Archive for the ‘Apple design patents’ Category

User interface for computer display

Sunday, January 28th, 2007

Title:  User interface for computer display

Type:  design

Patent number:  D535,657

Issue date:  January 23, 2007

Filing date:  January 4, 2000 (priority to December 20, 1999)

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AIPW Summary:  This is a design patent for four graduated bars, as some part of a user interface element. For what, I’m not exactly sure – it’s not all too clear from this patent. The application that this patent claims priority to (U.S. Application Serial No. 09/467,074) is not publicly available. This is likely because that application has not been published or issued yet; the reason for non-publication is because its filing date is before the mandatory publication deadline.

Design for first generation iPod Shuffle

Tuesday, January 16th, 2007

Title: Media device

Type: design patent

Patent number: D535,308

Issue date: January 16, 2007

Filing date: March 31, 2006

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AIPW Summary: Another design patent for the first generation iPod Shuffle. This patent differs from D534,921 in that this one includes the scroll wheel on the front, the controls on the back, and the USB connector on the bottom.

Design for first generation iPod Shuffle

Wednesday, January 10th, 2007

Title:  Electronic device

Type:  design patent

Patent number:  D534,921

Issue date:  January 9, 2007

Filing date:  December 23, 2004

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AIPW Summary:  Design of the first generation iPod Shuffle.

Design for a headphone clasp – December 26, 2006

Wednesday, December 27th, 2006

Title: Clasp

Type: design patent

Patent number: D534,065

Issue date: December 26, 2006

Filing date: August 24, 2005

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AIPW Summary: This is a design patent for a clasp to hold headphone cords, to take up slack in the cord. See Figure 8 for the clasp in use.

New patents issued on December 12, 2006

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006

Four new patents issued today.

  1. D533,348 PDF document icon for a case.
    This is a design patent for the iPod sock. Not much else to say; it speaks for itself.
  2. D533,347 PDF document icon for an electronic device holder.
    This is a design patent for an iPod sleeve.
  3. 7,149,695 PDF document icon for a method and apparatus for speech recognition using semantic inference and word agglomeration.
    This invention relates to speech recognition and being able to discern a command word from a spoken segment. Semantic inference is also applied, such that a spoken command can be accurately interpreted and executed without requiring the speaker to use a particular phrase. One example given is the phrase “make a new spreadsheet” would be interpreted for the pre-defined command “open Microsoft Excel”.
  4. 7,148,415 PDF document icon for a method and apparatus for evaluating and correcting rhythm in audio data.
    This invention permits the correction of rhythm irregularities or inconsistencies in audio data.