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Daniel Freeman — 36 Patents

Apple: 15 patents #2,200 of 18,612Top 15%
MKMinute Key: 7 patents #1 of 5Top 20%
TGThe Hillman Group: 6 patents #23 of 91Top 30%
The Boeing: 2 patents #5,372 of 15,756Top 35%
CTCreative Technology: 1 patents #185 of 358Top 55%
Santa Cruz, CA: #85 of 1,911 inventorsTop 5%
California: #13,468 of 386,348 inventorsTop 4%
Overall (All Time): #92,222 of 4,157,543Top 3%
36 Patents All Time
Daniel Freeman has been granted 36 US patents while listed as an inventor at Apple. The first was granted in 2003 and the most recent in November 2025. Daniel Freeman ranks #92,222 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 2.2%). Patent records list Daniel Freeman in Santa Cruz, CA, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 36 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12477470 Method and system for operating a multi-function portable electronic device using voice-activation Derek B. Barrentine 2025-11-18
12460602 Bonded double wall seal assembly Jessica Marie-Meyer Ribble, Wesley L. Holman, Stephen R. Byrne, Amy Everson, Huili Xie +1 more 2025-11-04
11979836 Method and system for operating a multi-function portable electronic device using voice-activation Derek B. Barrentine 2024-05-07 $289,820,000
11938616 Swage end effector with automated fastener size change capability Dennis R. Mathis, Andrew J. Maass, Rachel M. Chow, Tyler Emerson Berkey 2024-03-26 $49,305,000
11810090 Key duplication system 2023-11-07
11671920 Method and system for operating a multifunction portable electronic device using voice-activation Derek B. Barrentine 2023-06-06 $190,322,000
11459124 Assembly tool for fuselage structure splice David H. Curry, III, David Raines, Scott L. Smotherman, Paul G. Werntges, Dennis R. Mathis +1 more 2022-10-04 $38,621,000
11170356 Key duplication system 2021-11-09
11012942 Method and system for operating a multi-function portable electronic device using voice-activation Derek B. Barrentine 2021-05-18 $223,963,000
10737336 Self service key duplicating machine with automatic key model identification system Ari Freeman 2020-08-11
10646935 Self service key duplicating machine with automatic key model identification system Ari Freeman 2020-05-12
10628813 Key duplication system 2020-04-21
10568032 Method and system for operating a multi-function portable electronic device using voice-activation Derek B. Barrentine 2020-02-18 $93,096,000
10482439 Key duplication system 2019-11-19
10264385 System and method for dynamic control of audio playback based on the position of a listener 2019-04-16 $92,511,000
9958987 Automated response to and sensing of user activity in portable devices Brian Q. Huppi, Anthony M. Fadell, Derek B. Barrentine 2018-05-01 $111,912,000
9914179 Self service key duplicating machine with automatic key model identification system Ari Freeman 2018-03-13
9639608 Comprehensive user/event matching or recommendations based on awareness of entities, activities, interests, desires, location 2017-05-02
9619079 Automated response to and sensing of user activity in portable devices Brian Q. Huppi, Anthony M. Fadell, Derek B. Barrentine 2017-04-11 $57,299,000
9389729 Automated response to and sensing of user activity in portable devices Brian Q. Huppi, Anthony M. Fadell, Derek B. Barrentine 2016-07-12 $81,101,000
9357308 System and method for dynamic control of audio playback based on the position of a listener 2016-05-31 $63,912,000
9323237 Network of fully automatic self-service key duplicating kiosks 2016-04-26
9199318 Fully automatic key duplicating machine with automatic key model identification system Ari Freeman 2015-12-01
8979446 Fully automatic self-service key duplicating kiosk 2015-03-17
8977255 Method and system for operating a multi-function portable electronic device using voice-activation Derek B. Barrentine 2015-03-10 $87,927,000