Apple's patent policy in recent years. View from the outside
The study was conducted using a patent search in the Espacenet European Patent Office database. For the analysis, Apple patents were published, published in different countries of the world in 2013.
A total of 3301 publications of 1953 inventions for which US patents were obtained were found. The selection of publications permissible error, which in this study can be neglected. For example, according to the United States Patent and Trademark Office, in the database of the US Patent Office in 2013, 1953 inventions were published for which patents were granted. The database of the European Patent Office (EPO) has 1591 such publications.
Distribution of publications by territory of action:
Australia - 168 publications
Brazil - 12 publications
Canada - 11 publications
China - 235 publications
Germany - 24 publications
Denmark - 1 publication
European Patent Office (valid in countries that belong to the EPO) - 208 publications
Spain - 17 publications
Great Britain - 14 publications
Hong Kong - 53 publications
Japan - 57 publications
South Korea - 238 publications
Mexico - 44 publications
Netherlands - 3 publications
Sweden - 1 publication
Singapore - 3 publications
Taiwan - 260 publications
USA - 1591 publications
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) (PCT) - 361 publications.
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As you can see, Apple actively patents its development not only in the US, but also in China, Europe, WIPO (PCT), Canada, Australia and other countries, in order to ensure the exclusive use of their developments in these countries. Obviously, Taiwanese, South Korean and Chinese manufacturers are the most dangerous for Apple, so in 2013, many patents were issued to Apple in these countries. In Russia, the American software monopolist also fears competitors, as evidenced by the issuance of 17 patents of the Russian Federation for inventions and utility models.
A search in the FIPS database (Russia) also showed that Apple is not reducing its activity on the Russian intellectual property market - in 2013, 19 applications for inventions and utility models were published in the FIPS database.
Analysis of the headings of the international patent classification (IPC) of patents obtained showed the most priority areas of technology, which include protected technical solutions.
Priority areas of technology are as follows:
This histogram shows the number of patents obtained in the following areas of technology:
G06F3 - Introduction devices for transferring data to be converted into a form suitable for processing in a computer; output devices for transferring data from processing devices to output devices, such as interfaces
G06F1 - Constructive elements of computers and data processing devices
G06F17 - Devices or methods of digital computation or data processing specifically designed for specific functions.
G06F9 - Software control devices, eg control units
H04L29 - Devices, Installations, Circuits or Systems
G06F12 - Selection , addressing or distribution of data in systems or memory architectures
H04N5 - Elements of television systems
G06F21 - Protection devices for computers, their components, programs or data from unauthorized activities
G09G5 - Control Circuits or Devices Common to Electron-Beam and Other Visual Indicators
H01R13 - Elements for connecting devices
G06F13 - Connecting mass storage devices, I / O devices or central processing unit devices, or transferring information or other signals between these devices.
G06F15 - Digital computers in general
H01Q1 - Antenna Design Elements and Related Devices
G02F1 — Devices or devices for controlling the intensity, color, phase, polarization, or direction of light emanating from an independent source, such as switching, gating, or modulation; nonlinear optics
H04N7 - Television Systems
G06K9 - Methods and devices for reading and recognizing printed or written characters or pattern recognition, such as fingerprints
H04W4 - Services or features specifically designed for wireless communication networks
H04B7 - Radio communication systems, i.e. radiation systems
Also important for Apple are the following areas of technology:
This histogram shows the number of patents obtained in the following areas of technology:
G09G3 - Charts and control devices for visual indicators other than cathode ray tubes
H04B1 - Elements of transmission systems
H04W52 - Power management, for example, TPC (Transmission Power Management), power saving or power classes
H04W24 - Control, monitoring or testing devices
G01C21 - Navigation; navigation instruments
H04M1 - Substation auxiliary terminal equipment, for example for use by subscribers
H04L9 - Device for secret or hidden communication
H05K7 - General-purpose structural elements for various electrical appliances and devices
H01R24 - Connecting devices consisting of two parts, or one of the two interacting parts of these devices, characterized by their common design
H04W72 - Local resource management, for example, the selection or allocation of wireless resources or the scheduling of wireless traffic
H04L12 - Selection , addressing or distribution of data in systems or memory architectures
G06Q30 - Trading, such as shopping or e-commerce
G06F11 - Error Detection; error correction; control
H05K5 - Enclosures, housings and sliding blocks of electrical apparatus
H04W36 - Call transfer devices from one base station to another or reselection
H04N9 - Elements of color television systems
H04R1 - Transformer Structural Elements
H04W48 - Access Restriction; network selection; access point selection
In addition, Apple’s patent office is active in the following areas of technology:
This histogram shows the number of patents obtained in the following areas of technology:
H04W8 - Network Data Management
G06F - Digital processing using electrical devices
H04W76 - Connection control, for example, establishing a connection, manipulating or disconnecting a connection
H01M2 - Structural elements and methods for manufacturing inactive parts of a structure
H02J7 - Charging or depolarization of batteries or power circuits from batteries
H01M10 - Secondary elements; their production
H04L1 - Devices for detecting or preventing errors in received information
H01L23 - Details and constructive elements of semiconductor devices or other devices on a solid body
H01H13 - Switches with rectilinear movement of an organ or controls actuated in one direction only by pulling or pressing, for example push-button switches
H04W12 - Security devices, such as access security or fraud detection; identification, for example, confirmation of the user's identity or authorization; privacy or anonymity protection
G10L15 - Speech Recognition
G06T15 - Visualization of a 3D (3D) Image
H05K9 - Screening devices or their parts from electric or magnetic fields
H04R3 - Transducer Enable Circuits
G06T1 - Processing General Image Data
H04N21 - Distribution of selected content, eg interactive television, VOD (Video on Demand)
H04N1 - Scanning, transmitting or reproducing documents or the like, such as sending exact copies (facsimiles); structural elements
H04L27 - Modulated Carrier Frequency Multichannel Communication Systems
G06Q10 - Administration; management
H04W28 - Managing network traffic or a resource
G11C16 - Programmable read-only memory with erasable information
G10H1 - Electrical Musical Instrument Design Elements
G06T5 - Enhancing or restoring an image from bit-by-bit to bit-by-bit to create a similar image.
