Sensors, Chips & Haptics

Apple wins a Patent for Future iPhone and Apple Watch devices including a new Environmental Sensing Chip that removes Contamination

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Apple won 68 Patents today covering Suspension Systems for an Apple vehicle, Ultrasonic Sensors, AirPods Max design patents and more

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Apple patents Ultrasonic Haptic Soundwaves for HMDs delivering next-gen experiences for users like feeling wind or rain on their face in a game+

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A rumor pointed to a skin temperature sensor coming to Apple Watch and an Apple patent aims the sensor at AirPods & Watch Bands

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Apple Invents an In-Bed Temperature Array for Menstrual Cycle Tracking System that's likely to be a Beddit Accessory

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Apple Files for a Patent covering a Water-Resistant Sensor Device for iPhone and Apple Watch

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Apple has invented a new Two-Prong Temperature Sensing System that will be able to keep future Apple Devices Cooler

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Apple invents a Miniature External Temperature Sensing Device for Wearables that estimates subsurface tissue temperatures

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Apple has won a patent for Flexible Interactive materials that provide Haptics for wearable devices, clothing, MacBooks & more

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Apple won a Major Patent for an 'Integrated Photonics Device' that could be used in a Future Apple Watch for Monitoring Blood Glucose+

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TSMC's 3DFabric Technology is the next big wave in Chip Design that Apple will take advantage of in the not-too-distant Future

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Apple Patent Dives into Optical Sensing Cameras via Single-Photon Detectors Avalanche Diodes (SPADs) for Face ID & In-Air Gesturing

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Apple wins a VR Headset patent that describes the use of powerful cameras and connectivity to a Base Station such a Mac, Game Console +

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Apple Invents a new Differential Piezoelectric Sensor that Monitors Biological Vibrations for a future Beddit Sleep Monitoring system

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Apple invents a next-gen Terahertz Sensor Module for Superior Gas Detection & high-speed THz-based data communication applications

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Apple Reveals new Bioauthentication Sensors for future AirPods, Headphones & HMD that Learn the owner's Voice Commands & Silent Gestures

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Apple wins Patent for Next-Gen Touch ID using 'Shortwave Infrared Light' Technology set beneath iDevice Displays

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Apple Reveals bringing the Apple Watch PPG Sensor to Beats Earphones to monitor the heart & perform ECG

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Apple Reveals their new Magnetometer Architecture that will advance Compass and Mapping Apps & Future Gaming

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An Apple Patent reveals their Wireless 5G NR Sub-6 GHz Architecture designed for Human Safety while Remaining Powerful

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Apple Invents a new Contamination Removal System for iDevices that uses UV Light to keep Safety Sensors Clean

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Apple Wins Major Patent for Next-Gen Input Gloves, Thimbles, Glasses & other Wearable Attachments for VR+

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Apple Invents iDevice-based Motion Gestures to Perform and control Actions on Apple TV such as Pause, Volume & more

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Apple Invention Describes using a Form of Force Touch that will allow users to navigate iDevices Underwater

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Apple Wins Second Patent for Future Hardware that will Include Environmental Sensors that could detect Dangerous Gasses

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Apple adds an Optical Sensor to its Optical Imaging System and more to its Haptic Feedback VR Gaming Gloves

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Apple Invents Water Detecting Pressure Sensors & Advances Smartglasses with Adjustable Optical Layers

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Future iPhones will use Blazingly Fast Line-of-Sight Device-to-Device Communications for Sharing Photos, documents and more

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Apple's fifth patent on integrating gas detecting sensors in iDevices focuses on adding Specialized Pressure Sensors

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Apple Reveals that their Headset Finger Accessory will control content via 3D Air Gestures, Force Sensing & more

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Apple invents a new 'Tactile Friction Feature' that acts like Invisible Controls on Device Housings and Displays

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Apple Patent hints that AirDrop will Adopt Millimeter Wave Antennas and Circuitry for Superior Performance & Security

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Apple's Computer Vision Team is working on using Depth-based Touch Detection for Games & Virtual Keyboards

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Apple Invents a Method of Delivering Electrostatic Haptic Output to Distinct Localized areas of an iDevice Display

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Apple invents a Range Finding Controller to assist users Playing Content in a Mixed Reality Headset

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