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Colin M. Ely — 21 Patents in 2019

Apple: 21 patents #59 of 4,359Top 2%
Sunnyvale, CA: #9 of 3,108 inventorsTop 1%
California: #295 of 67,890 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (2019): #1,860 of 560,194Top 1%
21 Patents 2019

Issued Patents 2019

Showing 1–21 of 21 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
10503271 Proximity detection for an input mechanism of an electronic device Fletcher R. Rothkopf, Baboo V. Gowreesunker, Prashanth S. Holenarsipur, Serhan O. Isikman, Anna-Katrina Shedletsky 2019-12-10 $122,796,000
10488936 Motion and gesture input from a wearable device Andrzej T. Baranski, Anna-Katrina Shedletsky, Kuldeep P. Lonkar, Serhan O. Isikman, Stephen Brian Lynch +3 more 2019-11-26 $106,937,000
10455906 Consistently-tight watch band Yiwen Wu, Erik G. de Jong, Sameer Pandya 2019-10-29 $145,858,000
10427380 Methods of manufacturing corrosion resistant bimetal parts and bimetal parts formed therefrom Charles J. Kuehmann, Christopher M. Werner, James A. Wright 2019-10-01 $90,896,000
10420226 Yttria-sensitized zirconia Naoto Matsuyuki, Dale N. Memering, Theodore A. Waniuk, Kazuya Takagi 2019-09-17 $100,781,000
10372166 Coupling structures for electronic device housings Brian M. Gable, Carlo Di Nallo, Craig A. Horton, Erik G. de Jong, Fletcher R. Rothkopf +9 more 2019-08-06 $92,166,000
10327520 Attachment system for watchband 2019-06-25 $85,297,000
10331082 Tactile switch for an electronic device John B. Morrell, Duncan Robert Kerr, Camille Moussette 2019-06-25 $85,297,000
10331081 Tactile switch for an electronic device John B. Morrell, Duncan Robert Kerr, Camille Moussette 2019-06-25 $85,297,000
10327326 Electronic device with encapsulated circuit assembly having an integrated metal layer Brad G. Boozer, Steven P. Cardinali 2019-06-18 $140,625,000
10312039 Generator button for electronic devices Eric De Jong 2019-06-04 $74,703,000
D849749 Crown for electronic device Jody Akana, Bartley K. Andre, Shota Aoyagi, Anthony Michael Ashcroft, Jeremy Bataillou +19 more 2019-05-28
10296125 Force-detecting input structure Erik G. de Jong, Fletcher R. Rothkopf 2019-05-21 $75,437,000
10290440 Waterproof button assembly Pierre M. Teplitxky, Fletcher R. Rothkopf, Anna-Katrina Shedletsky, Samuel Bruce Weiss 2019-05-14 $90,532,000
10264690 Ceramic sintering for uniform color for a housing of an electronic device Dale N. Memering, Kazuya Takagi, Naoto Matsuyuki, Theodore A. Waniuk 2019-04-16 $92,511,000
10234828 Rotary input mechanism for an electronic device Fletcher R. Rothkopf, Christopher M. Werner, John B. Morrell, Camille Moussette, Duncan Robert Kerr +1 more 2019-03-19 $127,162,000
10222756 Cover member for an input mechanism of an electronic device Fletcher R. Rothkopf, Maegan K. Spencer 2019-03-05 $88,700,000
10222909 Rejection of false turns of rotary inputs for electronic devices Anna-Katrina Shedletsky, Christopher M. Werner, Samuel Bruce Weiss 2019-03-05 $88,700,000
10216147 Tactile switch for an electronic device John B. Morrell, Duncan Robert Kerr, Camille Moussette 2019-02-26 $103,017,000
10190891 Optical encoder for detecting rotational and axial movement Fletcher R. Rothkopf, Prashanth S. Holenarsipur 2019-01-29 $91,346,000
10175652 Tactile switch for an electronic device John B. Morrell, Duncan Robert Kerr, Camille Moussette 2019-01-08 $83,213,000