G01R31 - Devices for determining electrical properties; devices for determining the location of electrical damage; devices for electrical testing characterized by the object to be tested
Apple has also patented some of its developments in the following areas:
This histogram shows the number of patents obtained in the following areas of technology:
H05K1 - Printed Circuits
H04W64 - Locating users or terminals for network management, eg mobile control
H04B15 - Suppressing or limiting noise and interference
H03M13 - Encoding, decoding or converting code to detect errors or correct them; basic coding theory assumptions; coding boundaries; ways to estimate the probability of error; communication channel models; simulation or verification codes
G11C29 - Monitoring the correct operation of storage devices; storage test during standby or stand-alone mode
G10L21 - Processing a speech or voice signal to obtain another audible or inaudible signal, for example, visual or tactile, to change its quality or its intelligibility
C03C21 - Glass processing, except fibers or filaments, by diffusion of ions or metals into its surface
H04N17 - Diagnosing, testing or measuring the performance of television systems or their elements
H03K17 - Electronic switching or gating, i.e. without opening or closing contacts
G11C7 - Devices for recording or reading information in digital storage devices
G06T7 - Image analysis, for example, from bitwise to non-beat image
G06T11 - 2D image generation (two-dimensional)
F04D29 - Structural elements, assemblies and auxiliary devices
H05K13 - Methods and devices for the manufacture and establishment of blocks of electrical equipment
H04W88 - Devices specifically designed for wireless communications networks, such as terminals, base stations or access point devices
H04W56 - Sync Devices
H04R29 - Monitoring devices; testing devices
H01R - Conductive connections; constructive connection of several mutually insulated electrical connecting elements; connecting devices; current collectors
H01L27 - Instruments consisting of several semiconductor or other components on a solid, formed on one common substrate or inside it
G11B27 - Installation; indexing; addressing; timing or synchronization; control; tape movement measurement
G06F7 - Methods and devices for data processing with an impact on the order of their location or on the content of the processed data
G02B6 - Light guides; structural elements of devices containing optical fibers and other optical elements, such as connections
G02B5 - Optical elements other than lenses
C25D11 - Electrolytic coating using chemical reactions on surfaces, for example forming transformed layers
H04W40 - Selection of communication path or communication routing
H04W16 - Network planning, for example, service areas or traffic planning tools; network deployment, for example, resource allocation or cell structure
H04L25 - Multichannel baseband communication systems
H01R31 - Connecting elements, the fastening of which is based only on the interaction with the counter element
H01R27 - Connecting elements designed to interact with two or more different counter elements
H01R12 - Structural connections of several mutually insulated electrical connecting elements specially adapted for printed circuits, for example printed circuit boards (PCB), flat or ribbon cables, or similar practically flat structures, such as terminal strips, terminal strips; connecting devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or similar substantially flat structures; terminals specifically designed to make contact with printed circuits or insert them into printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or similar practically flat structures
G11C11 - Digital storage devices, characterized by the use of various electrical or magnetic memory elements; memory elements for them
G06Q20 - Payment schemes, architectures or protocols
G06F19 - Devices or methods for digital computing or data processing for special applications
Also in the name of Apple patents were obtained in the following areas of technology:
A44B18 Snap Release Fastener ; Making these clasps
A45C11 Boxes, Cases and Other Accessories
A45F5 Devices for supporting or carrying hand-held accessories; fixtures for supporting or carrying travel and military camping gear
A61B1 Diagnosis; surgery; personal identification
A63F13 Aspects of games using a two or more dimensional display operating on electronic media, such as a television screen, and showing images related to the game.
A63F9 Games
B01J19 Chemical, physical or physico-chemical methods of general use
B05D3 Pretreatment of surfaces for applying liquids or other fluid materials to them; subsequent processing of applied coatings, for example, intermediate processing of the applied coating, carried out before the subsequent application of liquids or other fluid substances to the surface
B05D5 Methods for applying liquids or other fluid substances to the surface in order to obtain special surface effects, finishes or structures
B21D22 Processing by pressure without cutting by stamping, rotary extrusion or deep drawing
B21J1 Pretreatment blanks
B21J5 Special Forging or Pressing Techniques and Devices
B22D Metal Casting; casting of other materials using the same methods, devices or substances in a plastic state
B22D17 Die casting in permanent molds or by injection method, i.e. casting, in which the metal is injected into the mold under high pressure
B22D25 Special casting due to specific product shape or physical properties of materials.
B22F7 Production of composite laminates, blanks or products using metal powders by sintering the powder with or without simultaneous compaction
B22F9 Manufacture of metal powders or their suspensions; devices or devices specifically designed for this
B23H1 Electroerosive treatment, i.e. metal removal by a series of fast-flowing electrical discharges between the electrode and the workpiece in a fluid dielectric environment
B23K20 Non-electric welding methods using shock or other pressure with or without heating, such as coating or plating
B23K26 Metal processing by a laser beam, for example welding, cutting, the formation of holes
B23P13 Manufacture of metal products by methods related to machining on metalworking machines
B23P19 Arrangements for assembling or disassembling metal assemblies or metal and non-metallic assemblies, regardless of whether or not any deformation is caused; tools and fixtures for this purpose
B23Q17 Devices for display or measurement on machine tools
B24B1 Grinding or polishing methods; use of auxiliary equipment in connection with such methods
B24B37 Machines or devices for grinding with powdered abrasives; accessories for them
B24B49 Measuring or monitoring devices used to regulate the movement of the grinding tool or workpiece; location of indicator or measuring devices, for example to indicate the start of grinding
B25J15 Gripping Heads
B29C45 Injection Molding, i.e. forcing the required volume of the molded material through the nozzle into a closed form; devices for this
B29C63 Facing or trimming , i.e. the use of preformed plastic layers or shells; devices for this purpose
B29C65 Compound Preformed Parts; devices for this purpose
B29C70 Molding compositions, i.e. plastics containing reinforcing elements, fillers or preformed parts, for example inserts
B32B1 Laminated Volumetric Products
B32B15 Laminated products containing mainly metal
B32B17 Laminates containing mainly flat glass or fibers made of glass, slag, etc. of materials
B32B3 Layered products made of layers with external or internal discontinuity or roughness or with one rough layer
B32B37 Methods or devices for lamination, eg curing or bonding using ultrasound
B32B7 Laminates made from layers with different physical properties or differing in interconnected layers
B32B9 Laminates containing mainly special materials or substances
B41J3 Writing, typesetting or marking machines, different purpose
B41J5 Devices or devices for controlling the selection of letters or characters
B41M5 Methods of reproduction and labeling; sheet materials for these purposes
B60R Vehicles, equipment or structural elements of vehicles
B65D25 Structural elements of other types of rigid or semi-rigid containers
B65D71 Products connected using packaging elements in packages for easy storage or transportation, for example, portable devices with separating compartments for several items, such as beer cans; bottles for fizzy drinks; bales of material
B65D77 Packages formed by putting products or materials into pre-shaped containers, such as boxes, boxes, cloth or paper bags
B65D85Containers, packaging materials or packaging specially adapted for special products or materials
C03B23 Subsequent molding of preformed glass
C03B25 Annealing of glass products
C09J7 Adhesives in the form of a thin film, etc.
