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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.

547
total filings tracked
148
published last 30 days
380
published last 90 days

This week's published patents

Week of September 24, 2026 · 25 filings covered · refreshes every week

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

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

Gone quiet

what qualifies: no new Sony filing in 6 or more weeks while the race stays active

The AI guardrails race3 filings · quiet since Jul 23

Contested races

what qualifies: 3 or more companies in the same watchlist, Sony among them

The AR glasses race31 of 312
The AI chip wars8 of 309
The self-driving sensing race26 of 259
The AI photo editing race14 of 194
The AI guardrails race3 of 158
AI agents that act for you7 of 151

Sony patent questions, answered

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

  1. Hardware 297
  2. AI/ML 99
  3. Display 89
  4. Camera 73

Top inventors

  1. Xiaoyong Ye 7
  2. Diederik Paul MOEYS 6
  3. Seichi OTSUKI 6
  4. Ryota Murasugi 6
  5. Justinas MISEIKIS 6

Recent highlights

All Sony filings

Sony Patents Earbuds That Adjust Ambient Sound Based on Who's Speaking
Aug 14, 2026
Sony's New Patent Reveals Tech That Tricks Your Inner Ear Into Feeling Motion
Aug 14, 2026
Sony Patent Teaches Cars to Remind Drivers of Passed Road Signs
Aug 14, 2026
Sony Patent Reveals How Deliberate AI Deception Makes Game Opponents Beatable
Aug 14, 2026
Sony's New Patent Teaches Pet Robots to Walk Without the Clomping
Aug 14, 2026
Sony Patent Triggers AR Visual Effects When Users Hit Their Mark
Aug 14, 2026
Sony Patents a Robot Body That Walks and Rolls Using the Same Motors
Aug 14, 2026
Sony Patent Reveals Consoles Automatically Generating Their Own Game Store Previews
Aug 14, 2026
Sony's New Patent Encodes Game Video by Region Using Hidden Image Data
Aug 14, 2026
Sony Patents a Camera Chip That Trims Color Data to Cut Costs
Aug 14, 2026
Sony Patents Tech to Bundle Game Menus and Icons Directly Into Video Streams
Aug 14, 2026
Sony Patent: Camera Pixels That Switch Between Image Capture and Motion Detection
Aug 14, 2026
Sony Files Patent for a Camera Chip That Captures and Converts Light in One Step
Aug 14, 2026
Sony Patents a Controller That Recalibrates Its Own Analog Sticks Automatically
Aug 14, 2026
Sony Patent Automatically Sorts Software Tests Into Manual and Automated Categories
Aug 14, 2026
Sony's New Patent Cuts Measurement Errors That Blur Distance Readings Frame by Frame
Aug 14, 2026
Sony's Smart Glasses Patent Spots Workout Opportunities in Your Everyday Surroundings
Aug 14, 2026
Sony's New Patent Cuts Projector Scanning to Only What the Image Needs
Aug 14, 2026
Sony Patent Syncs Movie Backdrop Screens to Match Where a Camera Is Focused
Aug 14, 2026
Sony Patents a Way to Paint Artistic Styles onto 3D Scenes Using Flat Images
Aug 14, 2026
Sony Patents a Camera System That Detects Surface Damage Using Filtered Light Angles
Aug 14, 2026
Sony Patents Technology That Lets Cameras Read Colors More Accurately, Faster
Aug 14, 2026
Sony Patents a Drone Arm That Locks Itself Open Automatically
Aug 14, 2026
Sony Patents a Depth Camera That Sharpens Its Focus on Nearby Objects Automatically
Aug 14, 2026
Sony Patent Targets Memory Efficiency in AI-Powered Video Upscaling Systems
Aug 14, 2026
Sony Patents Technology That Maps a Person's Full Body Shape From a Camera
Aug 14, 2026
Sony Patents a System for Teaching 3D Avatars How Necks Actually Move
Aug 14, 2026
Sony Patents a System That Scores What Viewers Actually Watch On Screen
Aug 14, 2026
Sony Patent Splits Shadow and True Color Data From Any Photograph
Aug 14, 2026
Sony Patents a Camera System That Reads Colors and Measures Distance Simultaneously
Aug 14, 2026
Sony Patent Connects Multiplayer Game Events to Specific In-Game Activities
Aug 14, 2026
Sony Patents a Fix That Keeps Video Quality Settings From Going Haywire
Aug 14, 2026
Sony Patents a Two-Material Light Guide Design for Image Sensors
Aug 14, 2026
Sony Patents a Camera Chip That Sharpens Detail in Dim or Fast-Moving Shots
Aug 14, 2026
Sony Patent: Tracking Moving Objects Using Camera Pixels That Fire on Change
Aug 14, 2026
Sony Patents a Camera Chip That Keeps Extra Color Pixels From Breaking Your Photos
Aug 14, 2026