Apple Pencil
A Future Apple Pencil may provide a Touch Display and a Wide Array of new Sensors Including a Camera & Touch ID
Apple Wins a Next-Gen Apple Pencil Patent that introduces a Pen-like Rolling-Ball Point, new Haptics and iPad Pro Dock
Apple Pencil's 2nd-Gen Patent comes to Light introducing Touch Sensitive Housing with Eraser Tool & more
Apple's Invention for the Magnetic Apple Pencil for iPad Pro Surfaces and hints it could be applied to a Future iPhone
Apple Wins Two Apple Pencil Patents Illustrating a New Haptics System in Sync with iPhone, new Swappable Brush Tips & more
While a new Apple Patent Covers Apple Pencil's new Magnetic Charging, it also reveals other Future Features
Apple Invents Close to Invisible Micro Notification Areas and Interactive Buttons for iDevices, Macs & Apple Pencil
The Patent Application behind Wireless Charging for Apple Pencil 2 Surfaced in Europe this week
Apple Working on a Next-Gen Apple Pencil that uses Ultrasonic Transducers to better capture Movement Precision
Apple may be working on an Equivalent to Microsoft's 'Paint 3D' for the iPad and a Future Mixed Reality Headset
Apple Patent Reveals Advancing Apple Pencil to work with Non-Touch Surfaces and supporting 3D & AR Editing Apps
A Technical Patent Surfaced today covering the Apple Pencil working with a Future iPhone
Apple Reveals Apple Pencil for iPhone with Notifications of when to change the Tip so as to avoid Display Damage
Two more Apple Patent Filings point to Apple Pencil Eventually working with a Future iPhone
Apple Patent Focuses on Future Apple Pencil Pie-Chart Menus Supporting Business Applications
Apple wins an iPhone Patent Supporting both an Alternative Touch ID Methodology and an Apple Pencil Charging Dock
Apple Reveals new Attachment and Recharging Solutions for the Next Generation of Apple Pencil
Apple Patent Reveals Apple Pencil Working with the iPhone and on a Wider Range of Applications
The Invention behind Apple's Force-Sensing Pencil Surfaces
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Apple Advances Last Month's Pencil Invention with New Touch Surface Housing
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One of the Patents behind Apple Pencil's Responsiveness & Accuracy Surfaces
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Apple to Advance Apple Pencil to Work with Next-Gen Magic Trackpad for Macs
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Two Apple Pencil Patents Cover Tilt & Orientation plus the Reduction of Stylus Wobble
Apple wins an 'Apple Pencil' Related Patent for use with an iPad and Future iPhone
Today the Myth of Apple Never Delivering a Smartpen Died with the Introduction of the 'Apple Pencil'
Apple Invents an Incredible Stylus with Texture Sensing Capabilities, 3D Image Generation & More
Apple Advances their Future iPen with a Continuous Handwriting UI & Processor System
Apple Files a Patent to Protect Six iPad Magnetically Attachable Accessories including a Stylus Holder
Apple adds a new Series of Ideas that Could Power a Next-Gen Stylus or Smart-Pen for the iPad and Beyond
Apple Focuses on Multiple Sensors for an Active Stylus Invention
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Apple Invents an Advanced Stylus Touch Controller Architecture
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Apple Invents a Superheterodyne Pen Stimulus Receiver to Overcome the Classic Stylus Latency Problem
Apple Files their Tenth Smart Pen Patent of the Year
On December 4, 2014, the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple that reveals a new stylus invention relating to an advanced signal detection and demodulation architecture. For a company that supposedly has no interest in a stylus it's amazing that this year alone they've applied for ten new patents covering this type of device. It's evident that Apple has plans of introducing a next-gen smart pen at some point in the future. It's just a matter of time.