C22C1 Preparation nonferrous alloys
C22C33 Ferrous alloys
C22C45 Amorphous alloys
C23C14 alloys based on titanium
C23F4 Methods for removing metallic material from surfaces
C25D1 Electroforming
C25D5Electrolytic coating characterized by the method; preliminary or subsequent processing of products
D01D5 Formation of monofilaments, multifilament yarns, etc.
D07B1 Design features of ropes or cables
E05D11 Accessories for hinges
F16B27 Bolts, screws or nuts, produced in series in the form of a continuous undercut, but easily detachable from it, in particular for use in automatic machines
F16B35 Bolts; anchor bolts; threaded rods; installation screws; locking screws
F16F7 Vibration dampers; shock absorbers
F16M13 Supports for installation of vehicles or objects
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G01B5Adaptations to measuring devices differing by mechanical measuring
instruments G01C Measuring distances, horizons or azimuths; topography; navigation; gyroscopic instruments; photogrammetry or videogrammetry
G01C19 Gyroscopes; tilt-sensitive devices using oscillating masses; tilt-sensitive devices without moving masses; measuring angular velocity using gyroscopic effects
G01C22 Measuring distances traveled on the ground by vehicles, people, animals, or other moving solids, for example using pedometers
G01C23Combined instruments that determine more than one navigation value, for example, for aviation; combined devices for measuring two or more motion parameters, such as distance, speed, acceleration
G01D7 Indication of measured values
G01J1 Photometry, such as photographic exposure meters
G01J5 Radiation pyrometry
G01K13 Special purpose
thermometers G01K15 Testing or calibrating thermometers
G01K7 Temperature measurement based on the use of thermally sensitive electrical or magnetic components
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G01M11Testing of optical equipment; testing structures or devices by optical methods not covered by other classes or subclasses
G01N19 Materials examination by mechanical methods
G01N25 Research or analysis of materials using thermal means
G01N27 Research or analysis of materials using electrical, electrochemical or magnetic means
G01N29 Research or analysis of materials using ultrasonic, sound or infrasonic waves; visualization of the internal structure of objects by passing ultrasonic or sound waves through them through objects
G01N3 Study of the strength properties of solid materials by applying mechanical forces to them
G01R1Elements of all types of instruments or devices
G01R27 Devices for measuring active, reactive and impedance or electrical characteristics derived from them
G01R33 Devices for measuring variable magnetic quantities
G01S1 Beacons and beacon systems that emit signals with characteristics that can be detected using non-directional receivers, and defining directions and positions fixed relative to lighthouses; receivers for these systems
G01S17 Systems using reflection or secondary radiation of electromagnetic waves other than radio waves, for example, lidar systems
G01S19Satellite radio navigation positioning systems; determination of position, velocity or angular spatial position using signals transmitted by such systems
G01S5 Positioning by comparing two or more directions found in one coordinate system; positioning by comparing two or more distances found in one coordinate system
G01S7 Elements of construction of systems
G02B1 Optical elements differing in material
G02B13 Special objective lenses
G02B7 Frames, adjusting devices and light-tight connections for optical elements
G03B13Viewfinders; focusing devices for photo and movie cameras; focusing tools for photo and movie cameras; automatic focusing systems for photo and movie cameras
G03B43 Test of photographic equipment and its elements
G03F1 Originals for photomechanical obtaining of textured or shaped surfaces, such as masks, photo masks, grids; photomask forms or films for them; containers specifically designed for them; their production
G04G Electronic clock
G05B15 Systems controlled by computing devices
G05B19 Software control systems
G05B23 Testing and control of control systems or their components
G05B24Open control systems
G05D23 Temperature control
G05D3 Control or control position or direction
G05F3 Systems without feedback for regulating electrical quantities using unmanaged elements or unmanaged combinations of self-regulating elements
G05G1 Control elements, such as buttons or knobs; their location in the nodes; indication of the position of control elements
G06K15 Devices for obtaining a constant visual representation of the output
G06K19 Information carriers used with machines, at least partially intended for transferring digital information
G06K7Methods and devices for reading media
G06N5 Computer systems using knowledge-based
models G06Q40 Finance; insurance; tax strategies; processing corporate or income taxes
G06Q50 Systems or methods specifically designed for a specific section of business, such as utilities or tourism
G06Q90 Systems or methods specifically designed for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial, supervisory, or prognostic purposes that do not include significant data processing
G06T13 Animation
G06T17 3D (three-dimensional) modeling for computer graphics
G06T19Processing 3D models or images for computer graphics
G06T3 Converting a geometric image into an image matrix, for example, from a bitwise to a bitwise image, creating another image
G06T9 Image coding, for example, from a bitwise to a non-beat image
G08B13 Alarm about theft, burglary, etc.
G08B21 Alarms that respond to one specific unwanted or abnormal mode of operation
G08B23 Alarms that react to unset, undesired or abnormal conditions
G08B29Check or control alarm systems, including alarms; prevention and correction of malfunction, for example, prevention of unauthorized alarms
G08B5 Visual alarm systems, such as individual calling systems, remote indication of occupied places
G08B6 Touchable signal systems, such as personal calling systems
G08B7 Signal systems
G08C17 Signaling devices that differ in the use of wireless electrical communication
G08C19 Systems transmission of electrical signals
G08G1 Road traffic control systems
G09B15 Learning music
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G10L17 Speaker identification or verification
G10L19 Speech or audio signal analysis-synthesis methods for reducing redundancy, for example, in vocoders; encoding or decoding speech or audio signals using input filter models or psychoacoustic analysis
G11B20 Signal processing independent of the method of recording or playback; circuits for them
G11C Static type
G11C27 storage devices Electric analog storage devices, for example, for storing instantaneous values of
G11C5 Memory design elements of G11C8 storage devices
Devices for retrieving addresses from a digital storage device
H01B13 Methods and devices for making wires or cables
H01B5 Non- insulated (bare) wires and conductive bodies characterized by
H01B7 form Insulated wires or cables differing in
H01B9 form Power cables
H01C17 Methods and devices specifically designed for manufacturing resistors
H01F41 Methods and devices for manufacturing and assembling devices
H01F7 Magnets
H01G4 Fixed capacitors; methods for their manufacture
H01H1 Contacts
H01H15Switches with rectilinear movement of one or several controls actuated in opposite directions, for example, slider switches
H01H23 Toggle or rocker switches, i.e. switches, characterized by the fact that they work by swinging a control having the form of a rocker-type
button H01H3 Devices for actuating contacts
H01H35 Switches that are activated as a result of changing physical parameters
H01H45 Elements of the design of the relay
H01H50 Elements of the design of the electromagnetic relay
H01H9 Elements of the design of the switches and etc.
