Apple Patent Application Trends in 2024

Apple Patent Filing Activity

Executive Summary

In 2024, Apple has demonstrated substantial patent filing activity, primarily focused on user interfaces, image data processing, and communication technologies. This report summarizes Apple's top technology areas, emerging fields, and the leading inventors driving innovation at the company.

2024

Top 10 Technology Areas

• G06F3/013 (Touch screens)
  • Count: 87 patents
  • Example: 20240233288. METHODS FOR CONTROLLING AND INTERACTING WITH A THREE-DIMENSIONAL ENVIRONMENT simplified abstract (APPLE INC.)
• G06F3/0482 (Graphical user interfaces)
  • Count: 70 patents
  • Example: 20240103682. Devices, Methods, and Graphical User Interfaces for Interacting with Window Controls in Three-Dimensional Environments simplified abstract (APPLE INC.)
• G06F3/04842 (Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces)
  • Count: 70 patents
  • Example: 20240103613. User Interface Response Based on Gaze-Holding Event Assessment simplified abstract (APPLE INC.)
• G06F3/017 (Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user)
  • Count: 67 patents
  • Example: 20240103634. Motion Mapping for Continuous Gestures simplified abstract (APPLE INC.)
• G06F3/04815 (Gestures)
  • Count: 64 patents
  • Example: 20240103642. INPUT DEVICE FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL CONTROL simplified abstract (APPLE INC.)
• G06T19/006 (Manipulating 3D models or images for computer graphics)
  • Count: 62 patents
  • Example: 20240126362. CONTROLLING REPRESENTATIONS OF VIRTUAL OBJECTS IN A COMPUTER-GENERATED REALITY ENVIRONMENT simplified abstract (APPLE INC.)
• H04L5/0051 (Data switching networks)
  • Count: 61 patents
  • Example: 20240014865. METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PORT SELECTION CODEBOOK ENHANCEMENT simplified abstract (APPLE INC.)
• G06F3/0488 (Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces)
  • Count: 59 patents
  • Example: 20240144822. Interactive Routing simplified abstract (APPLE INC.)
• G06F3/04883 (Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces)
  • Count: 59 patents
  • Example: 20240078375. DEVICE, METHOD, AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR SHARING A CONTENT OBJECT IN A DOCUMENT simplified abstract (APPLE INC.)
• G02B27/0172 (Optical systems)
  • Count: 53 patents
  • Example: 20240103272. Optical Systems Having Compact Display Modules simplified abstract (APPLE INC.)

Emerging Technology Areas

• H04B7/2643 (Wireless communication networks)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: No example available
• H04L5/0046 (Data switching networks)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: No example available
• H04W72/0466 (Local resource management)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: No example available
• H04L63/0869 (Network security arrangements)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: No example available
• H04L63/061 (Network architectures or network communication protocols)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: No example available
• H04L9/3273 (Cryptographic mechanisms)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: No example available
• H04W12/062 (Access security)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: No example available
• H04W52/10 (Power management)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: No example available
• H04W36/305 (Relay path selection)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240049081. MEASUREMENT REPORTING BASED RELAY PATH RECOVERY FOR LAYER 2 (L2) USER EQUIPMENT (UE) TO UE (U2U) RELAY simplified abstract (APPLE INC.)
• H04W80/06 (Mobile communication networks)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240049000. SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IAB MEC simplified abstract (APPLE INC.)

Top Inventors

• Dawei Zhang
• Wei Zeng
• Haitong Sun
• Hong He
• Dawei ZHANG
• Chunxuan Ye
• Yushu Zhang
• Weidong Yang
• Huaning Niu
• Haitong SUN

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Geographical Distribution of Inventors

Geographical Distribution of US Inventors