appear. Source: USPTO Open Data Portal (public).
Questions this page answers
How many patent applications does Apple Inc. have on file?
Oxford Ledge tracks 50 U.S. patent applications for Apple Inc., of which 47 continue an already-granted patent family. Every row is an application (a pending request to the USPTO), not a granted patent.
What is the difference between a patent application and a granted patent?
A patent application is a pending request filed with the USPTO; a granted patent is one the USPTO has examined and issued. These pages track applications, which signal a company's R&D direction before any patent is granted.
Where does this patent data come from?
The USPTO Open Data Portal (public), matched to the company's applicant registrations.