H01L21Methods and devices specifically designed for the manufacture or processing of semiconductor devices or devices on a solid or parts thereof
H01L25 Blocks consisting of several separate semiconductor or other devices on a solid body
H01L29Semiconductor devices specifically designed for straightening, amplifying, generating, or switching, and having at least one potential barrier on which an abrupt change in potential occurs, or a surface barrier; capacitors or resistors containing at least one potential barrier on which an abrupt change in potential occurs, or a surface barrier, for example, having a depleted layer with an electron-hole transition or a layer with a high carrier density; structural elements of semiconductor substrates or electrodes for them
H01L31Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic, short-wave or particulate radiation, specifically designed either to convert the energy of such radiation into electrical energy, or to control electrical energy using such radiation; methods or devices specifically designed for the manufacture or processing of such devices or parts thereof; structural elements of devices
H01L33 Semiconductor devices with at least one potential barrier or with a surface barrier, specifically designed for light emission; methods or devices specifically designed for the manufacture or processing of such devices or parts thereof; structural elements of such devices
H01L51Solid-state devices using organic materials as the active part or using a combination of organic materials with other materials as the active part; methods or devices specifically designed for the production or processing of such devices or parts thereof
H01M4 Electrodes
H01M8 Fuel cells; their manufacture
H01P3 Waveguides; transmission lines of the waveguide type
H01Q Antennas
H01Q13 Waveguide horns or sockets; slot antennas; waveguide antennas; equivalent structures, causing radiation along a path directed wave propagation
H01Q21 Antenna arrays and systems
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H01R11 Single connecting elements with two or more spatially separated areas for conductive elements that are or may be interconnected, for example, terminal elements of wires or cables, supported by wire or cable and having means to facilitate their electrical connection with any other wire, terminal or conductive element, pads connecting clamps
H01R25 Connecting elements designed to simultaneously interact with two or more identical counter elements, for example for the distribution of energy between two or more circuits
H01R3 Conductive Connections
H01R33 Connecting devices specifically designed to support the instrument, with one part of these devices acting as a holder, creating a support and an electrical connection through the counterpart, which is structurally connected to the device, for example, lamp holders; separate parts of such connecting devices
H01R4 Conductive connections between two or more conductors that are in direct contact, i.e. in contact with each other; means for making or maintaining such contact; conductive connections consisting of two or more spatially separated sections for connecting conductors and using contact elements that pierce the insulation
H01R43Methods and devices for manufacturing, assembling, operating or repairing linear connectors, current collectors or for connecting electrical wires
H01R9 Structural connections of several mutually-isolated electrical connecting elements, such as terminal strips, terminal strips; terminals or connecting clips mounted on the support plates or in the housing; bases for them
H02G11 Laying electrical cables or wires between mutually moving parts
H02G15 Cable accessories
H02H11 Protection schemes against accidents that act to prevent the possibility of switching on if this may lead to unwanted electrical operating conditions
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H02J17 Systems for power supply or distribution of electric energy by means of electromagnetic waves
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H02J5 Schemes of transmission of electric energy between networks of alternating and direct current
H02K11 Constructive interfacing with measuring or protective devices or electrical components, for example with a resistor, switch, device for suppressing radio interference
H02M1 Aspects of the device transm conversion
H02M3 Conversion of DC energy at the input to the DC energy at the output
H02M7AC power conversion at the input to the DC power output; DC power conversion at the input to the AC power at the output
H02P1 Devices for starting electric motors or electric converters
H03B5 Generating electrical oscillations using an amplifier with a positive feedback circuit from the output to the input
H03F1 Constructive elements of amplifiers made only on electronic, semiconductor, or unspecified devices used as amplifying elements
H03F3 Amplifiers having only electric elements as amplifying elements RON or semiconductor devices only
H03G1Auxiliary methods and devices for gain control
H03G11 Amplitude limitation; limiting the rate of change of amplitude
H03G3 Adjusting the gain of amplifiers or frequency converters
H03H11 Circuits using active elements
H03H7 Multipoles containing only passive electrical elements as circuit components
H03K19 Logic circuits, i.e. devices having at least two inputs operating on one output
H03K3 Circuits for generating electrical impulses; monostable, bistable or multistable circuits
H03K4Schemes for generating pulses with a significantly limited steepness of the front or step-shaped
pulses H03K5 Methods and devices for forming and converting pulses that are not related to any group of this subclass
H03L5 Automatic control of voltage, current or power
H03L7 Automatic control of frequency or phase; synchronization
H03L9 Automatic control
H04B17 Control; Testing
H04B3 Wired communication systems
H04B5 Transmitting systems using the near field of the antenna, for example using a loop with inductive coupling
H04H20Devices for broadcasting or for combined distribution of signals in conjunction with broadcasting
H04H40 Devices specifically designed for receiving broadcast information
H04H60 Devices for use in broadcasting with direct connection to broadcast information or space-time broadcasting; systems associated with broadcasting
H04J1 Multichannel systems with frequency division of channels
H04J11 Orthogonal systems of multichannel communication
H04J13 Multiplex systems with code division
H04J3 Multichannel systems with time division of channels
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H04R17 Piezoelectric transducers; electrostrictive transducers
H04R2 5 Apparatus for people with hearing impairments
H04R5 Stereo devices
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Apple Patent Office is one of the best in the world. Their patent policy is aggressive. The geography of patenting Apple is very extensive. The analysis of the IPC rubrics showed that the organization is interested in many business areas, as well as their integration with information technologies.
