What we're watching in Big Tech patents
Every ongoing patent race we follow, each one a living timeline that updates as new filings publish. Pick a watchlist to see the full story.
33 watchlists · 2,925 filings tracked
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The AR glasses race
Apple, Google, and Meta filings on AR glasses and headset hardware.
Latest Microsoft Files Patent for Headset Instructions That Adapt to the Equipment You Have · Oct 8
The self-driving sensing race
Waymo and Nvidia patents on self-driving sensors, perception, and prediction.
Latest Nvidia Files Patent for Self-Driving Cars That Preview Where a Move Leads · Oct 8
Adobe's controllable AI images
Adobe patents on controlling and standardizing AI image generation.
Latest Adobe Patents AI That Guesses the Whole Room's Lighting From One Photo · Oct 8
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The AI chip wars
Latest Qualcomm Files Patent for Storing Giant AI Models as Small Edits to a Shared Copy · Oct 8
Patents on AI chip memory, scheduling, compression, and multi-chip coordination.
AI agents that act for you
Latest Google Files Patent for Robots That Turn a Plain-English Request Into a Step-by-Step Plan · Oct 8
Patents on AI agents that carry out tasks, plus the safeguards around them.
The AI photo editing race
Latest Nvidia Files Patent to Turn One Ordinary Photo Into a 360-Degree Scene · Oct 8
Google and Nvidia filings on AI photo and video editing.
AI models that work in teams
Latest Google Patents a Coach That Grades Every Search an AI Assistant Runs · Oct 8
Patents on coordinating multiple specialized AI models on one task.
The on-device AI privacy push
Latest Google Files Patent for Phone AI That Uses Your Location but Hides It From Apps · Oct 8
Google and Samsung patents on running AI locally without exposing personal data.
Wearables that read your body
Latest Samsung Files Patent for a Phone Screen That Reads Your Pulse in Both Hands · Oct 8
Apple, Meta, and Google filings on body-sensing wearables.
The AI guardrails race
Latest Samsung Files Patent for a Voice Assistant That Fact-Checks Its Answers Against Your Apps · Oct 8
Patents on checking AI accuracy, tracing sources, and blocking unsafe behavior.
Apple's AR glasses
Latest Apple Files Patent for a Food Tracker That Asks When It's Unsure · Oct 8
Apple filings on AR glasses fit, tracking, and spatial awareness.
AI assistants that remember you
Latest Google Patents an AI Assistant That Remembers How You Like Your Answers · Oct 8
Patents on how AI assistants store and use memory of their users.
The GPU rendering race
Latest Microsoft Files Patent for Teaching AI to Sharpen Blurry Game Graphics · Oct 8
Intel and AMD patents on GPU rendering, ray tracing, and upscaling.
Waymo's robotaxi senses
Latest A New Waymo Patent Checks Other Drivers' Turn Signals Against How They're Actually Moving · Oct 8
Waymo patents on how its robotaxis sense and predict hazards.
Teaching robots to grasp and move
Latest Nvidia Files Patent for Robot Vision That Redraws an Object Until It Matches the Camera · Oct 8
Nvidia and Intel patents on robot grasping, navigation, and training.
Samsung's camera sensor push
Latest Samsung Patents a Small AI Model That Rates How Detailed a Video Frame Is · Oct 8
Samsung filings on camera sensors, image processing, and AI photo quality.
Apple's eye and hand controls
Latest Apple Files Patent for a Food Tracker That Asks When It's Unsure · Oct 8
Apple patents on gaze and gesture controls for its devices.
Meta's smart glasses
Latest Meta Files Patent for Tilting the Picture Inside AR Glasses to Slim Them Down · Oct 8
Meta patents on smart glasses hardware, sensors, and controls.
Samsung's 5G and network push
Latest Samsung Files Patent for Phones That Fall Back to a Rougher Location on Their Own · Oct 8
Samsung patents on cellular, satellite, and network connectivity.
Alexa learns to act
Latest Amazon Files Patent for Software That Ranks the Topics Callers Feel Strongly About · Oct 8
Amazon patents on giving Alexa more awareness and autonomy.
Samsung's display technology
Latest Samsung Files Patent for an Always-On Screen That Dims Itself to Match the Room · Oct 8
Samsung patents on display quality, durability, and brightness.
Samsung's foldable phones
Latest Samsung Patents a Phone Folder That Builds Itself Around the Task You're Doing · Oct 8
Samsung's filings on foldable hinges, flexible boards, and folding-screen software.
Google's smart glasses display
Latest Google Patents Smart Glasses Lenses With Switchable Mirrors to Widen the Picture · Oct 8
Google patents on AR glasses optics and display quality.
Nvidia's text-to-3D characters
Latest Nvidia Patents AI That Gives Plain 3D Models Realistic Surfaces From a Written Description · Oct 8
Nvidia filings on generating 3D characters from text, photos, and video.
Samsung's next-generation SSDs
Latest Samsung Files Patent for Memory That Lets Servers Predict Failures Without Seeing Its Secrets · Oct 8
Samsung patents on SSD reliability, speed, and data protection.
Samsung's home robots
Latest Samsung Patents a Robot Vacuum Map That Uses Your Photos and AI to Fill in the Gaps · Oct 8
Samsung filings on home robots and self-monitoring appliances.
IBM's quantum computing buildout
Latest Red Hat Files Patent for a Reservation System That Lets Quantum Programs Share Hardware · Oct 8
IBM and Red Hat patents on quantum computing hardware and software.
Tesla's camera-only bet
Latest A New Tesla Patent Has Nearby Cars Fix Each Other's GPS Errors · Oct 8
Tesla patents on its camera-only approach to self-driving.
The foldable phone race
Latest Samsung Patents a Fix for Foldable Phones That Block Their Own Camera · Oct 8
Apple and Samsung filings on foldable screens, hinges, and durability.
Apple's health sensors
Latest Apple Patents a Watch That Predicts Your Period and Fertile Days From Heart Rate · Oct 8
Apple filings on sleep, heart, breathing, and fitness sensing.
Apple's device-to-device handoff
Latest Apple Patents a Way to Hand Your Device to Someone Else Without Giving Up Your Account · Oct 1
Apple filings on handing off calls, audio, and tasks between devices.
Meta's muscle-reading wristband
Latest Meta Patents a System That Coaches You to Flex the Right Muscle for Its Wrist Controls · Oct 1
Meta patents on its muscle-signal wristband hardware and sensing.
Apple's foldable iPhone
Latest Apple Patents a Self-Flattening Hinge for Foldable iPhones · Sep 17
Apple's patents on foldable iPhone hinges, screens, and durability.
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