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Apple Inc.

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38,283Patents
37,214Active
38,283Granted
66Portfolio score

Filing activity: Apr 17, 1998 → Mar 31, 2025 · 4,649 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7663607B2 Multipoint touchscreen Physics 3,274 Active
US8479122B2 Gestures for touch sensitive input devices Physics 1,959 Active
US7479949B2 Touch screen device, method, and graphical user interface for determining commands by applying heuristics Electricity 1,853 Active
US7653883B2 Proximity detector in handheld device Physics 1,347 Active
US7657849B2 Unlocking a device by performing gestures on an unlock image Electricity 1,269 Active
US7614008B2 Operation of a computer with touch screen interface Physics 1,192 Active
US7633076B2 Automated response to and sensing of user activity in portable devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,085 Active
USD781879S1 Display screen or portion thereof with animated graphical user interface General 1,069 Active
USD803850S1 Display screen or portion thereof with animated graphical user interface General 1,051 Active
US8279180B2 Multipoint touch surface controller Physics 1,000 Active
USD676866S1 Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface General 986 Active
USD790570S1 Display screen or portion thereof with animated graphical user interface General 985 Active
US8381135B2 Proximity detector in handheld device Physics 966 Expired
USD771116S1 Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface General 954 Active
USD764498S1 Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface General 868 Active
USD774547S1 Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface General 851 Active
USD835659S1 Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface General 850 Active
USD851676S1 Display screen or portion thereof with animated graphical user interface General 838 Active
US8239784B2 Mode-based graphical user interfaces for touch sensitive input devices Physics 819 Active
US8031094B2 Touch controller with improved analog front end Physics 817 Active
USD597101S1 Animated image for a portion of a display screen General 794 Expired
USD575793S1 User interface for computer display General 791 Expired
US7853813B2 Anticipatory power management for battery-powered electronic device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 757 Active
US7469381B2 List scrolling and document translation, scaling, and rotation on a touch-screen display Electricity 740 Active
US7312785B2 Method and apparatus for accelerated scrolling Electricity 729 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.