The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of 63newly granted patents for Apple Inc. today. In this particular report we cover two granted patents. The first covers a Project Titan invention relating to a sunroof that provides drivers with the ability to control the level of tint on the sunroof depending on weather conditions. The second patent covers Apple's inductively chargeable AirPods case.

Project Titan: Sunroof System

Last week Apple was granted a patent for a unique adjustable windows system for vehicles where the driver would be able to adjust the tint levels as needed when driving to keep out the light.

Today Apple was granted patent 10,632,905 for a sunroof construction along with variable window translucence so that the driver could control the level of light that they want the sunroof to have so as to control brightness in the vehicle. For more details, review the patent here.

Inductively Chargeable AirPods Case

Apple was granted patent 10,631,609 today that relates to an inductively chargeable AirPods case that can be wirelessly charged on a charging surface, such as an inductive charging mat or pad that provides power at different locations along the charging surface.  Although Apple cancelled their AirPower multiple device charging pad in March 2019, Apple now sells the mophie 3-in-1 wireless charging pad.

Apple's patent FIG. 2 below illustrates a simplified perspective view of an AirPods case; FIG. 7 is a simplified block diagram depicting various components of an AirPods case; and FIG. 8C illustrates different positional placements of AirPods cases.