New Microsoft Patents
Microsoft files patents across Copilot and enterprise AI, Azure infrastructure, Windows, gaming, security, and productivity software.
Through the USPTO’s October 1, 2026 release, Patentlyze has covered 507 notable Microsoft patent applications, including 148 published in the last 30 days.
This week's published patents
Microsoft's 57 filings this week sort into four clusters:
- AI agents and orchestration. One coordinator picks the right helpers for each question, another assembles agents from a plain-English request, and a self-grading system flags and repairs underperforming agents, while a separate filing hides a crowd of agents behind one chat window.
- Security and threat response. Filings span an AI that reads threat alerts and deploys network defenses automatically, a three-AI system that assigns its own security fixes, and a cloud mapper that hunts sensitive data before attackers find it.
- AI model quality and efficiency. Methods to compress AI models and math tables without losing precision appear alongside a background testing system for ranking models and a way to shield sensitive data while running AI models.
- Meetings, media, and devices. Filings cover per-attendee meeting assistants, an AI that reads emoji reactions to summarize meetings, mid-video color switching to cut file sizes, a touchscreen that detects water interference, and a spring-mounted trackpad designed to click more reliably.
What Microsoft is working on
Gone quiet
what qualifies: no new Microsoft filing in 6 or more weeks while the race stays active
| The foldable phone race | 3 filings · quiet since Jul 23 while 4 rivals kept filing |
Contested races
what qualifies: 3 or more companies in the same watchlist, Microsoft among them
| The AI chip wars | 18 of 336 · 13 companies |
| The AR glasses race | 13 of 330 · 10 companies |
| The self-driving sensing race | 2 of 277 · 10 companies |
| The AI photo editing race | 5 of 204 · 14 companies |
| The AI guardrails race | 21 of 173 · 14 companies |
| AI agents that act for you | 18 of 162 · 16 companies |
Microsoft patent questions, answered
What is Microsoft working on right now?
Microsoft's tracked filings sit inside contested races, including The AI chip wars, The AR glasses race and The self-driving sensing race. The breakdown above shows each program’s filing count and latest activity.
How many patents did Microsoft publish this month?
57 Microsoft patent applications have published in October 2026 so far, after 91 in September. Patentlyze has covered 507 Microsoft filings since tracking began in May 2026.
Does a Microsoft patent mean the feature will launch?
No. A published application is not a product announcement. Companies file to protect options, and most patented ideas never ship in the form described. What filings do show is where Microsoft is spending research effort right now.
Where can I find Microsoft’s newest patents?
This page updates every week, when the USPTO publishes its new batch of applications. The newest Microsoft filings appear in the list below.
Top tech areas
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AI/ML 273
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Security 80
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Language AI 72
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Software 71
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Hardware 63
Top inventors
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Tamer SALMAN 10
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Roei Shlomo MENASHOF 7
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Oren ISTRIN 7
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Neelakantan SUNDARESAN 6
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Brian Scott KRABACH 6
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