Trademarks/Patents - Filed / Issued
13 posts filed under Trademarks/Patents - Filed / Issued
Apple Granted Patent for New Dock Connector
Apple has been awarded a patent application for what looks like an improved version of the current Dock connector featured on all of Apple's current iOS devices. The patent win revealed by Patently Apple shows that Apple has won "a patent for an all-new Hybrid…
Apple Scoops iPad Trademark from Fujitsu
Late last week Apple acquired the iPad trademark from Fujitsu. The iPad trademark was applied for by Fujitsu in 2003 but was declared abandoned by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in early 2009, only to be re-opened by Fujitsu the following June. Apple was…
iPhone Becomes Registered Trademark of Apple
Apple has been officially awarded the "IPHONE" trademark in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office under number 3,746,840 covering International Classes 9, 28 and 38. Of interest from the award which covers both the name and logo is that the trademark includes classes 9, 28…
Apple Awarded Multi-Touch Patent
According to the US Patent Office Apple was awarded patent number 7,479,949 on January 20, 2009. The patent which was filed on April 11, 2008 covers multi-touch and all associated gestures such as pinch, swipe and rotation. The patent is titled: Touch screen device, method…
"Podmaps" Patent Reveals Interest in Mapping
A filing made by Apple in January 2007 shows that the company may have interest in merging visual maps and spoken directions. The mix of a visual map and spoken directions would be assembled together to create a "Podmap", which could then be transferred to…
Patents: Portable Computer Docking Station, Ever Changing Keyboard
Integrated monitor and docking station - Patent Link A patent application submitted in 2006 has been published for the first time revealing that Apple could be working on a docking system for portable computers. The dock itself closely resembles the look of the current iMac…
In Brief: Fujitsu, Hitachi Quit Micro Hard-Drive Business; Icon Wiggle in Patent; Final Cut Meeting Holds Answers
Fujitsu, Hitachi Quit Micro Hard-Drive Business, Icon Wiggle in Patent A report from Reuters notes that an increasing shift to flash-based storage has forced Fujitsu and Hitachi out of the ultra-small rotating hard drive business. Both Fujitsu and Hitachi had supplied micro hard-drives for Apple's…
Apple Developing Solution for Mini-CD Slot Load Problems
Apple has developed an idea of reducing shipping and packaging costs by selling software on smaller discs which could then be used in slot-loading optical drives built for standard 12 cm CDs and DVDs a new patent filing reveals. The filing which was made in…
Apple Attempting to Trademark "Multi-touch"
Apple appears to be making moves across the globe to trademark the term "multi-touch." Multi-touch is the famous technology that brought us the iPhone and Apple has made recent explorations into multi-touch mice as seen in a patent filings. Apple has filed for the term…
Apple Files Patent for Multi-Touch Mouse
A patent application filed by Apple in March 2006 shows that the company may well be looking into other uses for multi-touch technology. Apple lists the following as some of the claims for the filing; 1. A configurable mouse with an extended sensing surface, which…
In Brief: Apple Seeking to Use RFID for Easy Network Configuration, H.264 Hardware Decoder Chips in Macs?
Apple Seeking to Use RFID for Easy Network Configuration A patent application filed by Apple was revealed late last week, it reveals that Apple may make use of RFID tags to help with the configuration of wireless networks. Apple offers the following abstract for the…
Apple Receives Resolution Independent User Interface Design Patent
Apple filed a patent protecting its Resolution Independent on July 21, 2006, Apple today was granted this patent. FIG. 4 shows a screen image of a graphical user interface object design application in accordance with one embodiment of the invention. In the patent application Apple…
Apple Files Patent for Radio-Transparent Zirconia Casings
Apple describes the patent as "A handheld computing device is disclosed. The handheld computing device includes an enclosure having structural walls formed from a ceramic material that is radio-transparent." FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a seamless enclosure, in accordance with one embodiment of…