UPD: Removed some wrongly entered classes of the IPC
Bonus: US patents owned by Apple Inc., one of whose authors was Steve Jobs
A total of 3301 publications of 1953 inventions for which US patents were obtained were found. The selection of publications permissible error, which in this study can be neglected. For example, according to the United States Patent and Trademark Office, in the database of the US Patent Office in 2013, 1953 inventions were published for which patents were granted. The database of the European Patent Office (EPO) has 1591 such publications.
Distribution of publications by territory of action:
Australia - 168 publications
Brazil - 12 publications
Canada - 11 publications
China - 235 publications
Germany - 24 publications
Denmark - 1 publication
European Patent Office (valid in countries that belong to the EPO) - 208 publications
Spain - 17 publications
Great Britain - 14 publications
Hong Kong - 53 publications
Japan - 57 publications
South Korea - 238 publications
Mexico - 44 publications
Netherlands - 3 publications
Sweden - 1 publication
Singapore - 3 publications
Taiwan - 260 publications
USA - 1591 publications
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) (PCT) - 361 publications.
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As you can see, Apple actively patents its development not only in the US, but also in China, Europe, WIPO (PCT), Canada, Australia and other countries, in order to ensure the exclusive use of their developments in these countries. Obviously, Taiwanese, South Korean and Chinese manufacturers are the most dangerous for Apple, so in 2013, many patents were issued to Apple in these countries. In Russia, the American software monopolist also fears competitors, as evidenced by the issuance of 17 patents of the Russian Federation for inventions and utility models.
A search in the FIPS database (Russia) also showed that Apple is not reducing its activity on the Russian intellectual property market - in 2013, 19 applications for inventions and utility models were published in the FIPS database.
Analysis of the headings of the international patent classification (IPC) of patents obtained showed the most priority areas of technology, which include protected technical solutions.
Priority areas of technology are as follows:
This histogram shows the number of patents obtained in the following areas of technology:
G06F3 - Introduction devices for transferring data to be converted into a form suitable for processing in a computer; output devices for transferring data from processing devices to output devices, such as interfaces
G06F1 - Constructive elements of computers and data processing devices
G06F17 - Devices or methods of digital computation or data processing specifically designed for specific functions.
G06F9 - Software control devices, eg control units
H04L29 - Devices, Installations, Circuits or Systems
G06F12 - Selection , addressing or distribution of data in systems or memory architectures
H04N5 - Elements of television systems
G06F21 - Protection devices for computers, their components, programs or data from unauthorized activities
G09G5 - Control Circuits or Devices Common to Electron-Beam and Other Visual Indicators
H01R13 - Elements for connecting devices
G06F13 - Connecting mass storage devices, I / O devices or central processing unit devices, or transferring information or other signals between these devices.
G06F15 - Digital computers in general
H01Q1 - Antenna Design Elements and Related Devices
G02F1 — Devices or devices for controlling the intensity, color, phase, polarization, or direction of light emanating from an independent source, such as switching, gating, or modulation; nonlinear optics
H04N7 - Television Systems
G06K9 - Methods and devices for reading and recognizing printed or written characters or pattern recognition, such as fingerprints
H04W4 - Services or features specifically designed for wireless communication networks
H04B7 - Radio communication systems, i.e. radiation systems
Also important for Apple are the following areas of technology:
This histogram shows the number of patents obtained in the following areas of technology:
G09G3 - Charts and control devices for visual indicators other than cathode ray tubes
H04B1 - Elements of transmission systems
H04W52 - Power management, for example, TPC (Transmission Power Management), power saving or power classes
H04W24 - Control, monitoring or testing devices
G01C21 - Navigation; navigation instruments
H04M1 - Substation auxiliary terminal equipment, for example for use by subscribers
H04L9 - Device for secret or hidden communication
H05K7 - General-purpose structural elements for various electrical appliances and devices
H01R24 - Connecting devices consisting of two parts, or one of the two interacting parts of these devices, characterized by their common design
H04W72 - Local resource management, for example, the selection or allocation of wireless resources or the scheduling of wireless traffic
H04L12 - Selection , addressing or distribution of data in systems or memory architectures
G06Q30 - Trading, such as shopping or e-commerce
G06F11 - Error Detection; error correction; control
H05K5 - Enclosures, housings and sliding blocks of electrical apparatus
H04W36 - Call transfer devices from one base station to another or reselection
H04N9 - Elements of color television systems
H04R1 - Transformer Structural Elements
H04W48 - Access Restriction; network selection; access point selection
In addition, Apple’s patent office is active in the following areas of technology:
This histogram shows the number of patents obtained in the following areas of technology:
H04W8 - Network Data Management
G06F - Digital processing using electrical devices
H04W76 - Connection control, for example, establishing a connection, manipulating or disconnecting a connection
H01M2 - Structural elements and methods for manufacturing inactive parts of a structure
H02J7 - Charging or depolarization of batteries or power circuits from batteries
H01M10 - Secondary elements; their production
H04L1 - Devices for detecting or preventing errors in received information
H01L23 - Details and constructive elements of semiconductor devices or other devices on a solid body
H01H13 - Switches with rectilinear movement of an organ or controls actuated in one direction only by pulling or pressing, for example push-button switches
H04W12 - Security devices, such as access security or fraud detection; identification, for example, confirmation of the user's identity or authorization; privacy or anonymity protection
G10L15 - Speech Recognition
G06T15 - Visualization of a 3D (3D) Image
H05K9 - Screening devices or their parts from electric or magnetic fields
H04R3 - Transducer Enable Circuits
G06T1 - Processing General Image Data
H04N21 - Distribution of selected content, eg interactive television, VOD (Video on Demand)
H04N1 - Scanning, transmitting or reproducing documents or the like, such as sending exact copies (facsimiles); structural elements
H04L27 - Modulated Carrier Frequency Multichannel Communication Systems
G06Q10 - Administration; management
H04W28 - Managing network traffic or a resource
G11C16 - Programmable read-only memory with erasable information
G10H1 - Electrical Musical Instrument Design Elements
G06T5 - Enhancing or restoring an image from bit-by-bit to bit-by-bit to create a similar image.
