Apple won 57 Patents today covering Touch ID, the iPhone with Inductive Charging, a Charging Pad UI & more
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of 57 newly granted patents for Apple Inc. today. In this particular report we briefly cover 3 patents.
The first granted patent covers the original Touch ID button and improvements to touch display in general.
The second granted patent covers an AirPower-type charging pad, but focuses on how the user interface for the charging pad uniquely surfaced on the display of a charging device like an iPhone or iPad. The third granted patent covers the iPhone with an inductive charging coil dating back to the 2018 iPhones that offered faster charging speeds. Our report covers two design patents and as always, we wrap up this week's granted patent report with our traditional listing of the remaining granted patents that were issued to Apple today.