https://patentbrief.org/company/apple Plain-English explanations of patents assigned to Apple, newest first. en-us Mon, 22 Jun 2026 08:11:03 GMT https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/20210117042/method-and-device-for-detecting-a-touch-between-a-first-object-and-a-second-obje This patent describes a system that uses a thermal camera to detect when two objects, like a finger and a screen, touch by looking for a specific temperature change at their contact point. Fri, 19 Jun 2026 10:53:28 GMT https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/20210117042/method-and-device-for-detecting-a-touch-between-a-first-object-and-a-second-obje