G01R31 - Devices for determining electrical properties; devices for determining the location of electrical damage; devices for electrical testing characterized by the object to be tested
Apple has also patented some of its developments in the following areas:
This histogram shows the number of patents obtained in the following areas of technology:
H05K1 - Printed Circuits
H04W64 - Locating users or terminals for network management, eg mobile control
H04B15 - Suppressing or limiting noise and interference
H03M13 - Encoding, decoding or converting code to detect errors or correct them; basic coding theory assumptions; coding boundaries; ways to estimate the probability of error; communication channel models; simulation or verification codes
G11C29 - Monitoring the correct operation of storage devices; storage test during standby or stand-alone mode
G10L21 - Processing a speech or voice signal to obtain another audible or inaudible signal, for example, visual or tactile, to change its quality or its intelligibility
C03C21 - Glass processing, except fibers or filaments, by diffusion of ions or metals into its surface
H04N17 - Diagnosing, testing or measuring the performance of television systems or their elements
H03K17 - Electronic switching or gating, i.e. without opening or closing contacts
G11C7 - Devices for recording or reading information in digital storage devices
G06T7 - Image analysis, for example, from bitwise to non-beat image
G06T11 - 2D image generation (two-dimensional)
F04D29 - Structural elements, assemblies and auxiliary devices
H05K13 - Methods and devices for the manufacture and establishment of blocks of electrical equipment
H04W88 - Devices specifically designed for wireless communications networks, such as terminals, base stations or access point devices
H04W56 - Sync Devices
H04R29 - Monitoring devices; testing devices
H01R - Conductive connections; constructive connection of several mutually insulated electrical connecting elements; connecting devices; current collectors
H01L27 - Instruments consisting of several semiconductor or other components on a solid, formed on one common substrate or inside it
G11B27 - Installation; indexing; addressing; timing or synchronization; control; tape movement measurement
G06F7 - Methods and devices for data processing with an impact on the order of their location or on the content of the processed data
G02B6 - Light guides; structural elements of devices containing optical fibers and other optical elements, such as connections
G02B5 - Optical elements other than lenses
C25D11 - Electrolytic coating using chemical reactions on surfaces, for example forming transformed layers
H04W40 - Selection of communication path or communication routing
H04W16 - Network planning, for example, service areas or traffic planning tools; network deployment, for example, resource allocation or cell structure
H04L25 - Multichannel baseband communication systems
H01R31 - Connecting elements, the fastening of which is based only on the interaction with the counter element
H01R27 - Connecting elements designed to interact with two or more different counter elements
H01R12 - Structural connections of several mutually insulated electrical connecting elements specially adapted for printed circuits, for example printed circuit boards (PCB), flat or ribbon cables, or similar practically flat structures, such as terminal strips, terminal strips; connecting devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or similar substantially flat structures; terminals specifically designed to make contact with printed circuits or insert them into printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or similar practically flat structures
G11C11 - Digital storage devices, characterized by the use of various electrical or magnetic memory elements; memory elements for them
G06Q20 - Payment schemes, architectures or protocols
G06F19 - Devices or methods for digital computing or data processing for special applications
Also in the name of Apple patents were obtained in the following areas of technology:
A44B18 Snap Release Fastener ; Making these clasps
A45C11 Boxes, Cases and Other Accessories
A45F5 Devices for supporting or carrying hand-held accessories; fixtures for supporting or carrying travel and military camping gear
A61B1 Diagnosis; surgery; personal identification
A63F13 Aspects of games using a two or more dimensional display operating on electronic media, such as a television screen, and showing images related to the game.
A63F9 Games
B01J19 Chemical, physical or physico-chemical methods of general use
B05D3 Pretreatment of surfaces for applying liquids or other fluid materials to them; subsequent processing of applied coatings, for example, intermediate processing of the applied coating, carried out before the subsequent application of liquids or other fluid substances to the surface
B05D5 Methods for applying liquids or other fluid substances to the surface in order to obtain special surface effects, finishes or structures
B21D22 Processing by pressure without cutting by stamping, rotary extrusion or deep drawing
B21J1 Pretreatment blanks
B21J5 Special Forging or Pressing Techniques and Devices
B22D Metal Casting; casting of other materials using the same methods, devices or substances in a plastic state
B22D17 Die casting in permanent molds or by injection method, i.e. casting, in which the metal is injected into the mold under high pressure
B22D25 Special casting due to specific product shape or physical properties of materials.
B22F7 Production of composite laminates, blanks or products using metal powders by sintering the powder with or without simultaneous compaction
B22F9 Manufacture of metal powders or their suspensions; devices or devices specifically designed for this
B23H1 Electroerosive treatment, i.e. metal removal by a series of fast-flowing electrical discharges between the electrode and the workpiece in a fluid dielectric environment
B23K20 Non-electric welding methods using shock or other pressure with or without heating, such as coating or plating
B23K26 Metal processing by a laser beam, for example welding, cutting, the formation of holes
B23P13 Manufacture of metal products by methods related to machining on metalworking machines
B23P19 Arrangements for assembling or disassembling metal assemblies or metal and non-metallic assemblies, regardless of whether or not any deformation is caused; tools and fixtures for this purpose
B23Q17 Devices for display or measurement on machine tools
B24B1 Grinding or polishing methods; use of auxiliary equipment in connection with such methods
B24B37 Machines or devices for grinding with powdered abrasives; accessories for them
B24B49 Measuring or monitoring devices used to regulate the movement of the grinding tool or workpiece; location of indicator or measuring devices, for example to indicate the start of grinding
B25J15 Gripping Heads
B29C45 Injection Molding, i.e. forcing the required volume of the molded material through the nozzle into a closed form; devices for this
B29C63 Facing or trimming , i.e. the use of preformed plastic layers or shells; devices for this purpose
B29C65 Compound Preformed Parts; devices for this purpose
B29C70 Molding compositions, i.e. plastics containing reinforcing elements, fillers or preformed parts, for example inserts
B32B1 Laminated Volumetric Products
B32B15 Laminated products containing mainly metal
B32B17 Laminates containing mainly flat glass or fibers made of glass, slag, etc. of materials
B32B3 Layered products made of layers with external or internal discontinuity or roughness or with one rough layer
B32B37 Methods or devices for lamination, eg curing or bonding using ultrasound
B32B7 Laminates made from layers with different physical properties or differing in interconnected layers
B32B9 Laminates containing mainly special materials or substances
B41J3 Writing, typesetting or marking machines, different purpose
B41J5 Devices or devices for controlling the selection of letters or characters
B41M5 Methods of reproduction and labeling; sheet materials for these purposes
B60R Vehicles, equipment or structural elements of vehicles
B65D25 Structural elements of other types of rigid or semi-rigid containers
B65D71 Products connected using packaging elements in packages for easy storage or transportation, for example, portable devices with separating compartments for several items, such as beer cans; bottles for fizzy drinks; bales of material
B65D77 Packages formed by putting products or materials into pre-shaped containers, such as boxes, boxes, cloth or paper bags
B65D85Containers, packaging materials or packaging specially adapted for special products or materials
C03B23 Subsequent molding of preformed glass
C03B25 Annealing of glass products
C09J7 Adhesives in the form of a thin film, etc.
