Consumer-electronics patents protect the hardware and interaction design people actually touch — capacitive touchscreens, image sensors, display panels, and the gestures and form-factors that make a product feel new. They're where engineering meets everyday experience.
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Consumer Electronics Patents
24 patents
US 7657849 · 2010 · Apple Inc
How the iPhone's Slide-to-Unlock Gesture Works
US 7479949 · 2009 · Apple Inc
How Touchscreens Understand Your Finger Swipes and Scrolls
US 4528643 · 1985 · FPDC Inc
How Stores Make Custom Products On-Demand with Remote Approval
US 7469381 · 2008 · Apple Inc
How Touchscreens Show and Snap Back When You Scroll Past an Edge
US 5471515 · 1995 · California Institute of Technology
How a Modern Camera Sensor Captures Light and Converts It to Data
US 7653883 · 2010 · Apple Inc
How Phones Sense Your Finger Hovering Without Touching the Screen
US 9548050 · 2017 · Apple Inc
How a Digital Assistant Launches Apps Using Your Voice
US 5825352 · 1998 · Logitech Inc
Logitech's Method for Using Two Fingers on a Touchpad
US 11204787 · 2021 · Apple Inc
How Digital Assistants Control Apps and Ask for More Information
US 5325765 · 1994 · Keurig Inc
How Keurig's Original Single-Serve Coffee Pod System Works
US 7957762 · 2011 · Apple Inc
How Your Phone Knows When It's Against Your Ear
US 3803463 · 1974
Weapon That Shoots Wires to Deliver Electric Shocks
US 8675084 · 2014 · Apple Inc
Controlling a Camera on Your Phone with a Separate Gadget
US 6323846 · 2001 · University of Delaware
How a Multi-Touch Screen Detects Multiple Fingers and Palms
US 8887212 · 2014
Device for Receiving and Processing TV Signals from Cables and Wireless Sources
US 4009052 · 1977 · Exxon Research and Engineering Co
Early Lithium-Ion Battery Design Using Chalcogenides
US 4356429 · 1982 · Eastman Kodak Co
How Organic Diodes Make Light Using Special Molecules
US 5961804 · 1999 · Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Tiny Capsules for Electronic Paper Displays
US 10102356 · 2018 · EMC IP Holding Co LLC
Securing Data Storage Commands with Passcodes
US 4723129 · 1988 · Canon Inc
How Canon's Bubble Jet Printers Make Ink Droplets
US 3672155 · 1972 · Hamilton Watch Co
Hamilton's Early Digital Watch with LED Display
US 9332078 · 2016 · Amazon Technologies Inc
How Amazon Delivers Content Faster Using Local Servers
US 3761682 · 1973 · Docutel Corp
Early Automatic Cash Dispenser Using Credit Cards
US 8990235 · 2015 · Google LLC
Google's System for Auto-Searching Text on Your Device
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