https://patentbrief.org/company/apple-computer-inc Plain-English explanations of patents assigned to Apple Computer Inc, newest first. en-us Sun, 12 Jul 2026 09:31:09 GMT https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/D504889/ipod-click-wheel-design This is a design patent protecting the specific physical appearance and shape of Apple's iPod Mini, which helped define the look of portable music players in the mid-2000s. Tue, 10 May 2005 00:00:00 GMT https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/D504889/ipod-click-wheel-design https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/5946647/system-and-method-for-performing-an-action-on-a-structure-in-computer-generated-data Apple's 1999 patent describing how software can automatically recognize patterns like phone numbers or dates in text and offer relevant actions like calling or scheduling. Tue, 31 Aug 1999 00:00:00 GMT https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/5946647/system-and-method-for-performing-an-action-on-a-structure-in-computer-generated-data https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/5559942/mac-os-menu-bar A 1993 Apple patent for attaching digital sticky notes to documents so they move and behave like regular text or images within an application. Tue, 24 Sep 1996 00:00:00 GMT https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/5559942/mac-os-menu-bar https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/5303388/macintosh-finder A 1994 Apple patent for a 3D computer icon that can be rotated by clicking specific areas to reveal different sides, each containing extra information about a file or folder. Tue, 12 Apr 1994 00:00:00 GMT https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/5303388/macintosh-finder https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/4136359/apple-ii-personal-computer Steve Wozniak's 1977 patent for a circuit that allowed a home computer to display stable, sharp color graphics on a standard television screen. Tue, 23 Jan 1979 00:00:00 GMT https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/4136359/apple-ii-personal-computer