C22C1 Preparation nonferrous alloys
C22C33 Ferrous alloys
C22C45 Amorphous alloys
C23C14 alloys based on titanium
C23F4 Methods for removing metallic material from surfaces
C25D1 Electroforming
C25D5Electrolytic coating characterized by the method; preliminary or subsequent processing of products
D01D5 Formation of monofilaments, multifilament yarns, etc.
D07B1 Design features of ropes or cables
E05D11 Accessories for hinges
F16B27 Bolts, screws or nuts, produced in series in the form of a continuous undercut, but easily detachable from it, in particular for use in automatic machines
F16B35 Bolts; anchor bolts; threaded rods; installation screws; locking screws
F16F7 Vibration dampers; shock absorbers
F16M13 Supports for installation of vehicles or objects
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instruments G01C Measuring distances, horizons or azimuths; topography; navigation; gyroscopic instruments; photogrammetry or videogrammetry
G01C19 Gyroscopes; tilt-sensitive devices using oscillating masses; tilt-sensitive devices without moving masses; measuring angular velocity using gyroscopic effects
G01C22 Measuring distances traveled on the ground by vehicles, people, animals, or other moving solids, for example using pedometers
G01C23Combined instruments that determine more than one navigation value, for example, for aviation; combined devices for measuring two or more motion parameters, such as distance, speed, acceleration
G01D7 Indication of measured values
G01J1 Photometry, such as photographic exposure meters
G01J5 Radiation pyrometry
G01K13 Special purpose
thermometers G01K15 Testing or calibrating thermometers
G01K7 Temperature measurement based on the use of thermally sensitive electrical or magnetic components
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G01M11Testing of optical equipment; testing structures or devices by optical methods not covered by other classes or subclasses
G01N19 Materials examination by mechanical methods
G01N25 Research or analysis of materials using thermal means
G01N27 Research or analysis of materials using electrical, electrochemical or magnetic means
G01N29 Research or analysis of materials using ultrasonic, sound or infrasonic waves; visualization of the internal structure of objects by passing ultrasonic or sound waves through them through objects
G01N3 Study of the strength properties of solid materials by applying mechanical forces to them
G01R1Elements of all types of instruments or devices
G01R27 Devices for measuring active, reactive and impedance or electrical characteristics derived from them
G01R33 Devices for measuring variable magnetic quantities
G01S1 Beacons and beacon systems that emit signals with characteristics that can be detected using non-directional receivers, and defining directions and positions fixed relative to lighthouses; receivers for these systems
G01S17 Systems using reflection or secondary radiation of electromagnetic waves other than radio waves, for example, lidar systems
G01S19Satellite radio navigation positioning systems; determination of position, velocity or angular spatial position using signals transmitted by such systems
G01S5 Positioning by comparing two or more directions found in one coordinate system; positioning by comparing two or more distances found in one coordinate system
G01S7 Elements of construction of systems
G02B1 Optical elements differing in material
G02B13 Special objective lenses
G02B7 Frames, adjusting devices and light-tight connections for optical elements
G03B13Viewfinders; focusing devices for photo and movie cameras; focusing tools for photo and movie cameras; automatic focusing systems for photo and movie cameras
G03B43 Test of photographic equipment and its elements
G03F1 Originals for photomechanical obtaining of textured or shaped surfaces, such as masks, photo masks, grids; photomask forms or films for them; containers specifically designed for them; their production
G04G Electronic clock
G05B15 Systems controlled by computing devices
G05B19 Software control systems
G05B23 Testing and control of control systems or their components
G05B24Open control systems
G05D23 Temperature control
G05D3 Control or control position or direction
G05F3 Systems without feedback for regulating electrical quantities using unmanaged elements or unmanaged combinations of self-regulating elements
G05G1 Control elements, such as buttons or knobs; their location in the nodes; indication of the position of control elements
G06K15 Devices for obtaining a constant visual representation of the output
G06K19 Information carriers used with machines, at least partially intended for transferring digital information
G06K7Methods and devices for reading media
G06N5 Computer systems using knowledge-based
models G06Q40 Finance; insurance; tax strategies; processing corporate or income taxes
G06Q50 Systems or methods specifically designed for a specific section of business, such as utilities or tourism
G06Q90 Systems or methods specifically designed for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial, supervisory, or prognostic purposes that do not include significant data processing
G06T13 Animation
G06T17 3D (three-dimensional) modeling for computer graphics
G06T19Processing 3D models or images for computer graphics
G06T3 Converting a geometric image into an image matrix, for example, from a bitwise to a bitwise image, creating another image
G06T9 Image coding, for example, from a bitwise to a non-beat image
G08B13 Alarm about theft, burglary, etc.
G08B21 Alarms that respond to one specific unwanted or abnormal mode of operation
G08B23 Alarms that react to unset, undesired or abnormal conditions
G08B29Check or control alarm systems, including alarms; prevention and correction of malfunction, for example, prevention of unauthorized alarms
G08B5 Visual alarm systems, such as individual calling systems, remote indication of occupied places
G08B6 Touchable signal systems, such as personal calling systems
G08B7 Signal systems
G08C17 Signaling devices that differ in the use of wireless electrical communication
G08C19 Systems transmission of electrical signals
G08G1 Road traffic control systems
G09B15 Learning music
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G10L17 Speaker identification or verification
G10L19 Speech or audio signal analysis-synthesis methods for reducing redundancy, for example, in vocoders; encoding or decoding speech or audio signals using input filter models or psychoacoustic analysis
G11B20 Signal processing independent of the method of recording or playback; circuits for them
G11C Static type
G11C27 storage devices Electric analog storage devices, for example, for storing instantaneous values of
G11C5 Memory design elements of G11C8 storage devices
Devices for retrieving addresses from a digital storage device
H01B13 Methods and devices for making wires or cables
H01B5 Non- insulated (bare) wires and conductive bodies characterized by
H01B7 form Insulated wires or cables differing in
H01B9 form Power cables
H01C17 Methods and devices specifically designed for manufacturing resistors
H01F41 Methods and devices for manufacturing and assembling devices
H01F7 Magnets
H01G4 Fixed capacitors; methods for their manufacture
H01H1 Contacts
H01H15Switches with rectilinear movement of one or several controls actuated in opposite directions, for example, slider switches
H01H23 Toggle or rocker switches, i.e. switches, characterized by the fact that they work by swinging a control having the form of a rocker-type
button H01H3 Devices for actuating contacts
H01H35 Switches that are activated as a result of changing physical parameters
H01H45 Elements of the design of the relay
H01H50 Elements of the design of the electromagnetic relay
H01H9 Elements of the design of the switches and etc.
