The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of 55 newly granted patents for Apple Inc. today. In this particular report we cover Apple's patent that relates to a wallet styled protective cover for a future iPhone, perhaps an iPhone Pro that's been rumored that might include a pocket for a future Apple Pencil designed for the iPhone. Apple's patent notes that "The touch sensor control circuitry may be used to determine the location or locations where a user's finger or fingers or touch stylus is on the touch display."

The iPhone using a future Apple Pencil was also noted in today's first granted patent report titled "Apple wins Patent for next-gen Apple Pencil with advanced Haptics for iPads and iPhones."

Apple later notes that the case may include a hinge and, if desired, "have a credit card pocket" presented on the inside cover portion of the case.

In some configurations, the cover may include one or more magnets that are sensed by one or more magnetic sensors in the electronic device or other electronic device may use a proximity sensor to monitor whether the cover is closed or open.

Apple's patent FIG. 8 below comprises a grounding path between the layer of conductive material and the electronic device; FIG. 10 is a perspective view of an illustrative cover with a supplemental component and an associated electronic device in the cover.

Apple's patent FIG. 12 above is a flow chart of illustrative steps involved in using an electronic device and cover.

Apple's patent FIG. 1 below is another perspective of an iPhone going into a flip cover protective case.

Apple's patent FIG. 5 above is a top view of an illustrative cover with an illustrative patterned conductive layer.

Apple's granted patent 10,725,595 was originally filed in Q2 2018 and published today by the US Patent and Trademark Office.