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New Microsoft Patents

Microsoft files patents across Copilot and enterprise AI, Azure infrastructure, Windows, gaming, security, and productivity software.

Through the USPTO’s September 24, 2026 release, Patentlyze has covered 450 notable Microsoft patent applications, including 91 published in the last 30 days.

450

total filings tracked

91

published last 30 days

231

published last 90 days

This week's published patents

Week of September 24, 2026 · 19 filings covered · refreshes every week

Microsoft's 19 newest filings sort into three clusters:

Squeezing AI onto hardware. Filings cover running giant models on chips too small to hold them, running AI math efficiently on any processor, and knowing when a model has learned enough to stop training.
AI that reads context and acts. One system reads emails and web pages to find better deals, another predicts what you'd type into work forms, and a third detects when a meeting needs a brainstorm and runs it.
Interfaces and infrastructure. Other filings cover flipping phone screens by tilting the device, sending datacenter data through flashing light patterns, and blocking devices from reaching corporate authentication servers.

What Microsoft is working on

Based on Microsoft's activity across the watchlists we track · tracked programs only, not all of Microsoft's output

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 AR glasses race	12 of 312 · 10 companies
The AI chip wars	16 of 309 · 12 companies
The self-driving sensing race	2 of 259 · 10 companies
The AI photo editing race	4 of 194 · 14 companies
The AI guardrails race	17 of 158 · 14 companies
AI agents that act for you	13 of 151 · 15 companies

Microsoft patent questions, answered

Numbers pull live from the database, so answers never go stale

What is Microsoft working on right now?

Microsoft's tracked filings sit inside contested races, including The AR glasses race, The AI chip wars 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?

0 Microsoft patent applications have published in October 2026 so far, after 91 in September. Patentlyze has covered 450 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

Top inventors

Brian Scott KRABACH 6
Tamer SALMAN 6
Neelakantan SUNDARESAN 6
Roei Shlomo MENASHOF 6
Oren ISTRIN 6

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Recent highlights

Microsoft Patents a Way to Run Giant AI Models on Chips Too Small to Hold Them

September 24, 2026

Microsoft Patents a System That Turns Raw AI Data Into Plain-Language Reports

September 24, 2026

Microsoft Patents an AI System That Reads Your Emails and Web Pages to Find You Better Deals

September 24, 2026

All Microsoft filings

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Microsoft Patents OS Updates That Roll Back Only the Broken Parts

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New Microsoft Patent Predicts Your Next Move During Drag-and-Drop

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Microsoft Patents a System for Humans, Robots, and AI to Share Missions

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Microsoft Patent Shrinks AI Memory Costs With Live Compression

Microsoft Patent Guards AI Responses Against Fabricated Facts Through Real-Time Data Verification

Microsoft Patents a Mechanical System That Keeps Foldable Screens From Creasing When You Fold Them

New Patent Tracks Exact Server Cost of Every Software Request

Microsoft Patent Splits AI Model Layers Across Chips by Their Strengths

Microsoft Patents a System That Maps How Office Teams Stop Talking After a Reorg