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Apple Invents a Digital Pen with Dynamic Visual Indicators
While Apple's late CEO Steve Jobs wasn't a big fan of the "dumb stylus" of yesteryear when he first introduced the iPhone back in 2007, he knew that one day the technology would give rise to an advanced iPen that would finally provide iDevice users with true to life writing capabilities on an iPhone or iPad. While Microsoft, Samsung and others have offered digital pens for many years, Apple has been quietly working on an advanced digital pen. Their R&D in this area has been extensive as you'll find reviewing our smart pen archives. Today the US Patent & Trademark Office published yet another patent application from Apple regarding a digital pen. This invention adds dynamic visual indicators such as a battery indicator and more. Apple also hints that they could add a projector to this new pen. As one of Apple's longest standing projects to date, there's still hope that one of these days we'll see what a smart pen could really do.
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Apple Records their Thirtieth Stylus Related Invention
On September 18, 2014, the US Patent & Trademark Office published a series of three patent applications from Apple that reveal their ongoing work on developing a future advanced stylus. For the record, Apple now has 30 patent applications on advancing a stylus on record.
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Apple Advances Display Technology to Better Detect iPen Input
While Apple's late CEO Steve Jobs wasn't a big fan of the "dumb stylus" of yesteryear when he first introduced the iPhone back in 2007, he knew that one day the technology would give rise to an advanced iPen that would finally provide iDevice users with true to life writing capabilities on an iPhone or iPad. In the future, professions such as Lawyers will be able to speedily mark-up documents on their iPads and doctors will be able to circle areas of concern on an x-ray or sign important documents requesting specialized tests quickly with an iPen. Marketing professionals, students and the rest of us will simply enjoy writing, brain storming and simply doodling quickly while working on an idea. Today, the US Patent and Trademark Office published Apple's twenty-seventh iPen related patent that will now be added to our "Smart Pen" Archives. Apple has been working hard on a future iPen for the last five years. At some point in time this damn has to burst and give life to world's most advanced smart pen. It's now beyond the point of whether they'll ever debut a smart pen or not, but rather when.
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Apple Granted Patents for a Cellular Data Connected Smart Pen, the Next Generation of MagSafe with Fiber Optics & More
The US Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of 56 newly granted patents for Apple Inc. today. In this particular report we cover Apple's possible Livescribe competing smart pen and the next generation of MagSafe with a fiber optic line incorporated. One of the questions that arise from the smart pen patent is whether Sir Jony Ive secretly works for UK's MI6.
Apple Invents Cool Status Indicators for Future Macs & iDevices using Electrically Charged Liquid Crystal Droplets and More
Late yesterday Patently Apple discovered a unique patent application from Apple that was published in Europe. The patent contains a feast of cool new ideas floating around Cupertino's R&D labs. Apple's many inventions are illustrated on both MacBooks and a possible future iPen. Apple discusses varying flex display designs and a new illumination process that is very cool. Some of the features described in this latest patent filing could easily be applied to future wearable devices from Apple. All-in-all Apple's European patent application was a lot of fun to explore and I think that you'll really enjoy our report covering its many highlights.
Apple Invents an Extendable Stylus Tip for Artist Brush Strokes
While the late Steve Jobs wasn't a big fan of the "dumb stylus" of yesteryear, that was basically a tiny plastic pencil, he knew that one day the technology would give rise to an advanced iPen. Apple has invested heavily in the modern iPen with over 24 patents to their credit thus far. Today we get to take a look at Apple's fourth and fifth stylus related patents for the first quarter of 2014 alone. In Apple's latest inventions, they describe a sophisticated stylus with an internal mechanism using electrically charged discs that could elongate the tip of the stylus. In standard mode it's a pen. In the extended mode it's a brush with brush-like fibers. Apple's invention will really be appreciated by artists as they've created a very unique feature just for them in respect to color matching. The different modes of operation are designed to provide a more realistic writing and painting experience. In recent weeks, Microsoft has filed for a similar invention using magnets to control the writing and painting experience. This is where the trend is headed. With Apple having invested thousands of man hours on a next generation stylus or digital pen, let's hope that one day soon Apple's CEO Tim Cook will finally give this project the green light to deliver a high-end iDevice accessory for artists and business people alike.
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