New Sony Patents
Sony's patent filings cover PlayStation hardware and games, image sensors that power most smartphone cameras, audio technology, and broadcast equipment.
Through the USPTO’s September 24, 2026 release, Patentlyze has covered 547 notable Sony patent applications, including 148 published in the last 30 days.
This week's published patents
Sony's 25 newest filings sort into three clusters:
- Sensing and display. Several filings refine how devices see and show the world, including AR glasses that make blocking objects transparent, a display that projects images directly onto the eye, and a fix for blurry edges between AR lens gratings.
- Cameras, color, and imaging. Image quality filings cover a dual-camera system that measures how light filters through surfaces, a system that guides photographers away from glare, and tools that make color sensors agree with each other.
- Gaming and robotics. Sony filed on physical feedback and spatial awareness, including a reaction button and haptic jolt system for controllers, a wearable tracker that tells a controller where you are, and a visual map that shows a robot every angle it can photograph from.
What Sony is working on
Gone quiet
what qualifies: no new Sony filing in 6 or more weeks while the race stays active
| The AI guardrails race | 3 filings · quiet since Jul 23 while 13 rivals kept filing |
Contested races
what qualifies: 3 or more companies in the same watchlist, Sony among them
| The AR glasses race | 31 of 312 · 10 companies |
| The AI chip wars | 8 of 309 · 12 companies |
| The self-driving sensing race | 26 of 259 · 10 companies |
| The AI photo editing race | 14 of 194 · 14 companies |
| The AI guardrails race | 3 of 158 · 14 companies |
| AI agents that act for you | 7 of 151 · 15 companies |
Sony patent questions, answered
What is Sony working on right now?
Sony'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 Sony publish this month?
0 Sony patent applications have published in October 2026 so far, after 148 in September. Patentlyze has covered 547 Sony filings since tracking began in May 2026.
Does a Sony 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 Sony is spending research effort right now.
Where can I find Sony’s newest patents?
This page updates every week, when the USPTO publishes its new batch of applications. The newest Sony filings appear in the list below.
Top inventors
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Xiaoyong Ye 7
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Diederik Paul MOEYS 6
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Seichi OTSUKI 6
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Ryota Murasugi 6
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Justinas MISEIKIS 6
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