H01L21Methods and devices specifically designed for the manufacture or processing of semiconductor devices or devices on a solid or parts thereof
H01L25 Blocks consisting of several separate semiconductor or other devices on a solid body
H01L29Semiconductor devices specifically designed for straightening, amplifying, generating, or switching, and having at least one potential barrier on which an abrupt change in potential occurs, or a surface barrier; capacitors or resistors containing at least one potential barrier on which an abrupt change in potential occurs, or a surface barrier, for example, having a depleted layer with an electron-hole transition or a layer with a high carrier density; structural elements of semiconductor substrates or electrodes for them
H01L31Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic, short-wave or particulate radiation, specifically designed either to convert the energy of such radiation into electrical energy, or to control electrical energy using such radiation; methods or devices specifically designed for the manufacture or processing of such devices or parts thereof; structural elements of devices
H01L33 Semiconductor devices with at least one potential barrier or with a surface barrier, specifically designed for light emission; methods or devices specifically designed for the manufacture or processing of such devices or parts thereof; structural elements of such devices
H01L51Solid-state devices using organic materials as the active part or using a combination of organic materials with other materials as the active part; methods or devices specifically designed for the production or processing of such devices or parts thereof
H01M4 Electrodes
H01M8 Fuel cells; their manufacture
H01P3 Waveguides; transmission lines of the waveguide type
H01Q Antennas
H01Q13 Waveguide horns or sockets; slot antennas; waveguide antennas; equivalent structures, causing radiation along a path directed wave propagation
H01Q21 Antenna arrays and systems
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H01R11 Single connecting elements with two or more spatially separated areas for conductive elements that are or may be interconnected, for example, terminal elements of wires or cables, supported by wire or cable and having means to facilitate their electrical connection with any other wire, terminal or conductive element, pads connecting clamps
H01R25 Connecting elements designed to simultaneously interact with two or more identical counter elements, for example for the distribution of energy between two or more circuits
H01R3 Conductive Connections
H01R33 Connecting devices specifically designed to support the instrument, with one part of these devices acting as a holder, creating a support and an electrical connection through the counterpart, which is structurally connected to the device, for example, lamp holders; separate parts of such connecting devices
H01R4 Conductive connections between two or more conductors that are in direct contact, i.e. in contact with each other; means for making or maintaining such contact; conductive connections consisting of two or more spatially separated sections for connecting conductors and using contact elements that pierce the insulation
H01R43Methods and devices for manufacturing, assembling, operating or repairing linear connectors, current collectors or for connecting electrical wires
H01R9 Structural connections of several mutually-isolated electrical connecting elements, such as terminal strips, terminal strips; terminals or connecting clips mounted on the support plates or in the housing; bases for them
H02G11 Laying electrical cables or wires between mutually moving parts
H02G15 Cable accessories
H02H11 Protection schemes against accidents that act to prevent the possibility of switching on if this may lead to unwanted electrical operating conditions
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H02J1Schemes of main and distribution networks of direct current
H02J17 Systems for power supply or distribution of electric energy by means of electromagnetic waves
H02J4 Schemes of main and distribution networks not defined as networks of direct or alternating current
H02J5 Schemes of transmission of electric energy between networks of alternating and direct current
H02K11 Constructive interfacing with measuring or protective devices or electrical components, for example with a resistor, switch, device for suppressing radio interference
H02M1 Aspects of the device transm conversion
H02M3 Conversion of DC energy at the input to the DC energy at the output
H02M7AC power conversion at the input to the DC power output; DC power conversion at the input to the AC power at the output
H02P1 Devices for starting electric motors or electric converters
H03B5 Generating electrical oscillations using an amplifier with a positive feedback circuit from the output to the input
H03F1 Constructive elements of amplifiers made only on electronic, semiconductor, or unspecified devices used as amplifying elements
H03F3 Amplifiers having only electric elements as amplifying elements RON or semiconductor devices only
H03G1Auxiliary methods and devices for gain control
H03G11 Amplitude limitation; limiting the rate of change of amplitude
H03G3 Adjusting the gain of amplifiers or frequency converters
H03H11 Circuits using active elements
H03H7 Multipoles containing only passive electrical elements as circuit components
H03K19 Logic circuits, i.e. devices having at least two inputs operating on one output
H03K3 Circuits for generating electrical impulses; monostable, bistable or multistable circuits
H03K4Schemes for generating pulses with a significantly limited steepness of the front or step-shaped
pulses H03K5 Methods and devices for forming and converting pulses that are not related to any group of this subclass
H03L5 Automatic control of voltage, current or power
H03L7 Automatic control of frequency or phase; synchronization
H03L9 Automatic control
H04B17 Control; Testing
H04B3 Wired communication systems
H04B5 Transmitting systems using the near field of the antenna, for example using a loop with inductive coupling
H04H20Devices for broadcasting or for combined distribution of signals in conjunction with broadcasting
H04H40 Devices specifically designed for receiving broadcast information
H04H60 Devices for use in broadcasting with direct connection to broadcast information or space-time broadcasting; systems associated with broadcasting
H04J1 Multichannel systems with frequency division of channels
H04J11 Orthogonal systems of multichannel communication
H04J13 Multiplex systems with code division
H04J3 Multichannel systems with time division of channels
H04K1 Secret communication
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H04R17 Piezoelectric transducers; electrostrictive transducers
H04R2 5 Apparatus for people with hearing impairments
H04R5 Stereo devices
H04R9 Transducers with moving coils, stripes or wires
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H05B41 Circuits and devices for ignition and (or)
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H05K3 Methods and devices for the manufacture of printed circuits
Apple Patent Office is one of the best in the world. Their patent policy is aggressive. The geography of patenting Apple is very extensive. The analysis of the IPC rubrics showed that the organization is interested in many business areas, as well as their integration with information technologies.
UPD: Removed some wrongly entered classes of the IPC
Bonus: US patents owned by Apple Inc., one of whose authors was Steve Jobs
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/208428/
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