15 Apple inventions that show how the company is crafting the future
A system to let your friends know when autocorrect made a ducking mistake.
An phone with an edge-to-edge, wrap-around display.
A new kind of laptop keyboard in which the keys don't actually move, but rather sense that you press down.
Application number: 20160098107
Inventors: John Morrell, Ron Hopkinson, Peter Arnold, Mikael Silvanto, William Leggett
Filed: September 28, 2015
A system that could use how quickly your head is moving to help earbud sound quality. It uses "bone conduction" to help cut out ambient noise.
A way to use the Apple Watch or another wearable as a "life alert" urgent care system.
Micro-LED panels that could be used in a curved "bracelet or wrist watch."
A folding long-range lens for mobile devices, like the iPhone.
Patent number: 9,316,810
Inventors: Romeo Mercado
Filed: May 30, 2014
A way to change the channel or search for TV listings by using your voice.
Patent number: 9,338,493
Inventors: Marcel Van Os, Harry J. Saddler, Lia T. Napolitano, Jonathan H. Russell, Patrick M. Lister, and Rohit Dasari
Filed: September 26, 2014
A new kind of laser detection system (LiDAR) that's possibly useful for self-driving cars.
A system of plugs and chargers that can stack on top of each other.
Patent number: 9,300,083
Inventors: Nathan Bosscher, Eric Jol, Albert Golko, Jeffery Terlizzi, Jahan Minoo
Filed: Septebmer 29, 2014
An Apple Watch band that can also wrap around the device to protect it
Apple's rumored to be ditching the headphone jack on its next iPhone. But Apple employees have also dreamed up this invention that would shrink the jack, saving valuable volume.
Patent number: 9,142,908
Inventors: Cesar Villarreal, Dominic Dolci, Victoria Spielmann, Ricardo Mariano, Alexander Kwan, James Smeenge, Daniele De Luliis
Filed: May 19, 2014
A motorized screen protector, which, Inspector Gadget-style, will deploy when the user accidentally drops their phone or mobile device.
Application number: 20150301565
Inventor: Tyson Manullang, Stephen Lynch, Emery Sanford
Filed: April 18,2014
A 3D-printer that can create multi-colored objects.
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