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 · 3,519 filings tracked
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The self-driving sensing race
Waymo and Nvidia patents on self-driving sensors, perception, and prediction.
Latest Nvidia Files Patent for AI That Fills In the Unseen Sides of Scanned Streets · Nov 5
The AR glasses race
Apple, Google, and Meta filings on AR glasses and headset hardware.
Latest Apple Files Patent for Tagging the Flaws in 360 Video So Added Objects Blend In · Nov 5
Apple's AR glasses
Apple filings on AR glasses fit, tracking, and spatial awareness.
Latest Apple Files Patent for Floating Controls That Stay Anchored to Your Torso · Nov 5
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The AI guardrails race
Latest OpenAI Files Patent for an AI That Checks Every Code Change for Security Holes · Nov 5
Patents on checking AI accuracy, tracing sources, and blocking unsafe behavior.
The AI photo editing race
Latest Adobe Files Patent for Rotating Objects in a Photo to Show Their Other Side · Nov 5
Google and Nvidia filings on AI photo and video editing.
The on-device AI privacy push
Latest Qualcomm Files Patent for Devices That Ignore Cat Paws and Toddler Taps · Nov 5
Google and Samsung patents on running AI locally without exposing personal data.
The AI chip wars
Latest Samsung Files Patent for Giving AI Services Only as Much Computing Power as They Need · Nov 5
Patents on AI chip memory, scheduling, compression, and multi-chip coordination.
AI agents that act for you
Latest Microsoft Files Patent for an AI Assistant That Finds Its Own Helper Apps · Nov 5
Patents on AI agents that carry out tasks, plus the safeguards around them.
The GPU rendering race
Latest Microsoft Files Patent to Make Game Upscaling Work With HDR Visuals · Nov 5
Intel and AMD patents on GPU rendering, ray tracing, and upscaling.
AI models that work in teams
Latest Google Patents an AI Chatbot That Creates Images Between Lines of Its Answer · Nov 5
Patents on coordinating multiple specialized AI models on one task.
Samsung's display technology
Latest Samsung Display Files Patent for a Touchscreen That Tells a Hovering Laptop From a Finger · Nov 5
Samsung patents on display quality, durability, and brightness.
Wearables that read your body
Latest Google Patents Earbud Tips That Can Feel You Chew and Yawn · Nov 5
Apple, Meta, and Google filings on body-sensing wearables.
Waymo's robotaxi senses
Latest Waymo Files Patent for Cars That Dodge Blind Spots in Double Left Turns · Nov 5
Waymo patents on how its robotaxis sense and predict hazards.
Adobe's controllable AI images
Latest Adobe Files Patent for Turning and Moving Objects Inside AI-Generated Images · Nov 5
Adobe patents on controlling and standardizing AI image generation.
AI assistants that remember you
Latest Google Files Patent to Delay Assistant Updates Until You Finish Editing Settings · Nov 5
Patents on how AI assistants store and use memory of their users.
Samsung's camera sensor push
Latest Samsung Patents a Fix for Thumbnails That Don't Match the Photo You Took · Nov 5
Samsung filings on camera sensors, image processing, and AI photo quality.
The foldable phone race
Latest Samsung Patents a Rubber Edge Guard for Phones That Fold Three Times · Nov 5
Apple and Samsung filings on foldable screens, hinges, and durability.
Samsung's foldable phones
Latest Samsung Patents a Rubber Edge Guard for Phones That Fold Three Times · Nov 5
Samsung's filings on foldable hinges, flexible boards, and folding-screen software.
IBM's quantum computing buildout
Latest IBM Files Patent for Letting Several People Share One Quantum Computer at Once · Nov 5
IBM and Red Hat patents on quantum computing hardware and software.
Google's smart glasses display
Latest Google Files Patent to Stop Smart Glasses From Waking Up When You Fold Them · Nov 5
Google patents on AR glasses optics and display quality.
Teaching robots to grasp and move
Latest Nvidia Files Patent for Teaching Robot Hands by Watching Human Hands · Nov 5
Nvidia and Intel patents on robot grasping, navigation, and training.
Nvidia's text-to-3D characters
Latest Nvidia Files Patent for Turning One Photo Into a Moving 3D Head Avatar · Nov 5
Nvidia filings on generating 3D characters from text, photos, and video.
Apple's health sensors
Latest Apple Patents a Stylus That Watches Your Grip for Signs of Health Changes · Nov 5
Apple filings on sleep, heart, breathing, and fitness sensing.
Samsung's 5G and network push
Latest Samsung Files Patent for Sending AI Training Jobs to a Second 5G Tower · Nov 5
Samsung patents on cellular, satellite, and network connectivity.
Apple's device-to-device handoff
Latest Apple Files Patent for Borrowing Your Phone's Camera on a Shared TV · Nov 5
Apple filings on handing off calls, audio, and tasks between devices.
Apple's eye and hand controls
Latest Apple Files Patent for a See-Through Display That Zooms In Where You Look · Nov 5
Apple patents on gaze and gesture controls for its devices.
Alexa learns to act
Latest Amazon Files Patent for Helping Alexa Pick the Right Picture for Your Answer · Nov 5
Amazon patents on giving Alexa more awareness and autonomy.
Samsung's next-generation SSDs
Latest Samsung Patents an AI Guard Built Into Your Storage Drive to Stop Ransomware · Nov 5
Samsung patents on SSD reliability, speed, and data protection.
Tesla's camera-only bet
Latest Tesla Files Patent to Cut a Camera Window Into Its Windshield's Inner Layers · Oct 29
Tesla patents on its camera-only approach to self-driving.
Samsung's home robots
Latest Samsung Files Patent to Keep Wheeled Robots on Course When a Wheel Lifts Off the Floor · Oct 29
Samsung filings on home robots and self-monitoring appliances.
Meta's smart glasses
Latest Meta Files Patent for Glasses Batteries Shaped to Fit Inside Slimmer Frames · Oct 29
Meta patents on smart glasses hardware, sensors, and controls.
Meta's muscle-reading wristband
Latest Meta Files Patent for a Wristband That Reads Finger Taps on Whatever You're Holding · Oct 29
Meta patents on its muscle-signal wristband hardware and sensing.
Apple's foldable iPhone
Latest A New Apple Patent Gives Folding Screens a Frame That Bends With Them · Oct 29
Apple's patents on foldable iPhone hinges, screens, and durability.
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